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Based on the above, there are no “essential habitat” for the threatened fauna, koala and wallum frogs
and no “regulated vegetation” or remnant regional ecosystem on the site. All remnant vegetation and
essential koala and wallum frog habitats are located further south and south-west.
Notwithstanding, the proposed development will retain the existing covenant areas to assist in koala
and wallum frogs traversing through the development site. Suggestions have been provided by Justin
Watson at Gondwana Ecology Group for the Fauna Management Plan (FMP). This will enable a good
practice to retain and avoid significant vegetation disturbance and enhance the vegetation in the
existing covenant areas. Full details are provided in the Arborist report in Appendix K.
    38. Provide landscaping to the car parking area in accordance with Probable Solutions of the
        Landscaping Code, particularly Probable Solution S28 and Table 14-56 and Planning Scheme
        Policy PSP3 Landscaping Plants and Guidelines.
Response to sub-item 38:
Please refer to attached amended Landscape Concept Plan prepared by Urbis in Appendix E and
Biorientation plan prepared by Cardno in Appendix G for more details. These plans have been
updated to include additional landscaping works to the car parking area in accordance with the
requirements of the Planning Scheme Policy PSP3 and the Probable Solution S28 of the Landscape
Code.
A key design objective for the built form and landscape strategy is ease of maintenance. The final
design and maintenance plan will ensure that all street trees, planters and other landscape elements
are well maintained to deliver optimal benefits.

ISSUE 9: STORMWATER QUALITY
The litter baskets and rainwater tanks are supported, however, the proprietary devices are not. The
rainwater tanks have a high reuse demand which presumably is based on irrigating all of the
landscaped areas of the site and possibly the retained covenant vegetation. This may not be
appropriate and further details should be provided on their assumptions.
Information Required
    39. Provide further information and/or a revised design and model as necessary to address the
        following items:

            a. Provide justification for the assumed annual reuse demands for each rainwater tank
               and provide estimates of the source reliability (i.e. how much of the demand will need
               to be met by mains back-up supply). In general, use of irrigation water for landscaping
               is not encouraged and low-water-usage native plants should be used in accordance
               with Specific Outcome O3 of the Water Sensitive Design Code. Water reuse should
               be focused on areas of water demand which cannot be addressed through changes in
               design/planting – such as for toilet flushing.
            b. The use of proprietary underground devices for nutrient removal is in conflict with O7
               of the Water Sensitive Design Code. Provide a revised stormwater treatment train and
               revised landscape design for the car parking areas which utilizes vegetated treatment
               strategies to achieve multiple benefits.
            c. Provide details of the assumed removal rates for the litter baskets and/or the MUSIC
               model for review.




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