Appendix H. Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                                         LANDSCAPING CODE
                                                                                                                                 Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions


    O5 The provision of landscaping is to a       S5.1 Landscaping provided which allows          ✓     Complies with probable solution
    satisfactory standard ensuring that it does   adequate visibility for casual surveillance           Targeted landscaped pockets at the sites periphery
    not lead to opportunities for concealment     of public and semi-public spaces, including           provides for adequate visibility enabling casual
    and possible assault sites                    entrances and exits to sites and buildings,           surveillance. Please refer to the Landscape Concept
                                                  by:                                                   Plan provided at Appendix E.
                                                  (a) planting trees which have clean trunks
                                                       to a height of at least 1.8 m; and
                                                  (b) appropriately spacing shrubs at 1.2m
                                                       horizontal centres, with a maximum
                                                       height of 0.75m, to avoid clumping and
                                                       to retain sightlines.
    O6 Street trees and plantings in towns and    S6.1 Street trees and trees in carparking       ✓     Able to Comply with probable solutions
    villages, carparks and other areas where      areas achieve a maximum of 900mm clear                Please refer to the Landscape Concept Plan provided
    potential conflicts with vehicles and         trunk height for a 2.0m high tree at planting         at Appendix E, further details will be provided at the
    pedestrians are evident, are planted so as    and are able to attain a clear trunk height           Operational Works phase.
    to maximise vehicle and pedestrian safety.    of 1900mm on maturity;
                                                  S6.2 All scrub planting to be a maximum         ✓     Able to Comply with probable solution
                                                  height of 700mm from the road pavement                Please refer to the Landscape Concept Plan provided
                                                  (not top of kerb).                                    at Appendix E, demonstrating scrub plantings can
                                                                                                        achieve compliance with S6.2
    Services and utilities                                                                        N/A   Not applicable
    O7 All landscaping works maintain             S7.1 Plant species used in landscaping
    adequate safe distance from services and      adjacent to substations, or adjacent to or
    utilities including substations, overhead     on electricity transmission line easements,
    powerlines, power poles and transformers,     are less than 4m high at maturity and do
    street lamps, stormwater catchment pits,      not encroach within 3m of a substation
    and underground services and utilities.       boundary;
                                                  OR
                                                  S7.2 For trees higher than 4m, trees are        ✓     Able to Comply with probable solution
                                                  planted at a distance from any part of an             Please refer to the Landscape Concept Plan provided
                                                  electricity transmission line at least equal          at Appendix E, further details will be provided at the
                                                  to the expected height of the tree at                 Operational Works phase
                                                  maturity (see Figure 14-17);

                                                  Figure 14-17




1      Solution: ✓ = Acceptable Solution                                                                                                                           Appendix H
                 A/S = Alternative Solution
                 N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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