Attachment 3 -C_ Planning Scheme Assessment

Appendix C
Assessment Against the Planning Scheme – Landscaping Code

(b)   are suitable for the space         c) incorporate appropriate understorey and             Council.
      available, the level of visual        taller species to provide screening and
      and climatic exposure, the            softening to all levels of building bulk,
      functional requirements of            parking areas, manoeuvring, loading areas
      the site and the scale of the         and open stormwater treatment
      development;                          infrastructure.
(c)   provide appropriate levels of
      shade and sunlight to              AO10.2
      occupants of the                   For landscaping around pool areas—
      development throughout the         a) no more than 25% of the landscaping is with
      year;                                   exotic plant species, provided none of the
(d)   minimise the demand for                 plant species are undesirable plants
      water use;                              identified in PSP2 Landscaping; and
(e)   do not cause potential             b) palms are specifically located in group
      damage to buildings or                  plantings in accordance with PSP2
      structures;                             Landscaping plants.
(f)   are not harmful to
      pedestrians, particularly          AO10.3
      around schools, childcare          Koala food trees are not planted in close
      centres, shopping areas            proximity to the major road network.
      and other high pedestrian
      areas;
(g)   in intensively used
      environments, can endure
      high levels of activity;
(h)   do not attract wildlife to high
      risk areas; and
(i)   reduce the visual impact of
      the development including
      any stormwater treatment
      infrastructure.

Car Parks                                AO11.1
PO11                                     One advanced canopy tree (a minimum of 45              Not applicable
Landscaping of car parking areas         litres pot size) is provided for every 4 car parking
is designed to—                          spaces.
(a) reduce the visual impact of
      the development, softening         AO11.2
      the appearance of                  A minimum area of 5m² around the base of each
      hardstand areas;                   canopy tree, is treated with a porous surface
(b) define parking areas;                such as mulch with groundcovers and protected
(c) provide advanced canopy              from        intrusion       of       vehicles.
      trees to shade vehicles and
      to reduce reflected                AO11.3
      radiation;                         Runoff from car parking areas is directed to
(d) maximise opportunities for           landscaped areas to minimise contaminated
      infiltration of rainwater on-      runoff, including hydrocarbons, entering the
      site; and                          stormwater     system    and    watercourses.
(e) minimise contaminated
      runoff entering the                AO11.4
      stormwater system and a            Canopy trees are protected from vehicle damage
      watercourse.                       by providing adequate sized garden beds.

                                         AO11.5
                                         Plants with thorns, fruit or berries are avoided in
                                         car                                          parks.

                                         Editor's note— Refer to Figure AP3-5B

Services, utilities and                  AO12.1
infrastructure                           Vegetation planted within the easement of an           Not applicable
PO12                                     overhead powerline or, where there is no
Vegetation does not pose a risk to       easement, the area of influence of a powerline,
the safety or reliability of             has a mature height of no more than 3.5 metres.
 services, utilities or infrastructure
including substations, overhead          AO12.2
powerlines, power poles and              Vegetation planted within an underground
transformers, street lamps,              powerline easement does not have a mature
stormwater catchment pits, and           root system in excess of 150 millimetres in depth
underground services and utilities.      and is not located directly over the powerline.



                                                                                                                 Page 4