Appendix D Code Assessment · MCU16/0099.01

                Specific Outcomes                             Acceptable solutions (if accepted                                         Comments
                                                           development subject to requirements)
                                                          Probable solutions (if code assessment)
Safety and security                                       S4.1   No solution provided.                             Complies with O4, O5 and O6
O4     Landscaping is designed and located to                                                                      A minor amendment to the approved landscaping
maximise the safety and security of public and            Figure 4: Landscaping allows for adequate safe vision    plan is proposed to accommodate for the newly
private areas by—                                         at driveways and intersections
                                                                                                                   proposed access to the approved facility. An
      clearly defining the boundaries between private                                                              amendment to the approved landscaping plan is
      and public spaces;                                                                                           required as the access gate has been moved to
      promoting casual surveillance of buildings and                                                               align with the proposed access which is to be
      public areas from the street and other public                                                                received from the south. However, no landscaping
      areas for personal security reasons;                                                                         is proposed along the proposed access or power
                                                                                                                   installation. The amended landscaping plan is
      avoiding concealment spots; and                                                                              provided in Appendix C and has been designed in
      maintaining safe sight distances to and from                                                                 accordance with PSP3.
      road and building corners, carpark entrances
      and driveways (see Figure 4);
      maintain safe sight distances at planting bed
      ends within carparks;
      protecting solid fences from graffiti by            S5.1    Landscaping provided which allows
      incorporating elements such as landscaping,         adequate visibility for casual surveillance of
      creepers, murals or vandal resistant paint; and     public and semi-public spaces, including
                                                          entrances and exits to sites and buildings, by:
      separating and defining pedestrian and vehicle            planting trees which have clean trunks to a
      circulation routes.                                       height of at least 1.8 m; and
                                                                 appropriately spacing shrubs at 1.2m
O5       The provision of landscaping is to a                    horizontal centres, with a maximum height
satisfactory standard ensuring that it does not lead to          of 0.75m, to avoid clumping and to retain
opportunities for concealment and possible assault               sightlines.
sites.
                                                          S6.1     Street trees and trees in carparking
O6       Street trees and plantings in towns and          areas achieve a maximum of 900mm clear trunk
villages, carparks and other areas where potential        height for a 2.0m high tree at planting and are
conflicts with vehicles and pedestrians are evident,      able to attain a clear trunk height of 1900mm on
are planted so as to maximise vehicle and pedestrian      maturity;
safety.                                                   AND

                                                          S6.2     All scrub planting to be a maximum


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