200370 - 400 Black Mountain Road, COOROY - 400 Black Mountain Rd Planning Report 2

Development Application                                     400 Black Mountain Road, Black Mountain

                                                                                        Lot 90 SP158854




Performance outcomes                    Acceptable Outcomes
or improved including views:


 1. from the lake;
 2. to the lake and beyond when
    viewed from private lands and
    from public areas, including the
    Botanical Gardens.
Sloping sites and ridgelines                                                          Complies
PO15                                    AO15.1
The landscape character and visual      To protect scenic amenity and other
amenity quality of hill slopes and      landscape qualities, buildings, structures
ridgelines are retained and buildings   and associated accessways are not
and structures:                         constructed on land with a slope greater
                                        than 25%.

 1. are visually responsive to the
                                       AO15.2
    natural topography of the site,
                                       On sloping sites or on ridgelines at the
    sitting within the landscape
    rather than dominating it;         uppermost edge of a hill slope:
 2. step down slopes or use
    suspended floor construction,       1. roof lines are generally parallel with
    minimising cut and fill and              contours of the land;
    avoiding benching of the site;      2.   roofs do not exceed a pitch of 15
 3. allow for retention of                   degrees; and
    natural vegetation that assists in  3.   buildings do not protrude above the
    screening or visually softening          height of prevailing vegetation.
    development; and
 4. incorporate materials, finishes Editor's note- refer to Figure
    and colours that complement        6.9.1A and Figure 6.9.1B. and Figure
    the natural setting and integrate AP3-3B.
    with the landscape and skyline.
                                       AO15.3
                                       Cut or fill is less than 1.5 metres in depth
                                       relative to natural ground surface.

                                        Editor’s Note— On visually prominent hill
                                        slopes or ridgelines residential buildings
                                        should be predominantly finished in
                                        colours and materials that blend well
                                        with the colours and hues of the
                                        surrounding vegetation and landscape
                                        without causing glare or reflection.
                                        Broad expanses of a single colour are less
                                        desirable and where possible should be


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