Precinct B Guidelines North Warrandyte Private Domain Components And Design Objectives Design Responses (1) Vegetation Retention And Landscaping* To maintain the indigenous vegetation including canopy trees and understorey planting and encourage the replanting of indigenous plants (where compatible with other planning requirements including bush fire safety). Retain existing high canopy Retain existing indigenous understorey vegetation wherever possible. Replace any or understorey vegetation lost to development with similar size indigenous species. Removal of existing trees or development adjacent to existing indigenous canopy trees may require an arboricultural report on the effects on existing vegetation. Removal of and understorey vegetation. Planting of non-indigenous tree and understorey species. Planting of any weed species may spread through the bush setting. Introducing visually dominant exotic vegetation. (2) Footings / Touching The Ground To minimise site disturbance and impact on the landform and vegetation. The footings of buildings should minimise the impact of the building on the landscape setting. Buildings should be designed to sit above the ground amongst the tree canopy or to sit within the topography and understorey vegetation. Extensive excavation for footings adjacent to existing trees. (3) Building On Sloping Sites* (a) To minimise site erosion, the detrimental effects of excavation and the landscape impact of development. Buildings and other development should minimise the impact on the natural slope of the site by following the topography of the site. Major excavation works to accommodate dwellings or appurtenances. sealed areas (eg. tennis courts) on steeply sloping sites or where
rather than dominate the bush setting. (6) Design Detail And Building Materials To use materials and building details that harmonise with the bushland setting. Use earthy bush toned building materials and paint colours. Cross reference to Guideline 10 : Bushfire / Wildfire Protection. Expanses of highly reflective colour or material. 7) Vehicle Access And Storage To minimise excavation for car access, impact on the bush setting and on the visibility of access driveway and car storage facilities. Integrate the design of carports and garages with the main dwelling unless this would require significant excavation. Use non-impervious surfaces for driveways and only seal the driveways in locations where erosion may occur. Design driveways and access tracks to follow the contours of the site to minimise gradients and the need for retaining walls. Car parking areas, garages or car ports should not dominate the site when viewed from the street. Design driveways to minimise the impact on existing vegetation. Large areas of hard paving in the front yard. Significant excavation works. Long straight driveways. Sealed driveways. 8) Front Boundary Treatment And Fencing To maintain and enhance the continuous flow of the vegetation and existing landscape. Provide no fencing or post and wire fencing only to the frontage and rear and side boundaries. Provide sufficient in front for the retention and/or planting of large trees and to retain the existing landscape. Solid front fences and brick retaining walls. Solid side fencing, particularly in front of the dwelling. Paving on front garden area. Absence of or large shrubs in the front garden area.
Gateways should be simple steel and wire or timber farm gates. (9) Sustainability And Environmental Factors To site and design buildings which maximise the potential for energy conservation and on site water collection, where appropriate. Orientate buildings to the north. Building forms should maximise the potential for solar heating, solar panel installation and rain water harvesting. South-facing living areas. Large rainwater collection tanks on small sites that may be visually intrusive. (10) Bushfire / Wildfire Protection To design buildings which minimise the risk of loss in a bushfire and landscaping which minimises the spread and intensity of bushfires. Development within the Wildfire Management Overlay is required to conform to prescribed vegetation management, access and water supply standards or be subject to an approved Fire Risk Management Plan. Buildings within a designated Bushfire Prone Area are required to be built in accordance with Australian Standard 3959. New properties should have a permanent and easily maintained fire protection system, linked to an independent water and power supply. Landscaping and bush retention should maintain an area of defendable space around the dwelling. Development designs and layouts that increase the necessity for vegetation management. Complicated roof lines and other design details where burning embers could lodge. Sole reliance on reticulated water and/or electric powered pumps. Dense dry vegetation and bush litter in close proximity to the house. (11) Construction And Site Management To minimise site disturbance and contain Prepare site works plan showing areas of disturbance, storage of materials and the Accumulation of quantities of building waste on site.
building material, construction waste and dust. proposed construction zone. Contain all building materials and site waste. Minimise disturbance to existing vegetation and topsoil with construction, storage of materials and overburden Stockpiling of materials adjacent to or up against existing trees. Excavation for underground services through remnant bush areas or within the drip line of mature trees. Damage to or compaction around all roadside vegetation. Public Domain Components And Design Objectives Design Responses Avoid (12) Street Tree Planting To continue the indigenous tree canopy as part of a flowing bushland landscape. Retain and replant indigenous canopy trees within the street space in an informal layout. Removal of indigenous street canopy trees. Planting of tree species. (13) Footpaths / Verges To retain the bushland landscape to the edge of the roadway. Retain and enhance the bush landscape to the road edge. In bush areas ensure the retention of understorey indigenous shrubs and grasses. Removal of understorey vegetation. Clearing of verge for parking and paving. (14) Roadway Treatments To retain existing unsealed and sealed roads with no kerbs. Only seal where they are causing environmental problems of excessive erosion, dust or pollution of watercourses. On sealed roads continue the use of minimal bitumen kerbs to avoid erosion points. Constructed kerbs and sealed parking areas. Key Characteristics Rolling topography sloping down to Yarra River.