MCU14/0056 - Town Planning Report

                                                                                                       town planning
                                                                                                              report

                                                                              Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality

Specific Outcomes                                                 Probable solutions                                                         Response

in persons multiplied by 40m2.

O13 For the Business Centre Zone plot ratio does not                                                                                         Plot ratio of .05:1, well below stated maximum.
exceed—
a) 0.8:1 for site areas up to and including 2,000m2; and
b) 0.3:1 for the balance of a site over 2,000m2.

Flooding and drainage                                             S14.1 For new buildings or structures or additions of more than            Refer to attached Engineering and SMP reports.
O14 Buildings and other works are designed and sited to—          50m2 gross floor area to an existing building or structure, floor levels   The development is not affected by flooding with
a) provide flood free access to premises and flood free           for habitable rooms are—                                                   drainage quality and quantity addressed within the
habitable areas;                                                  a) for areas where minimum floor levels are available—not less than        SMP.
b) allow only minor, short term and infrequent flooding of        the specified level;
non-habitable areas;                                              b) for areas where flood modelling is available—a minimum of
c) ensure carparking areas can be adequately drained;             500mm above the modelled flood level; and
d) ensure drainage does not adversely impact upon other           c) for areas where flood modelling is not available, a minimum of
premises; and                                                     500mm above the highest known flood level; AND
e) ensure filling or excavation does not adversely impact upon
other premises by—
i. causing ponding of water on the site or nearby land;
ii. increasing flooding, which adversely affects the safety or
                                                                  S14.2 Where Council infrastructure is available—                           Refer to attached Engineering and SMP reports
use of any land upstream and downstream; and
                                                                  a) any drainage (including buildings and yards) flows to that
iii. adversely affecting the flow of water in any overland flow
                                                                  infrastructure; and
path.
                                                                  b) the infrastructure has the capacity to accept any additional
                                                                  loading; AND

                                                                  S14.3 Car parking and maneuvering areas are constructed at a level         Complies – car parking areas are constructed such
                                                                  that permits the parking area to drain from the site by gravity            that the parking area can drain from the site by
                                                                  means, without the need for mechanical pumping; or                         gravity.

                                                                  S14.4 Basements for residential uses have flood immunity above the         N/A




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