Detached house code

                                                                                                                           Including amendments to 8 June 2018
                             Division 7—Detached House Code




                                                                                                          The Noosa Plan
14.49         Detached House Code
              The provisions in this division comprise the Detached House Code. They are—
                 compliance with the Detached House Code (Section 14.50);

                 overall outcomes for the Detached House Code (Section 14.51);

                 Alternative provisions to the QDC (Section 14.52); and

                 specific outcomes, acceptable solutions and probable solutions for the Detached
                  House Code (Sections 14.53–14.58).

14.50         Compliance with the Detached House Code
              Development that is consistent with the specific outcomes in sections 14.53 - 14.58
              complies with the Detached House Code.

14.51         Overall outcomes for the Detached House Code

14.51.1 The overall outcomes are the purpose of the Detached House Code

14.51.2 The overall outcomes sought by the Detached House Code are to ensure that detached
        houses—
a)        only occur on land that is suited for the intended form of development and the occupation and
          use of the building and site by the residents.
b)       are only developed on land which is not located in the vicinity of land uses—
     i.     which would adversely impact the occupation and use of buildings and the site by the
            residents; or
     ii.    which would result in the residential development preventing or inhibiting the conduct of
            existing land uses.
c)        are attractive and consistent with the developed character of the particular neighbourhood;
d)        retain the natural landscape character and visual quality of hill slopes and ridgelines;
e)        offer high levels of amenity, safety and security for the occupants;
f)        have an adequate supply of water;
g)        where not in a sewerage service area, effluent disposal systems are designed and sited to
          minimise adverse effects on the environment; and
h)        avoid adverse impacts on environmental values including environmentally sensitive areas

14.52         Alternative provisions to the QDC
14.52.1 The following provisions are alternative provisions to the QDC for the purposes of Section
        10 of the Building Regulation 2006 and Section 33 of the Building Act 1975—
a)        O1 and S1.1;
b)        O9 and S9.1; and
c)        O23 and S23.1.




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