Appendix C - Code Assessment

Landscaping Code
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personal security reasons;
c) avoiding concealment spots;
and
d) maintaining safe sight
distances to and from road and building
corners, carpark entrances and driveways
(see Figure 14-16);
e) maintain safe sight distances
at planting bed ends within carparks;
f) protecting solid fences from
graffiti by incorporating elements such as
landscaping, creepers, murals or vandal
resistant paint; and
g) separating and defining
pedestrian and vehicle circulation routes.
O5 The provision of landscaping is to a           S5.1 Landscaping provided which allows             S5.1 Complies.
satisfactory standard ensuring that it does not   adequate visibility for casual surveillance of
                                                                                                     Landscaping will be designed and planted in
lead to opportunities for concealment and         public
                                                                                                     accordance with PSP3 and will allow for casual
possible assault sites.                           and semi-public spaces, including entrances
                                                                                                     surveillance of the street.
                                                  and
                                                  exits to sites and buildings, by:
                                                  a) planting trees which have clean trunks to a
                                                  height of at least 1.8 m; and
                                                  b) appropriately spacing shrubs at 1.2m
                                                  horizontal centres, with a maximum height of
                                                  0.75m, to avoid clumping and to retain
                                                  sightlines.
O6 Street trees and plantings in towns and        S6.1 Street trees and trees in carparking areas    S6.1-6.2 Complies
villages, carparks and other areas where          achieve a maximum of 900mm clear trunk
                                                                                                     Appropriate street trees will be provided and can be a
potential conflicts with vehicles and             height
                                                                                                     condition of the approval.
pedestrians are evident, are planted so as to     for a 2.0m high tree at planting and are able to
maximise vehicle and pedestrian safety.           attain a clear trunk height of 1900mm on
                                                  maturity;
                                                  AND
                                                  S6.2 All scrub planting to be a maximum height




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