Information Response

Performance outcomes                                 Acceptable Outcomes                                       Compliance

                                                     OR

                                                     AO16.2
                                                     Where the DFE has not been modelled for the area,
                                                     the finished floor level of habitable rooms is at least
                                                     500 millimetres above the highest recorded flood.

                                                     Editor's Note—The QDC mandatory provisions
                                                     MP3.5 also apply to the construction of buildings in
                                                     flood hazard areas.
PO17                                                                                                           Not relevant to this application.
Underground car parking areas are designed to        No acceptable outcome provided
drain and function safely during a flood event and
power failure.

Editor's note—Basements should have flood
immunity above the 1%AEP defined flood event with
alternative means to mechanical pumping used to
achieve such immunity.
Major Electricity Infrastructure & Substations                                                             Alternate solution proposed to A018.1
PO18                                                   AO18.1                                              The secondary dwelling is setback 27.9m from the transmission
Development is sufficiently separated from major       Development including any sensitive land uses is at line easement. The proposed secondary dwelling is setback
electricity infrastructure and substations to minimise least:                                              greater than 58m (approx.) from the overhead lines. The proposed
the likelihood of nuisance or complaint.                                                                   siting of the secondary dwelling clearly provides adequate
                                                        1. 50 metres from a transmission substation;       separation and does not compromise the operation of the
                                                        2. 10 metres from any other substation; and        electricity infrastructure. Compliance is therefore achieved with
                                                        3. 30 metres from a transmission line easement. PO18.

                                                     AO18.2
                                                     Habitable buildings are not located within an
                                                     easement for a distribution line.
PO19                                                 AO19                                                      Not relevant to this application
Development is located and designed to avoid or      Noise emissions do not exceed 5db(A) above                There is no noise associated with the overhead electricity
minimise noise nuisance from the use of              background noise level internal to a                      infrastructure.
infrastructure.                                      habitable building measured in accordance with
                                                     AS1055.
PO20                                                 AO20                                                  Not relevant to this application.
Wherever practicable habitable buildings are         Where adjoining substations or major electricity
orientated to avoid direct overlooking of major      infrastructure, habitable buildings are orientated so
electricity infrastructure or substations.           that the majority of outdoor living areas and