Appendix B - Code Assessment

Cooroy & Lake Macdonald Locality Code

flooding of non-habitable areas;                a minimum of 500mm above the modelled flood
c) ensure carparking areas can be adequately    level; and
drained;                                        c) for areas where flood modelling is not
d) ensure drainage does not adversely impact    available a minimum of 500mm above the
upon other premises; and                        highest known flood level;
e) ensure filling or excavation does not
                                                AND
adversely impact upon other premises by—
                                                S14.2 Where Council infrastructure is
i. causing ponding on the site or nearby
                                                available—
land;
                                                a) any drainage (including buildings and
ii. increasing flooding, which adversely
                                                yards) flows to that infrastructure; and
affects the safety or use of any land
                                                b) the infrastructure has the capacity to
upstream and downstream; and
                                                accept any additional loading;
iii. adversely affecting the flow of water in
                                                AND
any overland flow path.
                                                S14.3 Car parking and maneuvering areas are
                                                constructed at a level that permits the parking
                                                area to drain from the site by gravity means,
                                                without the need for mechanical pumping; or


                                                S14.4 Basements for residential uses have
                                                flood immunity above the Q100 where
                                                alternative means to mechanical pumping are
                                                used to achieve such immunity; or

                                                S14.5 Basements for non-residential uses have
                                                flood immunity above the Q100 that may be
                                                achieved by means of mechanical pumping
                                                where the mechanical feature is installed with
                                                adequate holding tanks and an alternative back
                                                up power source.


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