Draft Flood Planning Amendments to the Development Control Plans

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Consultation has concluded

Thank you to those who provided feedback on the draft Flood Planning Amendments to the Development Control Plans. This phase of the consultation has now closed and our Team is now reviewing this feedback.



PROJECT OVERVIEW

On 6 September 2021 Snowy Monaro Regional Council adopted the Snowy Monaro Regional Council Flood and Floodplain Risk Management Studies. The Flood Risk Management Plans and Studies identified that Council's Development Control Plans (DCPs) are the second main policy document that sets requirements for development in flood-prone areas of the LGA. While the Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) set the overarching objectives, the DCP contains controls such as minimum floor levels, flood compatible construction, and which types of development can occur in different degrees of flood risk. Section 2.2.2.2 of the Floodplain Risk Management Studies describes what each of the DCPs contains in regard to flooding.

The adopted Flood Risk Management studies recommended the current Cooma-Monaro DCP 2014 (specifically Section 6.4 Flood Prone Land) should be used for setting flood controls across the LGA subject to some minor amendments. In general, the DCP should achieve the following:

  • Provide clear and prescriptive controls for development on flood-prone land that is consistent with the LEP flood clause. The controls for a particular development on a particular site should be straightforward to understand by Council staff and the public.
  • Incorporate the significant differences in flood risk that exist between mainstream flooding (generally creeks and rivers) and overland flow.
  • Allow for a range of land-use types in flood-prone areas, with greater controls for more sensitive or critical uses.

Bombala Development Control Plan – Amendment 2 Flood Planning

  • Amend the Bombala Development Control Plan by repealing and replacing clause 2.5.2 ‘Flooding’ with the flood planning clause identified in this document
  • Insert Bombala flood maps as appendix A in the Bombala DCP

Cooma-Monaro Development Control Plan – Amendment 4 Flood Planning

  • Amend the Cooma-Monaro Development Control Plan by repealing and replacing clause 6.4 with the flood planning clause identified in this document.
  • Repeal and replace appendix 10 with flood mapping for Cooma

Snowy River Development Control Plan – Amendment 2 Flood Planning

  • Amend the Snowy River Development Control Plan by repealing and replacing part C7, clause 2 ‘Flood Prone Land’ with the flood planning controls outlined in this document.
  • Insert flood mapping for Berridale and Jindabyne as appendix A of the Snowy River Development Control Plan.

Thank you to those who provided feedback on the draft Flood Planning Amendments to the Development Control Plans. This phase of the consultation has now closed and our Team is now reviewing this feedback.



PROJECT OVERVIEW

On 6 September 2021 Snowy Monaro Regional Council adopted the Snowy Monaro Regional Council Flood and Floodplain Risk Management Studies. The Flood Risk Management Plans and Studies identified that Council's Development Control Plans (DCPs) are the second main policy document that sets requirements for development in flood-prone areas of the LGA. While the Local Environmental Plans (LEPs) set the overarching objectives, the DCP contains controls such as minimum floor levels, flood compatible construction, and which types of development can occur in different degrees of flood risk. Section 2.2.2.2 of the Floodplain Risk Management Studies describes what each of the DCPs contains in regard to flooding.

The adopted Flood Risk Management studies recommended the current Cooma-Monaro DCP 2014 (specifically Section 6.4 Flood Prone Land) should be used for setting flood controls across the LGA subject to some minor amendments. In general, the DCP should achieve the following:

  • Provide clear and prescriptive controls for development on flood-prone land that is consistent with the LEP flood clause. The controls for a particular development on a particular site should be straightforward to understand by Council staff and the public.
  • Incorporate the significant differences in flood risk that exist between mainstream flooding (generally creeks and rivers) and overland flow.
  • Allow for a range of land-use types in flood-prone areas, with greater controls for more sensitive or critical uses.

Bombala Development Control Plan – Amendment 2 Flood Planning

  • Amend the Bombala Development Control Plan by repealing and replacing clause 2.5.2 ‘Flooding’ with the flood planning clause identified in this document
  • Insert Bombala flood maps as appendix A in the Bombala DCP

Cooma-Monaro Development Control Plan – Amendment 4 Flood Planning

  • Amend the Cooma-Monaro Development Control Plan by repealing and replacing clause 6.4 with the flood planning clause identified in this document.
  • Repeal and replace appendix 10 with flood mapping for Cooma

Snowy River Development Control Plan – Amendment 2 Flood Planning

  • Amend the Snowy River Development Control Plan by repealing and replacing part C7, clause 2 ‘Flood Prone Land’ with the flood planning controls outlined in this document.
  • Insert flood mapping for Berridale and Jindabyne as appendix A of the Snowy River Development Control Plan.