MCU Application Report · 51997.2283.02

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Performance Outcomes                            Acceptable Outcomes
                                                1C

                                                AO20.4
                                                Planter boxes, screens, pergolas, landscaping and
                                                architectural design of balconies are used to screen
                                                the ground floor private open space of dwellings from
                                                separate upper level dwellings.

                                                Editor's note—refer to figure AP3-1A

                                                AO20.5
                                                Permanently fixed external screening devices
                                                complement the building's external materials and
                                                finishes and may incorporate solid translucent
                                                screens, shutters, perforated panels or trellises which
                                                have a maximum of 50% openings.

                                                Editor's note—refer to figure AP3-1B


PO21                                            AO21.1                                                     NA
Mechanical plant, vehicle manoeuvring,          Communal outdoor recreational facilities including
utilities and communal outdoor                  swimming pools, spas and sports courts are:
recreation uses:
  1.     do not have an adverse effect on the    1.    setback at least 12 metres from the boundary
         amenity enjoyed by users of adjacent          of land in a residential zone and screened by
         or nearby premises through emission           a 5 metre wide buffer densely planted with
         of noise, light, fumes or smoke; and          trees and shrubs including species from 1
  2.     do not cause unreasonable                     metre to 8 metres in height; or
         disturbance to local fauna through      2.    located internally to the arrangement of
         light or smoke emissions.                     buildings on the site; and
                                                 3.    not used between the hours
                                                       of 9:00pm and 6:30am the following day.

                                                AO21.2
                                                For a lit sports court:

                                                 1.    the court is located at least 60 metres from
                                                       the external wall of an existing or approved
                                                       dwelling on adjoining or nearby premises (as
                                                       measured from the centre line of the court);
                                                       and
                                                 2.    the vertical illumination resulting from direct,
                                                       reflected or other incidental light emanating
                                                       from the site does not exceed 8 lux when
                                                       measured at any point 1.5 metres outside the
                                                       boundary and at any level from ground level
                                                       upward; and
                                                 3.    any floodlighting is restricted to the types that
                                                       give no upward component of light were
                                                       mounted horizontally (i.e. a full cut off
                                                       luminaire).

                                                AO21.3
                                                Mechanical plant is-

                                                 1.    located at least 2 metres from the side or rear
                                                       property boundaries;
                                                 2.    where located at ground level, screened by
                                                       fencing 1.5 metres in height or dense
                                                       vegetation of at least 1.5 metres in width
                                                       incorporating grouped trees and shrubs with a
                                                       maximum separation distance of 1 metre
                                                       measured from the centre of the plant;
                                                 3.    where located above ground level, enclosed or
                                                       screened such that it is not visible from the
                                                       street frontage nor adjoining properties; and