Appendix Q - Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                                            EARTH WORKS CODE
                                                                                                                                    Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions



Table 14-51 - Earthworks

                                                         ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS
                                                          (IF SELF-ASSESSABLE)                                                                                     COUNCIL USE
           PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                                                                  SOLUTIONS*                     COMMENTS
                                                          PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                                                                          ONLY
                                                          (IF CODE ASSESSABLE)
    14.142 Effects of works
    Drainage                                                                                        A/S       Refer to PF80 – Cooroy Care Farm Stormwater
    O1 Finished surface levels ensure land is     S1.1 The finished surface gradient of any                   Management Plan (Bligh Tanner, May 2018)
    free draining.                                filled or excavated area is within the range
                                                  0.5% to 1.5% and drains to Council’s                        Finished surfaces will kept within 0.5%-1.5%
                                                  stormwater infrastructure where available                   wherever possible and drain towards the creek at
                                                  or where stormwater infrastructure is not                   the rear.
                                                  available, toward the street.
    Hydraulics                                                                                      N/A       Refer to PF80 – Cooroy Care Farm Stormwater
    O2 Any change to the level of the land does   No solution provided.                                       Management Plan (Bligh Tanner, May 2018)
    not have an adverse flooding impact on the
    flooding and drainage characteristics off-                                                                Works are outside of flood zone from adjacent
    site.                                                                                                     creek.
    Geotechnical considerations                   For assessable development—                       A/S       Refer to PF80 – Cooroy Care Farm Stormwater
    O3 Earthworks do not result in geotechnical   S3.1 Filling works are undertaken in                        Management Plan (Bligh Tanner, May 2018)
    instability on the premises or nearby         accordance with Section 2.8- Filling of Site
    premises.                                     of Council’s PSP5 - Engineering Design                      Works to be undertaken in accordance with all
                                                  Standards- Roads and Drainage &                             relevant earthworks requirements and project
                                                  Earthworks;                                                 specifications.
                                                  AND
                                                  S3.2 Where the filling is for residential         A/S       Refer to PF80 – Cooroy Care Farm Stormwater
                                                  commercial or industrial purposes the                       Management Plan (Bligh Tanner, May 2018)
                                                  works comply with Sections 3 to 6 of AS
                                                  3798 - Guidelines for earthworks on                         Works to be undertaken in accordance with all
                                                  commercial & residential development.                       relevant earthworks requirements and project
                                                                                                              specifications.
    Local amenity                                                                                   A/S       Refer to PF80 – Cooroy Care Farm Stormwater
    O4 Earthworks do not cause disturbance to     S4.1 The following control measures are                     Management Plan (Bligh Tanner, May 2018)
    the amenity of the neighbouring land.         implemented—
                                                  (a) regular water spraying of exposed                       Works to be undertaken in accordance with all
                                                      areas to suppress dust;                                 relevant earthworks requirements and project
                                                  (b) provision of dust stabilised or sealed                  specifications.
                                                      internal roads;
1      Solution: ✓ = Acceptable Solution
                 A/S = Alternative Solution                                                                                                                      Cooroy Care Farm
                 N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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