Civil Engineering Report

EARTHWORKS CODE
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solution
23 Bottlebrush Avenue, Noosa Head.
22 May 2025
             PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                               ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                                  RESPONSE

Dams

PO11                                                              AO11.1                                                            RO11
Dam location and construction does not impact                     Where the site is in the Rural Zone—                              Not Applicable. No dams constructed as part of
upon neighbouring properties in terms of—                                                                                           development
                                                                   a) the land has a slope of less than 25% (1:4);
a) hydrology;                                                         and
b) alteration of existing overland flowpaths                       b) the earthworks including cut and fill
   and patterns;                                                      batters and retaining walls are setback a
                                                                      minimum of 50m from the property
c) landslide or failure of dam wall; and
                                                                      boundary; and
d) effluent disposal areas.
                                                                   c) the size of the lot is greater than 5
                                                                      hectares;
                                                                  AND

                                                                  AO11.2
                                                                  Where the site is in the Rural Settlement Zone or
                                                                  the Rural Zone where the lot is less than 5
                                                                  hectares—
                                                                   a) the land has a slope of less than 1:6; and
                                                                   b) the earthworks including cut and fill
                                                                      batters and retaining walls are setback a
                                                                      minimum of 20m from the property
                                                                      boundary; and
                                                                   c) involving less than 500m3 of material;




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