Building Regulations 2006 - Reg 806

The City of Yarra works closely with Melbourne Water in determining and assessing areas liable to flooding using electronic mapping and real flood event data.

When assessing a site, under both Regulation 802 & 806 of the Building Regulations 2006, a number of factors need to be considered including:

• rising waterways
• overland flow from adjoining land
• the affect the proposal may have on surrounding property.

In giving its consent to construct on flood prone land, Council needs to consider the likely danger to the life, health or safety of occupants of the building due to flooding of the site.



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