Appendix A - Assessment of Development Codes 6968

                                                                                Low Density Housing Code

              Performance Outcomes                                           Acceptable Outcomes                                      Proposed Solutions                        Compliance
 (a) safe and convenient use for vehicles, pedestrians     AO8.2                                                       PS8.2                                                       N/A
     and cyclists;                                         Where a footpath exists, the driveway meets the road        Not Applicable. No footpath exists in the road
 (b) vehicles negotiating without contacting the           reserve at the level of the existing footpath.              reserve.
     driveway or crossover surface; and                    AO8.3                                                       PS8.3                                                       ✓
 (c) stormwater disposal without any negative impacts      Driveways within the property:                              The proposed internal driveway will have a gradient
     on the surrounding area.                              (a) have a maximum gradient of 20% and vertical             less than 20%
                                                                 curves to ensure no scraping for a standard
                                                                 vehicle; or
                                                           (b) have a maximum gradient of 25% provided–
                                                                     i.     the length of the driveway steeper than
                                                                            20% does not exceed 6 metres; and
                                                                    ii.     there is a change in gradient not less
                                                                            than 2 metres in length and not greater
                                                                            than 12:5% at the ends of the 25%
                                                                            section of the driveway.
 PO9                                                       AO9                                                         PS9                                                         ✓
 The driveway and crossover design avoids using            The driveway and crossover is designed without              The driveway crossover is designed to ensure there
 structures within the road reserve.                       significant alteration to the existing road reserve         is not significant alteration to occur within the road
                                                           whereby the finished surface level of the driveway is       reserve along the frontage of the site.
                                                           consistent in height with the existing height of the road
                                                           reserve.

                                                           Editor’s Note—Should the design not comply with the
                                                           standard drawings, including any cut or fill within the
                                                           road reserve, an operational works application to
                                                           Council for a non-standard driveway is required.
 Protection of Infrastructure
 PO12                                                      AO12                                                        PS12                                                        ✓
 Driveways do not damage or interfere with the location,   Driveways are located not less than 1.0 metre from          The internal driveway is located more than 1 metre
 function of, or access to Council infrastructure.         stormwater infrastructure.                                  away from stormwater infrastructure.

                                                           Editor’s Note—If the driveway covers or is within 1.0
                                                           metre of stormwater infrastructure, an operational works


Appendix A – Assessment of Applicable Development Codes
Project No.: 6968
Site Address: 1179 Louis Bazzo Drive, Cootharaba QLD 4565
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