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STREAMLINING PLANNING ASSESSMENTS. Residential code information session 1 August 2012 regulations. Overview. Background to amendments Procedural amendments Definition amendments Design standards Resources Further information. 2. Background to amendments. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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STREAMLINING PLANNING ASSESSMENTS
Residential code information session1 August 2012 regulations
Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations22
Overview• Background to amendments• Procedural amendments• Definition amendments• Design standards• Resources• Further information.
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Background to amendments• Residential code – staged introduction – first quarter 2009• Year 1 Review – LGA-SA submission – August 2010• Ministerial Working Group
– established November 2010 – LGA-SA, councils and industry– review workshop - February 2011
• DPAC review - May 2011• Cabinet approval – August 2011• Independent peer review – September 2011• Ministerial Working Group – final check – March 2012• Drafting – September 2011-February 2012• Regulations – Gazetted – 31 May 2012• Regulations – Operative – 1 August 2012.
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Procedural amendments
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Schedule 5• Schedule 5 (Regulation 15)
– council may dispense with but not add to the requirements of Schedule 5 in relation to residential code development
• Schedule 5 - reduction of requirements
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Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirementsOriginal Regulations August Regulations1:200 scale only plus bar and ratio scaleBoundaries/dimensions of the site
Boundaries/dimensions of the site
Distances from site boundaries of buildings
Minimum front and side setbacks of buildings
Finished floor levels Existing & proposed floor levels
Location of regulated tree Location of regulated tree
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Original Regulations August RegulationsLocation/dimension of car parks before and after
Location/dimension of proposed car parks not covered or enclosed
Purpose of the proposed building
Deleted
Location and gradient of driveway and vehicle access point
Location and finished level at each end of the driveway and vehicle access point
Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements
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Original Regulations August RegulationsAmount and location of private open space
Deleted
True north point True north pointLocation of tanks for on site waste control system (WCS)
Location of tanks and soakage areas for on site WCS
Section 221 crossover evidence Section 221 crossover evidence - if required
Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements
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Original Regulations August RegulationsFloor plan Floor planElevations – wall, post and building heights
Elevations plus bar and ratio scales and building height only
Drawing of how proposal relates to buildings on adjoining sites
Drawing of how proposal relates to the closest walls of buildings on adjoining sites
Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements
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Original Regulations August RegulationsContamination declaration (best of knowledge)
Contamination declaration (best of knowledge)
Site clearance, if contamination exists
Site clearance, if contamination exists
Certificate of Title DeletedEvidence that water, sewer and electricity connections exist
Deleted
Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements
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Notification• 5 business day notification (Regulation 16)• If an application identifies the development as
residential code development or Schedule 1A (Cl. 3 to 9), a council within 5 business days must:– is or is not Schedule 4 or 1A compliant– if not, the reasons for non-compliance
• The 5 business day notification is contained within the existing 10 business day assessment time frame.
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Development assessment form
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Standard form• Schedule 4 Clause 2A and
2B DA Form• ‘Smart’ form
– easier for applicants– reduces errors– results in better applications.
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Definition amendments
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Building line• A line drawn parallel to the
wall on the building closest to the boundary of the site that faces the primary street
• Projections from the building (eg. carport, verandah, porch, bay window) to be excluded.
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Definition amendments• AHD Australian Height Datum (as it relates to
inundation)• ARI Average Recurrence interval of a flood event• Relevant Wall or Structure means any wall or structure
that is due to development that has occurred, or is proposed to occur, on the relevant allotment but does not include any fence or retaining wall between the relevant allotment and an adjoining allotment
• Attributable Wall – Deleted.
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Primary street
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• (iii) in any other case - the road that forms part of the street address of the building, as determined by the council for the relevant area when it is allocated numbers to buildings and allotments under Section 220 of the Local Government Act , 1999.
Primary street
OR
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• A Watercourse Zone, a Flood Zone or Flood Plain delineated by the relevant Development Plan, or any other zone or area delineated as such a zone or area in a map in the relevant Development Plan, or otherwise indicated by requirements in the relevant Development Plan for minimum finished floor levels expressed by reference to ARI or AHD.
Flood Management Zone/Area
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Design standards
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Flood Management Zone/Area
• Flood Management Zone/Area exclusion does not apply if the dwelling is:• within a Flood Management Zone
area that defines an AHD or ARI; and• the finished floor level (FFL) is ≥ the
AHD or ARI in the Development Plan.
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Site area• Site area (in the case of more than one
dwelling)• if the Development Plan prescribes different
minimum site area and frontage requirements for detached or semi-detached dwellings the lesser quantitative criteria is to prevail.
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• Indication of contamination history is not required when:– the previous use or activity was residential;– a site contamination audit report is produced; or– consent under the Development Act was granted
on or after 1 September 2009 in relation to the division of land.
Contamination
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• Driveway crossover – options now include:– use an existing or authorised access point under
Section 221 of the Local Government Act; or
– driveway or access point illustrated on a plan of division as approved under the
Development Act; or
Driveway crossover
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Driveway crossover 2
• Driveway crossover – options now include:– driveway not located within 6 metres of an
intersection of 2 or more roads or pedestrian actuated crossing and will not interfere with street furniture, other infrastructure or a tree; or
– will not require a driveway because the site is served by a roll-over kerb.
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Driveway gradient
• 1 : 4 on average (only)
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Relevant wall on a boundary• Relevant wall on a boundary – (attributable
wall deleted):– allowable length on boundary equals ≤ 45%
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Relevant wall separation• Minimum 3 metre gap between relevant walls,
unless:– on an adjacent site on the shared boundary there
is an existing wall of a building that would be adjacent to or abut a proposed relevant wall.
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Upper storey and balconies• Upper storey window and balcony – 15 metre reserve:
– “reserve” clarified to mean road reserve width or open space reserve
• Upper storey window– deletion of “hinged at top” requirement
• Upper storey balcony– clarification that “facing” refers to the longest side of
the balcony
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Excavation• Excavation – clarification:
– excavation ≤ 1 metre vertical height; or– filling ≤ 1 metre vertical height;
• If both excavation and filling total combination ≤ 2 metre.
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Waste disposal • Waste disposal – “capable” of connection to a
WCS that complies with the Public and Environmental Health Act 1987 (not “installed” and water and electricity supply deleted).
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Summary• 5 business day confirmation (or otherwise)• Schedule 5
• no additional requirements for residential code development
• can dispense with requirements• overall reduction of requirements
• Residential code DA form• new dwelling additions and new dwellings• addresses some design standards.
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Summary—Definitions• Deletion of ‘attributable wall’• AHD• ARI• Building line• Flood Management Zone/Area• Primary street• Relevant wall or structure.
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Summary—Design standards• Flood management
exclusion• Site area• Contamination• Driveway crossover• Driveway gradient• Relevant wall length on
boundary
• Relevant wall separation
• Upper storey reserve, window hinging and “facing”
• Excavation• Waste disposal
(“capable”).
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Resources• Fact sheet• Checklist for applicants• Standard DA ‘smart’ form• Guide to residential code and streamlined
assessment• Regulations and gazette notices.
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Further information• Web www.sa.gov.au/planning/rescode• Phone 8303 0600• Freecall country callers 1800 352 224• Email [email protected]• Information about the State government’s
planning reforms go to www.dpti.sa.gov.au.