2021-01-27 Special Meeting Agenda

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                     27 JANUARY 2021


                            Natural Hazards and Natural Resources Overlay Code
                 Assessment Benchmark                                         Assessment
    b)    incorporating an appropriate allowance for the   realistic, however a condition relating to over-floor
          predicted impacts of climate change.             flood level impacts is provided.


    Disaster Management                                    It is reasonably foreseeable that children
    O24 Development supports, and does not unduly          congregating in a park located in a floodway could
    burden, disaster management response or                cause significant additional burden to disaster
    recovery capacity or capabilities                      management services during a flood event.
                                                           Conditions are provided aimed at reducing these
                                                           potential burdens by providing an active warning
                                                           system and eliminating areas of potential isolation.



                        SPP2017 – State Interest Natural Hazards Risk and Resilience

                 Assessment Benchmark                                         Assessment

    (3)   Development avoids natural hazard areas, or      See above response to O17
          where it is not possible to avoid the natural
          hazard area, development mitigates the risks
          to people and property to an acceptable or
          tolerable level.

    (4)   Development supports and does not hinder         See above response to O24
          disaster management response or recovery
          capacity and capabilities.

    (5)   Development      directly, indirectly   and      See above response to O22
          cumulatively avoids an increase in the
          severity of the natural hazard and the
          potential for damage on the site or to other
          properties.

    (7)   The natural processes and the protective         See above response to O19
          function of landforms and the vegetation that
          can mitigate risks associated with the natural
          hazard are maintained or enhanced.

It is clear that use of the site for the purpose of a playground presents a potential risk to users as
a result of the flooding, noting that many of the users will be young children. Whilst it is preferred
that a new playground of this scale and regional significance would be placed in an area which is
not subject to flooding in this instance the use of the site for the purpose of a playground is
supported based on the inclusion of conditions designed to mitigate the risk associated with
flooding. Specifically these conditions will require:
         An automatic flood warning system incorporating both an audible and visual alarm is to be
          provided to alert visitors to evacuate the site as soon as flood waters begin to inundate the
          playground and with sufficient warning time to ensure full site evacuation prior to evacuation
          routes becoming inundated
         The playground design to be amended to eliminate the risk of isolation of all site areas by
          rising flood waters. This may involve either modification to site levels or provision of linking
          elevated walkways and evacuation routes which remain flood-free until each area of the site
          which the evacuation routes service is itself inundated



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