Agenda of Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS

What is a “Conflict of Interests” - A conflict of interests can be of two types:

Pecuniary - an interest that a person has in a matter because of a reasonable likelihood or expectation of appreciable financial gain or loss to the person or another person with whom the person is associated.

Non-pecuniary – a private or personal interest that a Council official has that does not amount to a pecuniary interest as defined in the Local Government Act (eg. A friendship, membership of an association, society or trade union or involvement or interest in an activity and may include an interest of a financial nature).

Remoteness – a person does not have a pecuniary interest in a matter if the interest is so remote or insignificant that it could not reasonably be regarded as likely to influence any decision the person might make in relation to a matter or if the interest is of a kind specified in Section 448 of the Local Government Act.

Who has a Pecuniary Interest? - a person has a pecuniary interest in a matter if the pecuniary interest is the interest of the person, or another person with whom the person is associated (see below).

Relatives, Partners - a person is taken to have a pecuniary interest in a matter if:

§ The person’s spouse or de facto partner or a relative of the person has a pecuniary interest in the matter, or

§ The person, or a nominee, partners or employer of the person, is a member of a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter.

N.B. “Relative”, in relation to a person means any of the following:

(a) the parent, grandparent, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, lineal descends or adopted child of the person or of the person’s spouse;

(b) the spouse or de facto partners of the person or of a person referred to in paragraph (a)

No Interest in the Matter - however, a person is not taken to have a pecuniary interest in a matter:

§ If the person is unaware of the relevant pecuniary interest of the spouse, de facto partner, relative or company or other body, or

§ Just because the person is a member of, or is employed by, the Council.

§ Just because the person is a member of, or a delegate of the Council to, a company or other body that has a pecuniary interest in the matter provided that the person has no beneficial interest in any shares of the company or body.

Disclosure and participation in meetings

§ A Councillor or a member of a Council Committee who has a pecuniary interest in any matter with which the Council is concerned and who is present at a meeting of the Council or Committee at which the matter is being considered must disclose the nature of the interest to the meeting as soon as practicable.

§ The Councillor or member must not be present at, or in sight of, the meeting of the Council or Committee:

(a) at any time during which the matter is being considered or discussed by the Council or Committee, or

(b) at any time during which the Council or Committee is voting on any question in relation to the matter.

No Knowledge - a person does not breach this Clause if the person did not know and could not reasonably be expected to have known that the matter under consideration at the meeting was a matter in which he or she had a pecuniary interest.

Participation in Meetings Despite Pecuniary Interest (S 452 Act)

A Councillor is not prevented from taking part in the consideration or discussion of, or from voting on, any of the matters/questions detailed in Section 452 of the Local Government Act.

Non-pecuniary Interests - Must be disclosed in meetings.

There are a broad range of options available for managing conflicts & the option chosen will depend on an assessment of the circumstances of the matter, the nature of the interest and the significance of the issue being dealt with. Non-pecuniary conflicts of interests must be dealt with in at least one of the following ways:

§ It may be appropriate that no action be taken where the potential for conflict is minimal. However, Councillors should consider providing an explanation of why they consider a conflict does not exist.

§ Limit involvement if practical (eg. Participate in discussion but not in decision making or vice-versa). Care needs to be taken when exercising this option.

§ Remove the source of the conflict (eg. Relinquishing or divesting the personal interest that creates the conflict)

§ Have no involvement by absenting yourself from and not taking part in any debate or voting on the issue as if the provisions in S451 of the Local Government Act apply (particularly if you have a significant non-pecuniary interest)

RECORDING OF VOTING ON PLANNING MATTERS

Clause 375A of the Local Government Act 1993 – Recording of voting on planning matters

(1) In this section, planning decision means a decision made in the exercise of a function of a council under the Environmental Planning and Assessment Act 1979:

(a) including a decision relating to a development application, an environmental planning instrument, a development control plan or a development contribution plan under that Act, but

(b) not including the making of an order under Division 2A of Part 6 of that Act.

(2) The general manager is required to keep a register containing, for each planning decision made at a meeting of the council or a council committee, the names of the councillors who supported the decision and the names of any councillors who opposed (or are taken to have opposed) the decision.

(3) For the purpose of maintaining the register, a division is required to be called whenever a motion for a planning decision is put at a meeting of the council or a council committee.

