Council is not leading this process; this is a Government of South Australia initiative that may be relevant to City of Tea Tree Gully residents.
What's being decided?
The State Planning Commission(External link) has prepared the draft State-Wide Flood Hazard Code Amendment to update flood hazard mapping and planning rules across the state, based on new and updated flood studies and modelling.
It aims to guide how development should address flood risk and be designed to keep people and property safe from floods.
The proposed changes focus on three aspects:
- more consistent and updated mapping: using the latest flood studies and data to update flood hazard overlay mapping, based on more contemporary standards and modelling, and applying the three flood hazard overlays more consistently across the state
- improved planning rules: introducing definitions and enhanced policies to make development assessments clearer and more consistent, and to align with national guidance
- faster process for future mapping updates: enabling a streamlined process to update flood hazard overlay mapping in the future as more contemporary flood studies and data become available.
Get involved
Have your say on the draft State-Wide Flood Hazard Code Amendment by Thursday, 13 August.
Find out more by:
- reading the draft State-Wide Flood Hazard Code Amendment
- looking at the FAQs and fact sheet
- using the Map Viewer(External link) to compare current and proposed mapping
- asking a question
- joining an online or in-person information session
Have your say by:
- taking the survey
- email a submission to: PlanSASubmissions@sa.gov.au(External link) (Subject: Submission – State-Wide Flood Hazard Code Amendment)
- post a written submission to: State Planning Commission, GPO Box 1815, Adelaide, SA 5001
If you would like to view hard copies of the draft code amendment, call 1800 752 664 during standard business hours to arrange a time.
Please provide your feedback using the options above. Feedback provided to Council directly may not be accepted as a formal submission during the consultation process and therefore may not be considered as part of the community engagement outcomes.
