2 Emerald Planning Report

                                                     AO50.2                                                       To Comply –
                                                     All entrances/exits to buildings, are well lit and signed,   All entrances/exits to buildings will be well lit and signed
                                                     and signage includes hours of operation.                     including the hours of operation.
                                                     AO50.3                                                       Complies –
                                                     Entrances/exits are located to provide a direct link to      The proposed building has a direct link between the lift
                                                     driveways and car parking areas.                             foyer/stair and carpark area.
                                                     AO50.4                                                       Complies –
                                                     Recessed doorways are avoided where the recess is of         There are no recessed doorways proposed.
                                                     sufficient size to conceal a person. Where recessed
                                                     doorways are unavoidable, the following measures are
                                                     used to enhance safety:
                                                          (a) good lighting;
                                                          (b) strategically placed mirrors;
                                                          (c) angled approaches; or
                                                          (d) gates which restrict access.
Vandalism                                            AO51                                                         Complies –
PO51                                                 Buildings or structures that are visible or accessible       The development frontages will not be fenced but rather
Buildings and structures are designed to minimise    from a public street or laneway:                             appropriately landscaped to discourage graffiti with
opportunities for vandalism.                              (a) avoid the use of solid fences and blank walls       shopfront windows for the majority of the Emerald Street
                                                              which attract graffiti. Where solid blank           frontage.
                                                              surfaces are unavoidable, measures in the
                                                              form of landscaping, creepers, murals, vandal
                                                              resistant paint, etc. are used;
                                                          (b) with windows at ground level use measures
                                                              that deter break and enters without obscuring
                                                              views to shopfronts; and
                                                          (c) are constructed to be vandal and graffiti proof.
Lighting                                             AO52.1                                                       Complies –
PO52                                                 Lighting of appropriate intensities is provided which        The development will have appropriate lighting designed to
Lighting of appropriate intensities is provided to   satisfies the requirements of Australian Standard            the AS1158: Public Lighting Code.
maximise safety.                                     AS1158: Public Lighting Code, unless otherwise
                                                     specified in this Code.
                                                     AO52.2                                                       To Comply –
                                                     External lighting of a graduated intensity is provided       The development will have appropriate lighting designed in
                                                     which starts at a lower level of brightness at the           accordance with this requirement.
                                                     perimeter of the site and rises to a higher level at the
                                                     entrance to buildings or at the centre of the site.
                                                     AO52.3                                                       To Comply –
                                                     Lighting is directed onto the site and away from             The development will have appropriate lighting designed in
                                                     neighbouring properties.                                     accordance with this requirement.
                                                     AO52.4                                                       To Comply –
                                                     Vandal-resistant lighting is used in public and publicly     The development will have appropriate lighting designed in
                                                     accessible areas                                             accordance with this requirement.