5 Definitions

Active Frontage means a street level frontage of a building that is designed to promote interaction between ground floor commercial tenancies and the street through elements such as extensive transparent glazing, entry points and openable windows

Adaptable Dwelling means a dwelling designed and constructed in accordance with AS 4299 – Adaptable Housing, so that it can be easily modified in the future to provide access and facilities for people with disabilities or mobility impairments, without requiring significant structural changes

Affordable Housing means housing provided for very low income households, low income households, or moderate income households, as prescribed by the Environmental Planning and Assessment Regulation or specified in an environmental planning instrument, where the rent payable does not exceed 30% of the household's gross income

Annual Exceedance Probability (AEP) means the chance of a flood of a given or larger size occurring in any one year, for example, a 1% AEP flood has a 1% or 1 in 100 chance of being reached or exceeded in any given year

Articulation Zone means the part of a building's façade where sunshading hoods or vertical fins, balconies, awnings, privacy screens and the like provide depth and articulation to the external envelope

Australian Height Datum means the standard reference level from which elevations are measured in Australia, based on mean sea level having a value of 0m

Bandicoot Protection Area means the area identified in Figure 2.7.1 of this DCP, identified for the protection of bandicoot habitat

Biodiversity Sensitive Urban Design means a design that creates positive onsite contributions to biodiversity by integrating the basic needs of selected native species into urban development

Car Parking To Meet Any Requirements Of The Consent Authority means car parking provided within a development that is less than or equal to the maximum number permitted by this DCP.

Car Share Scheme means a scheme in which any car share operator provides vehicles for shared use and hires those vehicles exclusively to members of the scheme for occasional use for short periods of time, on demand and on a pay-as-you go basis

Carport means a roofed structure for the shelter of motor vehicles that has 2 or more sides and not less than one-third of its perimeter open

Clearing Vegetation means to cut down, fell, uproot, kill, poison, ringbark, burn, or otherwise destroy the vegetation; or to lop or otherwise remove a substantial part of the vegetation

Communal Open Space means shared, usable outdoor space provided for the recreation and amenity of all residents within a residential development

Cooks River Flooding means the flood level affecting the property in the 1% AEP flood, factoring in a rise in sea level of 400mm to the year 2050, plus 500mm freeboard

Contaminated Land has the same meaning as in the EPAA 1979

Contributory Building means a building within an HCA that:

Dead Tree means a tree with no green cambium (tissue) and no green foliage; the tree is no longer capable of performing any living functions

Deep Soil Zone/s has the same meaning as in the State Environmental Planning Policy (Housing) 2021

Desired Future Character means the environmental, social, economic and cultural character envisaged for a place, described in the objectives and controls prescribed to a neighbourhood to ensure that development outcomes support its realisation

Edge Effects are the changes to environmental conditions (e.g. light, temperature, foot traffic) that occur at the boundaries of natural areas and other land-uses. Edge effects reduce habitat quality and can negatively affect populations of native species.

End Of Trip Facilities means bicycle parking facilities and associated facilities for cyclists, including showers, change rooms and clothes lockers

Endemic Species means plant species native to a particular area or geographic location

Entertainment Sound means amplified or live sound associated with music, entertainment and performance, and from patrons while they are inside the development. It does not include other sound associated with the operation of a venue, such as mechanical ventilation, construction, or waste management.

Entertainment Venue means land uses that are likely to host live entertainment, including entertainment facilities, restaurants, cafes, small bars, pubs, artisan food and drink premises, creative industries, function centres, community facilities and registered clubs

Finished Floor Level means the designated elevation of the top surface of a floor in a building

Flood Behaviour means movement of flood waters in response to the size and scale of the contributing rainfall, the shape and size of the catchment and receiving waterway, as well as vegetation and structures within the flow path

Flood Certificate means certificate obtained from Council which provides flooding information for the area in the vicinity of a particular property including peak water levels and depths for the 1% AEP flood event and peak water levels for the Probable Maximum Flood event

Flood Function means the flood related functions of floodways, flood storage, and flood fringe within the floodplain, also known as Hydraulic Categorisation

Flood Hazard means the potential of a flood to cause harm or result in loss of life, injury and economic loss depending on flooding severity and flood behaviour

Flood Impact And Risk Assessment means a study to assess flood behaviour, constraints, and risk, understand offsite flood impacts on property and the community resulting from the development, and flood risk to the development and its users

Flood Liable Land means land susceptible to flooding in any flood event up to and including the Probable Maximum Flood event

Floodplain means the total area of land susceptible to flooding in a flood event up to and including the Probable Maximum Flood

Flood Planning Area has the same meaning as in the Department of Planning and Environment's Flood Risk Management Manual

Flood Planning Level means the design planning level determined from the combination of the flood level affecting the site plus an appropriate freeboard

Flood Proofing means a combination of measures incorporated in the design, construction and alteration of individual buildings or structures subject to flooding, to reduce or eliminate flood damage

Flood Risk means the potential danger to personal safety and potential damage to property resulting from flooding

Foreshore Planning Level means the design level determined through the combined assessment of the tidal and wave levels generated during the designated storm event, including climate change and freeboard

Foreshore Risk Management Report means a report detailing the foreshore risks associated with a particular property or area, along with recommendations on measures to address those risks

Freeboard means a factor of safety used in relation to the setting of floor levels and is included in the Flood Planning levels and Estuarine Planning levels. Freeboard tends to compensate for factors such as wave action, localised hydraulic effects, as well as sensitivity of flood modelling data.