(4) Each decision recorded in the register is to be described in the register or identified in a manner that enables the description to be obtained from another publicly available document, and is to include the information required by the regulations.

(5) This section extends to a meeting that is closed to the public.

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.1

CONFIRMATION OF MINTUES FROM PREVIOUS MEETING

1. That the minutes of the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel Meeting held on 29 November 2018 be confirmed.

2. That, at the Ordinary Meeting held on 28 February 2019, The minutes of the meeting held on 29 November 2018 were noted, and:

a) the Panel Recommendations for Report 4.1 adopted by Council without changes, and the

b) the Panel Recommendations for Report 4.2 not adopted by Council, but instead the Management Recommendation adopted as follows:

That Council continues the current format of the Coastal Estuary Panel and continue to report the recommendations of the Panel to Council for consideration for the remainder of the term of this Council.

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services

Report No. 4.1 Water Sensitive Urban Design Policy and Strategy Update

Directorate: Infrastructure Services

Report Author: James Flockton, Drain and Flood Engineer

File No: I2019/132

Summary:

Consultants BMT have been developing Councils Water Sensitive Urban Design policy and strategy. To date BMT have completed workshops with staff and the panel regarding the direction and outcomes expected or desired from the policy and strategy.

Following these workshops a draft Water Sensitive Urban Design policy and strategy document has been prepared.

This report provides the Panel members with the draft document for review and finalisation at this meeting so a briefing / presentation can then be made to Council at a Strategic Planning Workshop and ultimately reported to Council to adopt the draft and place on public exhibition and invite public submissions.

RECOMMENDATION:

1. That the Draft Water Sensitive Urban Design policy and strategy be presented to a Council Strategic Planning Workshop.

2. That following the presentation to the Strategic Planning Workshop, the Draft Water Sensitive Urban Design policy and strategy be adopted and placed on public exhibition and submissions invited.

Attachments:

1 Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) Draft Policy and Strategy, E2019/15788 , page 6⇩

Report

Consultant BMT were engaged to prepare a Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) policy and strategy for Byron Shire.

Following engagement BMT have attended workshops at Council with the Coastal Estuary Catchment Panel and the Water and Sewer Advisory Committee. A separate workshop directly with staff was also held.

Following these workshops BMT have developed a draft WSUD policy and strategy for comment.

The draft WSUD policy and strategy is provided at attachment 1.

Comments from the panel can be received and discussed at the meeting. BMT will be available to discuss the document at the meeting; however, no presentation is planned. It is intended at this meeting to review and finalise the Draft WSUD policy and strategy.

Next Steps

The panel’s comments will be taken on board at the panel meeting and amendments made to the draft document as required.

It is recommend:-

· that there be a briefing / presentation of the Draft WSUD policy and strategy to a Council Strategic Planning Workshop

· the Draft WSUD policy and strategy then be reported to Council to adopt the draft and place on public exhibition and invite public submissions.

Financial Implications

There are no implications at this time but adoption of the WSUD policy and strategy will result in the need for actions being funded and resourced appropriately in the future. The decision to fund or resource any action will ultimately come down to the standard budget process.

All adopted actions will be considered in Council’s budget at the appropriate year, with reference to the resolution number. Council will need to provide budgets for the actions to proceed.

Statutory and Policy Compliance Implications

There are no Statutory and Policy Compliance Implications at this time.

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.2

Report No. 4.2 Belongil Creek Entrance Opening Strategy - Update

Directorate: Infrastructure Services

Report Author: James Flockton, Drain and Flood Engineer

File No: I2019/273

Summary:

Consultants Alluvium have completed stakeholder workshops and previously provided the initial findings report for the Belongil Creek Entrance Opening Strategy.

The draft Options Assessment has now been completed and is provided to the panel in this report.

Following discussion at the meeting the Options Assessment will be finalised and the Entrance Opening Strategy prepared.

RECOMMENDATION:

That the Coast Estuary Catchment Panel support finalisation of the Options Assessment (E2019/15408) and proceeding with the Entrance Opening Strategy as per the assessment recommendation.

