Appendix C - Code Assessment

Reconfiguring a Lot Code



conservation area or wilderness area; and                                                                     within 50m of the listed reserve areas.
b) not located on steep slopes.

O6 Lots for residential development are designed       S6.1 A variety of lot sizes and shapes is provided     S6.1 – Complies
to ensure variety in residential streetscapes.         within the subdivision.                                The proposal consists of a variety of lot shapes
                                                                                                              and sizes.
O7 The street network –
a) has design features, which convey the primary       S7.1 Where involving the construction of a new         S7.1-S7.8 – Not Applicable
function of each type of street and encourage          road, road planning and design supports the            The proposal does not involve creating any new
driver behaviour, speeds and traffic volumes that      hierarchy and functional aspects identified in         roads.
are safe and appropriate to that function;             Sections 2 and 3 of PSP5 Engineering Design
b) provides a high level of internal                   Standards – Roads, Drainage and Earthworks;
accessibility both within the site and to external     AND
sites and appropriate external connections for         S7.2 Road and pathway planning and design is in
vehicles, pedestrian and cycle movements;              accordance with, in order of precedence
c) deters through-traffic from residential areas and   a) Noosa Integrated Local Transport Plan;
creates safe conditions for local road users,          b) Queensland Transport’s Shaping Up
pedestrians and cyclists;                              Queensland Design Code for Residential Streets;
d) incorporates street junctions and access to lots    c) AUSTROADS Guide to Traffic Engineering
that are located and spaced to facilitate safe and     Practice;
convenient vehicle movements;                          d) Sections 2 and 3 of PSP5 Engineering Design
e) provides for street widths and lengths that         Standards- Roads, Drainage and Earthworks;
optimise the cost effectiveness of the network and     e) The Noosa Cycling and Walking Network
the provision of public utilities;                     Development Plan; or
f) provides for road reserve widths not less than      f) A combination of the principles in these
the minimum identified Section 2.3 of PSP5             AND
Engineering Design Standards – Roads, Drainage         S7.3 The achievement of multiple connections for
and Earthworks;                                        all roads and streets (excluding culs-de-sac) within
g) minimises the extent of earthworks required by      the subdivision and to adjoining subdivisions;
being sympathetic to the terrain;                      S7.4 Road networks provide connectivity between
h) has no significant adverse effects on habitat
                                                       residential areas, both internally and to adjoining
corridors or areas of significant native vegetation;
i) does not create noise attenuation difficulties;     sites, using access roads
j) incorporates pedestrian and cyclist crossings at    AND
intersections or where required to access high         S7.5 The length of a cul-de-sac does not exceed