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Infrastructure Design Manual (IDM)

City of Ballarat uses the Infrastructure Design Manual (IDM), The IDM is a joint initiative of Victorian rural and regional Councils working together to formulate and maintain a set of consistent requirements and standards for the design and development of infrastructure.

The IDM outlines engineering/infrastructure standards for roads, drainage and other structures and was designed to clearly document and standardise Council requirements for the design and development of municipal infrastructure.

It aims to also expedite council engineering approvals and ensure that minimum design criteria are met in regard to the design and construction of municipal infrastructure regardless of whether it is constructed by Council or a developer.

Please note: The Infrastructure Design Manual (IDM) may be revised and amended to ensure currency over time.

Guidance to the IDM – Information Sheets

The following guidance sheets provide further information on how the City of Ballarat implements sections of the IDM.

Development Engineering Subdivision Information Sheets

A-Spec As-Constructed Plans

A-Spec - As Constructed Data Submissions Consultants Guide 2024

Landscape Design Manual

Download the Landscape Design Manual.

The manual is a guide and reference for landscape architects and designers to prepare landscape plans for submission to the City of Ballarat, by landscape contractors during landscape construction, and by developer and City of Ballarat representatives in the field during the landscape construction and maintenance.

The manual is to help ensure landscape works meet accepted industry standards, and sound horticultural and sustainable management practices.

Street furniture and park furniture guidelines

Download the Street and Park Furniture Guidelines.

The Street and Park Furniture Guidelines form part of the City of Ballarat's Urban Design Manual.

The guidelines are a technical working document for City of Ballarat staff that can be added to and updated as new furniture items are developed, or existing ones modified.

Current infrastructure standard drawings

There are two types of standard drawings used in Ballarat, Infrastructure Design Manual standard drawings and the City of Ballarat’s standard infrastructure drawings.

In most new development sites, the Infrastructure Design Manual standard drawings will be the drawing set used for infrastructure.

For development in existing urban areas, the Infrastructure Design Manual takes priority over the standard infrastructure drawings, unless existing City of Ballarat infrastructure prevents the use of the Infrastructure Design Manual standards.

City of Ballarat standard infrastructure drawings

Indexes

Concrete structures

Drains

Kerbs and footpaths

Landscaping

Miscellaneous

Pits

Roads

Street furniture

Traffic management

The City of Ballarat has taken every care to ensure the information shown on these drawings is accurate, however some variations from records may exist, and complete accuracy cannot be guaranteed.