6.0 Planning Report

                                                                                                                         Building Suncoast Green
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                                                                                     Town Planning – Building Design – Development Management
    h) do not interrupt the natural cycles of
       erosion and accretion of waterways and
       foreshore areas.

 Flooding, drainage and earthworks19                     S2.1 For new buildings or structures or additions of
 O2 Buildings and other works are designed and           more than 50m2 of gross floor area to an existing      Complies - The proposed Ancillary Dwelling Unit is
 sited to—                                               building or structure – floor levels of habitable      an addition of more than 50m2 to an existing
                                                                                                                building or structure. The proposed addition is
 a) provide flood free access to premises and flood      rooms are—
                                                                                                                located on the second storey of an existing
     free habitable areas;                               A. for areas where minimum floor levels are            building, thus complying with the minimum 300mm
 b) allow only minor, short term and infrequent              available—not less than the specified level;       above modelled flood level.
     flooding of non-habitable areas;                    B. for areas where flood modelling is available—a
 c) ensure the protection of persons and property            minimum of 300mm above the modelled flood
     in the event of a flood and power failure;              level; and
 d) ensure drainage does not adversely impact            C. for areas where flood modelling is not
     upon other premises; and                                available, a minimum of 300mm above the
 e) ensure filling, excavation or retaining structures       highest known flood level;20
     do not adversely impact upon other premises             AND
     by—                                                 S2.2 Enclosed car parking and manoeuvring areas
        i.      causing ponding of water on the site     are constructed at a level that permits the parking
                or nearby land; and                      area to drain from the site by gravity means,
        ii.     increasing flooding, which adversely     without the need for mechanical pumping;
                affects the safety or use of any land    AND
                upstream and downstream; and             S2.3 Filling, other than accessways, does not
        iii.    adversely affecting the flow of water    extend more than 1m beyond the footprint of any
                in any overland flow path;               building, measured from the outer walls of the
        iv.     adversely affecting the privacy or       building.
                visual amenity of surrounding
                properties.                              S3.1 No solution provided


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