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

where a maximum height of
4 storey is permitted; or
iv For any other zone— 2
storeys;
c) do not visually dominate
the street or surrounding
spaces;
d) preserve the amenity of
surrounding land;
e) respect the scale of
surrounding vegetation;
f)     respond        to      the
topography of the site by
minimising cut and fill (eg.
stepping down the site or
using a suspended pole
construction); and
g)    maintain     a     mature
vegetated skyline.
Setbacks                            AO8                                       Complies
O8 Buildings and other              S8.1 Buildings and structures comply      The development complies with
structures are appropriately        with the minimum setbacks identified in   all      setback requirements
designed and sited to—
                                    Schedule 1 - Minimum Boundary             identified in Schedule 1 -
a) provide amenity for users
of the premises as well as          Setbacks.                                 Minimum Boundary Setbacks.
preserve the visual and
acoustic       amenity         of
adjoining      and        nearby
properties;
b)      provide        adequate
distance from adjoining
land uses
c) preserve any existing
vegetation that will buffer
the proposed building;
d) allow for landscaping to
be      provided        between
buildings;
e) maintain the visual
continuity and pattern of
buildings and landscape
elements within the street;
f) protect public safety and
property within          erosion
prone areas by ensuring
such areas are maintained
largely free of development;
and
g) help protect the natural
character       and        visual
amenity of coastal areas
and watercourses.
Site cover, gross floor area        AO9                                       Complies
and plot ratio                      No solution provided.                     The proposed building scale is
O9 The site cover, gross                                                      compatible with the surrounding
floor area and plot ratio of
                                                                              development.       The     proposal
buildings and other roofed
structures—                                                                   provides      soft     landscaping
a) results in a building scale                                                between buildings and allows for
that is compatible with                                                       an adequate area at ground floor
surrounding development;                                                      for       outdoor        recreation,
b) does not present an                                                        entertainment, clothes drying
appearance of excessive                                                       and other site facilities. There is
bulk to adjacent properties,
                                                                              sufficient area for vehicular
roads or other areas in the
vicinity of the site;                                                         access        and       stormwater
c) maximises the retention                                                    management facilities.