Att 5 - Codes Assessment

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          Specific Outcomes                    Probable solutions (if code                                   Compliance
                                                      assessable)
              and sunlight to occupants of the                     landscaped area is a mixture of
              development throughout the year;                     plants of local origin and exotic plant
        d) minimise the demand for water use;                      species, provided none of the plant
                                                                   species are undesirable plants
        e) in road reserves, provide street trees                  identified in PSP3 Landscaping
              with effective canopy shading having                 Plants and Guidelines; and
              regard to the size and scale of the road     b)      palms are specifically located in
              reserve and the location of services and             group plantings in accordance with
              other structures;                                    PSP3 Landscaping Plants and
        f) for street trees in towns are villages, are             Guidelines;
              consistent with the existing streetscape     AND
              character;                                  S3.3 Root guards are utilised around
        g) do not cause potential damage to               species with potentially invasive roots.           Complies
              buildings or structures;
        h) are not harmful to pedestrians,
              particularly around schools, childcare
              centres, shopping areas and other high
              pedestrian areas;
        i) in intensively used environments, can
              endure high levels of activity; and
      for rural residential developments, are best
      suited to less intensive maintenance and low
      availability of water for gardens.
        Landscaping is designed and located to             S4.1 No solution provided.                        Complies - Appropriate street tree
maximinimise the safety and security of public and                                                           varieties have been used to ensure
private areas by—                                                                                            adequate site lines near entrances
      clearly defining the boundaries between              Figure 14-16 — Landscaping allows for             and exits.
      private and public spaces; promoting casual          adequate safe vision at driveways and
      surveillance of buildings and public areas           intersections
      from the street and other public areas for
      personal security reasons; avoiding
      concealment spots; and maintaining safe              S5.1 Landscaping provided which allows
      sight distances to and from road and building        adequate visibility for casual surveillance of
      corners, carpark entrances and driveways             public and semi-public spaces, including
      (see Figure 14-                                      entrances and exits to sites and buildings,
      16);                                                 by:
      maintain safe sight distances at planting bed
      ends within carparks;                                a) planting trees which have clean trunks
      protecting solid fences from graffiti by                   to a height of at least 1.8 m; and
      incorporating elements such as                       b) appropriately spacing shrubs at 1.2m
      landscaping, creepers, murals or vandal                    horizontal centres, with a maximum
      resistant paint; and separating and defining               height of 0.75m, to avoid clumping
      pedestrian and vehicle circulation routes.                 and to retain sightlines.

        The provision of landscaping is to a factory
      standard ensuring that it does not
      lead to opportunities for concealment and
      possible assault sites.
      O6      Street trees and plantings in towns and     S6.1 Street trees and trees in carparking          The proposed street trees provide
      villages, carparks and other areas where            areas achieve a maximum of 900mm clear             for adequate site line to and from
      potential conflicts with vehicles and pedestrians   trunk height for a 2.0m high tree at planting      the development.
      are evident, are planted so as to maximise          and are able to attain a clear trunk height of
      vehicle and pedestrian safety.                      1900mm on maturity;
                                                          AND
                                                          S6.2 All scrub planting to be a maximum
                                                          height of 700mm from the road pavement
                                                          (not top of kerb).
      Services and utilities                              S7.1 Plant species used in landscaping             Complies - Tree varieties have
      O7           All landscaping works maintain         adjacent to substations, or adjacent to or on      been carefully chosen to avoid
      adequate safe distance from services and            electricity transmission line easements, are       overhead transmission lines and
      utilities including substations, overhead           less than 4m high at maturity and do not           other services.
      powerlines, power poles and transformers,           encroach within 3m of a substation boundary;
      street lamps, stormwater catchment pits, and        OR
      underground services and utilities.                 S7.2 For trees higher than 4m, trees are
                                                          planted at a distance from any part of an
                                                          electricity transmission line at least equal to
      Figure 14-17                                        the expected height of the tree at maturity
                                                          (see Figure 14-17);
                                                          AND



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