Appendix E - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                                                                                                                                                                       NCES Ref: J000669
Lot 2 on RP131369 – 108 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain



      c) provide for safe and appropriate koala movement across the        Development incorporates revegetation and landscaping that provides food, shelter and           AO11.2 – The site does not contain existing suitable koala habitat, however
         landscape; and                                                    movement opportunities for koalas                                                               rehabilitation can incorporate koala habitat trees if required by Council.
      d) provide for a net gain in mature and actively regenerating
         koala habitat.                                                    AO11.3
                                                                           Development is designed to maximise and enhance connectivity between koala habitat
 Editor's Note—Koala habitat mapping is in Schedule 2 Mapping.             trees and ensure safe koala movement.                                                           AO11.3 – Development has been maximised in the cleared open areas of the
                                                                                                                                                                           site with any available koala movement opportunities to be maintained via
 Editor's Note—The Planning Regulation 2017, schedule 10 states            AO11.4                                                                                          retention of existing vegetated areas.
 that development that interferes with koala habitat, in an area that is   During construction, measures are incorporated to not increase the risk of death or injury to
 both a koala priority area and a koala habitat area, is prohibited        koalas, by including koala movement measures, as defined in the Planning Regulation 2017        AO11.4 - A fauna spotter/catcher is recommended to be present during any
 development (subject to the exceptions stated in schedule 10 of the                                                                                                       future clearing activities to satisfy the duty of care requirements under the
 Planning Regulation 2017).                                                                                                                                                Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020. Compliance with AO11.4 can
                                                                                                                                                                           be set as a condition of approval
 Editor's Note- These performance outcomes and acceptable
 outcomes apply to:

 a) development on land in a koala priority area, where the
 development does not interfere with koala habitat and where the
 benchmarks are additional to and not inconsistent with, the
 assessment benchmarks stated in schedule 11, part 2 of the
 Planning Regulations 2017; and
 b) development on land outside the koala priority area, where the
 development does not interfere with koala habitat in koala habitat
 areas.

 Bushfire Management
 PO12                                                                      No acceptable outcome provided                                                                  A Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan has been prepared that
 Bushfire management measures are adopted based on ecological                                                                                                              incorporates the principles of PO12.
 principles, which:
     a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;
     b) minimise threat of fire to the natural environment, as well as
          life and property; and
     c) provide for effective use and maintenance of buildings and
          structures.
 Editor's note—The performance outcome applies to properties in
 bushfire hazard areas and only where clearing is reasonably
 necessary for the control of bushfire risk to a building or structure.
 Bushfire hazard areas are shown on Bushfire Hazard Overlay maps
 in Schedule 2.
 Scenic Amenity
 PO13                                                                      AO13.1                                                                                          AO13.1 All vegetation is proposed to be retained as per AO13.1 (where
 The scenic amenity and vegetated character of the landscape is            Vegetation is retained:                                                                         applicable).
 protected by retaining vegetation:                                           a) on and within 30 metres of prominent ridgelines and on sloping sites;
     a) along and around watercourses and drainage lines;                     b) in gullies;
     b) on steep slopes and ridgelines;                                       c) along watercourses and drainage lines;
     c) along the major road network; and                                     d) within 10 metres of the major road network; and
     d) that forms coastal vistas to and from beaches.                        e) along the front coastal dune system.




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