Attachment 3 -C_ Planning Scheme Assessment

Appendix C
Assessment Against the Planning Scheme – Medium Density Residential Zone Code


                                    AO14.3
                                    Buildings and structures are designed to:            Complies - length of external walls are all less than
                                                                                         15. Screen to courtyard areas have not been
                                         a)   have a maximum wall length of 15           included in length of wall calculations.
                                              metres and external walls incorporate
                                              at least one design element to add
                                              visual interest and amenity;
                                         b)   allow for landscape treatments to
                                              soften the development;
                                         c)   avoid more than six dwellings attached
                                              in any one plane; and
                                         d)   have no more than four dwellings are
                                              attached along a street frontage.


                                    AO14.4
                                    For corner sites, the building design addresses      Not applicable – the site is not a corner site
                                    both street frontages by:

                                         a)   including doors and windows that front
                                              each road; and
                                         b)   providing separate
                                              vehicle access points to each road.

                                    Editor’s Note—for examples of designs
                                    see Figure 6.3.2.4 and Figure 6.3.2.5

                                    AO14.5
                                                                                         Not applicable – no dwelling house proposed
                                    For a dwelling house, development provides
                                    visual interest to the street and the surrounding
                                    area through:

                                         a)   limiting the vertical distance between
                                              the ground and the lowest suspended
                                              floor to no more than 3 metres;
                                         b)   limiting the length of any external wall
                                              in one plane to 15 metres; and
                                         c)   ensuring each external wall includes at
                                              least one design element such as
                                              verandahs, external stairs, window
                                              openings, awnings or porches.
Garages and Carports
PO15                                AO15.1
Garages, garage doors and           Garage doors that face the street are no more        Complies - garages are each for a single car and
carports do not dominate the        than 6 metres in width or 50% of the frontage,       not greater in width than 6m.
street or the building design.      whichever is the lesser.

                                    AO15.2
                                    Where multiple garages face the street, they are     Complies with PO15 - garages are each single car
                                    separated by a minimum of 2 metres or are            garages and do not dominate street due to being
                                    staggered in setback by a minimum of 1 metre.        externally clad in identical material to adjoining walls
                                                                                         at ground level. Garden beds are integrated into the
                                                                                         proposed front fence.
                                    AO15.3
                                    Garages that are visible from the street, but do     Not applicable - garages are visible from the street
                                    not face the street, include a                       and face the street.
                                    landscaped setback to the street and provide
                                    articulation, windows or a mix of materials to
                                    provide interest to the garage facade.
Basements
PO16                                AO16
Basements:                          Basements:                                           Not applicable

     a)   visually integrate with        a)   are limited to one access a maximum
          the building;                       of 6 metres wide; and
     b)   do not dominate the            b)   do not encroach
          street                              into building setback areas.
          or building design;



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