Appendix H - Business Uses Code

Appendix H Business Uses Code
Development Permit for Material Change of Use for Commercial Business Type 1 Office and Type 2 Medical, Ancillary
Dwelling Unit and Reconfiguration of a Lot (extension of access easement) at 36 and 40 Hofmann Drive Noosaville
described as Lots 6 &7 on SP264847

                 Column 1                                          Column 2                                               Column 3
             Specific Outcomes                       Probable Solutions (if code assessable)                             Compliance

 O23 All premises and access routes are              S23.1 All premises are identified by the          Proposal able to comply
 clearly identifiable to all persons, particularly   provision of the street number in a
 emergency services personnel.                       prominent location, preferably near the site
                                                     entry, (i.e. on the kerb or letterbox or by
                                                     signage on the building or site).

 O24 All building entries are designed to be         S24.1 The number of entrances and exits           Complies – entrance foyer well defined by
 obvious and easily identifiable.                    are limited and main building                     architectural features and pathways.
                                                     entrances/exits are located at the front of       Landscaping will reinforce pathways around site
                                                     the site, in view of the street. Where this is
                                                     not possible, due to site or existing building
                                                     constraints, a well defined path is provided
                                                     to the entrance/exit; AND
                                                     S24.2 All entrances/exits to buildings, are       Proposal able to comply
                                                     well lit and signed, and signage includes
                                                     hours of operation; AND
                                                     S24.3 Entrances/exits are located to              Proposal able to comply
                                                     provide a direct link to driveways and
                                                     carparking areas; AND
                                                     S24.4 Recessed doorways are avoided               Proposal able to comply
                                                     where the recess is of sufficient size to
                                                     conceal a person. Where recessed
                                                     doorways are unavoidable, measures are
                                                     used to enhance safety, as follows—
                                                      a) good lighting installed;
                                                     b) strategically placed mirrors installed;
                                                      c) angled approaches provided; or
                                                     d) gates which restrict access provided.

 O25 Uses are arranged within buildings and          S25.1 Windows and main entrances are              Proposal able to comply
 on sites to enable external areas to be             positioned to allow for casual surveillance.
 monitored.

 O26 Communal open space, including                  S26.1 Communal open spaces, including             Proposal able to comply
 congregation and seating areas, is located          congregation and seating areas are
 where it can be monitored.                          situated where they are in the line of sight
                                                     of windows, doors and/or balconies of
                                                     buildings, or can be seen from a street or
                                                     other public space.

 O27 Buildings and structures are design.            S27.1 Buildings or structures that are            Proposal able to comply
                                                     visible from a public street or laneway—
                                                     a) avoid the use of solid fences and blank
                                                     walls which attract graffiti. Where solid
                                                     blank surfaces are unavoidable, measures
                                                     in the form of landscaping, creepers,
                                                     murals, vandal resistant paint, etc are used;
                                                     b) use toughened glass, security screens
                                                     and other measures (but not including
                                                     security shutters that obscure the view of
                                                     shopfronts) are used in windows which are
                                                     provided at ground level, to deter break and
                                                     enters; and
                                                     c) use hardy vandal proof materials and
                                                     antigraffiti paint are used in the construction
                                                     of buildings.
 O28 Lighting of appropriate intensities is          S28.1 Lighting of appropriate intensities is      Proposal able to comply
 provided to maximise safety.                        provided which satisfies the requirements
                                                     of Australian Standard AS1158: Public
                                                     Lighting Code, unless otherwise specified
                                                     in this Code; AND
                                                     S28.2 External lighting of a graduated            Proposal able to comply
                                                     intensity is provided which starts at a lower
                                                     level of brightness at the perimeter of the
                                                     site and rises to a higher level at the




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