Attachments:

1 Belongil Entrance Opening Strategy DRAFT Options Assessment Stakeholder Consultation - Comments from Mark Tidswell, E2019/17527 , page 58 ⇩

2 24.2009.10.1 - Belongil Creek Opening Strategy Options Assessment - DPI Fisheries comments, E2019/14665 , page 146⇩

3 Belongil Creek Entrance Opening Strategy - options assessment and draft strategy, E2019/15408 , page 149⇩

Report

Consultants Alluvium have been working on the Belongil Creek Entrance Opening Strategy. To date they have completed panel presentations, stakeholder workshops, community drop in session and the initial findings report.. The initial findings report was previously reported and presented to the panel.

Alluvium has since been working with on the Belongil Entrance Opening Strategy – Options Assessment.

The draft Options Assessment has been reviewed by staff and provided to all key stakeholders for comment.

Comments were received from Mark Tidswell and DPI Fisheries and both provided at attachment 1 and 2.

These comments have been addressed within the draft Options Assessment where appropriate and possible. Some comments are more relevant to the Belongil Catchment Issues Study, which is a separate project that will be reported separately. These comments will be addressed within the issues study.

The current version of the Options Assessment is provided at attachment 3.

Alluvium will also present the Options Assessment to the panel and the meeting. Time to make comment and raise questions will be provided during and after the presentation.

Next Steps

Following any amendments as recommended by the panel, the recommended options will be developed into an Entrance Opening Strategy for review by the panel.

An Environmental Management Plan will also be prepared to support the Entrance Opening Strategy.

Both will be provided to stakeholders for review and then to the panel at the next meeting of the panel in August. Following approval these documents can be reported to Council for adoption.

Once adopted staff can use these documents to obtain new permits for the opening. Once permits have been obtained the Entrance Opening Strategy can be implemented under the license.

Financial Implications

There are no financial implications to this report.

Statutory and Policy Compliance Implications

There are no statutory or policy compliance implications to this report.

BYRON SHIRE COUNCIL

Staff Reports - Infrastructure Services 4.2 - Attachment 1

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS DOCUMENT

Date Adopted by Council	12 November 2009	Resolution No.	09-968
Policy Responsibility
Review Timeframe	Annual or as new information becomes available
Last Review Date:	June 2014	Next Scheduled Review Date

Document History

Doc No.	Date Amended	Details Comments eg Resolution No.
821831	Created January 2009	DRAFT as per Resolution 08-700
842993	Created April 2009	DRAFT with amendments as per Resolution 09-136
864518	Created June 2009	Public Exhibition Draft as per resolution 09-435
894194	Created September 2009	Public Submission Draft for Council consideration at meeting 22 October 2009
#908785	12/11/09	Adopted 12/11/09 Res No. 09-968
E2013/75179		DRAFT to 20 March 2014 Ordinary Meeting
E2014/20025	20 March 2014	Res 14-118 - Public exhibition version
E2014/26920	10 June 2014	DRAFT to 26 June 2014 Extraordinary Meeting
E2014/43283	26 June 2014	Adopted Version, Effective 21/07/14 – Res 14-315

Further Document Information and Relationships

Related Legislation

Environmental Assessment and Planning Act 1979

Related Policies

Related Procedures/ Protocols, Statements, documents

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), ‘Climate Change 2013: The Physical Science Basis, Summary Report for Policymakers’ document, which was released in late 2013 and can be viewed at: http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/docs/WGIAR5_SPM_brochure_en.pdf

NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer, Assessment of the science behind the NSW Government’s sea level rise planning benchmarks, April 2012. www.chiefscientist.nsw.gov.au/__.../CSE-Report-Sea-Level-Rise-Benchmarks _.pdf

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis. http://www.ipcc.ch/

Department of Environment and Climate Change (DECCW) Floodplain Risk Management Guideline: Practical Consideration of Climate Change, 25 October 2007. http://www.pittwater.nsw.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0016/34630/DECCW_FRM_Guideline_Practical_
Consideration_of_Climate_Change_25-10-07.pdf

Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO), Projected Changes in Climatology Forcing for Coastal Erosion in NSW, August 2007. http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/resources/climatechange/nswdnrreportv1020070824.pdf

Australian Government, Department of the Environment and Water Resources: Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local Governments, 2007. http://www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/publications/local-government.html

SMEC ‘Belongil Creek: Impact of Climate Change on Tailwater Level (Sea Level Rise)’, Discussion Paper, July 2007.(#694571)

NSW Coastline Management Manual. http://www.environment.gov.au/coasts/publications/nswmanual/index.html

