Roundhouse Design Guidelines - Victoria

3.14 Noise Abatement
There are three sources of noise that will impact the development: harbour
aircraft, on-going railway operations, and the vehicular traffic on Esquimalt
Road. Buildings that face in the direction of these noise sources shall be
designed according to industry standards like the CMHC guidelines for housing
construction adjacent to railways.
• Noise mitigation strategies shall be addressed in the Development Permit
Application and in accordance with the Master Development Agreement.
• Development Permit Applications will require an opinion of the
chosen noise mitigation method by a professional certified in acoustics
measurement and analysis or by the architect for the development.
• Strategies may include and are not limited to increased wall mass and
updated window and door systems.
3.15 Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design
(CPTED)
The approach taken to ensure that CPTED principles are met in the project
includes the following:
• mixed use with public-oriented activity on the ground floor of buildings
• people living above to monitor the area twenty-four hours a day
• avoidance of low, heavy plantings adjacent to public use areas to prevent
potential entrapment areas
• unimpeded sightlines through pedestrian mews
• adequate night lighting
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