127Complying development involving house-raising

127 Complying development involving house-raising

127 Complying development involving house-raising

(1) An application for a complying development certificate for development specified in Lismore Local Environmental Plan 2012, Schedule 3, Part 1, matter relating to Raising of dwelling houses above flood planning level must be accompanied by—

(a) a certificate issued by either of the following certifying the dwelling house to which the development relates is suitable for the development—

(i) the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation,

(ii) the NSW Reconstruction Authority, and

(b) a certificate issued by a registered professional engineer certifying the following—

(i) the top of the floor surface of each habitable room in the dwelling house will be above the flood planning level,

(ii) each part of the dwelling house erected at or below the flood planning level will be constructed of flood compatible material,

(iii) each part of the dwelling house erected as part of the development will be able to withstand the forces exerted by water, debris and buoyancy during a flood up to the flood planning level,

(iv) the flow of floodwater will not be restricted as a result of the development.

(2) In this section—

flood compatible material has the same meaning as in State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021.

flood planning level has the same meaning as in State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008.

habitable room has the same meaning as in the Building Code of Australia.

Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation means the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation constituted under the Growth Centres (Development Corporations) Act 1974, section 4.

NSW Reconstruction Authority means the NSW Reconstruction Authority established under the NSW Reconstruction Authority Act 2022, section 7.

registered professional engineer has the same meaning as in the .