Information Response

Performance outcomes                                Acceptable Outcomes                                  Compliance
Editor’s Note—In addition to the following benchmarks for accepted development subject to requirements for driveway and crossovers, approval is required from Council
to construct or modify all crossovers.
Access Design                                                                                            Can be conditioned to comply with A08.1
PO8                                                 AO8.1                                                A new driveway crossover is proposed to provide access to the
The design, management and maintenance of           Driveways and crossovers are designed to comply      dwelling house from Easement B in Lot 6 RP 838780. The
the access facilitates:                             with Council's standard drawings RS-049, RS-         driveway and crossover will be designed to comply with Council’s
                                                    050, RS-056 and addendum as applicable.              standard drawing.
 1.   safe and convenient use for vehicles,
      pedestrians and cyclists;                     AO8.2                                                Not relevant to this application – there is no footpath.
 2.   vehicles negotiating without contacting the   Where a footpath exists, the driveway meets
      driveway or crossover surface; and            the road reserve at the level of the existing
 3.   stormwater disposal without any negative      footpath.
      impacts on the surrounding area.
                                                    AO8.3                                                Complies with A08.3
                                                    Driveways within the property:                       The attached long-section (refer Attachment 1) has been derived
                                                                                                         from levels from Council’s mapping and shows that the new
                                                     1.   have a maximum gradient of 20% and vertical driveway has reasonable longitudinal grades ranging from 7% to
                                                          curves to ensure no scraping for a standard    13.6% and will therefore function satisfactorily.
                                                          vehicle; or
                                                     2.   have a maximum gradient of 25% provided–
                                                            1. the length of the driveway steeper than
                                                                 20% does not exceed 6 metres; and
                                                            2. 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                                                 AO9                                                  Complies with A09
The driveway and crossover design avoids using      The driveway and crossover is designed without       The proposed driveway and crossover is from land contained
structures within the road reserve.                 significant alteration to the existing road          within an access easement and does not require any alteration to
                                                    reserve whereby the finished surface level of the    the road reserve.
                                                    driveway is consistent in height with the existing
                                                    height of the road reserve.

                                                    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.
Materials                                                                                                Not relevant to this application.
PO10                                                AO10
Driveways and crossovers are to be able to          No pavers or permeable pavement systems are