2014-05-29 Ordinary Meeting Agenda

ORDINARY MEETING AGENDA                                                             29 MAY 2014


GENERAL COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS

26 MAY 2014 – Crs Tony Wellington (Chair), Bob Abbot, Sandy Bolton, Joe Jurisevic,
Frank Pardon, Noel Playford, Frank Wilkie


1   APPLICATION FOR OPERATIONAL WORKS – EARTHWORKS SITUATED AT 26
    EXHIBITION STREET, POMONA – FURTHER REPORT
    That Council approve Application No. OPW13/0830 for a Development Permit for
    Operational Works – Earthworks and Stockpile for Repairs situated at 26 Exhibition Street,
    Pomona in accordance with the following Conditions of Approval:
    1.   The applicant must provide a “Flood Impact Assessment” of the filling placed on site.
         *(Refer to Advisory Note) The assessment must:
         (a) be prepared by a suitably qualified professional engineer,
         (b) have regard to Council’s Pomona Flood Study, and
         (c) clearly indicate the extent of any off-site impacts.
         Should the assessment conclude that offsite impacts will occur, recommendations
         must be included in the ‘Flood Impact Assessment’ detailing any necessary remedial
         works.
    2.   The applicant must undertake any necessary remediation works included in the
         recommendations of the required “Flood Impact Assessment”. Remediation works
         may include, but not be limited to, removal of fill and/or reshaping surface levels.
    3.   The applicant must provide a landscape rehabilitation plan, based the findings of the
         “Flood Impact Assessment”, that provides compensatory habitat along the batters of
         the fill to offset habitat lost. The compensatory habitat must provide habitat features
         for local threatened frog species.
    4.   The landscape rehabilitation plan must be submitted to Council for approval within 2
         months of this notice.
    5.   Council must be contacted at least 5 working days prior to any works commencing to
         organise a prestart. The contact number to arrange a pre-start meeting is 5329 6244.
         The pre-start meeting must include the relevant parties for the following aspects of
         the works:
         (a) Earthworks;
         (b) Landscaping and/or rehabilitation
    6.   All unsuitable materials and other waste must be removed from the fill.
    7.   All fill and associated batters must be contained entirely within the subject site unless
         written permission from the respective landowner(s) is provided to Council.
    8.   The batters of the existing fill must be regraded such that that are a maximum grade
         of:
         (a) 1 in 6 where in proximity to waterbodies
         (b) 1 in 4 for grassed areas.
         (c) 1 in 3 for planted areas
    9.   No further filling, excluding the repairs to the existing surface, is to be undertaken on
         the site without Council approval.
    10. No further disturbance of the riparian vegetation, unless for ecological restoration
         works, is to be undertaken on the site without Council approval.
    11. All stockpiles of fill material must be located above the 1%AEP flood level.
    12. All exposed or disturbed surfaces must be suitably stabilised as soon as is
         practicable after works have been completed. *(Refer to Advisory Note)


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