Appendix F. Civil Engineering Report Part 2

Noosa Shire Council – The Noosa Plan
Earthworks Code
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions




 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                            ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                              COMMENTS

  14.119 Effects of works
  Drainage                                                       S1.1
 O1                                                              The finished surface gradient of any filled or excavated
                                                                                                                                                    ✓
                                                                 area is within the range 0.5% to 1.5% and drains to
 Finished surface levels ensure land is free draining.           Council’s stormwater infrastructure where available or
                                                                 where stormwater infrastructure is not available, toward the     To be complied with at detailed
                                                                 street.                                                          design / construction stages.
   Hydraulics                                                    No solution provided.                                            N/A
 O2
 Any change to the level of the land does not have an adverse                                                                     Site not affected by flooding
 flooding impact on the flooding and drainage characteristics
 off-site.
   Geotechnical considerations                                    For assessable development—                                                       ✓
   O3                                                             S3.1
   Earthworks do not result in geotechnical instability on the
                                                                  Filling works are undertaken in accordance with                 To be complied with at detailed
   premises or nearby premises.
                                                                  Section 2.8- Filling of Site of Council’s PSP5 -
                                                                  Engineering Design Standards- Roads and Drainage &
                                                                                                                                  design / construction stages.
                                                                  Earthworks
                                                                  S3.2                                                                              ✓
                                                                  Where the filling is for residential commercial or industrial
                                                                  purposes the works comply with Australian Standard -
                                                                  Guidelines for earthworks on commercial & residential           To be complied with at detailed
                                                                  development.                                                    design / construction stages.
  Local amenity                                                   S4.1                                                                              ✓
  O4                                                              The following control measures are
  Earthworks do not cause disturbance to the amenity of the       implemented—
  neighbouring land.                                                  a) regular water spraying of exposed areas to



 Solution:    ✓     =   Acceptable Solution
              A/S   =   Alternative Solution
              N/A   =   Not applicable to this proposal


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