Byron Shire Greenhouse Action Strategy, 2008. http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/publications

Byron Shire Local Environmental Study, 2008. http://www.byron.nsw.gov.au/publications

Climate Change Risk Assessment – (note: information arising from current grant funded work)

Draft Byron Local Environmental Plan 2014 (gazetted [insert date])

International Council for Local Environmental Initiatives (ICLEI), Local Government Climate Change Adaptation Toolkit, March 2009. http://www.iclei.org/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/ANZ/CCP/CCP-AU/Projects/AI/AdaptationToolkit/Toolkit_CCPAdaptation_Final.pdf

Sea Level Rise Policy Statement, 2009 Department of Environment and Climate Change NSW http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/climateChange/sealevel.htm

Byron and Tweed Shire Councils: Climate Change Risk Assessment, Final Report, May 2009, GHD

Byron and Tweed Shire Councils Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan, June 2009, GHD

Byron Shire Climate Change Adaptation Implementation Schedule #977169

Australia’s Biodiversity and Climate Change: A strategic assessment of the vulnerability of Australia’s biodiversity to climate change, Australian Government, 2009.

http://www.climatechange.gov.au/impacts/pubs/biodiversity-vulnerability-assessment.pdf

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. NAME OF THE POLICY AND COMMENCEMENT. 1

2. OBJECTIVES.. 1

3. POLICY STATEMENTS.. 1

3.1 Climate Change Parameters. 1

3.2 2050 Climate Change Planning Horizon. 1

3.3 2100 Climate Change Planning Horizon. 2

3.4 Strategic Land-use Planning. 2

3.5 Flood Studies and Floodplain Management Plans. 2

3.6 Coastline Management Planning. 3

3.7 Biodiversity Planning. 3

3.8 Biophysical and Socio-economic Thresholds. 4

3.9 Review of Current Plans. 4

3.10 Review of Climate Change Parameters. 4

3.11 Resourcing. 4

4. DEFINITIONS.. 5

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Policy No. 14/006

POLICY TITLE

Climate Change Strategic Planning

1. NAME OF THE POLICY AND COMMENCEMENT

This Policy is known as the Byron Shire Council Climate Change Strategic Planning Policy (‘Policy’). It sets out Byron Shire Council’s policy position relating to climate change.

The current Policy was adopted by resolution of Council (Res 14-315) on 26 June 2014, to be effective 21 July 2014.

2. OBJECTIVES

· To set out Council’s accepted climate change parameters to inform the decision making process for strategic, infrastructure and operational planning.

· To mitigate impacts associated with climate change on future generations through commitment to the precautionary principle.

· To review climate change parameters as further information becomes available from leading government organisations.

3. POLICY STATEMENTS

3.1 Climate Change Parameters

The following global climate change parameters (relative to reference period 1986-2005) will be considered for Council’s strategic, infrastructure and operational planning:

a) temperature increases of 0.4^oC to 2.6 ^oC by 2065 and 0.3^oC to 4.8 ^oC by 2100

b) sea-level rises of 17 - 38cm by 2065 and 26 - 82cm by the end of this century

c) increases in rainfall intensities by the end of this century.

Notes:

All parameters have been taken from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, ‘Climate Change 2013 The Physical Science Basis, Summary Report for Policymakers’ document, which was released in late 2013 and can be viewed at: http://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar5/wg1/docs/WGIAR5_SPM_brochure_en.pdf

In the absence of more current scientific analysis at a regional level, sea level rise parameters shall be applied in accordance with DECCW Sea Level Rise Policy Statement April 2009 as considered adequate by the most recent NSW Chief Scientist report (April 2012).

3.2 2050 Climate Change Planning Horizon

With the exception of development in new release areas, certain rezoning proposals, critical facilities and special purpose facilities, a 2050 Climate Change Flood Planning horizon will be used for any strategic, infrastructure and operational planning document or designs that may be affected by climate change.

3.3 2100 Climate Change Planning Horizon

A 2100 Climate Change Flood Planning Horizon will be used for the purpose of all development in new release areas, certain rezoning proposals, critical facilities and special purpose facilities.

