Livable-Housing-Design-PCD-NCC-2022.pdf

                                                  Public Comment Draft
                                                 Livable Housing Design


Part 1                Dwelling access



1.1                      Step-free access path
1. A safe, continuous path to a dwelling entrance door must be provided from—
      a. the pedestrian entry at the allotment boundary; or
      b. an appurtenant Class 10a garage or carport; or
      c.   a car parking space within the allotment and provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of the dwelling.
2. The access path required by (1) must—
      a. have no steps; and
      b. have a maximum gradient of 1:14 in the direction of travel; and
      c.   if crossfall is provided, have a crossfall not exceeding 1:40; and
      d. have a minimum width of 1000 mm; and
      e. if it incorporates a section suspended above finished ground level, take loading forces in accordance with AS/NZS
         1170.1; and
      f.   connect to a dwelling entrance door that complies with Section 2.
3. For the purposes of (2), the following applies:
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      a. Any gates along the access path must have a minimum clear opening width of 820 mm, measured as if the gate
         were an entrance door.
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      b. A deck or boardwalk-style path constructed in accordance with AS 1684 would satisfy the requirements of (2)(e).
4. Where one or more ramps are used, the following applies:
      a. The aggregate length of ramping (excluding landings) must not exceed—
           i.    9 m for a 1:14 gradient; or
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           ii.   15 m for a 1:20 gradient; or
           iii. a length determined by linear interpolation for ramps with a gradient between 1:14 and 1:20.
      b. At each end of a ramp there must be a landing that is—
           i.    not less than 1200 mm long; and
           ii.   at least as wide as the ramp to which it connects.
      c.   The landing space required by (b) must be measured exclusive of the swing arc of any door or gate that opens
           on to the landing.
5. The access path may incorporate one step ramp having a—
      a. height of no more than 190 mm; and
      b. gradient not exceeding 1:10; and
      c.   width of at least 1000 mm or equivalent to that of the access path, whichever is the greater; and
      d. maximum length of 1900 mm, irrespective of the gradient.


 Applications
 Clause 1.1 only applies to a Class 1a building.


 Information access via a garage, carport or parking space
 Where step-free access is provided from a garage, carport or parking space, this can be through a connecting door
 between the garage, carport or parking space and the dwelling. The connecting door need not be the main entrance
 door (sometimes referred to as the ‘front‘ door) but would need to comply with Section 2.



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Step-free access path
A safe, continuous path to a dwelling entrance door must be provided from—
a. the pedestrian entry at the allotment boundary: or
b. an appurtenant Class 10a garage or carport; or

 

c. acar parking space within the allotment and provided for the exclusive use of the occupants of the dwelling.
The access path required by (1) must—

have no steps; and

have a maximum gradient of 1:14 in the direction of travel; and

if crossfall is provided, have a crossfall not exceeding 1:40; and

have a minimum width of 1000 mm; and

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if itincorporates a section suspended above finished ground level, take loading forces in accordance with AS/NZS
1170.1; and

f. connect to a dwelling entrance door that complies with Section 2.

 

For the purposes of (2), the following applies:

 

a. Any gates along the access path must have a minimum clear opening width of 820 mm, measured as if the gate
were an entrance door.

b. Adeck or boardwalk-style path constructed in accordance with AS 1684 would satisfy the requirements of (2)(e).
Where one or more ramps are used, the following appliés:
a. The aggregate length of ramping (excludingJandings) must not exceed—

i. 9m fora 1:14 gradient; or

ii. 15m fora 1:20 gradient: or
iii. a length determined by linear interpolation for ramps with a gradient between 1:14 and 1:20.

b. Ateach end of a ramp there must be‘a@landing that is—

i. notless than 1200 mm long: and
ii. atleast as wide as the ramp to which it connects.

 

c. The landing space required by (b) must be measured exclusive of the swing arc of any door or gate that opens
on to the landing.

The access path may incorporate one step ramp having a—

a. height of no more than 190 mm; and

gradient not exceeding 1:10: and
width of at least 1000 mm or equivalent to that of the access path, whichever is the greater; and

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maximum length of 1900 mm, irrespective of the gradient.

Applications
Clause 1.1 only applies to a Class 1a building.

 

Information access via a garage, carport or parking space

Where step-free access is provided from a garage, carport or parking space, this can be through a connecting door
between the garage, carport or parking space and the dwelling. The connecting door need not be the main entrance
door (sometimes referred to as the ‘front’ door) but would need to comply with Section 2.

 

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