12. Code Assessment

Performance outcomes   Acceptable Outcomes                              Comments
                               3. buildings do not protrude above
                                  the height of
                                  prevailing vegetation; and
                               4. undercroft areas exceeding 1.5
                                  metres in height are screened
                                  with landscaping or battens.

                       Editor's note—refer to Figure
                       6.9.1A and Figure 6.9.1B and Figure AP3-3B.

                       AO11.3                                           AO11.3 – Not applicable
                       On sloping sites:

                               1. cut or fill is less than 1.5 metres
                                  in depth relative to natural ground
                                  level; and
                               2. slab on ground construction is
                                  avoided and splitlevel buildings
                                  with small floorplates are used as
                                  an alternative. Post and beam
                                  construction or suspended or
                                  pole construction techniques may
                                  be appropriate.

                       AO11.4                                           AO11.4 – Not applicable
                       On sloping sites or on ridgelines at the
                       uppermost edge of a hill slope, buildings:

                               1. are constructed in lightweight
                                  materials such as timber or
                                  board, stainless steel, glass and
                                  corrugated iron;