APPENDIX B - Local Assessment

     adjoining and nearby                                 buildings and other structures
     properties;                                          in the applicable zone.
b)   provide adequate distance
     from adjoining uses;
c)   preserve any existing
     vegetation that will buffer
     the proposed building;
d)   allow for landscaping to
     be provided between
     buildings and street
     frontages and between
     neighbouring buildings;
e)   maintain the visual
     continuity and pattern of
     buildings and landscape
     elements within the street;
     and
f)   protect the natural
     character and visual
     amenity of the beachfront.
Site cover, gross floor area and plot ratio
O6                                 No solution provided   Complies
The site cover, gross floor                               Specific outcome sought – the
area and plot ratio
of buildings and other roofed                             proposed building has a plot
structures—                                               ratio of 1.6:1. The increase in
a) results in a building scale                            plot ratio is consistent with the
    that is compatible with                               overall scale of the
    surrounding development;                              surrounding buildings and
b) does not present an
                                                          does not create excessive
    appearance of excessive
    bulk to adjacent                                      bulk to adjacent properties;
    properties, roads or other                            which satisfies PO6. Refer to
    areas in the vicinity of the                          section 5 of the report for
    site;
                                                          further justification.
c) maximises the retention of
    existing vegetation and
    allows soft landscaping
    between buildings;
d) allows for adequate area
    at ground level for outdoor
    recreation, entertainment,
    clothes drying and other
    site facilities; and
e) facilitates onsite
    stormwater management
    and vehicular access.

Site cover —
O7
a) for a class 1 or class 10a
     building within the
     Detached Housing Zone,
     does not exceed—
 i. for a single storey building
     - 50%; or
 ii. for a building of 2 or more
     storeys - 50% on the
     ground floor and 30% for