sch.3-secRaising of dwelling houses

sch.3-sec Raising of dwelling houses

Raising of dwelling houses

(1) This clause applies to the following development on land identified as “Item 1” on the Key Sites Map—

(a) the alteration or rebuilding of a lawfully erected dwelling house for the purposes of raising the finished floor level of the dwelling house to a level above the probable maximum flood level,

(b) the construction or installation of the following in connection with that development—

(i) footings, foundations or other structural elements,

(ii) structures associated with the provision of utility services,

(iii) access ramps, balustrades, cooling or heating appliances, gutters, landings, light fittings, pathways, paving, pipes, privacy screens or stairways,

(c) other associated works.

(2) The development must—

(a) meet the requirements for complying development specified in State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, clause 1.17A, other than clause 1.17A(1)(d), and

(b) not be designated development.

(3) The development must not involve the enlargement or extension of the dwelling house.

(4) Each part of the dwelling house erected as part of the development must—

(a) if erected at or below the flood planning level—be constructed of flood compatible material, and

(b) be able to withstand the forces exerted by water, debris and buoyancy during a flood, up to the flood planning level.

(5) The development must not restrict the flow of floodwater on the land.

(6) The development standards specified in subclauses (4)(b) and (5) are satisfied if a registered professional engineer issues a certificate certifying the standards are satisfied.

(7) The finished floor level must be more than RL 5.4m.