MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Town Planning Report & Appendix A Code Compliance

                                                                                                                                           Town Planning Report
                                                            28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



 Principles      Actions                                                                       Response
                2.7        Locate and clearly define building entries on the main street       R2.7 Complies with 2.7
                           frontage and design them to be:                                     The main entries to the expansion are visible from semi-public areas
                                    visible from the street                                   and are easily identifiable as a result of building design and
                                                                                               landscape features. Signage and lighting will be provided where
                                    well identified by legible signage (day and night,
                                                                                               appropriate and necessary, particularly to avoid concealment spots.
                                     and from the street)
                                                                                               Refer to Appendix B – Architectural Drawings and Architectural
                                    well-lit internally and externally                        Design Report and Appendix C – Landscape Concept.
                                    without physical or lighting concealment spots
                                     adjacent to the public realm, and
                                    with lobbies visible from outside.

                2.8        Locate and design staff entrances, if separate from public          R2.8 Will Comply with 2.8
                           entrances, to be:                                                   The location of staff entrances to the proposal will be determined as
                                    well-lit                                                  part of the detailed design of the expansion. Staff entrances will be
                                                                                               collocated with public entrances where possible and practical. Where
                                    preferably also on main street frontages
                                                                                               separate entrances are required, they will be located to maximising
                                    overlooked from within the building and if possible       overlooking and surveillance opportunities. Lighting will be provided
                                     also from the public realm, and                           where necessary and appropriate.
                                    with an overlooked, well-lit and thoughtfully
                                     designed route to car parking or the general public
                                     realm.

                2.9        Thoughtfully manage the balance between physically “target          R2.9 Will Comply with 2.9
                           hardening” the building at ground level with security details       The proposed expansion has been designed to minimise the amount
                           (such as grilles, solid shutters, locks and other “fortress like”   of formal access control measures required. Interventions such as
                           responses) and the need to contribute to the safety of the          security grills and solid shutters will only be provided where
                           adjoining public realm.                                             necessary to maximise the safety of people and property.
                2.10       Manage, reduce or prevent the extent to which a building            R2.10 Complies with 2.10
                           looks so closed up that surveillance of the adjoining public        The proposed expansion is not visible from the public domain. From
                           realm is unlikely.                                                  the semi-public domain (internal roads and parking areas), a range
                                                                                               of land uses, with differing activity levels during different times of the
                                                                                               day and night are provided to increase the use of the expansion,
                                                                                               avoiding the appearance of disuse for the majority of the day.
                                                                                               Refer to Appendix B – Architectural Drawings and Architectural
                                                                                               Design Report and Appendix C – Landscape Concept.
                2.11       Ensure essential services (like public toilets and parking for      R2.11 Will Comply with 2.11
                           the disabled) and confined circulation systems (such as             Essential services will be appropriately designed to incorporate
                           ramps, lifts, escalators and stairs) are located and designed       features to increase safety and surveillance.
                           in secure accessible areas or protected by activity or
                           surveillance.
                2.12       Thoughtfully manage the balance between a building’s                R2.12-2.13 Complies with 2.12 and 2.13
                           functional need in some Queensland climates (for example,




December 2014                                     Cardno HRP                                                                                                 A139