58Development standards for flood control lots

#### 58 Development standards for flood control lots 58 Development standards for flood control lots > > (1) Complying development under this Division must not be carried out on the following parts of a flood control lot, as certified by the council or a professional engineer who specialises in hydraulic engineering— > > > > > (a) a flood storage area, > > > > > (b) a floodway, > > > > > (c) a flow path, > > > > > (d) a high hazard area, > > > > > (e) a high risk area. > > > (2) Complying development carried out under this Division on a flood control lot must comply with the following development standards— > > > > > (a) if there is a minimum floor level adopted in a development control plan by the relevant council for the lot, the development must not cause a habitable room in the dwelling to have a floor level lower than the minimum floor level, > > > > > (b) if a part of the principal dwelling or secondary dwelling or an ancillary structure is erected at or below the flood planning level, it must be constructed of flood compatible material, > > > > > (c) the principal dwelling or secondary dwelling and ancillary structures, if any, must be able to withstand the forces exerted during a flood by water, debris and buoyancy up to— > > > > > > > (i) the flood planning level, or > > > > > > > (ii) if an on-site refuge is provided on the lot, the probable maximum flood level, > > > > > (d) the development must not result in increased flooding elsewhere in the floodplain, > > > > > (e) the lot must have pedestrian and vehicular access to a readily accessible refuge above the probable maximum flood level, > > > > > (f) vehicular access to the dwelling must not be inundated by water to a level of more than 0.3m during a 1:100 ARI flood event, > > > > > (g) the lot must not have any open car parking spaces or carports lower than the level of a 1:20 ARI flood event. > > > (3) The requirements in subsection (2)(c) and (d) are satisfied if a flood and risk impact assessment prepared by a professional engineer specialising in hydraulic engineering or civil engineering states the requirements are satisfied. > > > (4) Words used in this section have the same meanings as in the Flood Risk Management Manual. > > **s 58:** Am 2023 (609), Sch 2.18\[1\] \[2\].