12. Code Assessment

Performance outcomes                       Acceptable outcomes                                         Comment
             waterways, wetland and
             areas of native vegetation.
                                           Water Supply for Fire Fighting Purposes

PO3                                        AO3.1                                                       AO3.2 Complies
Development provides an adequate           Premises are connected to the reticulated water supply.
water supply for fire fighting purpose                                                               The hospice is not connected to urban services but
which is reliable, safely located and      Editor's note—For reconfiguring a lot, water supply needs does have an existing water supply of 50,000L and
freely accessible.                         to provide for a minimum flow and pressure of 10 litres a this is proposed to be doubled to 100,000l as part of
                                           second at 200kPa at all times for fire fighting purposes. the proposed additions.

                                           OR                                                          The premises also includes a swimming pool which
                                                                                                       could be used for firefighting purposes.
                                           AO3.2
                                                                                                      A 50mm fire brigade fitting is available to access the
                                           Where there is no available reticulated water supply, the
                                                                                                      site’s bushfire water supply reserve.
                                           premises has:
                                                                                                      The bushfire water supply is in addition to the
                                                                                                      development drinking water supply.
                                                   1. an accessible dam, swimming pool or water
                                                       tank available for fire fighting purposes with
                                                       an onsite water volume of not less than
                                                       5,000 litres; and
                                                   2. a water supply outlet pipe 50 millimetres in
                                                       diameter fitted with a standard fire brigade
                                                       fitting connected to the water supply (other
                                                       than where the water supply is in a
                                                       swimming pool or dam).

                                           Editor’s Note—Water supply capacity for fire fighting