Attachment D - Planning Scheme Statement

Attachment C
Assessment Against the Planning Scheme – Earthworks Code

     Performance Outcomes                            Acceptable Outcomes                                          Compliance
  Effects of works
  Drainage                              AO1
  PO1                                                                                             Can comply – proposal plans have been
  Finished surface levels ensure land   Filled or excavated areas have a minimum gradient         prepared by SCG Consulting Engineers to
  is free draining.                     of 0.5% and drain to Council’s stormwater                 demonstrate the ability to comply to PO1 and
                                        infrastructure where available, or where stormwater       are included in Attachment B.
                                        infrastructure is not available, toward the street.




  Hydraulics                            No acceptable outcome provided                            Can comply – proposal plans have been
  PO2                                                                                             prepared by SCG Consulting Engineers to
  Change to the levels on site do not                                                             demonstrate the ability to comply to PO2 and
  have an adverse impact on the                                                                   are included in Attachment B.
  flooding and drainage                                                                           .
  characteristics off-site.



  Geotechnical considerations           AO3.1
  PO3                                   Filling works are undertaken in accordance with           Can comply – proposal plans have been
  Earthworks do not result in           Council’s Planning Scheme Policy PSP6                     prepared by SCG Consulting Engineers to
  geotechnical instability on-site or   Engineering design standards - roads, drainage            demonstrate the ability to comply to PO3 and
  to nearby premises.                   and earthworks.                                           are included in Attachment B.

                                        AO3.2
                                        Where the filling is for residential, commercial or
                                        industrial purposes the works comply with
                                        Australian Standard - Guidelines for earthworks on
                                        commercial & residential development.

Local amenity                           AO4.1
PO4                                     The following control measures are implemented—           Can comply – proposal plans have been
Undertaking earthworks does not                                                                   prepared by SCG Consulting Engineers to
adversely impact on the amenity of      a) regular water spraying of exposed areas to             demonstrate the ability to comply to PO4 and
the local area by way of dust, noise or     suppress dust;                                        are included in Attachment B.
visual amenity.                         b) provision of dust stabilised or sealed internal
                                            roads;
                                        c) protective covering of exposed areas that are left
                                            for more than 2 weeks; and
                                        d) unless a development permit provides otherwise,
                                            disturbed areas are revegetated using species
                                            identified in Council's Planning Scheme
                                            Policy PSP2 Landscaping.

                                        AO4.2
                                        Earthworks are undertaken only during the hours
                                        of 7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to Friday and
                                        7:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday. No work is
                                        undertaken on Sunday or public holidays.
  Vegetative                   waste    AO5.1
  PO5                                   Cleared vegetation is transported off-site for            Can comply – Any cleared vegetation will be
  Vegetation cleared      from     a    disposal in an approved green waste disposal              disposed of appropriately.
  development site is disposed of in    facility.
  an environmentally responsible
  manner.                               AO5.2
                                        Cleared vegetation is mulched on-site and reused
                                        for landscaping of the finished development.

                                        AO5.3
                                        Cleared vegetation is disposed of for the purpose of
                                        firewood.

                                        AO5.4
                                        Disposal of vegetative waste by burning off is
                                        avoided.
  Managing contamination risk           AO6.1
  PO6                                   Fill material is solid clean earth, free of putrescible   Complies - Fill material will come from cutting
  Materials used as fill are suitable   or refuse material, vegetation, acid sulfate              at the site.
  for development and future use of     soils, building or construction material or other
  the land and filling or excavation    material or contaminants.
  works do not result in the
  contamination of land.                AO6.2