Town Planning Report - Material Change of Use Outdoor Sport and Recreation - Temporary relocation ~ Lake Macdonald Dr Lake Mac

Town Planning Report
Material Change of Use – Outdoor Sport and Recreation (Temporary Use)



                                                                                                              treatments, screening or landscaping, whilst allowing for flow through of flood waters on the AO6.4 – Orientation and activation of street frontage
                                                                                                              ground floor.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The development does not involve a conventional building design or active street
                                                                                                              Editor's Note— The use of flood resilient building materials is also encouraged for building works up to frontage, given its temporary, utilitarian storage function. The lightweight nature of the
                                                                                                              the probable maximum flood to reduce the consequences of flooding.                                       structure allows floodwaters to pass around it without obstruction.

                                                                                                              AO6.5                                                                                                                               AO6.5 – Basements and underground car parking
                                                                                                              Basements and underground car parking areas are designed to drain and function safely                                               No basements or underground car parking areas are proposed as part of the
                                                                                                              during a flood event and power failure.                                                                                             development.
                                                                                                              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.

 Disaster management

PO7                                                                                                           AO7.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Complies
                                                                                                              Development is located to support self-evacuation of people and ensure sufficient warning
Development supports, and does not unduly burden, disaster management response or
                                                                                                              time for the nature of the use.                                                                                                     AO7.1 – Self-evacuation and warning time
recovery capacity or capabilities.                                                                            AO7.2
                                                                                                              Development does not:                                                                                                               The development supports effective self-evacuation and provides sufficient flood
                                                                                                              (e) increase the number of people calculated to be at risk from flooding;                                                           warning time for the nature of the use. The proposal involves a non-habitable storage
                                                                                                              (b) increase the number of people likely to need evacuation;                                                                        container only, and rowing and associated activities will not occur during flood events.
                                                                                                              (c) shorten flood warning times for other uses in the floodplain; or                                                                This operational restriction will be incorporated into the Operational Management Plan,
                                                                                                              (e) impact on the ability of traffic to use evacuation routes, or unreasonably increase                                             ensuring people are not present on site during flood conditions.
                                                                                                                    traffic volumes on evacuation routes.
                                                                                                              AO7.3                                                                                                                               AO7.2 – Flood risk to people and evacuation
                                                                                                              Materials stored on site:                                                                                                           The development does not increase flood risk to people elsewhere on the floodplain. In
                                                                                                              (d) are readily able to be moved in a flood event to a flood free area; or                                                          particular, the proposal:
                                                                                                              (b) are contained in order to minimise movement in times of flood.
                                                                                                              Editor's Note— Businesses should ensure that necessary emergency and continuity plans are in place to                               •      Does not increase the number of people at risk from flooding, as the structure is
                                                                                                              account for the potential need to evacuate personnel and to relocate property prior to a flood event.                                      not occupied during flood events;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      Does not increase the number of people requiring evacuation;
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      Does not shorten flood warning times for other floodplain uses; and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  •      Does not impact evacuation routes or increase traffic volumes, as no additional
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         population or traffic generation is associated with the development.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Accordingly, AO7.2 is satisfied.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  AO7.3 – Storage of materials
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  All materials associated with the use (rowing equipment) will be stored wholly within
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  the shipping container, which will be securely anchored. This ensures stored materials
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  are contained and will not become mobile during flood events, minimising risk to
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  people, property, and downstream areas.

 Essential network infrastructure

PO8                                                                                                           AO8
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Not Applicable
Essential network infrastructure maintains effective function during and immediately after                    Essential network infrastructure that is likely to fail to function or may result in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  The proposed development does not involve the installation, relocation, or operation of
flood and storm tide inundation events.                                                                       contamination when inundated by flood water (e.g. water supply pipeline air valves and the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  essential network infrastructure. No water supply infrastructure, air valves, sewerage
                                                                                                              like) is located above the DFE level (or where the DFE has not been modelled for the area,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  infrastructure, or other services that could fail or cause contamination during inundation
                                                                                                              above the highest recorded flood level for the area).
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  are proposed.




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