Appendix B - Code Compliance · MCU16/0117

Residential Uses Code



Privacy
O14 For Multiple Housing Types 2, 3 and 4,           S14.1 Transparent doors and windows are                  S14.1 – Complies
building and structures are designed and sited to    designed and located so they do not directly face        Any windows directly facing adjoining windows or
ensure the visual privacy of residents of the        transparent doors or windows or the private open         private open space can be appropriately screened.
development and neighbouring properties is           space areas of other dwelling units within 10
protected.                                                                                                    This could be a condition of approval.
                                                     metres;
                                                     AND
                                                                                                              S14.2 – Complies
                                                     S14.2 Planter boxes, louvre screens, pergolas,
                                                     landscaping and architectural design of balconies        Screening vegetation and fences will be provided
                                                     are used to screen the ground floor private open         to ensure that amenity of the adjoining premises is
                                                     space of dwelling units or accommodation units           not compromised.
                                                     from upper level units (refer to Figure 14-3 Privacy
                                                     Measures which illustrates how trees, awnings,
                                                     screens, fences and planter boxes reduce
                                                     minimise the ability to directly look into
                                                     neighbouring homes and yards).


Sloping sites                                        S17.1 Buildings and structures on sloping sites—         S17.1 – Not Applicable
O17 On sloping sites, buildings and structures are   a) Have a maximum distance of 3m between the             The subject site is flat.
designed to maximise the use of the natural          ground and the lowest part of the floor of the
topography and minimise the need for cut and fill.   building or the building incorporates undercroft
                                                     skirting or screening (eg. timber battens) to the full
                                                     height of any undercroft area higher than 3m
                                                     above ground level at the perimeter of the building;
                                                     b) are of split level design that step down the slope
                                                     or have suspended floor construction;
                                                     c) limit the amount of cut or fill to less than 2m in
                                                     depth relative to natural ground level; and
                                                     d) do not result in the spread of fill beyond the
                                                     footprint of the building and associated batters.