6.5.22 - GCCC Flood Guideline

Shelter-in-place                                                  Small-scale developments proposing Reconfiguring a lot
                                                                  only, must:
Shelter-in-place is defined as finding a safe location indoors,
seeking immediate shelter and staying there during a flood        • propose appropriate wording to establish a covenant
emergency event until the threat is removed; rather than            over the land that requires any future built form, to
evacuating the area to an alternative safe refuge.                  incorporate a shelter area above PMF, in accordance with
                                                                    the shelter-in-place requirements
Interim framework                                                 • have the covenant registered on the property’s rates
                                                                    notice.
As a minimum, the shelter-in-place component of the
development must:
                                                                  Probable maximum flood levels
• be located above Probable Maximum Flood (PMF) and
                                                                  Applicants who wish to know the PMF level for their property
  provide a safe habitable space during an event
                                                                  can forward an email request to
• be a minimum of 9m2 based on a single bedroom
                                                                  [email protected]
  occupancy, with an addition of 4m2 for each additional
  bedroom
• contain toilet and shower facilities
• have unobstructed egress options for emergency
  evacuation (balcony or deck evacuation options)                 For more information
• have a dedicated storage cupboard to store the necessary
                                                                  For planning related matters, please contact our Planning
  items as advised by emergency services goldcoast.qld.gov.
                                                                  Enquiries Centre on:
  au/council/be-prepared-462.html
• comply with the automatic fire detection and warning            City of Gold Coast
  requirements of the Building Code of Australia for its normal   P 07 5582 8708
  use                                                             E [email protected]
• be engineered to withstand the flood actions (forces)
  generated by the PMF event.