Garage means a building, or part of a building, for housing vehicles which is enclosed on all sides

Habitable Room has the same meaning as in the National Construction Code

Key Worker means a person employed in a role that provides services essential to the day-to-day functioning and wellbeing of the community, where the work is generally required to be carried out in person.

Main Building Form means the original front building section under the main roof

Natural Areas mean pockets of bushland, wetland, watercourses, riparian corridors, or escarpments that are managed by Council to provide native habitat, maintain ecosystem services, and protect biodiversity values for Inner West residents

Neighbourhood means an area with a distinct character defined by the dominant or unique topography, estate and street pattern, land uses, environmental quality, heritage significance and built form

Night-Time Economy means economic activities that take place between 6pm and 6am. This comprises a broad range of industries including 'core businesses' such as restaurants, cafes, pubs, bars, theatres, festivals, markets, live music and 'non-core' or supporting businesses, including transport, retail, education, community, recreational and service industries.

Non-Contributory Building means a building that:

Notional Root Zone means an estimated area of root growth critical for a tree's health and structural stability, often used before a formal tree protection zone (TPZ) is established

Offensive Noise means the same as in the Protection of the Environment Operations Act 1997 being noise that, by reason of its level, nature, character or quality, or the time at which it is made, or any other circumstances:

On-Site Detention means the process of capturing and temporarily holding stormwater runoff on a site to reduce peak flows into public drainage

On-Site Retention means the process of capturing and holding stormwater runoff on a site to reduce peak flows into public drainage, and ensures water is reused onsite

Overland Flooding means the flood level affecting a property from the 1% AEP flood plus 500mm freeboard

Overland Flow Path means the path that stormwater or flood flows takes across the natural land surface of a property

Permitted Site Discharge means the maximum rate at which stormwater is allowed to discharge from a site into the public drainage system

Plan Of Management (POM) means a practical document that explains how a business, premises or place will be operated and managed in a way that works well for everyone. It sets out who is responsible for day-to-day management, how the premises will be used, and the measures in place to ensure it operates safely, efficiently and considerately. A Plan of Management also describes how issues or concerns raised by neighbours, customers or other stakeholders will be recorded and addressed, supporting a well-managed environment and positive relationships with the surrounding community.

Pool Structure means the pool and any adjacent associated decking, paving, or associated equipment including pool pumps

Prescribed Tree means:

Private Open Space means an outdoor area servicing a single dwelling. It can be a yard, terrace, balcony, or deck and is for private outdoor use by residents of the dwelling.

Probable Maximum Flood means the largest flood that could conceivably occur at a particular location

Probable Maximum Flood Level means the water level affecting a property in the Probable Maximum Flood

Public Domain means the spaces and places of the built environment that are open and freely accessible to everyone, regardless of their economic or social conditions. These spaces and places can include streets, laneways, parks, plazas, blue-green grid links, walking trails and other rights of way on public or private land.

Riparian Land means the land which comprises the bed and banks of a watercourse and any adjacent vegetated land

Sensitive Receivers means land uses that could be adversely impacted by entertainment venue sound, including residential accommodation, tourist and visitor accommodation, places of public worship, information and education facilities and health services facilities

Shared Zone means an area where pedestrians, cyclists and motorised traffic share the same road space with a speed limit of 10kph

Sound Category Areas means classifications of land in and around a Special Entertainment Precinct with an assigned maximum sound level

Special Entertainment Precinct Map means the Inner West Local Environmental Plan 2022 Special Entertainment Precinct Map

Total Suspended Solids means the key water quality metric measuring solid particles suspended in stormwater runoff

Total Phosphorus (TP) means the key water quality metric measuring phosphorus in stormwater runoff

Total Nitrogen (TN) means the key water quality metric measuring nitrogen in stormwater runoff

Tree Protection Zone (TPZ) means the area around a tree required to protect a tree's crown and roots during the construction process. The tree protection zone must be calculated in accordance with AS4970—Protection of trees on development sites.

Unbundled Parking means car parking spaces that are on a separate title from dwellings and commercial premises within a development, enabling their transfer to any owner within the development

Unique Environmental Features mean natural elements within a landform and comprise of rock faces, rocky outcrops, cliff faces, steep slopes, and escarpments

Urban Forest means all trees and vegetation (both naturally occurring and planted) within the Inner West

Waterfront Land means land that is within 40 metres either side of the bed of any river, lake or estuary, including the bed itself

Water Sensitive Urban Design (WSUD) means integration of urban planning with the management, protection and conservation of the urban water cycle, that ensures that urban water management is sensitive to natural hydrological and ecological processes

Wildlife Corridor means vegetation features that connect areas of habitat and facilitate movement of animals. They support natural processes and provide 'ecosystem services' – such as temperature regulation, air purification, noise reduction, and recreational spaces – that contribute to a healthy and liveable Inner West. They may include single trees, native plantings, weed thickets, Council parks, verge gardens and private gardens.