E - Engineering Code Assessment

 Performance outcomes                Acceptable outcomes                      Response

Extent of earthworks                AO8                                      Complies.
                                    All earthworks, including cut and fill
PO8                                 batters, retaining walls and the like
                                                                             Earthwork’s extents will be
                                    are contained within the subject
The layout of the development                                                contained within the site.
provides adequate, clearly          site.
                                                                             Parking will be along
defined and easily accessible—
                                                                             Margit Crescent.
(a) on-site vehicle parking and
    manoeuvring areas; and
(b) loading and manoeuvring
    areas for delivery and
    service vehicles.




Sloping sites                       AO9                                      Complies.
                                    Cut or fill is less than 1.5 metres in
PO9                                 depth relative to the natural ground
On sloping sites development                                                 Filling of the site will be
                                    level.
follows the natural landform                                                 less than 1.5m of natural
wherever practical and                                                       ground level.
excavation or filling is minimal.
Infrastructure protection           No acceptable outcome provided           Complies.

PO10
 Earthworks and vehicular                                                    The scale of the
 access do not adversely                                                     development will limit the
 impact on the capacity,                                                     size of machinery required
 operations and maintenance of                                               during construction.
 existing infrastructure.                                                    Existing infrastructure will
                                                                             be protected as far as
                                                                             practicable.
Environmental protection            No acceptable outcome provided           Not applicable.

PO11
 Earthworks minimise any
 adverse impact upon
 groundwater, watercourses,
 drainage lines, wetlands, and
 native vegetation.

Dams                                AO12.1                                   Not applicable.
                                    Where the site is in the Rural
PO12                                zone—
Dam location and construction       (a) the land has a slope of less
does not impact upon                    than 25% (1:4);
neighbouring properties or road
                                    (b) the earthworks including cut
reserves, in terms of—
(a) hydrology;                          and fill batters and retaining
(b) alteration of existing              walls are setback a minimum of
    overland flow paths and             50 metres from the property
    patterns;                           boundary; and
(c) landslide or failure of dam     (c) the size of the lot is greater
    wall; and                           than 5 hectares.
(d) effluent disposal areas.