Appendix C Business Uses Code

Appendix C Business Uses Code
Development Permit for Material Change of Use for Commercial Business Type 1 Office at 195 Weyba Road
Noosaville described as Lot 0 on BUP102401

 Column 1                                          Column 2                                           Column 3
 Specific Outcomes                                 Probable Solutions (if code assessable)            Compliance
  clearly identifiable to all persons, particularly provision of the street number in a
  emergency services personnel.                      prominent location, preferably near the site
                                                     entry, (i.e. on the kerb or letterbox or by
                                                     signage on the building or site).

 O24 All building entries are designed to be       S24.1 The number of entrances and exits           Complies. Site has good visibility to street.
 obvious and easily identifiable.                  are      limited    and      main      building
                                                   entrances/exits are located at the front of
                                                   the site, in view of the street. Where this is
                                                   not possible, due to site or existing building
                                                   constraints, a well defined path is provided
                                                   to the entrance/exit; AND
                                                   S24.2 All entrances/exits to buildings, are       Proposal able to comply
                                                   well lit and signed, and signage includes
                                                   hours of operation; AND
                                                   S24.3 Entrances/exits are located to              Proposal able to comply
                                                   provide a direct link to driveways and
                                                   carparking areas; AND
                                                   S24.4 Recessed doorways are avoided               Doorways directly off carpark and access areas.
                                                   where the recess is of sufficient size to
                                                   conceal a person. Where recessed
                                                   doorways are unavoidable, measures are
                                                   used to enhance safety, as follows—
                                                    a) good lighting installed;
                                                   b) strategically placed mirrors installed;
                                                    c) angled approaches provided; or
                                                   d) gates which restrict access provided.

 O25 Uses are arranged within buildings and        S25.1 Windows and main entrances are              Proposal able to comply
 on sites to enable external areas to be           positioned to allow for casual surveillance.
 monitored.

 O26 Communal open space, including                S26.1 Communal open spaces, including             Proposal able to comply
 congregation and seating areas, is located        congregation and seating areas are
 where it can be monitored.                        situated where they are in the line of sight
                                                   of windows, doors and/or balconies of
                                                   buildings, or can be seen from a street or
                                                   other public space.

 O27 Buildings and structures are designed to      S27.1 Buildings or structures that are            Proposal able to comply
 minimise opportunities for vandalism.             visible from a public street or laneway—
                                                   a) avoid the use of solid fences and blank
                                                   walls which attract graffiti. Where solid
                                                   blank surfaces are unavoidable, measures
                                                   in the form of landscaping, creepers,
                                                   murals, vandal resistant paint, etc are used;
                                                   b) use toughened glass, security screens
                                                   and other measures (but not including
                                                   security shutters that obscure the view of
                                                   shopfronts) are used in windows which are
                                                   provided at ground level, to deter break and
                                                   enters; and
                                                   c) use hardy vandal proof materials and
                                                   antigraffiti paint are used in the construction
                                                   of buildings.

 O28 Lighting of appropriate intensities is        S28.1 Lighting of appropriate intensities is      Proposal able to comply
 provided to maximise safety.                      provided which satisfies the requirements
                                                   of Australian Standard AS1158: Public
                                                   Lighting Code, unless otherwise specified
                                                   in this Code; AND
                                                   S28.2 External lighting of a graduated            Proposal able to comply
                                                   intensity is provided which starts at a lower
                                                   level of brightness at the perimeter of the
                                                   site and rises to a higher level at the
                                                   entrance to buildings or at the centre of the
                                                   site; AND




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