To ensure that the setbacks of buildings from a street respect the existing or preferred neighbourhood character and make efficient use of the site Yes No N/A NCO Modified requirements of buildings should be set back from streets the distance specified below: The allotment fronts the Great Ocean Road: Minimum front street setback 9m Minimum side street setback 4m The allotment fronts a street other than the Great Ocean Road and there is an existing building on either of the abutting allotments facing the same street: Minimum front street setback = street boundary setbacks of Standard A3. Minimum side street setback 4m The allotment fronts a street other than the Great Ocean Road and there is no existing building on either of the abutting allotments facing the same street: Minimum front street setback 9m Minimum side street setback 4m Yes No NA Porches, pergolas and verandahs that are < 3.6m high and eaves may encroach 2.5m into the setbacks of this standard Yes No NA 54.03-2 Building Height Objective Met? Standard A4 Met? Comments To ensure that the height of buildings respects the existing or preferred neighbourhood character Yes No N/A Changes of building height between existing buildings and new buildings should be graduated Yes No NA NCO Modified standard The maximum building height should not exceed 7.5 metres Yes No NA 54.03-3 Site Coverage Objective Met? Standard A5 Met? Comments
To ensure that the site coverage respects the existing or preferred neighbourhood character and responds to the features of the site Yes No N/A NCO Modified requirements The site area covered by buildings should not exceed 30 per cent, or 35 per cent where the percentage of building exceeding 30 per cent is unroofed deck only. The site area covered by any hard surfaces, including pervious surfaces such as gravel, paving, swimming pools and tennis courts, should not exceed 40 per cent. The floor area of all buildings should not exceed a plot ratio of 0.4 of the site area. ‘Site area’ excludes land common to more than one dwelling or land providing vehicular access to a rear dwelling such as in a battle-axe lot. Site area is calculated for an individual dwelling and is not an average across multiple dwellings. Yes No NA 54.03-4 Permeability Objectives Met? Standard A6 Met? Comments To reduce the impact of increased stormwater run-off on the drainage system To facilitate on-site stormwater infiltration Yes No N/A The site area covered by pervious surfaces should be at least 20% of the site. Yes No NA 54.03-5 Energy Efficiency Protection Objectives Met? Standard A7 Met? Comments To achieve and protect energy efficient dwellings To ensure the orientation and layout of development reduce fossil fuel energy use and make appropriate use of daylight and solar energy Yes No N/A Buildings should be: Orientated to make appropriate use of solar energy and designed to ensure that the energy efficiency of existing dwellings is maximised Yes No NA Living areas and private open space should be located on the north side of the development if practicable Yes No NA Dwellings should be designed so that solar access to north facing windows is maximised. Yes No NA
This standard does not apply to a new habitable room window, balcony, terrace, deck or patio which faces a property boundary where there is a visual barrier at least 1.8m high and the floor level of the habitable room, balcony, terrace, deck or patio is less than 0.8m above ground level at the boundary Refer to Diagram A4 Yes No NA 54.05 ON-SITE AMENITY AND FACILITIES 54.05-1 Daylight To New Windows Objective Met? Standard A16 Met? Comments To adequate daylight into new habitable room windows Yes No N/A A window in a habitable room should be located to face: an outdoor space clear to the sky or a light court with min. area of 3sqm and min. dimension of 1m clear to the sky, not including land on an abutting lot, or a verandah provided it is open for at least one third its perimeter, or a carport provided it has two or more open and is open for at least one third of its perimeter Yes No NA 54.05-2 Private Open Space Objective Met? Standard A17 Met? Comments To provide adequate private open for the reasonable recreation and service needs of residents Yes No N/A Dwelling should have private open space: of 80sqm or 20% of the lot area, whichever is the lesser but not less than 40sqm at least one part of the POS should consist of 25sqm secluded POS with a min. width of 3m at the side or rear with convenient access from a living room Yes No NA 54.05-3 Solar Access To Open Space Objective Met? Standard A18 Met? Comments To allow solar access into the secluded private open space of a new dwelling Yes No N/A The private open space should be located on the north side of the dwelling, if practicable Yes No NA The southern boundary of secluded private open should be set back from any wall on the north of the space at least (2 + 0.9h) metres, where h is the height of the wall Refer to Diagram A5 Yes No NA