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2022-04-19 General Committee Meeting Agenda
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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA 19 APRIL 2022
The following exceptions apply:
i. declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2014, and any Council Listed Environmental
Weeds, Undesirable species, Exotic Grasses and other plants identified in writing by
Council
ii. indigenous native trees which pose a well-founded threat to persons or property as
approved in writing by Council
iii. controlled bushfire burns to maintain ecological processes subject to submission of a
Bushfire Management Plan and agreed in writing by Council.
24. All rehabilitation and re-vegetation of the vegetation protection covenant areas must be
installed prior to Council endorsement of the Plan of Survey for each stage.
Retention of Existing Trees
25. Existing trees on the site and in the Council road reserve must be retained in accordance
with an Arborist Report for the development prepared by a qualified person* and referenced
in a Development Permit for Operational Works.
*(Refer to Advisory Note)
26. The performance bond:
a. may be drawn upon by Council in its entirety if any one tree identified for retention is
damaged to the point where the tree cannot be saved (as confirmed by the project
arborist and agreed in writing by Council).
b. will be returned upon practical completion of all the operational works relating to this
development.
27. The tree/s identified for retention in the conditions of this approval listed within this Decision
Notice must be maintained in good health for the life of the tree.
Vegetation Management
28. An arborist’s report prepared by a suitably qualified person* is to be submitted for approval
as part of the operational works application/s. The purpose of the arborist’s report is to
identify the vegetation proposed to be removed on site. The vegetation to be retained in the
vicinity of vegetation to be removed must be identified and tree protection measures detailed
within the report.
The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works approval.
(*Refer Advisory Note)
Works within Protected Land
29. The following works must be undertaken for each stage within the land to be covered by the
vegetation protection covenants prior to the submission of the sealing of the survey plan:
a. Treatment and control of declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2014 and all
undesirable species as listed in Planning Scheme Policy 3 Landscaping Plants and
Guidelines to prevent regrowth.
b. Plantings in accordance with the Approved Vegetation Management and Covenant
Area Rehabilitation Concept plan and a Covenant Area Management Plan (or similar)
and a Bushland Rehabilitation Program (or similar) prepared by a qualified person* and
endorsed through an Operational Works approval.
c. Removal of any structures, debris or materials foreign to a natural environment
The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works approval.
*(Refer to Advisory Note)
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