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  Performance outcomes                                                  Acceptable Outcomes
  PO13                                                                  AO13
  Development does not detract from the scenic amenity of the           Development on land adjoining the major road network, Lake
  hinterland as experienced from the major road network or              Macdonald or the Noosa River system minimises visual impacts
  waterways.                                                            on the scenic amenity of the roadway or waterway by:
                                                                        (a)    sensitive siting and design of buildings, structures,
                                                                               driveways and works;
                                                                        (b)    retaining existing vegetation;
                                                                        (c)    incorporating landscape treatments to visually screen and
                                                                               soften development; and
                                                                        (d)    incorporating building materials and external finishes that
                                                                               are compatible with the site’s visual character and
                                                                               landscape setting.

                                                                        Editor’s Note— Residential buildings should be predominantly
                                                                        finished in colours and materials that blend well with the colours
                                                                        and hues of the surrounding vegetation and landscape without
                                                                        causing glare or reflection.
                                                                        For agricultural buildings, colours and textures that blend with the
                                                                        natural setting are preferred however if not practical, buildings
                                                                        should at least be well maintained and/or visually screened.
  PO14
  The visual amenity of Lake Macdonald, its foreshores and              No acceptable outcome provided
  immediate surrounds are maintained or improved including
  views:
  (a)    from the lake;
  (b)    to the lake and beyond when viewed from private lands and
         from public areas, including the Botanical Gardens.

  Sloping sites and ridgelines
  PO15                                                                  AO15.1
  The landscape character and visual amenity quality of hill slopes     To protect scenic amenity and other landscape qualities,
  and ridgelines are retained and buildings and structures:             buildings, structures and associated accessways are not
  (a)    are visually responsive to the natural topography of the site, constructed on land with a slope greater than 25%.
         sitting within the landscape rather than dominating it;
                                                                        AO15.2
  (b)    step down slopes or use suspended floor construction,
                                                                        On sloping sites or on ridgelines at the uppermost edge of a hill
         minimising cut and fill and avoiding benching of the site;
                                                                        slope:
  (c)    allow for retention of natural vegetation that assists in             roof lines are generally parallel with contours of the land;
                                                                        (a)
         screening or visually softening development; and
                                                                        (b)    roofs do not exceed a pitch of 15 degrees; and
  (d)    incorporate materials, finishes and colours that
         complement the natural setting and integrate with the          (c)    buildings do not protrude above the height of prevailing
         landscape and skyline.                                                vegetation.

                                                                        Editor's note­ refer to Figure 6.9.1A and Figure 6.9.1B. and Figure
                                                                        AP3­3B.

                                                                        AO15.3
                                                                        Cut or fill is less than 1.5 metres in depth relative to natural
                                                                        ground surface.

                                                                        Editor’s Note— On visually prominent hill slopes or ridgelines
                                                                        residential buildings should be predominantly finished in colours
                                                                        and materials that blend well with the colours and hues of the
                                                                        surrounding vegetation and landscape without causing glare or
                                                                        reflection. Broad expanses of a single colour are less desirable
                                                                        and where possible should be broken up by other colours or



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