Noosa Plan Key Codes

District centres are designed and (a)         are provided along the full
located to:                                   frontage of the building and
(a)    provide continuous weather             cover the footpath where no
       protection to pedestrians;             other weather protection is
(b)    maintain the continuity and            provided for pedestrians as
       style of adjacent awnings,             part of the building design;
       especially in relation to        (b)   are set back a minimum of 1
       height, scale, form and                metre from the kerb and
       materials;                             where include timber posts,
(c)    contribute to an attractive            the posts are set back not less
       streetscape environment;               than 1 metre from the kerb;
(d)    promote an active building (c)         are water proof;
       front      by     encouraging (d)      conform with the height, form
       pedestrian use of the street;          and materials of awnings on
(e)    provide a feeling of enclosure         adjoining properties which
       and     human       scale    for       share the same frontage;
       pedestrians so as to contribute (e)    where fall towards the street,
       to the “sense of place”; and           are no less than 2.5 metres at
(f)    have      an    adequate               their lowest point or where
       clearance distance from                cantilevered, are no less than
       the kerb to prevent                    2.7 metres at their lowest point
       obstruction.                     (f)   use an awning slope of
                                              within 15 degrees of
                                              adjacent awnings; and
                                        (g)   are no more than 0.5 metres
                                              higher or lower than adjacent
                                              awnings that are less than 2
                                              metres away; and
                                        (h)   are no higher than 3 metres in
                                              height.

                                        Editor's note—refer to figure 6.4.2.4
                                        and figure 6.4.2.5 for design outcomes
                                        for awnings in Cooroy and Tewantin.
Mechanical plant, equipment and                                                Can be conditioned to comply
storage
PO31                                   AO31.1
Mechanical plant and equipment Mechanical plant, equipment and
(including air conditioning equipment) storage areas including vents and
and storage areas are designed and exhausts are not visible from a street or
located to:                            public space.
(a)    avoid adverse visual impacts
       when viewed from the street     AO31.2
       and adjoining properties;       Mechanical plant and equipment are:
       and                             (a)    located more than 2 metres
(b)    visually integrate with the            from any property boundary;
       building design.                (b)    where located at ground level,
                                              screened by fencing 1.5
                                              metres in height or dense
                                              vegetation of at least 1.5
                                              metres in width incorporating
                                              grouped trees and shrubs
                                              with maximum separation
                                              distance of 1 metre measured
                                              from the centre of the tree or
                                              scrub;
                                       (c)    are visually integrated into the
                                              line and plane of the building
                                              and roof design and do not
                                              project beyond the height or
                                              width of the building when
                                              viewed from the street and
                                              adjoining properties;
                                       (d)    fully enclosed or screened
                                              where above ground level
                                              such that they are not visible
                                              from the street frontages nor