RiskSMART

Compliance criteria

Your development must comply with the acceptable outcomes of the relevant:

• dwelling house code
• dwelling house (small lot) code (with minor exceptions)
• neighbourhood plan code
• traditional building character (design) overlay code
• traditional building character (demolition) overlay code (for partial demolition)
• overlay codes
• flood overlay code (for flood-prone areas).

Suitable subject to preassessment

Subject to Council preassessment, your application may be considered for RiskSMART if it:

• triggers assessment against performance outcomes of overlay codes
• involves an extension to a pre-1911 dwelling house
• falls in a State Planning Policy 2017 bushfire-prone or state koala habitat areas
• requires a technical report to show it complies with an overlay code.

Not suitable for RiskSMART

Applications won’t be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• triggers assessment against performance outcomes PO2 (height) in the dwelling house code
• triggers assessment against performance outcomes for PO3 (height) or PO6 (side setback for habitable space) in the dwelling house (small lot) code 
• is a new dwelling house in the high-density residential or tourist accommodation zones
• triggers assessment against the water resource catchments overlay code
• involves full demolition of any pre-1946 dwelling houses in the traditional building character, pre-1911 or heritage overlay
• involves full demolition or partial demolition to the pre-1911 fabric of a house in the pre-1911 overlay.

For further clarification and guidance, access Council’s prelodgement services.

Compliance criteria

Your application will be considered through RiskSMART if it is:

• a reconfiguration of a lot (up to 5 lots) that complies with the acceptable outcomes of the subdivision code (it must comply with Table 9.4.10.3B) 

• a volumetric subdivision of existing or approved buildings that complies with the acceptable outcomes of the subdivision code

• rearranging the boundaries of a lot and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the subdivision code

• affected by a neighbourhood plan and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the relevant code

• complying with the acceptable outcomes of any overlay codes and/or any prescribed secondary code 

• providing a lawful point of discharge for stormwater to kerb and channel or stormwater infrastructure, or if the adjoining downstream property owners have given written consent to discharge stormwater through properties

• located in an overland flow, creek/waterway or Brisbane River flood planning area and complies with the acceptable outcomes in the flood overlay code.

Suitable subject to preassessment

Subject to Council preassessment, your application may be suitable for RiskSMART if it:

• triggers an assessment against performance outcomes of any overlay codes and/or any prescribed secondary code is triggered
• involves filling and/or excavation of more than 1 meter in height
• proposes crossover conflict with utilities or streetscape improvements
• requires a technical report to show compliance with the relevant overlay code
• proposes access onto a major road.

Not suitable for RiskSMART

 An application won’t be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• triggers the provision of trunk infrastructure or prejudices future road widening/upgrades anticipated by Council

• involves proposed lots that don’t comply with Table 9.4.10.3B of the subdivision code. 

 For further clarification and guidance, access Council’s prelodgement services.

Compliance criteria 

Your application will be considered through RiskSMART if it is:

• low impact industry and/or warehouse located in a low impact industry zone or industry zone, general industry A zone precinct or the general industry B zone precinct and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the industry zone code
• medium impact industry A in the low impact industry zone located more than 150 metres from a sensitive zone and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the industry zone code
• medium impact industry and/or warehouse located in a general industry A zone precinct or general industry B zone precinct and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the industry zone code
• in an area identified in a neighbourhood plan, complies with the acceptable outcomes of the relevant neighbourhood plan code
• complying with the acceptable outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code 
• located in an overland flow, creek/waterway or Brisbane River flood planning area and complies with the acceptable outcomes in the flood overlay code
• complying with the Transport, access, parking and servicing planning scheme policy 
• providing a lawful point of discharge for stormwater to kerb and channel or stormwater infrastructure or adjoining downstream property owners have given written consent to discharge stormwater through their properties to kerb and channel or stormwater infrastructure.

Suitable subject to preassessment 

Subject to Council preassessment, your application may be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• requires a stormwater quality management plan (refer to Section B of the stormwater code) 
• assessment against performance outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code is triggered
• involves filling and/or excavation over 2.5 metres in height in the industry zone and/or retaining walls over 1 metre 
• involves proposed or future crossover conflict with utilities or any other streetscape improvements
• requires a technical report to show compliance against the relevant overlay code
• proposes access onto a major road. 

