2022-09-12 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                          12 SEPTEMBER 2022




                                Figure 5 – Rooftop Terrace Plan
     Roof terrace
     PO15 of the Low Density Residential Zone Code includes a requirement that rooftop
     terraces:
          do not create opportunities for residents or building users to overlook the private open
          space or view into habitable windows or doors of neighbouring properties.
     The issue of overlooking has been raised by nearby property owners to the north of the
     subject site. The amended plans generally maintain the same rooftop footprint except for
     the northern extent of the terrace which has been stepped back by 1.0 metre with a planter
     now located in this area. A 1.4-metre-high screen has also been added to the northern
     extent of the terrace. An 8.0 metre high canopy buffer is also proposed by use of a 1 metre
     high planting strip adjacent to the northern boundary.
     It is the applicant’s position that the angle between the eye line of an average person
     standing on the terrace and the top of the screen at 1.4m effectively eliminates the
     possibility of any overlooking to the area of concern. The applicant has provided the
     following images to support the proposed 1.4-metre-high screen as suitable mitigation to
     overlooking. The first image suggests that there is no overlooking within 21 metres of the
     common boundary.




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