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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.
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