ACCESS EASEMENT SUBDIVISION WORKS DESIGN CODE – CHAPTER 6, PART 3, DIVISION 8
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Overall Outcomes
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The overall outcomes sought by the Access Easement Design Code are the following:
(1) Access easements to a road include properly constructed driveways;
(2) Access easements to a road have safe access points onto the road;
(3) Access easements to a road minimise impacts on the amenity of adjacent
residents;
(4) Access easements to a road minimise impacts on existing infrastructure; and
(5) Access easements to a road minimise impacts on the environment.
ACCESS EASEMENT SUBDIVISION WORKS DESIGN CODE – CHAPTER 6, PART 3, DIVISION 8
8.3 Development Requirements
Specific Outcomes for Assessable
Development
Probable Solutions
SO 1
Access easements contain a
driveway constructed to suit the user’s needs.
PS 1.1 Driveways are
constructed within access
easements to carry a design
loading of 2.3 x 103 E.S.A for each
lot entitled to use the driveway.
PS 1.2 The driveway width is a
minimum of 3m.
PS 1.3 Urban driveways are 3m
wide fully sealed gravel pavements,
reinforced concrete slabs or
interlocking concrete pavers over a
gravel pavement.
PS 1.4 Non-urban residential
driveways are 3m wide fully sealed
gravel pavements.
PS 1.5 Rural driveways are 3m
wide gravel pavements with
sections that are greater than 10%
slope being sealed (2 coat bitumen
or 25mm thick asphalt) as well as a
30m length either end of the 10%
sloped section.
PS 1.6 The driveway is not
inundated in the runoff from the 5
year ARI storm (fully developed
catchment conditions).
PS 1.7 The driveway is trafficable
in the runoff from the 10 year ARI
(fully developed catchment
conditions).
PS 1.8 The driveway has a
general maximum longitudinal
grade of 16%. In special
circumstances, such as difficult
terrain the absolute maximum
grade is 20% for a distance not
exceeding 60m.
PS 1.9 Effective drainage control
is provided to prevent scouring and
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ACCESS EASEMENT SUBDIVISION WORKS DESIGN CODE – CHAPTER 6, PART 3, DIVISION 8
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erosion of the works.
SO 2
The access point onto the road is
located with appropriate grading, verge cross
section and safe sight distance for accessing
vehicles, through traffic and pedestrians on the
verge.
PS 2.1 The driveway
construction across the verge
conforms with the relevant standard
verge cross-section for the
classification of the road.
PS 2.2 The sight distance
available between a vehicle leaving
the lot at the driveway access point
and a vehicle approaching on the
frontage road is equal to the Safe
Intersection Sight Distance
(determined appropriate for the
classification of the frontage road –
refer to Austroads Guide to Traffic
Engineering Practice – Part 5,
Intersections at Grade).
SO 3
Any alteration or relocation in
connection with or arising from the
development to any service, installation, plant,
equipment or other item belonging to or under
the control of the telecommunications authority,
electricity authorities, the Council or other
person engaged in the provision of public utility
services, is carried out prior to the approval of
the plan of subdivision.
PS 3
SO 4
Clearing of existing vegetation for
construction of the driveway is minimised as far
as practicable.
PS 4
The driveway is located in
existing cleared areas.
SO 5
Stormwater runoff from disturbed
areas (earthworks or clearing) is controlled to
minimise environmental impacts.
PS 5
All areas disturbed for
clearing or earthworks for the
driveway constructed have suitable
erosion, sedimentation and
drainage controls in place. These
devices are modified, as necessary,
during construction to ensure their
ongoing effectiveness.
SO 6
The driveway includes adequate
permanent stormwater runoff control and
drainage to minimise, as far as possible,
erosion and scour.
PS 6.1 Table drains are lined
with appropriate materials in
relation to the flow velocity.
PS 6.2 Steep table drains are
avoided. However, where steep
table drains are used these contain
“check dams” at appropriate
spacing to reduce flow velocities to
acceptable levels.
PS 6.3 The flow velocity in all
unlined or soft faced open drains is
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8.3 Development Requirements
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kept within acceptable limits for the
type of material or lining and
condition of the channel (refer
QUDM Table 8.03).
PS 6.4 Drain outlets include
appropriate energy dissipaters and
flow spreaders to minimise erosion
and scour.
PS 6.5 Drain outlets are located
so as not to create nuisance or
annoyance to adjoining properties.
SO 7
The easement covers all works
associated with the access.
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PS 7
The easement covers all
driveway construction including cut
and fill batters, drainage works and
utility services.
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