1. Medium Density Residential Code

Performance Outcomes                                 Acceptable Outcomes

                                                              3. incorporate fencing, landscaping and       Given the above, the proposed low rise
Editor's note—Provisions for sill height, glazing,                screening to mitigate impacts on          development will not result in a 40% loss of sunlight
screening and window openings are to improve the                  adjoining residential uses.               to private open space areas of adjoining premises.
residential amenity for occupants. Thermal
                                                                                                            The development also incorporates 1.8m high fence
performance requirements are contained in
                                                                                                            and a 1m landscape buffer to all boundaries to
Queensland Development Code MP4.1 Sustainable Editor's note— refer to figure AP3-1A and figure
                                                                                                            assist in mitigating potential impacts on adjoining
Buildings. Energy efficiency requirements are AP3-2A
                                                                                                            residential premises.
contained in the National Construction Code.



                                                                                                            Not applicable.
                                                     AO20.2
                                                                                                            There are no north-facing private open space areas
                                                     Transparent doors and windows are designed and
                                                                                                            on the residential premises adjoining the subject
                                                     located so they do not directly face transparent
                                                                                                            site’s southern boundary. The premises to the north
                                                     doors or windows or the private open space areas
                                                                                                            is commercial in nature.
                                                     of other dwellings within 10 metres;


                                                     AO20.3
                                                                                                            Not applicable, as described above.
                                                     Where windows, balconies, terraces, verandahs or
                                                                                                            Notwithstanding this, the proposed development
                                                     decks overlook or have the potential to overlook the
                                                                                                            has been designed to include elongated vertical
                                                     private open space of nearby properties or view into
                                                                                                            windows to avoid unintentional overlooking with
                                                     habitable room windows within 10 metres:
                                                                                                            high horizontal windows to allow access to light.

                                                              1. windows have a sill height of not less Refer to architectural plan in Appendix B.
                                                                  than 1.7 metres above finished floor
                                                                  level;                                    It should also be noted that the development
                                                                                                            proposes to include a 2m landscape buffer around