Planning Report

4.3 Delorme Frontage Setback

4.3.1 Delorme Frontage
The building projects into the eastern front boundary setback on both the ground floor (small portion of
garage and section of living room) and the upper floor (decks, roof eave, suspended planter), as
shown below (red shade).

The eastern façade is provided with dept through stepped design, articulation and upper-level
balconies. A mixture of building materials also provides visual interest and reduces overall building
scale and bulk. Where encroaching, the built form does not comprise of square, unarticulated wall
plane, and instead includes forward projecting elements to eliminate building bulk and scale.

The land also falls away from Delorme Street and the overall building height is well below 8.0m
maximum. The natural slope and height allow the development to present less visual bulk to that of
a building extended to an 8m maximum height even with a 6m setback. The site is constrained by
two frontages and therefore the proposed 4.5m OMP setback is considered a reasonable outcome.




4.3.2 Western Side Setback

Acceptable Outcome 12.1 of the Medium Density Residential Zone Code requires a minimum side
boundary setback of 1.5m (ground floor) and 2m (upper floor). A portion of the upper-level footprint
encroaches within the western side boundary setback. The extent of the encroachment is shown
below.

Although located within the side boundary setback, it is considered that the encroachment is minor
and would not unreasonably impact the visual and acoustic amenity of the adjoining residence. The
design still provides an adequate distance and allows space for landscaping.




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