Residential Use Code

                        COLUMN 1                                                          COLUMN 2                                                 ASSESSMENT
                 SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                   PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
Environmentally Sustainable Building Design
Hot Water Systems17
O3                                                                 S3.1                                                           Complies with the Probable Solution
Hot water systems are installed and operated to                    All hot water systems installed are                            The development will be provided with efficient
support the efficient use of natural resources and                 a) solar systems; or                                           hot water systems.
minimise consequent pollution such as greenhouse                   b) electric heat pump systems; or
gas emissions.                                                     c) natural gas or LPG systems; or
                                                                   d) any combination of a), b) or c).
Water supply and conservation                                                                                                     Not Applicable
O4                                                                 S4.1
On-site water storage is designed and operated to                  If in a designated rainwater tank area as identified           The site is connected to reticulated water supply.
support the efficient use of water;                                in Map 1 of Schedule 8, residential uses that qualify
                                                                   as class 1A or 1B structures under the Building
AND                                                                Code of Australia have a rainwater tank or tanks in
                                                                   accordance with Schedule 8.
                                                                   AND
O5                                                                 S5.1                                                           Not Applicable
On-site water storage is adequate for                              Where not in a water service area a                            The site is connected to reticulated water supply.
occupants every day use and fire fighting                          rainwater tank of a minimum of 60,000 litres is
purposes.                                                          provided for each dwelling unit, with the
                                                                   exception of Multiple Housing Type 1.
Erosion and sediment control
O6                                                                 S6.1                                                           Complies with Specific Outcomes
Development does not cause erosion or result in                    No solution provided.                                          The development will be undertaken so as to not
transport of sediments off-site.                                                                                                  cause erosion or the transportation of sediments.
                                                                   Advisory Note
                                                                   Persons undertaking development, including building work,
                                                                   are required under the Environmental Protection (Water)
                                                                   Policy 1997 (EPP) to ensure that sediment and other material
                                                                   including building waste, sawdust, concrete, cement or paint
                                                                   are not deposited or released into a roadside gutter,
                                                                   stormwater drain or waterway, or into a place where it could
                                                                   reasonably be expected to move or be washed into a roadside
                                                                   gutter, stormwater drain or waterway and are not washed from
                                                                   the site. Council enforces the EPP and penalties may apply.



17   This does not apply to buildings which qualify as Class 1A or 1B structures under the Building code of Australia


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