Appendix G - Code Responses

                                                   BUSINESS ACTIVITIES CODE
Performance outcomes                          Acceptable outcomes                                Applicant’s Comments
Overlooking                                                                                      Complies
PO12                                          AO12                                               The Duke Street precinct predominantly
Business activities maintain the reasonable   Where the business activity adjoins an             involves mixed use development
privacy and amenity of site and               existing or approved residential use, the          incorporating commercial at grade and
adjoining residents and their enjoyment of    reasonable privacy and amenity of such             permanent/ visitor accommodation above.
indoor and outdoor living areas is not        uses is maintained by:                             The building has carefully been designed to
unreasonably diminished.                                                                         mitigate overlooking impacts and to ensure
                                              a)   siting and orienting buildings to minimise    adjoining premises are not adversely
                                                   the likelihood of overlooking occurring;      impacted as a result of the development and
                                              b)   having windows and outdoor areas,             its associated business activities.
                                                   (including balconies and terraces)
                                                   located and designed so that they do not
                                                   look into dwellings or visitor
                                                   accommodation; and
                                              c)   incorporating screening
                                                   over building openings.
Noise, visual and odour impacts
PO13                                          AO13.1                                             Complies
Business activities are designed, sited and   Undesirable noise, visual or odour impacts         Undesirable noise, visual and odour impacts
operated to avoid environmental nuisances     on public spaces and residential uses, are         are avoided and reduced by providing:
such as noise, visual or odour impacts that   avoided or reduced by:                             storage and refuse collection facilities within
unreasonably diminish the amenity of the                                                         an enclose area to be located at the rear of
area or surrounding uses.                     a)   providing vehicle loading/unloading and       the premises (refer to Appendix A).
                                                   refuse storage/collection facilities within
                                                   enclosed service yards or courtyards;
                                                   and
                                              b) not locating site service facilities and
                                                   areas along any frontage to a street or
                                                   other public space.
                                              AO13.2
                                              Where the business activity requires the use       Complies
                                              of acoustic attenuation measures to mitigate       No acoustic treatments are considered
                                              adverse impacts on nearby sensitive land           necessary because no noise generating