Schedule 1C Exempt development—Chapter 3

Schedule 1C Exempt development—Chapter 3

Sch 1, s 9(3), Sch 1A, s 9(3), Sch 1B, s 9(3) and Sch 1D, s 10(3)

sch 1C, hdg: Am 2022 (350), Sch 1[2].

| Development purpose | Development standards | | Access ramps | Must not interfere with the functioning of existing drainage fixtures or the natural surface flow of water.If located on bush fire prone land and less than 5m from a dwelling—must be constructed of non-combustible material. | | Aerials, antennae and communication dishes | Must resist loads in accordance with AS\NZS 1170.0:2002, Structural design actions, Part 0: General Principles and AS\NZS 1170.2:2011, Structural design actions - Part 2: Wind actions.Must be anchored by a concrete slab or footing designed in accordance with AS 3600:2018,Concrete structures. | | Air-conditioning units | Must be located on the wall or roof of a building that faces the primary road, or forward of the building line to the primary road.Must not reduce the existing fire resistance level of a wall.Must be designed so as not to operate during peak time at a noise level that exceeds 5 dB(A) above the ambient background noise level measured at any property boundary. | | Bollards | Must not reduce any existing means of entry to, or exit from, any such associated development or the lot on which it is situated. | | Carport, within the meaning of the Codes SEPP | Must not have a floor area of more than 100m.Must not involve the construction of a new driveway or gutter crossing unless the consent of the relevant road authority for each opening of a public road required for the development has been obtained under the Roads Act 1993.Must not be located between the building line and the primary road. | | Emergency services facilities—Wagga Wagga Activation Precinct only | Must be carried out by or on behalf of the NSW Rural Fire Service.Must not be constructed or installed on or in a heritage item, heritage conservation area, land on which an Aboriginal object is located or land at or below the flood planning level.Must be located on land in the Rural Activity Zone.Must not have an area of more than 140m.Must not exceed a height of 5m above ground level (existing).Must be located at a distance of at least 20m from the primary road frontage and at least 10m from each other lot boundary.Must not be constructed or installed within 50m of a dwelling.Must be located at least 50m from a natural waterbody.To the extent it is comprised of metal components—must be constructed of low reflective materials and designed and constructed in accordance with a professional engineer’s specifications.If it is located on bush fire prone land—must be constructed in accordance with the document titled Planning for Bush Fire Protection prescribed by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 2021, section 271. | | Emergency work and repairs, consisting of the repair of any damage to a building or structure caused by an event that constitutes a significant and widespread danger to life or property in land in the Activation Precinct in an area declared by an order under the State Emergency and Rescue Management Act 1989, section 33 to be an area where a state of emergency exists | Must be carried out within 6 months of the declaration being made.Must not change the configuration of the floor space of the building or structure being repaired.Must not increase the floor space of the building or structure being repaired. | | Farm building, other than a stock holding yard, grain silo or grain bunker—Parkes, Wagga Wagga and Moree Activation Precincts only | Must not be used for habitable purposes. | | Stock holding yard—Parkes, Wagga Wagga and Moree Activation Precincts only | Must not be used for habitable purposes.Must not include or comprise a stock and sale yard.Must not be roofed.Must be located at least 10m from any road boundary and at least 200m from any other boundary.Must be located at least 200m from any dwelling that is located on land on the opposite side of a road that separates the landholding on which the development is located and that other lot.Must be located at least 6m from any other farm building, including any farm building that is a grain silo or grain bunker, on the landholding or on an adjoining landholding.Must be located at least 100m from a waterbody (natural). | | Grain silo or grain bunker—Parkes, Wagga Wagga and Moree Activation Precincts only | Must not be used for habitable purposes.Must be located at least 100m from any dwelling.Must be located at least 6m from any other farm building, including any farm building that is a stock holding yard, on the landholding or on an adjoining landholding.Must be located at least 50m from a waterbody (natural). | | Signage—Parkes Activation Precinct only | Must