Town Planning Assessment Report

 (b) providing canopy trees
     and ancillary shade
     structures;
 (c) using shrubs and garden beds
     to clearly define public spaces
     and pedestrian walkways;
 (d) providing areas for public art,
     where appropriate;
 (e) providing outdoor areas with
     seating;
 (f) using screen planting to
     conceal service and loading
     areas;
 (g) making provision for outdoor
     dining areas where
     appropriate, that integrate
     well within the streetscape;
 (h) providing adequate screening
     along the perimeters of the
     development;
 (i) avoiding the use of formal
     planting design
     for frontage works; and
 (j) providing planting design and
     species selection that can
     endure an intensively used
     environment.
Hours of Operation
PO11                                   AO11.1                                  AO11.1 – Not Applicable
Business activities are operated       The use or activity does not            The use does not adjoin a
in a manner that avoids or             operate outside the hours of            residential zone.
minimises evening, early morning       7:00am to 9:00pm, seven days a
or weekend noise nuisances to          week, where the site directly
sensitive land uses,                   adjoins land in the following zones:
particularly surrounding               (a) All residential zones, except for
residential uses.                          the Tourist accommodation
                                           zone
                                       (b) Major centre zone – High
                                           density residential precinct; or
                                       (c) Rural residential zone.

                                       AO11.2                                  AO11.2 – Complies
                                       Where the site is not specified         Hours of operation can be a
                                       above in AO11.1 the use does not        condition of approval.
                                       operate outside the hours of
                                       6:00am to 10:00pm, seven days a
                                       week, except that a business use
                                       such as a food and drink outlet,
                                       may operate until 12:00 midnight
                                       on a Friday and Saturday.
Overlooking
PO12                                   AO12                                    AO12 – Not Applicable
Business activities maintain the       Where the business activity             The use does not adjoin a
reasonable privacy and amenity         adjoins an existing or approved         residential use.
of site and adjoining residents        residential use, the reasonable


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