Appendix Q - Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                                       RESIDENTIAL USES CODE
                                                                                                                                    Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions


                                                       PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                                                                         COUNCIL USE
         SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                                                    SOLUTIONS*                      COMMENTS
                                                       (IF CODE ASSESSABLE)                                                                                          ONLY
Multiple housing is designed and sited to     S14.1 No solution provided
minimise the extent of shadows cast on
solar
photovoltaic cells on roofs of adjoining
buildings.

Sloping sites                                                                                     ✓        O15 Complies
O15                                           S15.1 Buildings and structures on sloping                    The site layout accommodates the natural topography
On sloping sites, buildings and structures    sites—                                                       in order to minimise the need for cut and fill.
are designed to maximise the use of the       (a) Have a maximum distance of 3m
natural                                            between the ground and the lowest
topography and minimise the need for cut           part of the floor of the building or the
and fill.                                          building incorporates undercroft
                                                   skirting or screening (eg. timber
                                                   battens) to the full height of any
                                                   undercroft area higher than 3m above
                                                   ground level at the perimeter of the
                                                   building;
                                              (b) are of split level design that step
                                                   down the slope or have suspended
                                                   floor construction;
                                              (c) limit the amount of cut or fill to less
                                                   than 1.5m in depth; and
                                              (d) do not result in the spread of fill
                                                   beyond the footprint of the building
                                                   and associated batters.

Wall length and detailing                                                                        N/A       Not Applicable
O16                                           S16.1                                                        The proposed development is in the rural and rural
Within the Semi-attached Housing,             The maximum wall length is 15m; and                          settlement zones.
Attached Housing and Visitor Mixed
Use Zones buildings and other structures      S16.2
provide for visual interest and amenity       Wall planes incorporate design elements
by—                                           to add visual interest and amenity, such
(a) staggering or separating continuous       as windows, pergolas, sun shading
    walls into smaller sections to vary the   devices and variations in balcony styles.
    elevation; and
(b) providing well articulated building
1    Solution: ✓ = Acceptable Solution
               A/S = Alternative Solution                                                                                                                        Cooroy Care Farm
               N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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