3.4 Strategic Land-use Planning

If an adopted Flood Study or Floodplain Management Plan either does not exist, or does exist but has not suitably considered climate change in accordance with this Policy, then the following will be used:

a) For developments and major infrastructure upgrades that are subject to a requirement for the completion of a new flood study, climate change effects for the relevant planning horizon must be addressed in accordance with Section 3.5 of this policy.

b) For other development the following generally equates to the Projected 2050 Flood Planning Level for habitable development.

Where the site of the development is:

i) At or below 4m AHD an additional 0.4m shall be applied to the estimated 1 in 100 year flood level, or highest known flood level where no flood study exists, in addition to the normal 0.5m freeboard.

ii) Above 4m AHD then the estimated 1 in 100 year flood level, or highest known flood level where no flood study exists shall be used, together with the normal 0.5m freeboard.

If an adopted Flood Study or Floodplain Management Plan does exist which suitably considers climate change in accordance with this Policy, then the following minimum flood planning levels apply:

i) Projected 2100 flood planning level for development in new release areas, rezonings, critical facilities and special purpose facilities.

ii) Projected 2050 flood planning level for all other development.

3.5 Flood Studies and Floodplain Management Plans

Flood studies will model the 1 in 100 year event using an envelope approach. The Climate Change Flood Planning Scenarios in Table 1 provide the climate change effects that are to be considered.

The envelope approach will model two separate events for each scenario and combine the worst results from each run to create the inundation map for that scenario. One event will be an ocean dominated event that uses the 100 year ocean (storm event) level with a 20 year Average Recurrence Interval (ARI) rainfall event. The other will be a rainfall dominated event that uses the 20 year ocean (storm event) level with a 100 year ARI rainfall event.

All Council flood studies and 2100 climate change flood planning horizon developments will also model the three sensitivity scenarios in Table 1, which are designed to consider how sensitive the catchment is to rainfall intensity increases and a large combination event (i.e. a 100 year Annual Recurrence Interval (ARI) rainfall and ocean level event). This is because the catchments within Byron Shire are short and sharp catchments, which are close to the ocean, therefore, it is not unusual for the Shire’s coastal communities to experience an event with both rainfall and ocean levels peaking close to each other.

The climate change related sensitivity analyses add climate change ocean effects to the usual sensitivity analyses involved in flood and flood risk management studies undertaken in accordance with the NSW Floodplain Development Manual (i.e. using rainfall intensity only).

For the purposes of the Byron LEP 2014, the ‘100 year in 2100 (FPL event)’ in Table 1 below is adopted as representing the Future Flood Planning Level.

		Table 1: Climate Change Scenarios for use in Flood Modelling and Flood Planning
Scenario			Predicted Sea Level Rise (Metres above 1990 mean sea levels)	Catchment inflow (rainfall event)	Ocean Boundary Peak Tailwater Condition in (M)AHD	Increase in rainfall intensity
100 year event Current Conditions			0	20 year ARI 100 year ARI	2.6 (Ocean Dominated)* 2.2 (Rain Dominated)	0
100 year event in 2050			0.4	20 year ARI 100 year ARI	2.6 (Ocean Dominated) 2.4 (Rain Dominated)	0
100 year event in 2100 (FPL event)			0.9	20 year ARI 100 year ARI	3.1 (Ocean Dominated) 2.9 (Rain Dominated)	0
Sensitivity test 1			0.4	20 year ARI 100 year ARI	2.6 (Ocean Dominated) 2.4 (Rain Dominated)	10%
Sensitivity test 2			0.9	20 year ARI 100 year ARI	3.1 (Ocean Dominated) 2.9 (Rain Dominated)	30%
Sensitivity test 3			0.9	100 year ARI	3.1 (Ocean & Rainfall Dominated)	30%
	Source: Figures are in accordance with recommendations from DECCW Sea Level Rise Policy Statement April 2009 and DECCW Practical Consideration of Climate Change guideline 2007. *The 100 year peak ARI ocean level of 2.6m AHD is based on a coastal assessment undertaken nearly 30 years ago and includes, wave and wind set up and barometric pressure effects. It is considered to have some allowance for sea level rise but the amount is unknown. It is the accepted level across the state for the 100 year flood tailwater condition and its application in Byron Shire dates back to the Brunswick River Flood Study (1986) and Belongil Creek Flood Study (1986)..

3.6 Coastline Management Planning

Sea level rise parameters to be applied for the purposes of coastline management planning are in accordance with DECCW Sea Level Rise Policy Statement April 2009, as considered adequate by the most recent NSW Chief Scientist report (April 2012).

