Give your feedback on the Flooding Hazards Mapping Update Code Amendment
Local councils can now give feedback on the Flooding Hazards Mapping Update Code Amendment – the first step in a wider project to introduce new and updated flood hazard mapping into SA’s Planning and Design Code.
This will impact 13 local government areas and several regional townships and outback areas.
It is important for the Code to identify areas likely to flood to reduce the potential impacts to people, property, infrastructure and the environment.
The Code’s planning policies aim to restrict new development in high-risk flood areas and encourage suitable design responses in lower risk areas.
Give your feedback on the Flooding Hazards Mapping Update Code Amendment
To read the draft Code Amendment and supporting information, as well as see a map of the proposed changes, please visit the PlanSA Portal.
Feedback must be submitted by 5:00 pm Friday 21 April 2023.
You can also provide feedback via email with the subject line “Submission - Flood Hazards Mapping Update Code Amendment” to plansasubmissions@sa.gov.au.
You can also mail your submission to:
Code Amendment Team
Planning and Land Use Services Division
Department for Trade and Investment
GPO Box 1815, Adelaide SA 5001
Attend an information session
Register to attend a community information session to learn more about the proposed updates.
For further information contact Jeff Sewart, Senior Planner, on 7109 7002 or Jeffery.Sewart@sa.gov.au.
Background
This Code Amendment is the first stage of the Flood Hazard Mapping and Assessment Project, which is being delivered in three stages.
The second stage of the project involves procurement and a review of new flood studies and contemporary flood data to inform new flood hazard policies and mapping for the entire state.
The third and final stage of the project is a state-wide Flooding Hazards Code Amendment, which will seek to implement the revised flood hazard policies and mapping into the Code.