Town Planning Assessment Report (3) · MCU26/0012

Driveway and crossover                  AO8.1 Driveways and crossovers Refer to Engineering Plans.
Editor’s Note—In addition to the following are designed to comply with
benchmarks for accepted development Council's            standard     drawings
subject to requirements for driveway and RS-049,       RS-050, RS-056 and
crossovers, approval is required from Council
to construct or modify all crossovers.
                                              addendum as applicable.

Access Design
PO8 The design, management and AO8.2 Where a footpath exists, the No footpath exists.
maintenance   of   the  access driveway meets the road reserve at
facilitates:                   the level of the existing footpath.

    (a)​ safe and convenient use for
         vehicles, pedestrians and AO8.3 Driveways                  within      the Refer to Engineering Plans.
         cyclists;                   property:
    (b)​ vehicles negotiating without       (a)​ have a maximum gradient
         contacting the driveway or              of 20% and vertical curves
         crossover surface; and                  to ensure no scraping for a
    (c)​ stormwater         disposal             standard vehicle; or
         without    any    negative         (b)​ have a maximum gradient
         impacts on the surrounding              of 25% provided–
         area.                              (c)​ the length of the driveway
                                                 steeper than 20% does not
                                                 exceed 6 metres; and
                                            (d)​ there is a change in
                                                 gradient not less than 2
                                                 metres in length and not
                                                 greater than 12:5% at the
                                                 ends of the 25% section of
                                                 the driveway.

PO9 The driveway and crossover AO9 The driveway and crossover is                       No alteration to the road
design avoids using structures designed      without      significant                  reserve will be required. The
within the road reserve.       alteration to the existing road                         proposal seeks to reutilise the
                               reserve whereby the finished                            existing crossover, and seeks
                               surface level of the driveway is                        to     provide   a     driveway
                               consistent in height with the                           extension internally to connect
                               existing height of the road reserve.                    to the proposed dwelling.

                                        Editor’s Note—Should the design not
                                        comply with the standard drawings,
                                        including any cut or fill within the road
                                        reserve, an operational works application to
                                        Council for a non-standard driveway is
                                        required.

Protection of infrastructure          AO12 Driveways are located not Complies.
PO12 Driveways do not damage or less        than     1.0    metre from
interfere with the location, function stormwater infrastructure.
of,    or    access     to    Council
infrastructure.                         Editor’s Note—If the driveway covers or is
                                        within     1.0    metre    of    stormwater
                                        infrastructure,   an    operational   works
                                        application to Council for a non-standard
                                        driveway is required.




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