Retaining walls (not including sea walls)
23 Retaining walls (not including sea walls)
The construction or installation of a retaining wall (not including a sea wall).
The wall must—
provide for the retaining of fill to a height above ground level (existing) of not more than 2m and excavation to a depth below ground level (existing) of not more than 1m, and
comply with—
AS 3700—2011, Masonry structures and AS 3700 Supp 1—2012, Masonry structures—Commentary (Supplement 1 to AS 3700—2011), and
AS/NZS 1170.1:2002, Structural design actions Part 1: Permanent, imposed and other actions and AS/NZS 1170.1 Supp 1:2002, Structural design actions—Permanent, imposed and other actions—Commentary (Supplement to AS/NZS 1170.1:2002), and
if the structure is made of timber, AS 1720:1—2010, Timber structures Part 1: Design methods, and
be designed so as to manage the natural flow of stormwater or surface water run-off.
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