Appendix E - Code Compliance Reports

                                                                                                                                                            LANDSCAPING CODE
                                                                                                                                    Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions



                                                       PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                                                                          COUNCIL USE
       PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                                                                 SOLUTIONS*                        COMMENTS
                                                       (IF CODE ASSESSABLE)                                                                                           ONLY
                                             S25.2 Vegetation of local origin is retained      A/S       Alternate Solution – to the extent required, vegetation
                                             and replanted in areas indicated in                         will be cleared in accordance with previous operational
                                             Schedule 5 on Map 4 - Open Space                            works approvals (Council Ref: OPW12/0257)
                                             Networks.
Water management                                                                               N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
O26 Landscaping works promote the            S26.1 The infiltration and conservation of                  of future MCU applications.
effective use of water through appropriate   water is optimised through—
plant selection and layout and by            (a) selecting native plant species
maximising opportunities for water               identified in PSP3 Landscaping
infiltration.                                    Plants and Guidelines;
                                             (b) grouping plants in mulched beds;
                                             (c) minimising impervious surfaces;
                                             (d) using semi-pervious pavement
                                                 surfaces; such as grass cell paving,
                                                 as a alternative to pervious surfaces
                                             (e) draining hard surfaces areas to
                                                 landscaped areas;
                                             (f) planting microphytes along driveways
                                                 to absorb hydrocarbons; and
                                             (g) using surface and subsurface
                                                 drainage swales.
Soil stability                                                                                 N/A       Not applicable – landscaping will be addressed as part
O27 Landscaping works are design and         No solution provided.                                       of future MCU applications.
sited to ensure the stability of soils and
minimise sediment and erosion activity,
particularly on steep slopes and in
landslide hazard areas, making use of soft
landscaping rather than hard landscaping
solutions wherever possible.
CARPARKING AREAS – NOT APPLICABLE




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

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