Appendix C - Code Assessment

Landscaping Code
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Table 14-55 – Landscaping

Specific Outcomes                             Probable Solutions                             Assessment
14.134 General Requirements
Streetscape and amenity
O1 Sufficient landscaped areas are provided   S1.1 Landscaped areas, not less than the       S1.1 Complies
to—                                           minimum areas and dimensions specified in      Table 14-57 requires a minimum landscaped area of
                                                                                                  2           2
a) enhance the visual amenity and             Tables 14-56 or 14-57, are provided and        264m , with 158m being soft landscaping, and 2m
natural landscape character of the area,      maintained;                                    landscaped frontage width adjacent to car parking.
streetscape and local area;                   AND
b) retain natural landscape features,         S1.2 Landscaping is designed, planted and      The development provides a total landscaped area of
                                                                                                  2           2
such as rock outcrops and existing large      maintained in accordance with PSP3             292m with 170m of this area being soft landscaping.
trees;                                        Landscaping                                    Further, a 2m landscaped width is generally provided
c) retain existing native vegetation and      Plants and Guidelines.                         along the frontage of the site and will be sufficient to
enhance buffer areas around property                                                         accommodate a variety of shade trees and large
boundaries;                                                                                  shrubs.
d) suit the relative size and nature of
the development and its setting;
e) reduce the visual impact of large or
bulky structures and fencing along
watercourses; and
f) conceal service, carparking and
loading areas of developments;
g) screen incompatible land uses; and
h) provide privacy between any
dwelling units and accommodation units
on and adjoining the site to a height and
density appropriate to the scale of the
development.
Building and landscape design                 S2.1 Below ground components of buildings do   S2.1 Not Applicable
O2 Site layout and building and landscape     not extend beyond the above ground footprint
                                                                                             The proposal does not incorporate below ground
design—                                       to allow for landscaping particularly within
                                                                                             components that extend past the footprint of the
a) provides for soft landscaping to be        building setback areas;
                                                                                             building.
established in and around the                 AND




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