B - Code Compliance.pdf

Landscaping Code

 g) ensuring vegetation does not inhibit the               creepers, murals or vandal resistant paint are
    effectiveness of street lighting or conceal signage;   incorporated.
    and
                                                           AO5.5
 h) separating and defining pedestrian and vehicle
                                                           Front fences are no more than 1.2 metres high or 1.8
    circulation routes
                                                           metres if at least 50% transparent
                                                           AO5.6
                                                           Landscaping is provided between the fence and the
                                                           street frontage.
                                                           AO5.7
                                                           Street trees and trees in car parking areas and next to
                                                           pathways have a minimum canopy clearance height of
                                                           2.4 metres, increasing to 5.0 metres where trucks and
                                                           buses frequently use the route.
                                                           AO5.8
                                                           Root guards are utilised around species with
                                                           potentially invasive roots to avoid trip hazards
                                                           AO5.9
                                                           Landscaping allows for safe vehicle sight lines at
                                                           driveways.

                                                           Editor's Note— Refer to Figure 9.4.5.4.
PO6                                                        AO6.1                                                      AO6.1 to AO6.4 – Complies
Landscaping assists in passive solar access, the           Landscape elements are positioned to shade walls,          The landscaping on-site naturally provides shading for
provision of shade, microclimate management and            windows and outdoor areas from afternoon (western)         walls, windows, and outdoor areas, while allowing
energy conservation.                                       sun.                                                       winter sun access and exposure to summer breezes,
                                                           AO6.2                                                      further driven by building orientation. The existing
                                                           Landscapes facilitate winter sun access to living areas,   vegetation does not interfere with solar access for any
                                                           north facing windows and public spaces.                    existing or future solar panel installation.
                                                           AO6.3
                                                           Landscapes, fences and walls allow exposure of living
                                                           and public areas to prevailing summer breezes and
                                                           protection against winter winds.
                                                           AO6.4
                                                           Landscape elements do not shade solar collector
                                                           devices during the middle 6 hours of the day