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

14.53 Environmentally Sustainable Building Design
Hot Water Systems                            S3.1                                               ✓        O3 Complies
O3                                           All hot water systems installed are—                        The proposal utilises environmentally sustainable hot
Hot water systems are installed and          (a) solar systems; or                                       water systems.
operated to support the efficient use of     (b) electric heat pump systems; or
natural resources and minimise               (c) natural gas or LPG systems; or
consequent pollution such as greenhouse      (d) any combination of a), b) or c).
gas emissions.

Water supply and conservation                S4.1                                               ✓        O4 Complies
O4                                           If in a designated rainwater tank area as                   On-site water storage provides for operational and
On-site water storage is designed and        identified in Map 1 of Schedule 8,                          efficient use of water.
operated to support the efficient use of     residential uses that qualify as class 1A or
water; and                                   1B structures under the Building Code of
                                             Australia have a rainwater tank or tanks in
                                             accordance with Schedule 8; and

O5                                           S5.1                                               ✓        O5 Complies
On-site water storage is adequate for        Where not in a water service area a                         On-site water storage will be adequate for every-day
occupants every day use and fire fighting    rainwater tank of a minimum of 60,000                       use as well as fire fighting purposes.
purposes.                                    litres is provided for each dwelling unit,
                                             with the exception of Multiple Housing
                                             Type 1.

Erosion and sediment control                                                                    ✓        O6 Complies
O6                                                                                                       The development will not cause erosion or result in the
Development does not cause erosion or        No solution provided.                                       transport of sediments off-site.
result in transport of sediments off-site.
                                             Advisory Note
                                             Persons undertaking development,
                                             including
                                             building work, are required under the
                                             Environmental Protection (Water) Policy
                                             1997 (EPP) to ensure that sediment and
                                             other material including building waste,
                                             sawdust, concrete, cement or paint are
                                             not deposited or released into a roadside
1    Solution: ✓ = Acceptable Solution
               A/S = Alternative Solution                                                                                                                          Cooroy Care Farm
               N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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