Planning Report & Code Assessment · MCU15/0014

The purpose of this code is to ensure:

    a) all urban development has suitable treatment and reuse systems for all site run-off;
    b) all urban development reduces the need for mains water by utilizing run-off from appropriate
       areas for applications such as toilet flushing and garden maintenance;
    c) pipeless stormwater management systems are utilised;
    d) downstream ecosystems, properties and infrastructure are not adversely impacted by either
       quantity, levels of inundation or water quality changes caused by development; and
    e) water reuse facilities have no adverse impact on the quality of the town mains water.

Comment: The requirement for water reuse systems is no longer applicable as a result of the state
government’s repeal of laws (on 1 February 2013). Stormwater will be collected and discharged into a
legal point of discharge. Stormwater management will be addressed in greater detail with a
subsequent operational works application.



WATER SUPPLY AND SEWERAGE RETICULATION CODE
The purpose of this code is to ensure:

    a) To provide water supply and sewerage reticulation infrastructure that is designed and
       constructed in a cost-effective, coordinated and efficient manner that supports ecologically
       sustainable development practices;
    b) To ensure that, where sites have access to Council’s reticulated sewerage system all
       associated infrastructure and connections are designed and constructed in accordance with
       acceptable engineering design standards; and
    c) All water supply and sewerage reticulation infrastructure designed and constructed by private
       contractors utilise systems, processes and materials that are able to be fully integrated into
       Council’s existing infrastructure.

Comment: The proposal will comply with all applicable Specific Outcomes of the Water Supply and
Sewerage Reticulation Code. The development will be connected to all essential urban infrastructures.
The proposal is for infill development within a well-established and well serviced locality therefore
maximising the efficient use of existing infrastructure.



NATURAL HAZARDS OVERLAYS CODE
The purpose of this code is to ensure:

    a) development in areas at risk from natural hazards is compatible with the nature of the natural
       hazard;
    b) the risk to people, property and the natural environment from natural hazards is minimised;
    c) development does not result in a material increase in the extent or severity of natural
       hazards; and
    d) for acid sulfate areas—the generation or release of acid and associated metal contaminants
       into the environment is avoided

Comment: The proposal will not result in any increased risk to people, property or the natural
environment. The development will achieve the minimum floor level specified for the site. Standard
conditions can be imposed in relation to site filling and acid sulfate soils management.