Medium Density Residential Code

Performance Outcomes                                     Acceptable Outcomes
Materials and finishes
PO18                                                     AO18                                                   Complies:
Development incorporates:                                Buildings and structures use:                          The building and structures utilise natural finishes
                                                                                                                as described in the ‘materials and finishes palette’
          1. materials and finishes that                          1. natural finishes wherever possible;        prepared by BlackburnJackson (Refer to Appendex
              complement the surrounding area and                 2. a mix of lightweight and textured          B). The palette demonstrates the uses of natural
              integrate with the surrounding natural                   external finishes;                  finishes, a mix of lightweight and textured external
              and built environment; and                          3. masonry construction where variation finishes, masonry construction where variation in
          2. a variety of external finishes to provide               is provided in texture and the façade provided and open and transparent balustrades.
              an interesting built form and avoid                      uses a variety of finishes to break up
              bulky single plane finishes                              the surface; and
                                                                  4. open or transparent balustrades.



                                                         Editor's note—refer to Figure AP3-3B
Roof forms
PO19                                                     AO19.1                                                 Complies:
Roof forms:                                              With the exception of Noosa Heads and Coastal          The proposed roof pitch is no less than 5 degrees
                                                         Communities Local Areas, the main roof of the          and includes a minimum 600mm eaves to at least
          1. contribute positively to the local          building has a roof pitch no less than 5 degrees and 75% of the perimeter of the building.
              skyline;                                   has minimum 600 millimetre eaves to at least 75%
          2. complement the character of the             of the perimeter of the building.
              locality and the topography of the site;
          3. avoid box profiles/parapets; and            AO19.2                                                 Complies:
          4. do not create opportunities for
              overlooking the private open space or