Appendix Q - Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                     NATURAL HAZARDS OVERLAY CODE
                                                                                                                             Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions



                                                                                                                                                           COUNCIL      USE
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                        ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS                            SOLUTIONS*   COMMENTS
                                                                                                                                                           ONLY




Lot design                                                                                      N/A      Not Applicable
O13 Lot design and building siting          S13.1 Each lot includes a building                           The proposed development   does   not   involve
minimizes bushfire hazard to people and     envelope, identified on the plan of                          reconfiguring a lot.
property having regard to slope, aspect,    subdivision—
existing    vegetation  and    adequate     (a) of sufficient size and dimensions to
separation from hazardous vegetation.            accommodate        a    dwelling    and
                                                 ancillary buildings and use areas; and
                                            (b) for lots more than 2,500m—
                                                    i. conforming with the principles
                                                       for house site number 1, 2 or 3
                                                       shown in Figure 13.5—
                                                   ii. House sites in bush fire hazard
                                                       areas; and
                                                  iii. separated     from      hazardous
                                                       vegetation a minimum of 1.5
                                                       times the predominant mature
                                                       canopy      height     or    10m,
                                                       whichever is the greater; and
                                            (c) for lots less than 2,500m2, maximize
                                                 separation      of    buildings    from
                                                 hazardous vegetation.
                                            S13.2 Residential lots are designed so              N/A      Not Applicable
                                            that their size and shape allow for efficient                The proposed development   does   not   involve
                                            emergency access to buildings for fire                       reconfiguring a lot.
1   Solution: ✓ = Acceptable Solution
              A/S = Alternative Solution                                                                                                   Natural Hazards Overlay Code.docx
              N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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