Part I - Other Considerations - Richmond Valley Council

Richmond Valley Development Control Plan 2012‣ Adequate trade waste and litter bins must be provided onsite andserviced regularly.‣ Concrete wastes or washings from concrete mixers must not bedeposited in any location where those wastes or washings can flow, orcan be washed into any areas of retained vegetation or receiving waters.(iv) Vehicle access‣ For individual dwellings vehicular access is to be restricted to onestabilised access point. Location will be identified on the Erosion andSediment Control Plan submitted to Council.‣ For larger Subdivision works vehicular access must be confined to amaximum of two locations or as agreed with Council. Such locations willbe shown on the Soil and Water Management Plan or Erosion andSediment Control Plan.‣ Access to construction sites of 1 hectare or more, shall be fitted with ashakedown device.‣ The shakedown device shall be located along the haul route,immediately before the intersection with the public road.‣ Regular maintenance of shake down devices is required to ensure nomaterial is deposited on public roads.‣ Should material be deposited on any public street, it shall be swept upand removed before the end of that working day.‣ If after using shakedown device, material is still adhering to truck wheelsand being deposited on public roads, a wheel washing device must beinstalled and used at site exit locations to ensure no further material iscarted off site and deposited on public roads.‣ Runoff from access surfaces must be drained into an adjacent sedimenttrapping device before leaving the site. Where appropriate, devices toremove soil particles from vehicles must be placed at site exit locations.‣ On subdivision work, priority must be given to road and shoulderstabilisation based on erosion hazards.‣ On subdivision work newly sealed hard stand areas must be sweptthoroughly after sealing/surfacing to prevent excess aggregate or gravelentering street drains.(v) Protection of Stormwater Treatment Areas and Existing Infrastructure‣ Existing or planned stormwater treatment areas such as Infiltration,grass swale or bio filtration areas are to be clearly marked and identifiedas no go areas. No materials are to be stockpiled in these areas.Vehicles are not to traverse the area or be parked in the area. The siteshould be kept free from heavy pedestrian use to maintain infiltrationproperties.‣ The footpath or nature strip adjoining construction and building sitesmust not be disturbed by construction activities other than shown on theplan for:• access to the site;• installation of services;• other works specifically approved by Council.Part I – Other Considerations – Water Sensitive Urban Design I.110