Flood report · MCU26/0104

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 2
Part 8 Overlays \ 8.2 Overlay codes \ 8.2.6 Flood Hazard Overlay Code




       address appropriate to the intended use.            Buildings incorporate appropriate screening to ensure
                                                           that any under-storey is not visible from the street,
                                                           where such screening does not impede flood water
                                                           flows.
                                                           AO6.3                                                          AO6.3
                                                           Residential buildings minimise risk from flooding by           Parking and other non-habitable uses are to be
                                                           providing parking and other low intensive, non-                located at ground level.
                                                           habitable uses at ground level, rather than habitable
                                                           uses.
                                                           AO6.4
                                                           Non-residential buildings and structures are oriented to
                                                           the street by activating the street frontage with
                                                           appropriate uses and urban design treatments such as
                                                           recessed wall treatments, screening or landscaping,
                                                           whilst allowing for flow through of flood waters on the
                                                           ground floor.
                                                           Editor's Note— The use of flood resilient building materials
                                                           is also encouraged for building works up to the probable
                                                           maximum flood to reduce the consequences of flooding.
                                                           AO6.5
                                                           Basements and underground car parking areas are
                                                           designed to drain and function safely during a flood
                                                           event and power failure.
                                                           Editor's note—Basements should have flood immunity
                                                           above the 1%AEP defined flood event with alternative means
                                                           to mechanical pumping used to achieve such immunity.

 Earthworks

 PO10                                                      AO10                                                            PO10
 Excavation and filling for operational works only occur   Filling, other than accessways:                                The proposed earthworks are undertaken to
 where they:                                               (a) does not extend more than the equivalent of 3              compensate for the loss of flood storage in the
 (a) result in the protection, rehabilitation and repair          metres around the main building, measured from          proposed dwelling. Due to the nature of the regional
      of ecologically important areas, watercourses,              the outer walls of the building;                        flooding impacting the site, maintaining flood storage
      drainage lines and wetlands;                                                                                        will therefore result in no adverse impact and
                                                           (b) is limited to a maximum of 500m2; and
 (b) do not adversely impact on the overall hydrology,                                                                    material worsening external to the site. The
                                                           (c) does not impact on the local drainage of
      hydraulics and flood capacity of a waterway;                                                                        earthworks have been graded to avoid ponding on
                                                                  adjoining properties.
 (c) do not directly, indirectly or cumulatively cause                                                                    site.
      adverse impacts external to the site;

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