be a business identification sign and must not include advertising of goods or services.Must have the consent in writing of the owner of the land on which the sign is to be located and, if the sign or part of the sign projects over adjoining land, the consent of the owner of the adjoining land.Must be approved under section 138 of the Roads Act 1993, if the sign or part of the sign projects over a public road, including a footway.Must not obstruct or interfere with a traffic sign. | | Signage—Wagga Wagga and Moree Activation Precincts only | Must be a business identification sign or a building identification sign and not include advertising of goods or services.Must have the consent in writing of the owner of the land on which the sign is to be located and, if the sign or part of the sign projects over adjoining land, the consent of the owner of the adjoining land.Must be approved under section 138 of the Roads Act 1993, if the sign or part of the sign projects over a public road, including a footway.Must not obstruct or interfere with a traffic sign.Must be erected at right angles to the wall of the building to which it is attached.Must not be illuminated or flashing.Must be constructed of non-reflective materials.Must not be more than 1.5m in area.Must not result in more than one building identification sign for the building.Must not result in more than one business identification sign for a business.Must not be located on or in a heritage item or heritage conservation area. | | Fuel tanks and gas storage (above ground)—Parkes, Wagga Wagga and Moree Activation Precincts only | Must not have a capacity of more than—(a) for a fuel tank—5,000 L, or(b) for a gas tank—1,000 L.Must be located at least 20m from the primary road frontage of the lot and at least 10m from each other lot boundary.Must be bunded with the capacity to contain at least 110% of the capacity of the tank.Must be located at least 1m from any registered easement, sewer main or water main.For a fuel tank—must be constructed of prefabricated metal, be freestanding and installed in accordance with the requirements of AS 1940:2017, The storage and handling of flammable and combustible liquids.For a gas tank—must be designed and constructed in accordance with the requirements of AS/NZS 1596:2014, The storage and handling of LP Gas by a professional engineer.Note.Other existing legislative requirements still apply in relation to work health and safety issues. | | Minor external non-structural building alteration, including the following—(a) painting, plastering, cement rendering, cladding, attaching fittings or decorative work,(b) the replacement of an external window, glazing areas or a door, other than those on bush fire prone land,(c) the repair to or replacement of a non-structural wall or roof cladding,(d) the installation of a security screen or grill to a door or window or a security door,(e) the repair to or replacement of a balustrade,(f) restumping or repairing structure foundations without increasing the height of the structure. | Must not reduce the existing fire resistance level of a wall or roof.If located on bush fire prone land, must be adequately sealed or protected to prevent the entry of embers and must use equivalent or improved quality materials.Must not affect any existing fire resisting components of the building.Must not involve the use of external combustible cladding.Must not affect the means of egress from the building in an emergency. | | Rainwater tanks (above and below ground)—Parkes and Wagga Wagga Activation Precincts only | Must not have a capacity of more than 25,000 litres.Must be fitted with a screened rain head designed to ensure self-cleaning and prevent leaf litter entering into the water tank.Must be fitted with a first-flush device incorporating an automatic resetting valve that causes initial run-off rainwater to bypass the tank.Must be constructed or installed with inlets and outlets designed to prevent mosquitoes breeding in it.Must have its overflow connected to an existing stormwater drainage system that does not discharge to an adjoining property, or cause a nuisance to adjoining owners.Must have a sign affixed to it with a statement to the effect that the water in the tank is rainwater.If reticulated water is provided to the lot—must not be interconnected with any system supplying drinking water to the lot unless it complies with the Council’s requirements. | | Demolition of development that would be exempt development under this Policy, Chapter 3 if it were being constructed or installed | If demolition involves the removal of asbestos, that removal must be undertaken in accordance with How To Safely Remove Asbestos: Code of Practice, ISBN 978 0 642 33317 9, published by Safe Work Australia in July 2020. | | Letter boxes | |