Not suitable for RiskSMART  

An application won’t be considered through RiskSMART if:

• the development is for high impact industry, extractive industry and/or special industry 
• the application site shares a boundary with a site in a residential zone
• it involves Environmentally Relevant Activities (ERA) uses 
• it involves storing dangerous goods in quantities greater than specified in the Table 9.3.12.3.H in the industry code 
• it triggers the provision of trunk infrastructure. 

 For further clarification and guidance, access Council’s prelodgement services.  

Compliance criteria

Your application will be considered through RiskSMART if:

• it's an extension to existing premises in the centre activities activity group (except childcare centre, function facility and short-term accommodation) located in the  centre zones category and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the centre or mixed use code
• it involves alterations to the facades of buildings fronting the Queen Street Mall and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the city centre neighbourhood plan 
• it's affected by a neighbourhood plan and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the relevant neighbourhood plan code 
• it complies with the acceptable outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code 
• located in an overland flow, creek/waterway or Brisbane River flood planning area and complies with the acceptable outcomes in the flood overlay code. 
• it complies with the relevant provisions of the Transport, access, parking and servicing planning scheme policy
• the proposed gross floor area doesn’t exceed 800 square metres or 10% of existing gross floor area (whichever is greater).

Suitable subject to preassessment

Subject to Council preassessment, your application may be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• triggers assessment against performance outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code
• involves proposed or future crossover conflict with utilities or any other streetscape improvements
• requires a technical report to show compliance against the relevant overlay code.

Not suitable for RiskSMART

An application will not be considered for RiskSMART if it triggers the provision of trunk infrastructure.

For further clarification and guidance, access Council’s prelodgement services.  

Compliance criteria

Your application will be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• involves a landing for individual use and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the prescribed tidal work code 
• complies with the code acceptable outcomes for prescribed tidal work (Schedule 3, Coastal Protection and Management Regulation 2017)
• complies with the acceptable outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code
• involves works above the highest astronomical tide associated with the prescribed tidal work and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the biodiversity areas overlay code and the significant landscape tree overlay code, if relevant
• involves prescribed tidal works on behalf of Brisbane City Council, the Queensland Government or a public utility (e.g. Energex, Urban Utilities) not involving transport of industry waste, fuels or gases 
• has received certification of design by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland against relevant code Schedule 3, Coastal Protection and Management Regulation 2017 and is suitable for intended use.

Suitable subject to preassessment

Subject to Council preassessment, your application may be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• triggers assessment against performance outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code is triggered 
• requires a technical report to show compliance against the relevant overlay code.

Note suitable for RiskSMART

An application won’t be considered for RiskSMART for: 

• structures associated with aquaculture and the marine industry
• structures for the purposes of operating industrial uses (piping for the transportation of industrial waste, fuels or gases)
• marina
• helicopter landing pad.

For further clarification and guidance, access Council’s prelodgement services.   

Compliance criteria

Your application will be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• involves extensions to existing educational establishments in the community facilities zone – education purposes zone precinct and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the community facilities zone code
• is affected by a neighbourhood plan and complies with the acceptable outcomes of the relevant neighbourhood plan code
• complies with the acceptable outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code.
• complies with the acceptable outcomes of the Transport, access, parking and servicing planning scheme policy  
• is located in an overland flow, creek/waterway or Brisbane River flood planning area and complies with the acceptable outcomes in the flood overlay code.

Suitable subject to preassessment

Subject to Council preassessment, your application may be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• triggers assessment against performance outcomes of any overlay code and/or any prescribed secondary code 
• requires a technical report to show compliance against the relevant overlay code.

Not suitable for RiskSMART

An application won’t be considered through RiskSMART if it:

• increases the full-time equivalent student capacity of the educational establishment 
• results in any new or changed vehicular access points to the site
• triggers the provision of trunk infrastructure.

For further clarification and guidance, access Council’s prelodgement services.