Development of Flood Plains (Extraordinary Council Meeting 13 December 2022)
C1222(2) Item 19 Notice of Motion: Development of Flood Plains Motion: (Da Cruz) That Council: 1. Acknowledges the serious risk that flooding presents to communities in an era of changing climate; 2. Fully supports the measures already incorporated into IWC plans and strategies to protect communities in the Inner West from flooding risks, especially through the diligent application of those measures in planning decisions; and 3. Not support any planning proposal which has the effect of significantly increasing residential density in mapped flood planning areas. The Mayor ruled point 3 of the motion out of order as it is inconsistent with the exemptions allowed in the ministerial directions and also ruled points 1 and 2 redundant as council does not need to move a motion to support the measures already incorpo...