2020-10-21 Final Order - Approval Conditions and Approved Plans - P&E Appeal No 61 of 2018 - RAL17-0504

1            INTRODUCTION
1.1          Background
The purpose of this document is to provide the necessary background to, and the contents of a Flood
Emergency Management Plan (FEMP) for the proposed development at 135 Lake Weyba Drive with respect
to flood events generally, and in particular provides risk management measures for flood events greater than
the design flood event to be considered as part of a Joint Experts Report (JER) process.

The information in this report covers flood risk, concept emergency preparation, monitoring procedures,
responsibilities of body corporate and residents as well as flood management actions to be taken before, during
and after a flood.

1.2          Site Details and Characteristics

1.2.1        Site Overview and Details
The site is physically located at 135 Lake Weyba Drive, Noosaville in the Noosa Shire otherwise described as
Lot 1 on RP 36729. The site area is approximately 2ha and is approximately 30m from the shore of Lake
Weyba buffered by Lake Weyba Drive to the east. The location of the site and general features is presented
in Figure 1-1.




            FIGURE 1-1 SITE LAYOUT AND LOCALITY (BASE MAP SOURCE – NOOSA COUNCIL)

The subject site is zoned Detached Housing and Open Space Conservation under the provisions of the Noosa
Plan, 2013. The surrounding land uses consist of residential dwellings to the north and south and National
Park is located to the west. Land uses along Lake Weyba Drive consist of dwellings on residential lots.

1.2.2        Site Topography
Topographical levels for the site as well as the general immediate areas are illustrated in Figure 1-2 and are
based on 2016 LiDAR data. Approximately half of the site from its western boundary is lower than 1mAHD.
The rest of the site and in the location of the proposed building envelopes, the existing ground level ranges
from 1.1m – 1.5m AHD.




Flood Emergency Management Plan | 27 February 2020
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