Appendix E - Noosa Plan 2020 Assessment

 Performance Outcomes                   Acceptable Outcomes                 Response

          the development                        stormwater treatment
          throughout the year;                   infrastructure.
     d)   minimise the demand for
          water use;                    AO10.2
     e)   do not cause potential        For landscaping around pool
          damage to buildings or        areas—
          structures;
     f)   are not harmful to                a) no more than 25% of the
          pedestrians, particularly            landscaping is with
          around schools,                      exotic plant species,
          childcare centres,                   provided none of the
          shopping areas and                   plant species are
          other high pedestrian                undesirable plants
          areas;                               identified in PSP2
     g)   in intensively used                  Landscaping; and
          environments, can                 b) palms are specifically
          endure high levels of                located in group
          activity;                            plantings in accordance
     h)   do not attract wildlife to           with PSP2 Landscaping
          high risk areas; and                 plants.
     i)   reduce the visual impact
          of the development            AO10.3                              Not Applicable
          including any stormwater      Koala food trees are not planted    The development is not located
          treatment infrastructure.     in close proximity to the major     is close proximity to a major road
                                        road network.                       network.

 Car Parks                              AO11.1                              PO11 Complies

 PO11                                   One advanced canopy tree (a         The development includes
                                        minimum of 45 litres pot size) is   undercover garage carparking
 Landscaping of car parking areas
                                        provided for every 4 car parking    within the four townhouses. The
 is designed to—
                                        spaces.                             shared driveway and
     a) reduce the visual impact                                            development frontage is provided
                                        AO11.2                              with landscaping to reduce the
        of the development,
        softening the                   A minimum area of 5m² around        visual impact of the development
        appearance of hardstand         the base of each canopy tree, is    through low shrubs along the
        areas;                          treated with a porous surface       street frontage and hanging
     b) define parking areas;           such as mulch with groundcovers     vertical planting and terrace
     c) provide advanced                and protected from intrusion of     planters on the upper-levels.
        canopy trees to shade           vehicles.                           In addition to soft landscaping in
        vehicles and to reduce
                                                                            the front and sides of the
        reflected radiation             AO11.3
                                                                            townhouses to improve infiltration
     d) maximise opportunities
                                        Runoff from car parking areas is    of rain water on-site.
        for infiltration of rainwater
                                        directed to landscaped areas to
        on­site; and
                                        minimise contaminated runoff,
                                        including hydrocarbons, entering




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