080620 BCR02_EcoAssess_20071109_Final_MT.pdf [As Published] · 132008.1128

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                       Specific Outcomes                                    Probable solutions (if code assessable)                            Development Outcomes

Fences along watercourses                                              S17.1 Fencing along watercourses are of open               Not applicable.
O17 Fences along watercourses are designed and constructed             construction (i.e. more than 50% transparent) and          The development is not occurring in a riparian area.
to maintain the visual amenity of the watercourses and blend           use lightweight materials, such as timber or steel
with the natural environment.                                          wire.

Replanting and rehabilitation                                          S18.1 Landscaping complements important                    It should be noted that all landscaping will be
O18 Vegetation is enhanced through the following measures:             habitats by-                                               undertaken with Australian plants with at least 50%
a) siting landscaped areas to complement and enhance existing          a) utilising native plants of local origin;                of plants native to the area; including koala habitat
vegetation;                                                                                                                       trees native to the area.
                                                                       b) utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP3 -
                                                                                                                                  A weed management strategy will also be provided
b) removal of all species likely to displace native flora species or   Landscaping Plants and Guidelines;
                                                                                                                                  as part of the operational works application.
degrade fauna habitat;                                                 c) replicating adjacent remnant habitats, including
c) replanting and rehabilitating13 degraded habitat; and               understorey vegetation;
d) replacing any vegetation removed with suitable replacement          d) creating or enhancing linkages between existing
vegetation of local origin.                                            habitats;
                                                                       e) avoiding the use of Undesirable Plant Species
                                                                       listed in Table 9.1 of PSP3 Landscaping Plants and
                                                                       Guidelines; and
                                                                       f) planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-
                                                                       off and provide for wildlife habitat.
                                                                       AND
                                                                       S18.2 Vegetation removed is replaced with the
                                                                       equivalent number of trees or plants of local origin
                                                                       to a minimum pot size of 100 litres.

Fire management                                                        No solution provided                                       As the development area is less than 10ha in total,
O19 Fire management measures are adopted based on                                                                                 and is mapped as a Medium Bushfire Hazard Area,
ecological principles, which-                                                                                                     the detailed building layout will be designed so that
a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;                                                                                             interference with vegetation will not extend beyond
                                                                                                                                  10m of a building or structure where the
b) minimise threat of fire to the natural environment, life and
                                                                                                                                  interference is reasonably necessary for access to the
property; and
                                                                                                                                  building or structure or a distance equal to 1.5 times
c) provide for effective use and maintenance of buildings and                                                                     the predominant mature canopy tree height,