MCU14/0067 Town Planning Report

Specific Outcomes                          Probable solutions                           Proposal
clearly identifiable to all    persons,    provision of the street number in a          The site is easily identifiable.
particularly     emergency     services    prominent location, preferably near the
personnel.                                 site entry, (i.e. on the kerb or letterbox
                                           or by signage on the building or site).

O24 All building entries are designed to   S24.1 The number of entrances and            Complies
be obvious and easily identifiable sites   exits are limited and main building          All entrances are obvious and easily
to enable external areas to be             entrances/exits are located at the front     identifiable and are within a secure
monitored.                                 of the site, in view of the street. Where    compound with the exception of the
                                           this is not possible, due to site or         main front entrance.
                                           existing building constraints, a well
                                           defined path is provided to the
                                           entrance/exit;
                                           AND
                                           S24.2 All entrances/exits to buildings,      Complies
                                           are well lit and signed, and signage         Entrance/exit points are well lit and
                                           includes hours of operation;                 signed.
                                           AND
                                           S24.3 Entrances/exits are located to         Complies
                                           provide a direct link to driveways and       Entrance/exit points are within close
                                           carparking areas;                            proximity to car parking areas and
                                           AND                                          driveways.

                                           S24.4 Recessed doorways are avoided          Complies
                                           where the recess is of sufficient size to    Recessed doorways are not proposed.
                                           conceal a person. Where recessed
                                           doorways are unavoidable, measures
                                           are used to enhance safety, as follows—
                                           a) good lighting installed;
                                           b) strategically placed mirrors installed;
                                           c) angled approaches provided; or
                                           d) gates which restrict access provided.

O25 Uses are arranged within buildings     S25.1 Windows and main entrances are         Complies
and on sites to enable external areas to   positioned    to   allow     for   casual    The main office entrance is positioned to
be monitored.                              surveillance.                                allow for casual surveillance.


O26 Communal open space, including         S26.1      Communal      open     spaces,    Not applicable
congregation and seating areas,       is   including congregation and seating           The proposed use does not include or
located where it can be monitored.         areas are situated where they are in the     require communal open spaces.
                                           line of sight of windows, doors and/or
                                           balconies of buildings, or can beseen
                                           from a street or other public space.

O27    Buildings and structures are        S27.1 Buildings or structures that are       Complies
designed to minimise opportunities for     visible from a public street or laneway—     The building is situated in a secure
vandalism.                                 a) avoid the use of solid fences and         compound      which     minimizes the
                                           blank walls which attract graffiti. Where    opportunity for vandalism.
                                           solid blank surfaces are unavoidable,
                                           measures in the form of landscaping,
                                           creepers, murals, vandal resistant paint,
                                           etc are used;
                                           b) use toughened glass, security screens
                                           and other measures (but not including
                                           security shutters that obscure the view
                                           of shopfronts) are used in windows
                                           which are provided at ground level, to
                                           deter break and enters; and
                                           c) use hardy vandal proof materials and
                                           anti-graffiti paint are used in the
                                           construction of buildings.

                                           S28.1 Lighting of appropriate intensities    Complies
                                           is   provided  which   satisfies the         Appropriate lighting will be provided.
                                           requirements of Australian Standard
                                           AS1158: Public Lighting Code, unless