Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU25/0021

facilitates:                           Council's  standard     drawings
       1.​ safe and convenient use     RS-049, RS-050, RS-056 and
           for vehicles, pedestrians   addendum as applicable.
           and cyclists;
       2.​ vehicles negotiating        AO8.2 Where a footpath exists, the
           without contacting the      driveway meets the road reserve at Not applicable
           driveway or crossover       the level of the existing footpath.
           surface; and
       3.​ stormwater disposal
                                       AO8.3 Driveways       within   the Can comply with AO8.3
           without any negative
                                       property:
           impacts on the
           surrounding area.              1.​ have a maximum gradient
                                              of 20% and vertical curves
                                              to ensure no scraping for a
                                              standard vehicle; or
                                          2.​ have a maximum gradient
                                              of 25% provided–
                                               1.​ the length of the
                                                   driveway steeper than
                                                   20% does not exceed
                                                   6 metres; and
                                               2.​ there is a change in
                                                   gradient not less than
                                                   2 metres in length and
                                                   not greater than
                                                   12:5% at the ends of
                                                   the 25% section of
                                                   the driveway.

PO9 The driveway and crossover AO9 The driveway and crossover is Can comply with AO9
design avoids using structures designed      without      significant
within the road reserve.       alteration to the existing road
                               reserve whereby the finished
                               surface level of the driveway is
                               consistent in height with the
                               existing height of the road reserve.


                                       Editor’s Note—Should the design
                                       not comply with the standard
                                       drawings, including any cut or fill
                                       within the road reserve, an
                                       operational works application to
                                       Council    for    a   non-standard
                                       driveway is required.

PO10 Driveways and crossovers AO10 No pavers or permeable Complies with AO10
are to be able to withstand loadings pavement systems are used within
from vehicles and the use of pavers the road reserve.
is avoided.
                                       Editor’s Note—Examples of the
                                       types of pavers to avoid include



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