River Murray Flood Resilience Code Amendment
River Murray Flood Resilience Code Amendment has been released due to the need to respond to the 2022 floods. Planning and design codes have been updated such that building structures will be more resilient to future 1-in-100 year flooding events. Changes in the code are to reflect the increased intensity of flooding events, helping to reduce future flood risk and support more resilient communities for flooding events. Improvements to planning requirements outlined in the draft River Murray Flood Resilience Code Amendment include: finished floor levels for dwellings and other valuable buildings to mitigate risk of inundation in future flood events, greater flexibility in building height allowances, updated resilient design and materials for underfloor structures, maintain open space areas around storage areas, streamlined assessment for sheds, carports and garages located behind a riverfront dwelling, removing previous red tape rezoning flood-affected shack settlements, including Paisley and Murbko, to assist development applications and rebuild efforts.
State or territory government
Institutional change
Infrastructure and the built environment
South Australian Government
Riverine flooding
2022
2023
SA - Department for Environment and Water
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