Development Assessment Report

    building;                                maximum of 6 metres wide; and
(b) do not dominate the street or        (b) do not encroach into building
    building design;                         setback areas.
(c) are screened through
    landscaping; and                     Editor's note— refer to Figure 6.9.2
(d) do not present as a storey to the
    street.
Front fences and walls
PO17                                     AO17.1                                   Not Applicable
Front fences and walls are designed      Front fences or walls are set back an    No front fencing proposed
and sited to:                            average of 1 metre and are
(a) contribute to the attractiveness     articulated to provide visual interest
    of the streetscape;                  by stepping the design at a
(b) be compatible with the existing      maximum of 5 metre intervals.
    streetscape character;
(c) avoid interference with              AO17.2                                Not Applicable
    movement of surface                  Where located on the boundary:        No front fencing proposed
    stormwater;                          (a) the solid portion of front fences
(d) allow for casual surveillance of         and walls is no more than 1.2
    the street;                              metres high; or
(e) provide planting in front of solid   (b) the walls contain openings or
    fences and walls; and                    materials that ensure it is 50%
(f) ensure plantings between the             transparent and has a height not
    front fence and the footpath             exceeding 1.8 metres.
    does not create an impediment
    for pedestrians using the            AO17.3                                   Not Applicable
    footpath                             Solid front fences and walls may be      No front fencing proposed
                                         1.8 metres in height if the property
                                         has frontage to an arterial road or a
                                         distributor road.

                                         AO17.4                                   Not Applicable
                                         The area of land between the front       No front fencing proposed
                                         fence and the boundary is
                                         landscaped to screen the fence from
                                         the street however landscaping does
                                         not encroach more than 500
                                         millimeters into the road reserve or
                                         within 1.5 metres of a sealed
                                         footpath.

                                         Editor's note - for examples refer to
                                         figure AP3-4A and figure AP3-4B
Materials and finishes
PO18                                     AO18                                     Complies
Development incorporates:                Buildings and structures use:            The buildings provide for a mix of
(a) materials and finishes that          (a) natural finishes wherever            lightweight and textured external
    complement the surrounding                possible;                           materials including natural finishes
    area and integrate with the          (b) a mix of lightweight and             and transparent balustrade to the
    surrounding natural and built             textured external finishes;         street.
    environment; and                     (c) masonry construction where
(b) a variety of external finishes to         variation is provided in texture
    provide an interesting built form         and the façade uses a variety of
    and avoid bulky single plane              finishes to break up the surface;
    finishes                                  and
                                         (d) open or transparent balustrades.

                                         Editor's note—refer to Figure AP3-3B
Roof forms
PO19                                     AO19.1                                   Not Applicable
Roof forms:                              With the exception of Noosa Heads        Site within the Coastal Communities
(a) contribute positively to the local   and Coastal Communities Local            Local area.
    skyline;                             Areas, the main roof of the building
(b) complement the character of the      has a roof pitch no less than 5
    locality and the topography of       degrees and has minimum 600
    the site;                            millimetre eaves to at least 75% of
(c) avoid box profiles/parapets; and     the perimeter of the building.
(d) do not create opportunities for