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STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY (EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT CODES) 2008 - REG 9.9

Complying development on bush fire prone land

9.9 Complying development on bush fire prone land

The development may only be carried out on bush fire prone land if all of the following apply--

(a) the development complies with the relevant requirements of Planning for Bush Fire Protection ,
(b) the landholding on which the development is carried out has direct access to a public road or a road vested in or maintained by the council,
(c) the building or manufactured home is able to be connected to mains electricity,
(d) reticulated or bottled gas on the landholding is installed and maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 1596:2014, The storage and handling of LP Gas and the storage and handling of LP gas on the landholding complies with the requirements of relevant authorities, including that metal piping is used,
(e) for gas cylinders stored on the landholding within 10m of farm stay accommodation--
(i) the release valves are directed away from the farm stay accommodation, and
(ii) the cylinders are enclosed on the hazard side of the installation, and
(iii) the connections to and from the cylinders are made of metal,
(f) there are no polymer sheathed flexible gas supply lines to gas meters adjacent to farm stay accommodation on the landholding,
(g) for fire fighting purposes, the landholding--
(i) is connected to a reticulated water supply and a fire hydrant is located within 70m of each part of the development, or
(ii) for a landholding with an area of no more than 10,000m 2 --has a 10,000L capacity water tank, or
(iii) for a landholding with an area greater than 10,000m 2 --has a 20,000L capacity water tank,
(h) for a water tank installed on the landholding in accordance with paragraph (g)--
(i) the water tank has a 65mm metal Storz outlet with a gate or ball valve, and
(ii) the gate or ball valve, pipes and tank penetrations are made of metal and designed to allow for a 50mm inner diameter water flow through the Storz outlet.



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