Appendix C - Code Assessment

Flood Hazard Overlay Code




                                            AO6.5                                                      AO6.5 – Not Applicable
                                            Basements and underground car parking areas are
                                            designed to drain and function safely during a flood
                                            event and power failure.

                                            Editor's note—Basements should have flood immunity
                                            above the 1%AEP defined flood event with alternative
                                            means to mechanical pumping used to achieve such
                                            immunity.
Disaster management
PO7                                         AO7.1                                                      AO7.1 – Complies
Development supports, and does not unduly   Development is located to support self-evacuation of       The proposed development will ensure that each lot is
burden, disaster management response or     people and ensure sufficient warning time for the nature   provided with flood free access to Jirrima Crescent.
recovery capacity or capabilities.          of the use.

                                            AO7.2                                                      AO7.2 – Complies
                                            Development does not:
                                                                                                       The proposed development does not:
                                                                                                        a) increase the number of people calculated to be at
                                             a)   increase the number of people calculated to be at         risk from flooding;
                                                  risk from flooding;                                   b) increase the number of people likely to need
                                             b)   increase the number of people likely to need              evacuation;
                                                  evacuation;                                           c) shorten flood warning times for other uses in the
                                             c)   shorten flood warning times for other uses in the         floodplain; or
                                                  floodplain; or
                                                                                                        d) impact on the ability of traffic to use evacuation
                                             d)   impact on the ability of traffic to use evacuation        routes, or unreasonably increase traffic volumes
                                                  routes, or unreasonably increase traffic volumes          on evacuation routes.
                                                  on evacuation routes.

                                            AO7.3                                                      AO7.3 – Not Applicable
                                            Materials stored on site:

                                             a)   are readily able to be moved in a flood event to a
                                                  flood free area; or
                                             b)   are contained in order to minimise movement in