6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

Division 14 – Earthworks
Table 14-52 – Earthworks
Specific Outcomes                     Accepted Solutions                    Heading

14.119 Effects of works
Drainage                              S1.1                                  Minimum grade for finished
O1                                    The finished surface gradient of      surfaces is 1:200 sitewide.
                                      any filled or excavated area is
Finished surface levels ensure
                                      within the range 0.5% to 1.5%
land is free draining.
                                      and drains to Council’s
                                      stormwater infrastructure where
                                      available or where stormwater
                                      infrastructure is not available,
                                      toward the street.
Hydraulics                            No solution provided                  Drainage provisions for flooding
                                                                            scenarios have been proposed.
O2
Any change to the level of the land
does not have an adverse flooding
impact on the flooding and
drainage characteristics off-site.
Geotechnical considerations           For assessable development— Proposal is in accordance with the
                                                                          requirements the PSP5. Minimum
O3                                    S3.1
                                                                          1% grades are provided. Drainage
Earthworks do not result in           Filling works are undertaken in     plans is provided as V190428-CI-
geotechnical instability on the       accordance with Section 2.8-        SK0001
premises or nearby premises.          Filling of Site of Council’s PSP5 -
                                      Engineering Design Standards-
                                      Roads and Drainage &
                                      Earthworks AND
                                      S3.2                                 Proposed complies with the
                                      Where the filling is for residential Australian standard. Geotechnical
                                      commercial or industrial purposes investigation required to confirm
                                      the works comply with Australian slope stability.
                                      Standard - Guidelines for
                                      earthworks on commercial &
                                      residential development.
Local amenity                         S4.1                                  To be resolved in construction
                                      The following control measures        documentation.
O4
                                      are implemented—
Earthworks do not cause
disturbance to the amenity of the     a) regular water spraying of
neighbouring land.                    exposed areas to suppress dust;
                                      b) provision of dust stabilised or
                                      sealed internal roads;
                                      c) protective covering of exposed
                                      areas that are left for more than 2
                                      weeks; and
                                      d) if there is no valid development
                                      permit for the site, disturbed
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