1.4 LANDSCAPE Coastal edge and Public Open Space Fencing Service plinths may be integrated with, recessed within, or shared with an open space or the coastal edge should not be When designing the of front yard fencing, care should be placed behind the front fence so that they are not prominent higher than 1.5m and should be permeable when higher than to avoid: in view. Where a fence or wall is set back from the front 1.2 (refer definition diagram in Technical Annexures). boundary (typically by 0.6m) to allow for a service plinth, long stretches of the same fencing type along a planting should be incorporated in front of the wall to assist Fencing should be treated similarly to street front street, with screening. fencing in design and materials. a different type on every lot, or predictable and repeated patterns of fencing types. Where a 1.8m high privacy fence is visible from the public Lots interfacing with the coastal edge character area realm (e.g. corner lots and rear lanes), the top 0.5m portion of should reinforce it by extending planting themes into Front yard fencing should be designed to: the fence should be semi-transparent. front yards to maintain a natural and informal interface, and should, be in keeping with the architectural character of the house without needing to match it in appearance, a boundary is shared with an open space, use low planting to allow passive surveillance of the colour or materials, fences and or walls are encouraged to be not more walkway, achieve an appearance of substance and depth, than 900mm high regardless of front, side or rear using high quality detailing, construction and boundary situation. Where this is not practical, a have a similar or complementary theme to the adjoining materials (i.e. not sheet panels) higher fence may be constructed provided it is coastal edge or public open space planting. visually permeable. Fences and walls on a boundary Examples of low fences with good level of detailing. July 2013 Service covers located in 600mm strip in front of fence, pg. 39 1 DESIGN GUIDELINES planting to screen. Privacy fence with permeable top. ARCHITECTURE Example of low wall on Buckley Ave. LANDSCAPE CATALINA SUB PRECINCT - HOBSONVILLE POINT
1.4 LANDSCAPE Coastal edge and Public Open Space Fencing When designing the of front yard fencing, care should be to avoid: long stretches of the same fencing type along a street, a different type on every lot, or predictable and repeated patterns of fencing types. Front yard fencing should be designed to: be in keeping with the architectural character of the house without needing to match it in appearance, colour or materials, achieve an appearance of substance and depth, using high quality detailing, construction and materials (i.e. not sheet panels) Service plinths may be integrated with, recessed within, or placed behind the front fence so that they are not prominent in view. Where a fence or wall is set back from the front boundary (typically by 0.6m) to allow for a service plinth, planting should be incorporated in front of the wall to assist with screening. Where a 1.8m high privacy fence is visible from the public realm (e.g. corner lots and rear lanes), the top 0.5m portion of the fence should be semi-transparent. a boundary is shared with an open space, fences and or walls are encouraged to be not more than 900mm high regardless of front, side or rear boundary situation. Where this is not practical, a higher fence may be constructed provided it is visually permeable. Fences and walls on a boundary shared with an open space or the coastal edge should not be higher than 1.5m and should be permeable when higher than 1.2 (refer definition diagram in Technical Annexures). Fencing should be treated similarly to street front fencing in design and materials. Lots interfacing with the coastal edge character area should reinforce it by extending planting themes into front yards to maintain a natural and informal interface, and should, use low planting to allow passive surveillance of the walkway, have a similar or complementary theme to the adjoining coastal edge or public open space planting. Service covers located in 600mm strip in front of fence, planting to screen. CATALINA SUB PRECINCT - HOBSONVILLE POINT July 2013 pg. 39 Example of low wall on Buckley Ave. Examples of low fences with good level of detailing. Privacy fence with permeable top. 1 DESIGN GUIDELINES ARCHITECTURE LANDSCAPE
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