Appendix D - Civil Engineering Report

EARTHWORKS CODE
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solution
Hofmann Drive Medical Centre
1 August 2018
Issue A


              PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                               ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                                      RESPONSE

Drainage
PO1                                                               AO1                                                             RO1
Finished surface levels ensure land is free draining.             The finished surface gradient of any filled or excavated        Complies – The proposed finished surface levels will be
                                                                  area is within the range 0.5% to 1.5% and drains to             graded between 0.5% and 1.5% and will connect to existing
                                                                  Council’s stormwater infrastructure where available or          internal stormwater infrastructure.
                                                                  where stormwater infrastructure is not available, toward
                                                                  the street.

Hydraulics
PO2                                                               AO2                                                             RO2
Any change to the level of the land does not have an              No solution provided.                                           Not applicable – The site is not subject to flooding from any
adverse flooding impact on the flooding and drainage                                                                              sources.
characteristics off-site.

Geotechnical considerations
PO3                                                               AO3.1                                                           RO3.1
Earthworks do not result in geotechnical instability on the       Filling works are undertaken in accordance with Section         Complies – The proposed earthworks will be undertaken in
premises or nearby premises.                                      2.8- Filling of Site of Council’s PSP5 - Engineering Design     accordance with Section 2.8- Filling of Site of Council’s
                                                                  Standards- Roads and Drainage & Earthworks                      PSP5 - Engineering Design Standards- Roads and Drainage
                                                                                                                                  & Earthworks.
                                                                  AND
                                                                  AO3.2                                                           RO3.2
                                                                  Where the filling is for residential commercial or industrial   Complies – The proposed earthworks will be undertaken in
                                                                  purposes the works comply with Australian Standard -            accordance with Australian Standard – Guidelines for
                                                                  Guidelines for earthworks on commercial & residential           earthworks on commercial and residential development.
                                                                  development.



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