flood mitigation work definition
flood mitigation work means work designed and constructed for the express purpose of mitigating flood impacts. It involves changing the characteristics of flood behaviour to alter the level, location, volume, speed or timing of flood waters to mitigate flood impacts. Types of works may include excavation, construction or enlargement of any fill, wall, or levee that will alter riverine flood behaviour, local overland flooding, or tidal action so as to mitigate flood impacts.
flood mitigation work means work designed and constructed for the express purpose of mitigating flood impacts. It involves changing the characteristics of flood behaviour to alter the level, location, volume, speed or timing of flood waters to mitigate flood impacts. Types of works may include excavation, construction or enlargement of any fill, wall, or levee that will alter riverine flood behaviour, local overland flooding, or tidal action so as to mitigate flood impacts. "flood prone land" means land that is at or below 0.5 metres above the 1 percent Annual Exceedance Probability flood level. "floor space ratio" of buildings on a site is the ratio of the total floor space are of all buildings within the site to the site area. "Floor Space Ratio Map" means the Newcastle City Centre Local Environmental Plan 2008 Floor Space Ratio Map . "food and drink premises" means retail premises used for the preparation and retail sale of food or drink for immediate consumption on or off the premises, and includes restaurants, cafes, take away food and drink premises, milk bars and pubs. "forestry" has the same meaning as "forestry operations" in the Forestry and National Park Estate Act 1998 .