Hi, would someone be able to clarify/translate this email response from Water Corp. I wish to develop 5 units on this property but I notice that there is a sewer junction and easement running West ->South along the property.
Can you clarify what this means 'A sewer access chamber must be trafficable if it is situate in any proposed driveway' and does this not contradict this statement 'Surfaces can be installed up to the edge of the chamber to its own level however they are not trafficable and cannot have traffic nor vehicles parked on top.'
Does this still look like a good buy at 475k? The 2 access chambers, both boundary fences out of positions and the clearance lines seem like a deal breaker.
Thanks!
--MY QUESTION TO WATERCORP--
Can i
1)Pave a brick driveway to the back of the property along the southern boundary fence over the sewer main easement
2) Pave a brick driveway around the sewer chamber lids and still use this as a driveway
3)What a sewer clearance line is and what this means in respect to putting a dwelling on top of it.
Regarding point 2, Its my understanding that you must keep 1m clear on all sides from the chamber lid and you can not use the sewer chamber lid area as a parking bay but I want to confirm that its legal to drive over it. (driveway)
--WATER CORP RESPONSE--
In general the Water Corporation does not have any specific requirements for surface treatments on top of sewer mains such as concrete, bitumen, paving other than in respect to the access to access chambers. An access chamber must remain clear at all times. Surfaces can be installed up to the edge of the chamber to its own level however they are not trafficable and cannot have traffic nor vehicles parked on top.
A sewer access chamber must be trafficable if it is situate in any proposed driveway. An chamber can be upgraded via an application to our Maintenance Reimbursement works section of the Water Corporation. Further information in relation to trafficable chambers can be obtained directly from that Section on 131395.
The sewer clearance line protects the integrity of the sewer main and denotes the clearance for building and development. You cannot build on top of a clearance line.
Can you clarify what this means 'A sewer access chamber must be trafficable if it is situate in any proposed driveway' and does this not contradict this statement 'Surfaces can be installed up to the edge of the chamber to its own level however they are not trafficable and cannot have traffic nor vehicles parked on top.'
Does this still look like a good buy at 475k? The 2 access chambers, both boundary fences out of positions and the clearance lines seem like a deal breaker.
Thanks!
--MY QUESTION TO WATERCORP--
Can i
1)Pave a brick driveway to the back of the property along the southern boundary fence over the sewer main easement
2) Pave a brick driveway around the sewer chamber lids and still use this as a driveway
3)What a sewer clearance line is and what this means in respect to putting a dwelling on top of it.
Regarding point 2, Its my understanding that you must keep 1m clear on all sides from the chamber lid and you can not use the sewer chamber lid area as a parking bay but I want to confirm that its legal to drive over it. (driveway)
--WATER CORP RESPONSE--
In general the Water Corporation does not have any specific requirements for surface treatments on top of sewer mains such as concrete, bitumen, paving other than in respect to the access to access chambers. An access chamber must remain clear at all times. Surfaces can be installed up to the edge of the chamber to its own level however they are not trafficable and cannot have traffic nor vehicles parked on top.
A sewer access chamber must be trafficable if it is situate in any proposed driveway. An chamber can be upgraded via an application to our Maintenance Reimbursement works section of the Water Corporation. Further information in relation to trafficable chambers can be obtained directly from that Section on 131395.
The sewer clearance line protects the integrity of the sewer main and denotes the clearance for building and development. You cannot build on top of a clearance line.