Home Owners Association

3 EASTRIDGE

HOME OWNERS ASSOCIATION

PRECINCT DESIGN MANUAL

MAY 2004

CHITTENDEN NICKS DE VILLIERS 1 REF: 98430/Wedderwill Design Manual environmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture May 2004 3.3 THE EASTRIDGE PRECINCT

Introduction The broad description of the architectural character(s) to be adhered to in the Eastridge Precinct can be described as falling into a 'Mountain Lodge' style. 'Mountain Lodge' architecture is characterised by elements such as stone and timber, rustic face brick or bradstone in mountain colours (such as sandstone or granite), thatched or natural coloured slate roofs.

Elements of 'Cape Vernacular' architecture, and 'Rural Vernacular' architecture, such as vertical multi pane window openings, simple gable ends, natural coloured pitched roofs (with corrugated iron type profiles), covered stoeps or verandas can be included.

Spanish, Sardinian, Tudor, Cape Dutch or other such styles of architecture that are not consistent with the above described architectural aesthetic will not be acceptable.

1. SERVITUDES AND GENERAL BUILDING RESTRICTIONS

1.1 All buildings, including outbuildings, are to be restricted to the prescribed development area as indicated on the relevant development plan (see Section 4).

1.2 Any terraced or paved areas to be not less than 3,0 metres away from any property or subdivision boundary.

1.3 All building plans should be submitted to the project architect and Home Owners Association for approval prior to submission to the local authority (Refer to Section 2).

1.4 Plans for all outbuildings and facilities (e.g. pools, squash and tennis courts, additions including temporary structures such as garden sheds, greenhouses, carports, walling and fencing) are to be submitted to the Home Owners Association and the project architect for approval prior to submission to the local authorities. Neighbours consent must be obtained, and cannot be unreasonably withheld, before submission to the local authorities.

2. FOOTPRINT INCLUDING OUTBUILDINGS

2.1 The entire building footprints of all the buildings in the Eastridge Precinct to be a maximum of 240m² including all covered terraces, outbuildings and garages.

2.2 Owners are encouraged to create a cluster of related buildings rather than individual buildings.

2.3 The building(s) should be positioned on the property to show due respect for neighbouring property's views and privacy.

2.4 The plan form of the building should be rectangular or comprise of rectangular or square forms reflective of traditional structures.

CHITTENDEN NICKS DE VILLIERS 2 REF: 98430/Wedderwill Design Manual environmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture May 2004 3. ELEMENTS

The table below indicates in general terms the elements and colours considered acceptable for the Eastridge Precinct and those that will be excluded.

ELEMENT ACCEPTABLE MATERIALS /FORM SPECIFIC EXCLUSIONS

1. PLAN FORM  Plan form should be  Circular, angular rectangular or comprised of polygonal plan forms rectangular or square forms  Angular or curved elements will be permitted as long as they do not override the general form of the plan  These will be subject to the Home Owners Association's approval

2. EXTERNAL WALLING  Plaster and paint (in natural  Bright or primary colours tones or pale shades) on brick  Unpainted block or or blockwork brickwork (excepting  Painted bagged brickwork selected facebrick) (Imperial brick size only)  Painted bagged  Selected facebrick blockwork or 'Mazi'  Natural stone or 'Bradstone' brickwork  Natural or painted timber or  'Calsica' facebrick other fibre- cement clapboarding than natural colours

3. ROOF FORMS  Double pitched  Mono pitch roofs  Hipped or gable ends  Low roof pitches  Lean to roofs  Flat roofs  Verandas roofs  Reproductions or  Dormer windows imitations of 'Cape Dutch'  Minimum 30°; Maximum 45° gables roof pitch

4. ROOFING MATERIALS  Thatch  Mitred or scalloped fibre  Timber or asphalt shingles cement tiles  Natural or square cut fibre  'IBR' or large profile fibre cement slate. cement sheeting (e.g. 'Big  Flat profile 'Slatelite' or Six') 'Broseley' concrete tile  White, metallic, reflective  Galvanised iron or fibre bright colours (except as cement corrugated roof approved by Home sheeting Owners Association)  Colour subject to Home Owners Association's approval

5. WINDOWS  Square or vertical double-  Painted steel or plastic square proportions windows  Natural or painted hard-wood,  No wide sliding doors PVC or dark anodised  Horizontal proportioned aluminium frames openings (e.g. wide  Colour subject to Home sliding doors) Owners Association's  Bright primary colours approval (except as approved by  Dormer windows must be Home Owners vertically proportioned and Association) CHITTENDEN NICKS DE VILLIERS 3 REF: 98430/Wedderwill Design Manual environmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture May 2004 subject to a maximum width of  Reflective glass 2m and a minimum gap of 2m  Glass blocks between windows

6. DOORS  Single or double proportioned  No wide sliding doors openings  Bright primary colours  Natural or painted timber  Reflective glass  PVC or Aluminium frames  Colour subject to Home Owners Association's approval

7. DRIVEWAYS AND  Treated timber  Untinted concrete drive- PATHWAYS  Clay brick pavers or ways cobblestones  Uncoloured asphalt or  Clean gravel or 'Laterite' drive- 'chip and or spray' way  Tar, asphalt concrete,  Hardwood timber boardwalks concrete pavers railway sleeper pathways  Dark gravel, laterite, stone

8. BOUNDARY WALLS,  Only the immediate environs  Pre-cast concrete fencing FENCES AND of the dwelling unit may be walling ('Vibracrete') ENCLOSURES walled ie kitchen yards /  Unpainted brick or containment of pets). blockwork (except for Maximum 2000 mm ht selected facebrick)  Profiled sheet metal  Yard walling may be plastered block or brickwork , painted in natural colours, alternatively selected rustic facebrick, natural stone or 'Bradstone'

 Boundary fencing (for erf) may be of treated or natural or painted timber fencing, alternatively paddock style timber and wire mesh fencing with screening vegetation (for erf) max 1200mm ht , design to WHOA approval

9. LEVELS AND SITE  Buildings should be designed  Excessive 'cut and fill' WORKS and located to respond to site and excavations will not be permitted and slope conditions.  Stabilising materials other  No vertical grading of more than as approved by than 500mm may be Home Owners undertaken to establish a Association suitable building platform.

10. HEIGHT OF  Roof height will be limited to a  Large spans resulting in BUILDINGS height of 6,5m from average excessively high roof ground level of house footprint lines should be avoided to the roof pitch  Double storey buildings  The ground floor wall plate will not be permitted height will be restricted to 2,6m CHITTENDEN NICKS DE VILLIERS 4 REF: 98430/Wedderwill Design Manual environmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture May 2004  Owners are encouraged to consider the use of attic space accommodation with dormer or roof windows.  Attic accommodation is subject to a maximum of 45m² useable space, (measured from 2,1m floor to ceiling height)

11. LANDSCAPING  Buffalo lawn or other  Kikuyu grass indigenous grass  Invasive alien trees  The objective of the  Extensive decorative landscaping is to mitigate the gardening or "fyn-tuin" visual exposure of the precinct would not be visually appropriate  Trees with a diameter of less than 100mm may be felled  All lawn area should be restricted to a maximum of 5% of the total property  New screen planting with appropriate species is required as indicated on the development plan  Simple mass and screen planting tolerant of both shady conditions and acid soil  Only subtle outside garden lighting will be permitted

12. FACILITIES  All to comply with the materials (pools, tennis and and design manual as set out squash courts and above general outbuildings)

CHITTENDEN NICKS DE VILLIERS 5 REF: 98430/Wedderwill Design Manual environmental planning, urban design, landscape architecture May 2004