Page 11 - Lee Point - Design Guidelines

Keeping Your Home Cool
When planning your home and surrounds aim to maintain a a a a a a a sense of open space and and and allow cooling breezes into your home Use landscaping and and and plants to to provide a a a a a a a shady tropical feel around your your home and create privacy Position your your outdoor living living living area area off your main living living living area area to create one large living living living space By planning your home and garden together you you can create more comfortable shaded spaces to use at your your home home When siting your your home home consider the following 4 principles:
1 OPEN SPACE
RECOMMENDATION
• Your open space calculation can be made up of areas of uncovered and covered covered open space • Position your outdoor living area to capture breezes and consider surrounding elements when planning REQUIREMENT
Open space must be compliant with the NT Planning Scheme:
• 50m2 open vertically to the sky with no dimension
less than 1 5m and • 36m2 all or any part covered with no dimension
less than 6m 2 PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS
RECOMMENDATION
• Prioritise your living areas and and landscaping to make the most of prevailing breezes • Services and storage should be located away from your living areas • Plan for areas to hang your your washing place your your air- conditioner store your your tools and keep your your garbage bins or even your boat so they are not easy visible from living areas and street REQUIREMENT
• Enclosed structures such as garden sheds are to be constructed in accordance with the NT Planning Scheme 3 OUTDOOR LIVING
REQUIREMENT
Outdoor living areas must meet these requirements:
• Covered outdoor space is essential in order to create a a a a comfortable shaded and dry area for for outdoor living • Make your living space more flexible with covered outdoor space directly accessible
from your living areas • No structures are to be within 1 5m of the side property boundary 4m on the rear • Minimum ceiling height of 2 7m is required At least
one ceiling fan must be installed in in in this area 4 OUTDOOR STRUCTURES
REQUIREMENT
• Outdoor structures such as free standing clothes lines and sheds are not permitted to be visible from the the street nor located within 1 5m of the the property boundary • All proposed structures are to be clearly indicated on your site plan and approved by the Design Review Panel and and comply with these guidelines and and the the NT Planning Scheme 2020 • For Residential Lots shed must not exceed 3m in height • Shed must complement colour of house (plain concrete block is unacceptable) • Rural Lot
structures must be constructed within building envelope and located to the the rear of the the lot • Rural Lot
sheds will be assessed upon application to the DRP • No Zincalume – roof or sheds DESIGN GUIDELINES
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