Appendix G - Code Responses

                                                TOURIST ACCOMMODATION ZONE CODE
Performance Outcomes                            Acceptable Outcomes                           Applicant’s Comments
Safety and amenity
PO21                                            AO21.1                                        Complies
Development ensures that the design of the      Buildings and structures:                     The building is designed and sited to:
development and operation of uses;                                                              1. avoid overlooking open space areas of
                                                       1. are sited and orientated to              adjoining premises, through the use of
        1. provide a high level of amenity to              minimise the likelihood of              architectural features (Refer to Appendix
           users of the subject site; and                  overlooking the private open            A – Perspective impressions).
        2. do not unreasonably impact on the               space of adjacent residential        2. Does not result in the reduction of sunlight
           amenity enjoyed by users of                     uses;                                   to private open spaces areas of adjoining
           adjoining or nearby premises,               2. avoid reduction of sunlight to at        premises between 9am and 3pm.
           including privacy and access to                 least 40% of the private open        3. Incorporate landscaping and screening to
           sunlight.                                       space areas of any adjoining            mitigate impacts on adjoining premises.
                                                           residences to less than 2 hours
Editor's note—Provisions for sill height,                  between 9:00am and 3:00pm on
glazing, screening and window openings are to              any day of the year;
improve the residential amenity for occupants.         3. incorporate fencing, landscaping
Thermal performance requirements are                       and screening to mitigate
contained in Queensland Development Code                   impacts on adjoining residential
MP4.1 Sustainable Buildings. Energy efficiency             uses.
requirements are contained in the National     Editor's note—refer to figure AP3-
Construction Code.                             1A and figure AP3-2A

                                                AO21.2
                                                Dwellings and visitor accommodation units     Complies
                                                established as part of a mixed-use            The proposed dwelling units can incorporate
                                                development incorporate suitable noise        suitable noise attenuation measures to reduce
                                                attenuation measures to reduce amenity        amenity impacts from nearby business activities
                                                impacts from business or entertainment        and entertainment uses. This provision can be
                                                uses.                                         conditioned if deemed necessary.