Appendix G - Code Assessment · MCU22/0140

screening and window openings are to improve the             3.   incorporate fencing, landscaping and screening to
residential amenity for occupants. Thermal                        mitigate impacts on adjoining residential uses.
performance requirements are contained
in Queensland Development Code MP4.1 Sustainable   Editor's note— refer to figure AP3-1A and figure AP3-2A
Buildings. Energy efficiency requirements are
contained in the National Construction Code.       AO20.2
                                                   Transparent doors and windows are designed and located so they
                                                   do not directly face transparent doors or windows or the private
                                                   open space areas of other dwellings within 10 metres;

                                                   AO20.3
                                                   Where windows, balconies, terraces, verandahs or decks overlook
                                                   or have the potential to overlook the private open space of nearby
                                                   properties or view into habitable room windows within 10 metres:

                                                             1.   windows have a sill height of not less than 1.7
                                                                  metres above finished floor level;
                                                             2.   windows and other openings are permanently
                                                                  screened to a minimum height of 1.7 metres to
                                                                  avoid overlooking;
                                                             3.   windows and doors use translucent glazing to
                                                                  obscure views; or
                                                             4.   windows or balconies are offset by 45 degrees or
                                                                  more.

                                                   Editor's note—refer to figure AP3-1A and figure AP3-1C

                                                   AO20.4
                                                   Planter boxes, screens, pergolas, landscaping and architectural
                                                   design of balconies are used to screen the ground floor private
                                                   open space of dwellings from separate upper
                                                   level dwellings.
                                                   Editor's note—refer to figure AP3-1A

                                                   AO20.5
                                                   Permanently fixed external screening devices complement
                                                   the building's external materials and finishes and may incorporate
                                                   solid translucent screens, shutters, perforated panels or trellises
                                                   which have a maximum of 50% openings.