Appendix E - Code Compliance Reports

                                                                                                                                                              LANDSCAPING CODE
                                                                                                                                      Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions



                                                       PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                                                                             COUNCIL USE
       PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                                                                  SOLUTIONS*                        COMMENTS
                                                       (IF CODE ASSESSABLE)                                                                                              ONLY
Wildlife Habitat Protection
O25 Landscaping retains and enhances         S25.1 For Koala Habitat Areas shown in          N/A          Not applicable – the site is not within a Koala Habitat
habitats and corridors for native wildlife   Schedule 7—                                                  Area.
by—                                          (a) a minimum of 70% of tree species
(a) replicating adjacent remnant                   planted on the premises are koala
    vegetation, including understorey              food trees listed in PSP3
    vegetation;                                    Landscaping Plants and Guidelines;
(b) siting landscaped areas to                     and
    complement and enhance existing          (b) where koala access is impeded by a
    vegetation;                                    fence or retaining wall—
(c) retaining old trees (including dead            i. climbing poles are erected at
    trees) with hollows for local native               regular intervals along the
    fauna habitat; and                                 structure at an approximate 45
(d) creating or enhancing vegetation                   degree angle on either side of the
    linkages between existing habitats;                structure;
(e) minimising adverse effects to koalas          ii. plant vegetation within close
    by planting and retaining appropriate              proximity (branches touching) on
    tree species and facilitating koala                either side of the fence to provide
    movement in koala habitat areas27.                 a natural ladder; and
                                                 iii. install panels or planks
                                                       horizontally along the top of the
                                                       fence to provide a walkway, where
                                                       appropriate; and
                                             (c) choose fence materials, such as a
                                                   timber post-and-rail or chain wire,
                                                   that a koala can easily grip and climb
                                                   or leave a minimum 300mm gap
                                                   between ground level and the first rail
                                                   or strand of any fence; and
                                             (d) where there is a swimming pool in the
                                                   landscape design likely to be
                                                   accessible to koalas, a rope is
                                                   provided to enable koalas to climb
                                                   out of the pool;
                                             AND




1    Solution:  = Acceptable Solution                                                                                                                                     Appendix E
               A/S = Alternative Solution                                                                                                                      Code Compliance Reports
               N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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