Appendix 5- Response to Planning Scheme Codes · MCU17/0027

                                design of balconies are used to screen
                                the ground floor private open space of
                                dwelling units or accommodation units
                                from upper level units (refer to Figure 14-
                                3 Privacy Measures which illustrates how
                                trees, awnings, screens, fences and
                                planter boxes reduce minimise the ability
                                to directly look into neighbouring homes
                                and yards).




Access to Sunlight              AO15                                          Complies
O15                             S15.1 Development does not reduce
For     Multiple    housing,    sunlight to at least 50% of the private
buildings and structures are
                                open space areas of any adjoining
designed and sited so as
not     to      unreasonably    residences to less to than 2 hours
diminish     the     existing   between 9am and 3pm on any day of the
sunlight     to     adjoining   year; OR
residences and associated       S15.2                                         Not Applicable
private open space areas;       Where overshadowing by existing               Overshadowing is not an issue.
                                structures and fences occurs to more
AND
                                than 50% of the private open space
                                areas of any adjoining residences,
                                sunlight is not further reduced by more
                                than 20%. (See Figure 14-4—Preventing
                                overshadowing)

                                AO16                                          Not Applicable
O16
Multiple      housing    is     S16.1 No solution provided.
designed and sited to
minimise the extent of
shadows cast on solar
photovoltaic cells on roofs
of adjoining buildings.