Appendix 5- Response to Planning Scheme Codes · MCU17/0027

risk O6 Materials used as fill   free of putrescible or refuse material,        The site does not encompass
are        suitable      for     vegetation, acid sulfate soils, building or    contaminated land. Fill materials
development of the land and      construction material or other material or     will be solid clean earth, free of
filling or excavation works      contaminants; AND
                                                                                putrescible or refuse material,
do not result in the
contamination of land.                                                          vegetation, acid sulfate soils,
                                                                                building or construction material or
                                                                                other material or contaminants.

                                                                                Complies
                                 S6.2 The site is not on the contaminated
                                 land register.
Haulage       activity     and   No solution provided                           Complies
amenity O7                                                                      Haulage of material to and from a
Haulage of material to and                                                      site ensures that there will be
from a site ensures— a)
                                                                                minimal        disturbance        to
minimal     disturbance     to
neighbouring        properties                                                  neighbouring      properties    and
and properties along the                                                        properties along the haulage
haulage route; and b)                                                           route. Council’s road infrastructure
Council’s                 road                                                  including pavements is not
infrastructure       including                                                  adversely affected.
pavements is not adversely
affected.
O8 Extent of earthworks          S8.1 All earthworks, including cut and fill    Complies
Earthworks are contained         batters, retaining walls etc are contained     All earthworks activities will be
within the subject property.     within the subject site.                       contained within the subject
                                                                                properties.
Sloping sites O9 On sloping      S9.1 Cut or fill is less than 2m in depth      Alternative
sites, excavation or filling     relative to the natural ground surface.        The applicant proposes a minor
are designed to maximise                                                        relaxation to the cut or fill depth
the use of natural slope and
                                                                                restriction. The cut or fill will be
minimise the need for cut
and fill.                                                                       approximately 2.8m in depth
                                                                                relative to the natural ground
                                                                                surface.
Environmental      protection    No solution provided.                          Complies
O10 Earthworks minimise                                                         There       are    no       identified
any adverse impact upon                                                         watercourses,     drainage       lines
groundwater, watercourses,
                                                                                onsite. Native vegetation will be
drainage lines, wetlands,
and native vegetation.                                                          retained where practical.
Dams O11 Dam location and        S11.1 Where the site is in the Rural           Not Applicable
construction     does     not    Zone— a) the land has a slope of less          No dams are proposed to be
impact upon neighbouring         than 25% (1:4); and b) the earthworks          constructed onsite.
properties in terms of— a)       including cut and fill batters and retaining
hydrology; b) alteration of      walls are setback a minimum of 50m from
existing overland flowpaths      the property boundary; and c) the size of
and patterns; c) landslide       the lot is greater than 5 Hectares; AND
or failure of dam wall; and
d) effluent disposal areas.      S11.2 Where the site is in the Rural           Not Applicable
                                 Settlement Zone or the Rural Zone where
                                 the lot is less than 5 Hectares— a) the
                                 land has a slope of less than 1:6; and b)
                                 the earthworks including cut and fill
                                 batters and retaining walls are setback a
                                 minimum of 20m from the property
                                 boundary; and c) involving less than
                                 500m3 of material; AND
                                                                                Not Applicable
                                 S11.3 For all other zones— No solution
                                 provided.