Sustainable design code

Landscaping Table 9.4.6.3 Criteria for assessment (part)

Performance outcomes                                  Acceptable outcomes
Landscaping
PO5                                                                                    Complies:
Development minimises hard surface areas that         No acceptable outcome provided   The development includes a total of 42.4% of the
reflect or store heat and maximises vegetation and                                     total site area incorporating landscaped areas. As
soft landscaping.                                                                      part of this area, 26% is dedicated to hard
                                                                                       landscaped areas. The proposed soft landscaping
                                                                                       extent helps reduce the site’s capacity to reflect or
                                                                                       store heat from hard areas.
PO6                                                                                    Complies:
Vegetation is incorporated into the building design   No acceptable outcome provided   As above.
to create shade and cooling around buildings.




Design Table 9.4.6.3 Criteria for assessment (part)

Performance outcomes                                  Acceptable outcomes
Design
Site characteristics                                                                   Complies:
PO7                                                                                    The proposed residential development has been
Development and building siting is responsive to      No acceptable outcome provided   architecturally designed to be responsive to the
Noosa Shire’s sub-tropical climate and the site’s                                      site’s topography and climate. A review of the site