Residential Use Code

                    COLUMN 1                                                 COLUMN 2                                               ASSESSMENT
              SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                             PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
Access to Sunlight
O13                                                       S13.1                                                   Complies with the Probable Solution
For Multiple housing, buildings and structures are        Development does not reduce sunlight to at least        The development will not reduce sunlight to any
designed and sited so as not to unreasonably              50% of the private open space areas of any adjoining    private open space areas.
diminish the existing sunlight to adjoining               residences to less to than 2 hours between 9am and
residences and associated private open space areas;       3pm on any day of the year;
AND                                                       OR

                                                          S13.2
                                                          Where overshadowing by existing structures and
                                                          fences occurs to more than 50% of the private open
                                                          space areas of any adjoining residences, sunlight is
                                                          not further reduced by more than 20%.
                                                          (See Figure 14-3 Preventing overshadowing)
O14                                                       S14.1                                                   Complies with the Specific Outcome
Multiple housing is designed and sited to                 No solution provided.                                   The development will not affect solar access to any
minimise the extent of shadows cast on solar                                                                      adjoining buildings.
photovoltaic cells on roofs of adjoining buildings.
Sloping sites
O15                                                       S15.1                                                   Not Applicable
On sloping sites, buildings and structures are designed   Buildings and structures on sloping sites               Whilst the site is sloping, the building platform is
to maximise the use of the natural topography and         a) have a maximum distance of 3m between the            not sloping.
minimise the need for cut and fill.                          ground and the lowest part of the floor of the
                                                             building or the building incorporates undercroft
                                                             skirting or screening (eg. timber battens) to the
                                                             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 1.5m
                                                             in depth; and
                                                          d) do not result in the spread of fill beyond the
                                                             footprint of the building and associated batters.




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