Volume 2 - Code Responses · 132006.823

                       COLUMN 1                                              COLUMN 2                                               ASSESSMENT
               SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                            PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
Sloping sites
O15                                                       S15.1                                                   Complies with specific outcome.
On sloping sites, buildings and structures are designed   Buildings and structures on sloping sites               The resort has been broken into stand-alone
to maximise the use of the natural topography and         a) have a maximum distance of 3m between the            buildings that step down the site and are supported
minimise the need for cut and fill.                           ground and the lowest part of the floor of the      from below where the site is sloping. The
                                                              building or the building incorporates               buildings have been sited with respect to site
                                                              undercroft skirting or screening (eg. timber        contouring and existing benching whilst the larger
                                                              battens) to the full height of any undercroft       buildings (K and V Block) have been located on
                                                              area higher than 3m above ground level at the       the parts of the site that have the least slope and
                                                              perimeter of the building;                          thus minimises the extent of excavation and fill.
                                                          b) are of split level design that step down the slope
                                                             or have suspended floor construction;                The height of excavation is typically limited to 3m.
                                                          c) limit the amount of cut or fill to less than 1.5m
                                                             in depth; and                                        The spread of fill typically does not extend beyond
                                                          d) do not result in the spread of fill beyond the       the footprint of the building.
                                                             footprint of the building and associated batters.
Wall length and detailing
O16                                                       S16.1                                                   Complies with probable solution.
Within the Semi-attached Housing, Attached                The maximum wall length is 15m;                         Maximum wall length does not exceed 15m, and
Housing and Visitor Mixed Use Zones buildings             AND                                                     end walls are further broken up by various material
and other structures provide for visual interest and                                                              finishes and articulation of façade.
amenity by                                                S16.2
a) staggering or separating continuous walls into         Wall planes incorporate design elements to add          Design elements such as battens, windows, sun
   smaller sections to vary the elevation; and            visual interest and amenity, such as windows,           shading and privacy elements, various materials
b) providing well articulated building forms with         pergolas, sun shading devices and variations in         and balcony styles provide visual interest to the
   strong vertical design features.                       balcony styles.                                         proposed buildings.




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