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                                                                       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.

PO11   The landscape character and visual amenity            AO11.1 To protect scenic          The proposed dwelling is
       quality of hillslopes                                        amenity and other          constructed on a slope of
       and ridgelines are retained and development:                 landscape qualities:       less than 33% and is
            a. is visually responsive to the natural                     a. buildings or       constructed on pole footings
                 topography of the site, sitting within                       structures are rather than slab on ground.
                 the landscape rather than dominating                         not constructed
                 it;                                                          on land with a
            b. retains natural vegetation that assists                        slope greater
                 in screening or visually softening                           than 33%; and
                 development;                                            b. buildings or
            c. steps down slopes or uses suspended                            structures are
                 floor construction, minimising cut or fill;                  only
                 and                                                          constructed on
            d. uses materials, finishes and colours                           steep slopes if:
                 that complement the natural setting
                 and integrate with the landscape and               there are no other
                                                                    suitable building sites on
                 skyline.                                           the property; and

                                                                   construction utilises
                                                                   suspended floors or
                                                                   pole footings rather than
                                                                   slab on ground
                                                                   construction

                                                        AO11.2     On sloping sites or on
                                                                   ridgelines at the
                                                                   uppermost edge of a hill
                                                                   slope:
                                                                        a. roof lines are
                                                                            generally
                                                                            parallel with
                                                                            contours of the
                                                                            land;



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