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STREAMLINING PLANNING ASSESSMENTS

STREAMLINING PLANNING ASSESSMENTS. Residential code information session 1 August 2012 regulations. Overview. Background to amendments Procedural amendments Definition amendments Design standards Resources Further information. 2. Background to amendments.

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STREAMLINING PLANNING ASSESSMENTS

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  1. STREAMLINING PLANNING ASSESSMENTS Residential code information session 1 August 2012 regulations

  2. Overview Background to amendments Procedural amendments Definition amendments Design standards Resources Further information. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 2

  3. Background to amendments • Residential code – staged introduction – first quarter 2009 • Year 1 Review – LGA-SA submission – August 2010 • Ministerial Working Group • established November 2010 – LGA-SA, councils and industry • review workshop - February 2011 • DPAC review - May 2011 • Cabinet approval – August 2011 • Independent peer review – September 2011 • Ministerial Working Group – final check – March 2012 • Drafting – September 2011-February 2012 • Regulations – Gazetted – 31 May 2012 • Regulations – Operative – 1 August 2012. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 3

  4. Procedural amendments Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  5. Schedule 5 • Schedule 5 (Regulation 15) • council may dispense with but not add to the requirements of Schedule 5 in relation to residential code development • Schedule 5 - reduction of requirements Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 5

  6. Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 6

  7. Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 7

  8. Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 8

  9. Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 9

  10. Schedule 5 – Reduction of requirements Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 10

  11. Notification • 5 business day notification (Regulation 16) • If an application identifies the development as residential code development or Schedule 1A (Cl. 3 to 9), a council within 5 business days must: • is or is not Schedule 4 or 1A compliant • if not, the reasons for non-compliance • The 5 business day notification is contained within the existing 10 business day assessment time frame. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 11

  12. Development assessment form Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 12

  13. Standard form • Schedule 4 Clause 2A and 2B DA Form • ‘Smart’ form • easier for applicants • reduces errors • results in better applications. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 13

  14. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 14

  15. Definition amendments Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  16. Building line A line drawn parallel to the wall on the building closest to the boundary of the site that faces the primary street Projections from the building (eg. carport, verandah, porch, bay window) to be excluded. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 16

  17. Definition amendments AHD Australian Height Datum (as it relates to inundation) ARI Average Recurrence interval of a flood event Relevant Wall or Structure means any wall or structure that is due to development that has occurred, or is proposed to occur, on the relevant allotment but does not include any fence or retaining wall between the relevant allotment and an adjoining allotment Attributable Wall – Deleted. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 17

  18. Primary street Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 18

  19. (iii) in any other case - the road that forms part of the street address of the building, as determined by the council for the relevant area when it is allocated numbers to buildings and allotments under Section 220 of the Local Government Act , 1999. Primary street OR Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 19

  20. A Watercourse Zone, a Flood Zone or Flood Plain delineated by the relevant Development Plan, or any other zone or area delineated as such a zone or area in a map in the relevant Development Plan, or otherwise indicated by requirements in the relevant Development Plan for minimum finished floor levels expressed by reference to ARI or AHD. Flood Management Zone/Area Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 20

  21. Design standards Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  22. Flood Management Zone/Area Flood Management Zone/Area exclusion does not apply if the dwelling is: within a Flood Management Zone area that defines an AHD or ARI; and the finished floor level (FFL) is ≥ the AHD or ARI in the Development Plan. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 22

  23. Site area • Site area (in the case of more than one dwelling) • if the Development Plan prescribes different minimum site area and frontage requirements for detached or semi-detached dwellings the lesser quantitative criteria is to prevail. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  24. Indication of contamination history is not required when: the previous use or activity was residential; a site contamination audit report is produced; or consent under the Development Act was granted on or after 1 September 2009 in relation to the division of land. Contamination Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 24

  25. Driveway crossover – options now include: use an existing or authorised access point under Section 221 of the Local Government Act; or driveway or access point illustrated on a plan of division as approved under the Development Act; or Driveway crossover Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 25

  26. Driveway crossover 2 • Driveway crossover – options now include: • driveway not located within 6 metres of an intersection of 2 or more roads or pedestrian actuated crossing and will not interfere with street furniture, other infrastructure or a tree; or • will not require a driveway because the site is served by a roll-over kerb. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 26

  27. Driveway gradient • 1 : 4 on average (only) Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 27

  28. Relevant wall on a boundary • Relevant wall on a boundary – (attributable wall deleted): • allowable length on boundary equals ≤ 45% Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  29. Relevant wall separation • Minimum 3 metre gap between relevant walls, unless: • on an adjacent site on the shared boundary there is an existing wall of a building that would be adjacent to or abut a proposed relevant wall. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  30. Upper storey and balconies • Upper storey window and balcony – 15 metre reserve: • “reserve” clarified to mean road reserve width or open space reserve • Upper storey window • deletion of “hinged at top” requirement • Upper storey balcony • clarification that “facing” refers to the longest side of the balcony Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  31. Excavation • Excavation – clarification: • excavation ≤ 1 metre vertical height; or • filling ≤ 1 metre vertical height; • If both excavation and filling total combination ≤ 2 metre. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  32. Waste disposal • Waste disposal – “capable” of connection to a WCS that complies with the Public and Environmental Health Act 1987 (not “installed” and water and electricity supply deleted). Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations

  33. Summary 5 business day confirmation (or otherwise) Schedule 5 no additional requirements for residential code development can dispense with requirements overall reduction of requirements Residential code DA form new dwelling additions and new dwellings addresses some design standards. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 33

  34. Summary—Definitions • Deletion of ‘attributable wall’ • AHD • ARI • Building line • Flood Management Zone/Area • Primary street • Relevant wall or structure. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 34

  35. Summary—Design standards Flood management exclusion Site area Contamination Driveway crossover Driveway gradient Relevant wall length on boundary Relevant wall separation Upper storey reserve, window hinging and “facing” Excavation Waste disposal (“capable”). Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 35

  36. Resources • Fact sheet • Checklist for applicants • Standard DA ‘smart’ form • Guide to residential code and streamlined assessment • Regulations and gazette notices. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 36

  37. Further information • Webwww.sa.gov.au/planning/rescode • Phone 8303 0600 • Freecall country callers 1800 352 224 • Emaildpti.pdlegislationbranch@sa.gov.au • Information about the State government’s planning reforms go to www.dpti.sa.gov.au. Residential code information session, 1 August 2012 regulations 37

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