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

Sloping sites                 S17.1 Buildings and structures on sloping      Alternative
O17                           sites— a) Have a maximum distance of           The development involves a
On sloping sites, buildings   3m between the ground and the lowest           stepped cut and fill. Each step
and structures are designed
                              part of the floor of the building or the       interval has a height less than 2m.
to maximise the use of the
natural topography and        building incorporates undercroft skirting
minimise the need for cut     or screening (eg. timber battens) to the
and fill.                     full height of any undercroft area higher
                              than 3m above ground level at the
                              perimeter of the building; b) are of split
                              level design that step down the slope or
                              have suspended floor construction; c)
                              limit the amount of cut or fill to less than
                              2m in depth relative to natural ground
                              level; and d) do not result in the spread of
                              fill beyond the footprint of the building
                              and associated batters.