Appendix A - Code Assessment

Performance outcomes                  Acceptable outcomes                     Compliance
located on a site with convenient     provides housing choice within     proposed.
access to employment or               urban boundaries is limited to
education as well as goods and        sites within:
services including public             1,500 metres walking distance,
transport.                            via a sealed pathway, of land
                                      within the Major centre zone,
                                      District centre zone or 800 metres
                                      of land within the Neighbourhood
                                      centre zone; or
                                      800 metres walking distance, via a
                                      sealed pathway of a pedestrian
                                      access point of a hospital or
                                      tertiary education establishment;
                                      or
                                      400 metres walking distance, via a
                                      sealed pathway, of a Translink bus
                                      stop.
PO5                                   AO5.1                                   Included with this application is a
Development is provided with:         If located within the urban             copy of the wastewater report
a level of infrastructure and         boundary, the dwelling is               and effluent disposal report.
services that is appropriate to its   connected to reticulated water          Please refer to these for further
setting and sufficient for the        supply, sewerage, stormwater            details.
intended use;                         drainage and telecommunications
an effluent treatment and             infrastructure networks (where
disposal system that does not         available to the lot).
have an adverse effect on
                                      AO5.2
ecologically important areas or
                                      Where there is no reticulated
water quality; and
                                      water supply, the premises is
adequate onsite water storage to
                                      serviced with a rainwater tank
support the efficient use of water
                                      with the following minimum
and is adequate for everyday use
                                      water supply capacity:
of the occupants.
                                      for dwellings with no more than 3
                                      bedrooms – 45,000 litres; or
                                      for dwellings of more than 3
                                      bedrooms or where including a
                                      secondary dwelling on the same
                                      premises – 60,000 litres.
                                      AO5.3
                                      If located on a lot where
                                      reticulated sewerage is not
                                      available to the lot, the dwelling is
                                      connected to an on-site effluent
                                      treatment and disposal system
PO6                                   AO6                                     Performance Outcome
Buildings and structures allow for    Soft landscaping is provided and        The site is extremely large and
sufficient space for outdoor          retained to a minimum of 20% of         within the rural zone. The
activities, garden areas and          the site area.                          development proposes to utilise
screening to surrounding land                                                 the natural rural landscape.
uses.
                                                                              Given the size of the site there is
                                                                              no need for landscaping to
                                                                              provide screening and privacy.