Upper Hunter Local Environmental Plan 2013
sch.2-sec-oc.2Dams in Zones RU1, RU4, R5 and C3
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sch.2-sec-oc.2 Dams in Zones RU1, RU4, R5 and C3
Dams in Zones RU1, RU4, R5 and C3
(1) Embankment fill batter grades must not be steeper than 1:2.5 (vertical: horizontal).
(2) Minimum distance from any property boundary—10m.
(3) Maximum fill embankment crest width—3m.
(4) Minimum height difference between the embankment crest level and the spillway level—1m.
(5) Maximum fill embankment height—3m (measured from ground level (existing) immediately down slope of the embankment to the top of the embankment crest level).
Note.
Farm dams must comply with the NSW Farm Dams Policy (Harvestable Right Dams Policy), a copy of which can be obtained from the NSW Office of Water.