sch.3-secRaising of dwelling houses above flood planning level

sch.3-sec Raising of dwelling houses above flood planning level

Raising of dwelling houses above flood planning level

(1) This clause applies to the following development—

(a) the alteration or rebuilding of a lawfully erected dwelling house for the purpose of raising the finished floor level of the dwelling house to a level above the flood planning 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, stairways, landings, balustrades, pathways, paving, light fittings, privacy screens, gutters, pipes or cooling or heating appliances,

(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, and

(b) not be designated development, and

(c) not be carried out on land that is, or contains, a draft heritage item.

(3) For subclause (2)(a), a reference in State Environmental Planning Policy (Exempt and Complying Development Codes) 2008, clause 1.17A to this Policy must be read as a reference to this Plan.

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

(5) The dwelling house must be certified as suitable for the development in a certificate issued by—

(a) the Northern Rivers Reconstruction Corporation, or

(b) the NSW Reconstruction Authority.

(6) 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