Appendix H. Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                    LANDSCAPING CODE
                                                                                                            Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions


    Design of commercial and retail spaces                                    ✓   Complies with specific outcome
    O19 Landscaping softens building bulk and         No solution provided.
    creates pleasant settings for visitors and                                    As shown on the Landscape Concept Plan provided at
    staff that function well in an intensively used                               Appendix E, the proposed landscaping has been sited
    environment by—                                                               to ensure the appearance of the built form is softened.
    (a) providing canopy trees and shade                                          Adequate screening is provided along the periphery of
         structures;                                                              the site whilst plant species have been chosen for their
    (b) using shrubs and garden beds to                                           aesthetic value, sustainability during water conscious
         clearly define public spaces and                                         periods and low maintenance qualities.
         pedestrian walkways;
    (c) providing areas for public art, where
         appropriate;
    (d) providing outdoor areas with seating
         for staff and visitors;
    (e) adopting landscape solutions that
         reduce the visual impact of building
         bulk (see Figure 14-23);
    (f) using mounding and screen planting to
         conceal service and loading areas;
    (g) making provision for outdoor dining
         areas where appropriate, that integrate
         well within the streetscape (see Figure
         14-24);
    (h) providing adequate screening along
         the perimeters of the development;
    (i) avoiding the use of formal planting
         design for frontage works; and
    (j) providing planting design and species
         selection that can endure an
         intensively used environment.

    Figure 14-23 Landscaping solutions that
    appear
    to lessen the impact of building bulk




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

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