6.0 Planning Report

                                                                                                                          Building Suncoast Green
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                                                                                      Town Planning – Building Design – Development Management
 a) minimising the width of the structure; and        b) garage doors that face the street and are visible
 b) minimising projection of the structure forward         from the road frontage have a maximum width
    of the main face of dwelling unit.                     of 6m within any one plane, with additional
                                                           garage doors setback an additional 1m from
                                                           the frontage to break up the width of the
                                                           garage façade
 Water conservation and storage                       S20.1 If not in a water service area each Detached    Not Applicable
 O20 On-site water storage is provided, designed      house is to be serviced with a rainwater tank of the
 and operated to support the efficient use of water   following minimum storage capacity:-
 and is adequate for occupants every day use.              a) For Detached houses with no more than 3
                                                               bedrooms – 45,000 litres; or
 AND                                                       b) For Detached houses of more than 3
                                                               bedrooms or where including a 2nd
                                                               dwelling unit on the same premises –
                                                               60,000 litres;
 O21 Detached houses and Ancillary dwelling units     AND S21.1 If not in a reticulated water service       Complies
 within Bushfire Hazard Areas21 have sufficient       area— there is, on the lot, a dam, swimming pool
 water supply for firefighting purposes.              or water tank accessible for use by the fire brigade,
                                                      that contains at least 5,000 litres of water.

                                                      Editor’s note:
                                                      The 5,000 litres required in S20.1 can be included within
                                                      the water required in S21.1 providing it is accessible for
                                                      the purpose of fire fighting at all times and not used for
                                                      other domestic purposes.




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