Muswellbrook Local Environmental Plan 2009
sch.3-secIndustrial buildings (including minor additions and ancillary structures to existing industrial buildings)
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sch.3-sec Industrial buildings (including minor additions and ancillary structures to existing industrial buildings)
Industrial buildings (including minor additions and ancillary structures to existing industrial buildings)
(1) Additional floor area created must not exceed 50m2 and must not be used for manufacturing, industrial or like activity.
(2) Additional external areas must not be occupied for the purpose of storage or manufacturing or any like activity.
(3) The total floor area of the building on the site involved must not be more than 2,000m2.
(4) Must not involve a change of building use.
(5) Must comply with any existing development consent conditions.
(6) Setbacks
(a) Each part of the structure must have a front setback of not less than 10m.
(b) Each part of the structure must have side and rear setbacks of not less than 3m.
(7) Building height and materials
(a) The height of any walls must not be more than 8.5m, not including a parapet.
(b) Parapets may extend a maximum of 1.2m above the intersection of the wall and the roof.
(c) Roof pitch must not be more than 10 degrees.
(d) The site must not be cut or filled greater than 500mm.
(e) Cladding and materials used in construction must be new and must have low reflective properties and must be factory pre-coloured.
(f) Security fencing must not be greater than 1.8m in height.
(8) Drainage
(a) All roof and surface water must be drained to the street and discharged to the consent authority’s nearest stormwater drainage system in accordance with an engineer’s design.
(b) The drainage system must be designed for a 10 year return period, with excess flows designed to flow overland to the street.
(9) Garbage and storage areas must be on site and behind the building line of the property.