APPENDIX B - Local Assessment

a) provide flood free access         more than 50m2 gross floor        The proposal is for business
      to premises and flood free     area to an existing building or   uses.
      habitable areas;               structure, floor levels for
b) allow only minor, short           habitable rooms are—
      term and infrequent            a) for areas where minimum
      flooding of non-habitable          floor levels are available—
      areas;                             not less than the specified
c) ensure carparking areas               level;
      can be adequately              b) for areas where flood
      drained;                           modelling is available—a
d) ensure drainage does not              minimum of 300mm
      adversely impact upon              above the modelled flood
      other premises; and                level; and
e) ensure filling or                 c) for areas where flood
      excavation does not                modelling is not available,
      adversely impact upon              a minimum of 300mm
      other premises by—                 above the highest known
   i.     causing ponding on the         flood level;
          site or nearby land;
  ii.     increasing flooding,       S11.2
          which adversely affects    Where Council infrastructure
          the safety or use of any   is available—
          land upstream and          a) any drainage (for buildings
          downstream;                and land)
 iii.     adversely affecting the    flows to that infrastructure;
          flow of water in any       and
          overland flow path; and    b) the infrastructure has the
 iv.      falling towards the        capacity to
          frontage or other          accept any additional loading.
          boundaries without
          sufficient retention       S11.3
                                     Car parking and maneuvering
                                     areas are constructed at a
                                     level that permits the parking
                                     area to drain from the site by
                                     gravity
                                     means, without the need for
                                     mechanical pumping; or

                                     S11.4
                                     Basements for residential
                                     uses have flood immunity
                                     above the 1%AEP defined
                                     flood event where alternative
                                     means to
                                     mechanical pumping are used
                                     to achieve such immunity; or

                                     S11.5
                                     Basements for non-residential
                                     uses have flood immunity
                                     above the 1%AEP define
                                     flood event that may be
                                     achieved by means of
                                     mechanical pumping where
                                     the mechanical feature is
                                     installed with adequate
                                     holding tanks and an
                                     alternative back up power
                                     source.