New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 3A.37

3A.37 Development standards for bush fire prone land

(1) This clause applies--

(a) to all development specified for this code that is carried out on a lot that is wholly or partly bush fire prone land (other than development that is the erection of non-habitable ancillary development that is more than 6m from any dwelling house, landscaping, a non-combustible fence or a swimming pool), and

(b) in addition to all other development standards specified for this code.

Note : See clause 1.19A for additional provisions relating to bush fire prone land.

(2) The development may be carried out on the lot only if--

(a) the development conforms to the specifications and requirements of Planning for Bush Fire Protection that are relevant to the development, and

(c) the lot has direct access to a public road or a road vested in or maintained by the council, and

(d) the development is located within 200m of that road, and

(e) there is sufficient access designed in accordance with the acceptable solutions identified in Table 7.4a of Planning for Bush Fire Protection , and

(f) a reticulated water supply is connected to the lot, or a water supply with a 65mm metal Storz outlet with a gate or ball valve is provided for fire fighting purposes on the lot (the gate or ball valve, pipes and tank penetrations are to be designed to allow for a full 50mm inner diameter water flow through the Storz fitting and must be of a metal construction), and

(fa) the size of the non-reticulated water supply mentioned in paragraph (f) is--

(i) for a lot with an area no greater than 10,000m 2 --10,000L, and

(ii) for a lot with an area greater than 10,000m 2 --20,000L, and

(g) reticulated or bottled gas on the lot is installed and maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 1596:2014, The storage and handling of LP Gas and the requirements of relevant authorities (metal piping must be used), and

(g) all fixed gas cylinders on the lot are located at least 10m from flammable materials and are enclosed on the hazard side of the installation, and

(h) any gas cylinders on the lot that are within 10m of a dwelling house--

(i) have the release valves directed away from the dwelling house, and

(ii) have metal connections to and from the cylinders, and

(i) there are no polymer sheathed flexible gas supply lines to gas meters adjacent to the dwelling.

Note : The requirements relating to the construction of buildings in bush fire prone areas set out in the Building Code of Australia also apply.