Civil Engineering Report

EARTHWORKS CODE
Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solution
83 Butler Street, Tewantin
3 March 2022


              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 – General no earthworks are proposed with the
                                                                 area is within the range 0.5% to 1.5% and drains to             development. Areas between 0.5% and 1.5% when the
                                                                 Council’s stormwater infrastructure where available or          existing structures are removed to ensure areas drain to the
                                                                 where stormwater infrastructure is not available, toward        Council’s stormwater infrastructure or street where available.
                                                                 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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