3.7 Biodiversity Planning

Impacts to coastline, coastal floodplain and river /waterway biodiversity due to coastal erosion and shoreline recession, salt water intrusion to ground water, and tidal inundation and changes to hydraulic behaviour of waterways result in: habitat loss; habitat fragmentation; habitat squeeze; increased competition; and ecosystem health decline.

Therefore, appropriate buffering of natural ecosystems from development is to be incorporated into strategic plans, land use controls and development proposals to allow room for the migration of those communities as sea levels rise and/or changes in hydraulic behaviour of waterways are realised.

Also, current and potential future wildlife corridors are to be identified and protected via land use controls to allow for the survival and adaptation of ecological communities and associated biodiversity.

3.8 Biophysical and Socio-economic Thresholds

Biophysical and socio-economic thresholds are limits of their resilience beyond which it is assumed that irreversible degradation may ensue. The precautionary principle is a response to uncertainty in the face of poorly understood thresholds. In the absence of adequate data to determine thresholds or direction from State Government Council will apply the precautionary principle.

3.9 Review of Current Plans

Council’s planning and strategic documents and infrastructure policies, where their content may be affected by climate change, will be reviewed to incorporate the impacts of the Climate Change Flood Planning Scenarios and Climate Change Parameters, as funding and resources, including grants, permit.

3.10 Review of Climate Change Parameters

Climate Change Parameters will be reviewed and/or updated upon receipt of more current scientific analysis, including further Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports and/or Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) or NSW Government Department recommendations.

3.11 Resourcing

Council will pursue grant opportunities to further examine climate change issues as they affect planning and infrastructure provisions.

4. DEFINITIONS

Annual exceedance probability (AEP) is the chance of a flood of a given or larger size occurring in any one year, usually expressed as a percentage. For example, if a peak flood discharge of 100 m³/s has an AEP of 1%, it means that there is a 1% chance of a peak flood discharge of 100m³/s or larger occurring in any one year.

Average recurrence interval (ARI) is the long term average number of years between the occurrence of a flood as big as or larger than the selected event. For example floods with a discharge as great as or greater than the 20 year ARI flood event will occur on average once every 20 years. ARI is another way of expressing the likelihood of occurrence of a flood event.

Critical Facilities are uses where any inundation or loss of function in an extreme flood would represent an unacceptable level of risk. It includes emergency services organisations (SES HQ, Police Stations, Fire Stations (including rural bushfire), Ambulance Stations, Hospitals), Public Halls (where used for flood evacuation centre), Intensive Aged Care, Nursing Homes, Telephone Exchanges, Telecommunication Repeaters, Flood Evacuation Centres and Flood Refuges, and Critical Service Facility Components (e.g. essential components of sewage treatment plants, essential water supply reservoirs).

Flood Planning Level (FPL) has the same meaning as in Byron LEP 2014. It is the combination of flood levels (derived from significant historical flood events or floods of specific AEP) and freeboard selected for floodplain risk management purposes, as determined in management studies and incorporated in management plans. The required FPL varies with land use.

Freeboard is a factor of safety to provide reasonable certainty that the risk exposure selected in deciding on a particular flood chosen as the basis for the particular Flood Planning Level (FPL) is actually provided, and is incorporated into the FPL. The freeboard is the difference between the particular FPL and the flood used to derive it and may vary with different land uses, parts of the floodplain or types of mitigation works.

New Release Areas refer to largely undeveloped sites that have been rezoned or subdivided for urban development (ie. residential, industrial, commercial) purposes in accordance with this Policy.

Projected 2050 flood planning level means the level of a projected 2050 climate change flood event derived in accordance with Section 3.5 of this policy plus 0.5m freeboard.

Projected 2100 flood planning level means the level of a projected 2100 climate change flood event derived in accordance with Section 3.5 of this policy plus 0.5m freeboard.

Special Purpose Facilities means infrastructure, community service and other developments where use of the General FPL is considered to represent an unacceptable level of risk for the type of development. Included in this category are developments such as: generating works; sub stations; liquid fuel depots; units for aged persons (other than self-care); retirement villages (other than self-care); schools; and hazardous industries.

Venue	Conference Room, Station Street, Mullumbimby
Date	Thursday, 14 March 2019
Time	11.30am