2017-06-06 - P&E Agenda Attachment 1 to Item 6 Draft Alignment Amendments Part 1 (Pages 1-907)

                                                                           Division 14—Earthworks Code
            Including amendments to 3 July 2017
The Noosa Plan




                                                  14.115 Earthworks Code
                                                           The provisions in this division comprise the Earthworks Code. They are—

                                                              compliance with the Earthworks Code (section 14.117);
                                                              overall outcomes for the Earthworks Code (section 14.118); and
                                                              specific outcomes, acceptable solutions and probable solutions (sections 14.119—
                                                               14.120.

                                                  14.116 Compliance with the Earthworks Code
                                                           Development that is consistent with the specific outcomes in sections 14.119—14.120
                                                           complies with the Earthworks Code.

                                                  14.117 Overall outcomes for the Earthworks Code

                                                  14.117.1 The overall outcomes are the purpose of the Earthworks Code.

                                                  14.117.2 The overall outcomes sought for the Earthworks Code are the following—
                                                  a)   To ensure that earthworks do not unreasonably impact on the natural environment or other
                                                       properties with regard to—
                                                                 i     land stability (including differential settlement or expansion in reactive soils);
                                                                 ii    contamination of land;
                                                                 iii   flooding and drainage;
                                                                 iv    groundwater, watercourses and wetlands;
                                                                 v     loss of native remnant or regrowth vegetation; and
                                                  b)   Earthworks are designed and constructed to be structurally sound.

                                                  14.118 Specific outcomes, probable solutions and acceptable solutions for
                                                         the Earthworks Code
                                                           The specific outcomes sought for the Earthworks Code are included in column 1 of Table
                                                           14-52. Acceptable solutions for self-assessableaccepted development development
                                                           subject to requirements and probable solutions for code assessablecode assessment
                                                           development are included in column 2 of Table 14-52.
                                                  Table 14-52 — Earthworks
                                                                   column 1                                           column 2
                                                               Specific Outcomes                            Acceptable solutions (if self-
                                                                                                     assessableaccepted development subject to
                                                                                                                   requirements)
                                                                                                     Probable solutions (if code assessablecode
                                                                                                                    assessment)
                                                  14.119 Effects of works
                                                  Drainage
                                                  O1 Finished surface levels ensure land is free     S1.1 The finished surface gradient of any filled
                                                  draining.                                          or excavated area is within the range 0.5% to
                                                                                                     1.5% and drains to Council’s stormwater
                                                                                                     infrastructure where available or where
                                                                                                     stormwater infrastructure is not available,
                                                                                                     toward the street.


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