2 Emerald Planning Report

                                                          (g) are no more than 0.5 metres higher or lower than
                                                              adjacent awnings that are less than 2 metres
                                                              away; and
                                                          (h) are no higher than 3 metres in height.
Mechanical plant, equipment and storage                 AO31.1                                                        To Comply –
PO31                                                    Mechanical plant, equipment and storage areas                 Mechanical plant, equipment and storage areas will be
Mechanical plant and equipment (including air           including vents and exhausts are not visible from a           located so as not to be visible from the frontage.
conditioning equipment) and storage areas are           street or public space.
designed and located to:                                AO31.2                                                        To Comply –
    (a) avoid adverse visual impacts when viewed        Mechanical plant and equipment are:                           Mechanical plant and equipment will be appropriately
        from the street and adjoining properties; and        (a) located more than 2 metres from any property         located and screened where necessary. There are no
    (b) visually integrate with the building design.             boundary;                                            adjoining sensitive land uses.
                                                             (b) where located at ground level, screened by
                                                                 fencing 1.5 metres in height or
                                                                 dense vegetation of at least 1.5 metres in width
                                                                 incorporating grouped trees and shrubs with
                                                                 maximum separation distance of 1 metre
                                                                 measured from the centre of the tree or scrub;
                                                             (c) are visually integrated into the line and plane of
                                                                 the building and roof design and do not project
                                                                 beyond the height or width of the building when
                                                                 viewed from the street and adjoining
                                                                 properties;
                                                             (d) fully enclosed or screened where
                                                                 above ground level such that they are not
                                                                 visible from the street frontages nor adjoining
                                                                 properties; and
                                                             (e) are acoustically screened from any
                                                                 adjoining sensitive land use.
Car parking and access                                  AO32.1                                                        Complies –
PO32                                                    Car parking is not located forward of the                     Carparking is located to the rear of the building and will not
Pedestrian safety and convenience is not threatened     front building line or front building setback and is          be visible from Emerald Street with access from Wimmers
or reduced by additional vehicular driveways.           screened from view from the street.                           Lane only.
                                                        AO32.2                                                        Not Applicable –
                                                        Provision is made for shared driveways to minimise the        Adjoining sites are already established.
                                                        number of driveways interrupting the flow of
                                                        pedestrians along the footpath.
PO33                                                    AO33                                                          Complies –
Car parking is located at the rear of buildings or in   In Cooroy, no additional driveways are created on             No new driveway is proposed to Emerald Street.
a basement with shared driveways to avoid               Maple Street or Emerald Street.
interrupting the flow of pedestrians along the
footpath.