RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                           Ecological Assessment Report



1. avoiding any new development                   1. a riparian buffer area;
   in a riparian buffer area and
                                                  2. a wetland area; or
   wetland area;
                                                  3. 10 metres either side of the centre line of
2. retaining aquatic and terrestrial
                                                        other     waterways     identified      on   a
   habitat in riparian zones;
                                                        Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands
3. maintaining     and       enhancing                  Overlay Map.
   wildlife corridors and connectivity
                                              AO6.2
   along      watercourses            and
   drainage lines for native fauna            Development provides for the rehabilitation of land
   movement;                                  within:

4. avoiding    edge       effects     and         1. a riparian buffer area;
   damage     from      adjacent      land        2. a wetland area; and
   uses;
                                                  3. 10 metres either side of the centre line of
5. maintaining stream integrity and                     any     other   waterway   identified   on   a
   bank stability by minimising bank                    Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands
   erosion and slumping;                                Overlay Map.
6. maintaining       water          quality   AO6.3
   through    filtering      sediments,
                                              Recreational facilities (eg. playgrounds, pergolas,
   nutrients and other pollutants;
                                              barbeques) are setback a minimum of 10 metres
   and
                                              from the top of the bank of a waterway.
7. removing      pest     species     and
   replacing them with local native
   species.                                   Editor’s Note—Setbacks to waterways for certain uses
                                              and works are also specified in the relevant codes.



                                              Editor's Note—Wetland areas are identified on the




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