MCU10/2116 & REC10/2072 Development Application part 2 planning report 5 Opal Street Cooroy

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      and nearby land;                                 house building.
b)    do not dominate the streetscape or
      surrounding spaces;                              The buildings incorporate steps in the
c)    address the streetscape;                         lines of the walls.
d)    respect the public spaces about the site;
e)    vary in line and plane;                          The building facade to Opal Street is
f)    reflect the original vernacular architecture     residential in nature and there are no
      surrounding them;                                garages or carports visible from the
g)    integrate with the landform by minimising cut    street.
      and fill;
h)    make use of balconies, verandahs, eaves,
      and roof overhangs for aesthetic, climatic and
      lifestyle reasons; and
i)    present well articulated facades where
      garages or carports are not the dominant
      visual element when viewed from the street;

AND
043 Buildings and structures take the form of          The proposal includes 2 buildings
small separate buildings (no more than 4 attached      incorporating 3 residential units in each.
dwelling units), rather than large single bulky
developments;




Garages and carports
044 Garages, carport structures and vehicle            The garages and carports are not visible from
manoeuvring areas are designed and sited to-           the street and are incorporated into the line of
a) provide for resident and visitor parking;           the building.
b) visually integrate with the building and to not
    dominate the street front;                         They are more than 6m from the street
c) allow opportunity for landscaping to screen         frontages
    vehicle parking and manoeuvring areas;
d) minimise the number of driveway accesses;           The vehicular access to the site is via a single
    and                                                driveway on the Diamond lane frontage.
e) allow safe and efficient access to and egress
   from the premises.                                  The driveway permits egress and ingress of
                                                       the site in a forward direction.




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