MCU14/0045 & OPW14/0268: Appendix D - Engineering Works codes

Appendix D: Engineering Works Codes


                                                                      EARTHWORKS CODE

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                                     ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS                                     COMMENTS

                                                         purpose of firewood. (Note: Disposal of vegetative
                                                         waste by burning off is not an acceptable method of
                                                         disposal).
Managing contamination risk                              S6.1 The fill material is solid clean earth, free of     The proposed fill material is solid clean earth, free of
O6 Materials used as fill are suitable for development   putrescible or refuse material, vegetation, acid         putrescible or refuse material, vegetation, acid sulfate
of the land and filling or excavation works do not       sulfate soils, building or construction material or      soils, building or construction material or other material
result in the contamination of land.                     other material or contaminants; AND                      or contaminants. The site is not on the contaminated
                                                         S6.2 The site is not on the contaminated land            land register.
                                                         register.
Haulage activity and amenity                             No solution provided                                     Earthworks construction operations will generally occur
O7 Haulage of material to and from a site ensures—                                                                between 7am and 6pm, Monday to Saturday. Truck
a) minimal disturbance to neighbouring properties                                                                 movements will not exceed 20 trips per day.
and properties along the haulage route; and b)
Council’s road infrastructure including pavements is
not adversely affected.
O8 Extent of earthworks Earthworks are contained         S8.1 All earthworks, including cut and fill batters,     All earthworks, including cut and fill batters, retaining
within the subject property.                             retaining walls etc are contained within the subject     walls etc. will be contained within the subject site.
                                                         site.
Sloping sites                                            S9.1 Cut or fill is less than 2m in depth relative to    Fill is less than 2m in depth relative to the natural
O9 On sloping sites, excavation or filling are           the natural ground surface.                              ground surface.
designed to maximise the use of natural slope and
minimise the need for cut and fill.
Environmental protection                                 No solution provided.                                    Earthworks operations will be carried out with due
O10 Earthworks minimise any adverse impact upon                                                                   regard to minimise adverse impacts upon groundwater,
groundwater, watercourses, drainage lines, wetlands,                                                              watercourses, drainage lines, wetlands, and native
and native vegetation.                                                                                            vegetation.
Dams                                                     S11.1 Where the site is in the Rural Zone—               Not applicable.
O11 Dam location and construction does not impact        a) the land has a slope of less than 25% (1:4); and
upon neighbouring properties in terms of—                b) the earthworks including cut and fill batters and
a) hydrology;                                            retaining walls are setback a minimum of 50m from
b) alteration of existing overland flowpaths and         the property boundary; and
patterns;                                                c) the size of the lot is greater than 5 Hectares; AND
c) landslide or failure of dam wall; and                 S11.2 Where the site is in the Rural Settlement
d) effluent disposal areas.                              Zone or the Rural Zone where the lot is less than 5


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