Attachment 3 -C_ Planning Scheme Assessment

Appendix C
Assessment Against the Planning Scheme – Flood Hazard Overlay Code


  Performance Outcomes                             Acceptable Outcomes                                         Compliance
Avoidance and management of ASS
PO1                                     AO1
Development provides that for all       The finished flood level is not less than the        Complies – the FFL of the habitable floor on ground
flood events up to and including        minimum design levels specified in Table 8.2.6.4     floor is at 2.7m AHD which provides a 0.3m. above
the DFE :                                                                                    the DFE
(a) the safety of people on the
    site is protected; and
(b) the risk of damage to property
    on the site is avoided or
    minimised as far as
    practicable.

PO2                                     AO2
All lots have sufficient area that is   The minimum area above flood level (flood free       Not applicable – the development application does
above the DFE flood level or            area) for each lot, is in accordance with Table      not propose to reconfigure a lot.
where modelling is not available,       8.2.6.5.
the highest recorded flood level,
to            safely            and
adequately accommodate           the
intended use.

PO3                                     AO3
For reconfiguring a lot or              Development areas are not filled to reduce flood     Not applicable – the development application does
operational works, development is       risk.                                                not propose to reconfigure a lot.
undertaken in a manner that
ensures:
(a) natural hydrological
      systems are protected from
      erosion, scour or flood
      damage on the premises or
      other premises;
(b) natural landforms and
      drainage lines are
      maintained to protect the
      hydraulic performance of
      waterways and flood plain;
      and
(c) development integrates with
      the natural landform rather
      than modifying the landform
      to suit the development as
      far as practicable.

PO4                                     AO4.1
For      reconfiguring    a  lot,       Development provides an effective evacuation         Not applicable – the development application does
development          does    not        route that remains passable, with sufficient flood   not propose to reconfigure a lot.
compromise the safety of people         warning time, to enable people to progressively
resulting from the flood risk           evacuate to safe areas above the PMF in the
associated with events exceeding        face of advancing flood or waters for events that
the DFE.                                exceed the DFE.

                                        OR

                                        AO4.2
                                        Development provides for an area of sufficient
                                        size and dimensions on site above the PMF that
                                        allows for safe congregation and refuge.

                                        AO4.3
                                        Where the existing roads servicing a
                                        development provide a specific flood immunity
                                        (as determined by the Qld Transport Road and
                                        Drainage Design Manual, Queensland Urban
                                        Drainage Manual and the Australian Rainfall and
                                        Runoff Guide), all lots have access to the flood
                                        free area identified in Table 8.2.6.5 that matches
                                        the road immunity.