GUIDELINES AND SPECIFICATIONS

FOR
DRIVEWAY
AND
FOOTPATH

HUNTERS HILL MUNICIPAL COUNCIL

TOWN HALL
ALEXANDRA STREET
HUNTERS HILL
NSW 2110

PHONE : 02 9879 9400

FAX : 02 9809 7339
EMAIL : council@huntershill.nsw.gov.au

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Objectives:
1. To ensure all driveways and footpaths are designed at same standards
2. To make appropriate provisions for vehicle turning movements
3. To ensure designs minimise its visual impacts on street scape
4. To ensure the safety of pedestrians, motorists and cyclists
5. To enhance and compliment the visual appearance of development

DRIVEWAYS

Performance Criteria:
1. Driveway design should comply with Australian Standards AS/NZS 2890.1:2004
Part 1 relating to turning radii and requirements for visibility distances
2. Driveway width should satisfy as detailed in table 1.0
3. Speed reduction devices and passing area achieve a safe speed
4. Driveways servicing corner lots are located away from corner at a distance as
specified by Road and Maritime Authority of NSW which is minimum of 6.0m from
fence line.
5. Driveway design considers lines of sight for pedestrians, cyclist and motorists.
6. Driveway have a varied alignment and designs
7. A driveway includes landscaping along its edge
8. Driveway design consider public utility infrastructure.
9. Driveway design considers driveways in adjoining properties.

Controls:
1. Driveways should be 500mm away from drainage pits, power poles, light poles and
any public utility infrastructures
2. Driveways may be constructed using water absorbent surfaces where practicable.
3. Two or more battle-axe lots or Duplex
4. building may share one driveway
5. Driveway section should be designed to ensure water is not entering into site from
street.
6. For basement car park, need to install STOP signs at boundary exit point satisfying
Australian standards.

Council requirements:
1. Payment for inspections
2. Any relocation of utility services must be at the owners expense
3. Plan showing width, slope and utility service locations
4. Longitudinal section of driveway from road centreline to car parking space
5. Redundant driveways to be removed and replaced by standard kerb/gutter by
developer
6. Any disturbed area must be restored satisfying Council
7. Removal of trees must satisfy Council
8. Plain finish concrete(or with broom finish)
9. All driveways and laybacks are to be constructed in concrete with a minimum
compressive strength of 32MPa at 28 days

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 10. Ready mixed concrete conforming to AS1379 shall be used. The Contractor is to
arrange for certificates by the manufacturer to be given for all concrete delivered
and shall be able to produce these to the Council Engineer upon request
11. Any others requirement relevant to site, given by Council Supervising Engineer.
12. Gutter Bridge is not allowed unless approved by Council Engineer

Driveways are not permitted:

1. Onto a major road if reasonable access can be gained from another public road of
lower classification;
2. Opposite or within 6.0 metres of a median in a major road;
3. Within 25.0 metres of a signalised intersection.
4. Within 9.0 metres at non-signalised intersections.

Driveway Widths:

TYPE AT KERB LINE AT BOUNDARY

(with splays)
Residential 4.0m 3.0m
Residential-double garage * 5.5m 4.0m **
Commercial 6.0-6.5m 6.0-6.5m
Industrial area See Council engineers
* If double garage is up on front boundary
** Vary depend on garage door

In some circumstances variations on the above are required and must be approved by the
Council Engineer.
Table: 01

Driveway Gradients:
Maximum slope 1 in 4 (25%)
Slope transition length 2.0m
Change of slope 12.5% maximum
Table: 02

1. Maximum slope 10% or 8% sometimes for footpath.

2. If land is below footpath level, fence line should be 0.1m (minimum) higher than
back of path.
3. If land is above footpath level, driveway grate could be provided or allowed for
bypass
4. Driveway slope could be up to 25% in maximum
5. 1 : 12 slope parallel to footpath (if more than 1 in 6, unsafe)
6. 3.0m layback width for 15m frontage plus 0.5m/3.0m up to 6.0m

FOOTPATHS
A minimum 1.2m wide reinforced(if required) concrete footpath shall be provided on at least
one side of the roadway and on both sides of main roads. Shared footpath / cycleway shall
be a minimum 2.5m wide

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Footpaths shall generally be located 600mm off the boundary and be constructed from
100mm thick, F72 reinforced concrete.
In steep areas where the depth of cutting or embankment is consistently greater than 2.0
metres Council may give consideration to a reduction in the width of footway formation in
urban areas to a minimum of 2.0 metres to allow for the provision of a footpath and grass
verge for nutrient control that will accommodate garbage bins for collection. In these
areas the footpath is to be located 800mm off the face of kerb.
The footpath shall be constructed with a cross fall of 2% (maximum 2.5%).
The longitudinal grade is to generally match the adjacent roadway with an absolute
minimum grade of 0.5% and a desirable maximum grade of 12.5%.
Where grades exceed 12.5% consideration shall be given to provision of steps to reduce
the longitudinal grade to an acceptable grade.

FOOTPATHS
Performance Criteria:
1. Footpath width should satisfy as detailed in table 03.
2. Footpath cross sectional slope toward street should be 3% minimum to direct
runoff away from property
3. Footpath includes landscaping along its edge
4. Footpath design consider public utility infrastructure.

Controls:
1. Footpath should have cross fall towards street
2. Satisfying Australian standards.

Council requirements:
1. Footpath in association of proposed DA, should be carried by developer’s cost
2. Any relocation of utility services must be at the owners expense
3. Plan showing width, slope and utility service locations
4. Longitudinal section of footpath
5. Redundant or damaged footpath sections to be removed and replaced by standard
footpath by developer
6. Any disturbed area must be restored satisfying Council
7. Removal of trees must satisfy Council
8. Footpath is to be constructed in concrete with a minimum compressive strength of
32MPa at 28 days
9. Ready mixed concrete conforming to AS1379 shall be used. The Contractor is to
arrange for certificates by the manufacturer to be given for all concrete delivered
and shall be able to produce these to the Council Engineer upon request

ITEMS Requirements
Width 1.2m (2.5m for shared footpath)
minimum
Distance from Fence line 300mm minimum
Thickness 100mm
Reinforcement(if required) F72
Table: 03

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In some circumstances variations on the above are required and must be approved by the
Council Engineer.

Appendix: 1

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Appendix: 2

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Appendix: 3

Appendix: 4