New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

STATE ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING POLICY NO 60--EXEMPT AND COMPLYING DEVELOPMENT - SCHEDULE 6

SCHEDULE 6 – Conditions of complying development certificates in metropolitan Sydney

(Clause 10 (1))

Before you begin work

(1)

Two days before any site works, building or demolition begins, the applicant must:

(a) forward a Notice of Commencement of Work and Appointment of Principal Certifying Authority (Form 7 of the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 1994 ) to the council, and

(b) inform the adjoining owners in writing that work will commence.

(2)

Before any site works, building or demolition begins, the applicant must:

(a) notify the council of the name, address, phone number and licence number of the builder, and

(b) erect a sign at the front of the property with the builder’s name, licence number, site address and the number given by the council to the application for the complying development certificate, and

(c) provide a temporary on-site toilet if access to existing toilets is not adequate, and

(d) protect and support any neighbouring buildings and land, and

(e) protect any public land or place from obstruction, inconvenience or damage due to the carrying out of the development, and

(f) prevent any substance from falling onto any public land or place, and

(g) pay any section 94 contributions if required by a contributions plan applying to the land, and

(h) comply with any other conditions prescribed by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation 1994 .

Note: This item does not impose a requirement on an applicant if it is complied with by the builder.

Site management

(3)

Run-off and erosion controls must be implemented before construction to prevent soil erosion, water pollution or the discharge of loose sediment on surrounding land, as follows:

(a) divert uncontaminated run-off around cleared or disturbed areas,

(b) erect a silt fence to prevent debris escaping into drainage systems or waterways,

(c) prevent tracking of sediment by vehicles onto roads,

(d) stockpile topsoil, excavated material, construction and landscaping supplies and debris within the site.

(4)

Removal or disturbance of vegetation and topsoil must be confined to within 3 metres of the proposed building.

Demolition

(5)

Any demolition works authorised by the certificate are to be carried out in accordance with AS 2601-1991-The demolition of structures and comply with any council policy on waste management.

Drainage

(6)

The completed building is to have a drainage system so that:

(a) the land surrounding any structure is graded to divert surface water to the street, and is clear of existing and proposed structures and adjoining premises, and

(b) if the water drains to the rear of the property, it is collected and drained via a gravity system to a council stormwater line or disposed of in a manner consistent with the council’s soil and water management policy.

Hours of works

(7)

Any building work must be carried out between 7.00 am and 6.00 pm Monday to Friday and 7.00 am to 5.00 pm Saturdays, but not on Sundays or public holidays.

Survey certificate

(8)

A survey certificate must be given to the principal certifying authority, at the following stages:

(a) before the concrete is poured for the ground floor slab or before the sub-floor formwork is completed, showing the location of the structure to the boundaries,

(b) at completion of the lowest floor, confirming that levels are in accordance with the certificate (and those levels must relate to the datum on the certificate).

Site access

(9)

If kerb and gutter is provided, driveways are to be a minimum of 500 millimetres clear of all drainage structures on the kerb and gutter and are not to interfere with the existing public utility infrastructure, including council drainage structures, unless prior approval is obtained from the relevant authority.

(10)

If kerb and gutter is not provided, the access to the lot must be constructed using:

(a) a gravel vehicular entrance incorporating a 375 millimetre diameter stormwater pipe and concrete headwalls, or

(b) a 6 metre by 6 metre concrete slab dish drain.

(11)

Driveways are to be constructed in accordance with any relevant requirements of AS 2890.1-1993Parking facilities Part 1:Off-street car parking , with appropriate transition zones.

Certificate of compliance

(12)

Before a building is occupied, a certificate of compliance, if required, must be obtained from the local water supply and sewer authority.