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Appendix C - Code Assessment
(a) windows have a sill height of not less than 1.7 metres
above finished floor level;
(b) windows and other openings are permanently screened
to a minimum height of 1.7 metres to avoid overlooking;
(c) windows and doors use translucent glazing to obscure
views; or
(d) windows or balconies are offset by 45 degrees or more.
AO16.5 Planter boxes, screens, pergolas, landscaping and
architectural design of balconies are used to screen the
ground floor private open space of dwellings from separate
upper-level dwellings.
AO16.6 Permanently fixed external screening devices
complement the building's external materials and finishes and
may incorporate solid translucent screens, shutters,
perforated panels or trellises which have a maximum of 50%
openings.
PO17 Development, including mechanical AO17.1 Communal outdoor recreational facilities including Complies.
plant, vehicle manoeuvring and swimming pools, spas and sports courts are:
communal outdoor recreation uses: (a) setback at least 12 metres from the boundary of land in The proposed swimming pool is located at the rear of the site and will be
(a) do not have an adverse effect on the a residential zone and screened by a 5 metre wide screened from adjoining residential land via boundary fencing and densely
amenity enjoyed by users of adjacent buffer densely planted with trees and shrubs including planted landscaping.
or nearby premises through emission species from 1 metre to 8 metres in height; or
of noise, light, fumes or smoke; (b) located internally to the arrangement of buildings on the
(b) do not cause unreasonable site; and
disturbance to local fauna through (c) not used between the hours of 9:00pm and 6:30am the
light or smoke emissions. following day
AO17.2 For a lit sports court:
(a) the court is located at least 60 metres from the external
wall of an existing or approved dwelling on adjoining or
nearby premises (as measured from the centre line of
the court); and
(b) the vertical illumination resulting from direct, reflected
or other incidental light emanating from the site does
not exceed 8 lux when measured at any point 1.5 metres
outside the boundary and at any level from ground level
upward; and
(c) any flood lighting is restricted to the types that give no
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