6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

Specific Outcomes                    Probable Solutions             Response

   b) using shrubs and garden Figure 14-24 Outdoor eating areas
      beds to clearly define  integrate well with the streetscape
      public spaces and
      pedestrian walkways;

   c) providing areas for public
      art, where appropriate;

   d)    providing outdoor areas
        with seating for staff and
        visitors;

   e) adopting landscape
      solutions that reduce the
      visual impact of building
      bulk (see Figure 14-23);

   f)   using screen planting to
        conceal service and
        loading areas;

   g) making provision for
      outdoor dining areas
      where appropriate, that
      integrate well within the
      streetscape (see Figure
      14-24);

   h) providing adequate
      screening along the
      perimeters of the
      development;

   i)   avoiding the use of
        formal planting design for
        frontage works; and

   j)   providing planting design
        and species selection
        that can endure an
        intensively used
        environment.




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