Code Assessment

Performance outcomes                                Acceptable outcomes                                      Compliance
                                                    Editor's Note— The use of flood resilient building
                                                    materials is also encouraged for building works up to
                                                    the probable maximum flood to reduce the
                                                    consequences of flooding.


                                                    AO6.5                                                Not applicable
                                                    Basements and underground car parking areas are No basement or underground parking is proposed.
                                                    designed to drain and function safely during a flood
                                                    event and power failure.

                                                    Editor's note—Basements should have flood immunity
                                                    above the 1%AEP defined flood event with alternative
                                                    means to mechanical pumping used to achieve such
                                                    immunity.


Disaster management
PO7                                                 AO7.1                                                Complies
Development supports, and does not unduly burden,   Development is located to support self-evacuation of The dwelling is easily accessible and easily evacuated
disaster management response or recovery capacity   people and ensure sufficient warning time for the to the street.
or capabilities.                                    nature of the use.
                                                    AO7.2                                                    Complies
                                                    Development does not:                                    The height of the finished floor level is 1.7m above
                                                    (a) increase the number of people calculated to be at    required. There is not considered to be any undue
                                                    risk from flooding;                                      burden on the disaster management response.
                                                    (b) increase the number of people likely to need
                                                    evacuation;
                                                    (c) shorten flood warning times for other uses in the
                                                    floodplain; or
                                                    (d) impact on the ability of traffic to use evacuation
                                                    routes, or unreasonably increase traffic volumes on
                                                    evacuation routes.