The South Australia state government is currently consulting on technical amendments which will impact the performance and operation of South Australia’s Planning and Design Code (SA PDC).
The Code Amendment focuses on the following areas:
Part 1 – Rules of Interpretation
Part 2 – Zones and Sub Zones
Part 3 – Overlays
Part 4 – General Development Policies
Part 7 – Land Use Definitions
Part 8 – Administrative Terms and Definitions
Part 9 – Referrals
Of particular note for SPASA members, is the proposal at 4.2.6 Swimming Pool Pumps – Acoustic Enclosure Policy (pages 19 – 20).
This amendment is primarily looking at improving consistency of wording, and minor grammatical issues, within the Accepted Development and General Development tables, however SPASA is taking the opportunity to advocate for the more flexible treatment of pool equipment and against the sole requirement for an ‘acoustic structure’, and distance requirements, noting that many new pool filtration systems emit very little noise are silent by design similar to other noise-generating systems (such as air conditioners, or generators) that do not have the same requirements.
Have your Say:
Members can provide your feedback directly to the consultation or provide it to SPASA via members@spasa.com.au so that it is considered as part of SPASA’s submission to the consultation.
For more information, please visit the yourSAy website here: https://yoursay.sa.gov.au/assessment-improvements
Consultation closes: Tuesday 4 March 2025.