MCU Application Report · 51997.2283.02

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Design Table 6.3.2.3 - Criteria for assessment (part)
Performance Outcomes                               Acceptable Outcomes
Design                                                                                                       Response
Streetscape                                                                                               NA – unit addition to the rear of the
PO14                                               AO14.1                                                 unit and all under existing roof line
Development:                                       Development provides visual interest to the street and
                                                   surrounding areas through:
 1.      contributes positively to the locality;
 2.      addresses and enhances the                 1.    highlighting individual dwellings and land uses;
         streetscape by incorporating               2.    an asymmetrical design presentation to the
         articulation and individual design               street;
         elements that add visual interest to       3.    offsetting or staggering dwellings to provide
         the development;                                 variation in the frontage;
 3.      has a form and architectural               4.    varying the roof form
         scale that does not dominate the
         streetscape or the surrounding            AO14.2
         properties;                               Buildings have the main entrance easily recognisable
 4.      does not detract from the visual          from the street and include design elements in the
         amenity of adjoining properties           front façade such as verandahs, external stairs, awning
         through the impact on views, access       or shade structures and window openings.
         to sunlight or overlooking;
 5.      takes the form of small separate          AO14.3
         buildings, rather than large single       Buildings and structures are designed to:
         bulky development; and
 6.      sits within a landscaped setting.          1.    have a maximum wall length of 15 metres and
                                                          external walls incorporate at least one design
                                                          element to add visual interest and amenity;
                                                    2.    allow for landscape treatments to soften the
                                                          development;
                                                    3.    avoid more than six dwellings attached in any
                                                          one plane; and
                                                    4.    have no more than four dwellings are attached
                                                          along a street frontage.


                                                   AO14.4
                                                   For corner sites, the building design addresses both
                                                   street frontages by:

                                                    1.    including doors and windows that front each
                                                          road; and
                                                    2.    providing separate vehicle access points to
                                                          each road.

                                                   Editor’s Note—for examples of designs
                                                   see Figure 6.3.2.4 and Figure 6.3.2.5

                                                   AO14.5
                                                   For a dwelling house, development provides visual
                                                   interest to the street and the surrounding area
                                                   through:

                                                    1.    limiting the vertical distance between the
                                                          ground and the lowest suspended floor to no
                                                          more than 3 metres;
                                                    2.    limiting the length of any external wall in
                                                          one plane to 15 metres; and
                                                    3.    ensuring each external wall includes at
                                                          least one design element such as
                                                          verandahs, external stairs, window
                                                          openings, awnings or porches.
Garages and Carports                                                                                         NA
PO15                                               AO15.1
Garages, garage doors and carports do not          Garage doors that face the street are no more than 6