3. Landscape and Streetscape - City of Greater Geelong

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3. Landscape and Streetscape 3.5.7. Furniture and Other Infrastructure Street furniture, park furniture and other infrastructure should be confined to those items in the City of Greater Geelong Urban Furniture Style Manual that specifies both urban design and park standards. They must be: • Constructed of appropriate material with high durability that is capable of withstanding intensive use, and a reasonable level of maintenance. Recycled materials can be considered. • Designed in accordance with a contextually relevant theme. • Located to achieve optimum usage being positioned in appropriately designed areas and encourage shared use by different facilities. • Resilient to vandalism and cost effective to repair and replace. • Of a high quality and construction standard. • Public seating should be sited in accordance with the “Clause 56 Walkability Toolkit”. Benches must have armrests and backrests. • Installed with a base material that considers need for accessibility. • All materials, structures and fittings should be sourced in Australia and parts readily available. Streetscape furniture: St Leonards SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES - INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES - 19
3. Landscape and Streetscape 3.5.8. Signage Signs are required for the following purposes: • Identification – to identify entrances to places and open space. • Information – to increase user appreciation of a site, minimise management problems and maximise safety. These may include: - notice signs indicating a current location (e.g. car park); - information signs relating to features and facilities; - interpretive signs providing a deeper understanding of the site and its surroundings; - maps giving graphic and / or worded indication of a current location, landmarks, features, routes and amenities; and - regulatory / advisory signs controlling movement and activity, informing users of known dangers, and warning against unsafe behaviour. • To provide directions – to specific destinations, attractions, facilities and amenities. Figure 3.1: Example of Place Name Sign for Conservation Reserve Figure 3.2 Example of Place Name Sign for Recreation Reserve Signage should be clear and provide simple communication, maximising use of universal signs wherever possible. Consideration should also be given to the need for signs to contain communication in other languages. Signage must be included to enable people to most easily navigate their environment. These must be fixed at a reasonable height to ensure a 7 year old child, or person in a wheelchair can read and see this information and include Braille and or other acceptable indicators for visually impaired persons. Signs should be able to withstand graffiti and vandalism. Recycled materials should be considered in construction. There should be no use of vinyl adhesive lettering in any signs. No private signage, permanent or otherwise will be approved in any Council controlled park, street or other public area. 3.5.9. Entry Treatments Entry treatments involve beautification at the entry points to new subdivisions. They are not encouraged and Council will not take responsibility for the management or maintenance of these areas either during development or following completion of subdivisions. Entry treatments are not considered to be permanent developments or public open space. Streetscape principles should be used in the establishment of an entry treatment – refer 3.5.1 in this section for guidance. Design for any entry treatments will be approved as part of the Landscape Plans that are prepared for planning permit approval. Estate Identification Signage will be the responsibility of the developer for the life of the signage. 20 - SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES - INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT GUIDELINES
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