Terms and Definitions
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- Safety barrier
- refers to a fence, wall, gate or screen, and includes doors, gates, windows, locks, latches, hinges and self-closing devices attached to them.
- Setback
- from a boundary or building, means a horizontal distance from that boundary or building.
- Site coverage
- means that part of an allotment which is covered by buildings, expressed as a percentage of the area of the allotment.
- Spa Pool
- a water-resisting structure for use by a number of people that has a facility for heating the water within it and injection air bubbles or jets of turbulent water.
- Street alignment
- the horizontal shape of the boundary between the road reserve and the adjourning land.
- Stormwater Information
- a report indicating the location of the point of discharge from an allotment either within the allotment or at the allotment boundary must be obtained in relation to an application for a building permit for the carrying out of building work that includes a stormwater drainage system.
- Strip footing
- a footing or rectangular cross-section, poured in a continuous horizontal strip for placement under a length of wall.
- Structural reinforcement
- reinforcement, including reinforcing steel and prestressing tendons, provided for crack control or to resist forces caused by in-services loading and thermal and shrinkage movements.
- Structure
- a construction, not necessarily roofed, which performs a function or functions requiring rigidity; such as a bridge or a mast.
- Subfloor
- the horizontal surface on which the underlay or floor covering is to be laid.
- Swimming Pool
- an artificial basin for recreational or competitive swimming and other aquatic activities such as wading, paddling, and water sports.
- Swimming Pool Fencing
- a childproof enclosure for private outdoor swimming pools required by legislation.