MCU14/0056 - Town Planning Report

                                                                                                     town planning
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Landscaping Code

Specific Outcomes                                                Acceptable Solutions/Probable Solutions                                     Compliance

                                                                                                                                                      engineered solutions such as
                                                                                                                                                      concrete drains will be avoided;
                                                                                                                                                 e)   Where necessary, more timber
                                                                                                                                                      based solutions will be utilised.

Wildlife habitat protection                                      S25.1 For Koala Habitat Areas shown in Schedule 7—                          Refer to the Biodiversity Overlay Code
O25 Landscaping retains and enhances habitats and                a) a minimum of 70% of tree species planted on the premises are koala       assessment within Ecological
corridors for native wildlife by—                                food trees listed in PSP3 Landscaping Plants and Guidelines; and
a) replicating adjacent remnant vegetation, including            b) where koala access is impeded by a fence or retaining wall—              Assessment Report
understorey vegetation;                                          i climbing poles are erected at regular intervals along the structure at
b) siting landscaped areas to complement and enhance             an approximate 45 degree angle on either side of the structure;
existing vegetation;                                             ii plant vegetation within close proximity (branches touching) on either
c) retaining old trees (including dead trees) with hollows for   side of the fence to provide a natural ladder; and
local native fauna habitat; and                                  iii install panels or planks horizontally along the top of the fence to
d) creating or enhancing vegetation linkages between             provide a walkway, where appropriate; and
existing habitats;                                               c) choose fence materials, such as a timber post-and-rail or chain wire,
e) minimising adverse effects to koalas by planting and          that a koala can easily grip and climb or leave a minimum 300mm gap
retaining appropriate tree species and facilitating koala        between ground level and the first rail or strand of any fence; and
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movement in koala habitat areas                                  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;
                                                                 S25.2 Vegetation of local origin is retained and replanted in areas         The Regional Ecosystem mapping will be
                                                                 indicated in Schedule 5 on Map 4 - Open Space Networks.                     utilised to ensure that the appropriate plants
                                                                                                                                             will be used within this environment.

Water management                                                 S26.1 The infiltration and conservation of water is optimised through—      Complies with the Acceptable Solutions
O26 Landscaping works promote the effective use of water         a) selecting native plant species identified in PSP3 Landscaping Plants     The proposal will comply with the acceptable
through appropriate plant selection and layout and by            and Guidelines;
                                                                                                                                             solution of S26.1
maximising opportunities for water infiltration.                 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;




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