Building
The Building Team has the role of undertaking the statutory duties of Municipal Building Surveyor and to providing a quality building service.
The Team has specific responsibilities in:
- providing an efficient, quality building surveying and inspection service;
- administration and enforcement of the Building Act and Regulations;
- providing quality customer service to all clients in assisting with general building applications and enquiries;
- ensuring compliance of non-Council existing buildings with regard to fire safety requirements;
- identifying buildings that do not meet the minimum health, safety and amenity standards for habitation within the municipality;
- maintaining registers and database records in accordance with the Building Act and Regulations;
- issuing flood, property and building approval certificates;
- mapping of hazardous areas - flood, termite and bushfire areas;
- repairs and preventative maintenance of Council buildings; and
- community safety for dangerous buildings - swimming pools, essential safety measures.
The Team is responsible for providing the following Council services:
- Archival Building Information - plan and document retrievals;
- Asset protection;
- Building and occupancy permits;
- Building inspections;
- Complaints regarding buildings;
- Consent to demolish a building (section 29A Building Act 1993);
- Community safety;
- Council consent and report for building application variations;
- Declared Bushfire Areas;
- Declared Termite Areas;
- Enforcement and compliance of the Building Act and Regulations;
- General building advice;
- Hoarding permits;
- Maintenance of essential safety measures;
- Occupancy permits - habitation of a building;
- Occupancy permits for places of public entertainment;
- Property information;
- Property file search;
- Protection of existing Council assets and property;
- Prosecution for illegal building works;
- Registers - building permits, occupancy permits and notices and orders;
- Regulatory advice;
- Safe buildings;
- Siting consents for temporary structures;
- Stormwater legal point of discharge; and
- Swimming pool and spa safety.
Contact the Building Team on 03 5832 9730 for more information.