2014-12-09 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                           9 DECEMBER 2014


    Landscaping
    9.    Landscaping in the road reserve is to be in accordance with PSP03 – Landscaping
          Plants & Guidelines and a properly prepared landscape plan, prepared by a suitably
          qualified Landscape Architect or Horticulturalist. The landscape plans are to be
          submitted and approved as part of the Operational Works incorporating landscaping.
          Where other permits for Operational Works for roads, drainage or access are
          required, the landscaping layout shall be based on approved drawings for those
          Operational Works.
    10.   The landscaping plans shall include:
          a.   A minimum 2m wide landscaping buffer along the Elm Street frontage, including
               a 2m truncation of the western property boundaries of lots 44-47 with Elm
               Street to establish screening vegetation on the site.
          b.   The densely planted buffer shall be located so as to allow for adequate sight
               lines, be clear of existing and proposed services within the road reserve,
               including the footpath, power lines (using appropriate species where
               applicable), bus stop design and to provide shade to pedestrians.
          c.   Retention of existing local origin trees located within the proposed parks, which
               are not required to be removed for the bioretention basin. An arborist must
               inspect the trees before and after works, to confirm they are not affected by any
               earthworks;
          d.   New roads are to be landscaped with a minimum of 1 street tree with a
               minimum pot size of 100 litres planted within the road reserve for every 8
               metres of road frontage including around the cul de sac, which provide a good-
               sized canopy to allow good shade once fully mature. Further to the native street
               trees recommended for planting within PSP03, Council also recommends the
               planting of 100 litre appropriate edible fruit tree species as part of the road
               reserve plantings and located at the end of each property boundary, to
               minimise impacts from construction and future driveways.
          e.   Tree plantings must maintain a minimum horizontal clearance a minimum
               distance of:
               i.     2m from stormwater catchpits;
               ii.    4m from overhead lighting; and
               iii.   Landscaping plants within these clearances must be low growing when
                      mature and suitable Council approved varieties.
    11.   Landscaping of the road reserve is to be completed in accordance with the approved
          landscaping plan prior to acceptance of the development ‘On Maintenance’ and
          maintained thereafter for a three (3) year period to the reasonable satisfaction of
          Council.
    Vegetation Protection & Weed Removal
    12.   Prior to issue of a Development Permit for Operational Works, an Ecological
          Restoration Plan and Specifications for the proposed park shall be approved by
          Council. The restoration plan shall include the following:
          a.   A plan indicating revegetation, including a species palette incorporating the
               species selection of only native indigenous species;
          b.   Measurable and achievable criteria on which the performance of the floristic
               and structural component of the re-vegetation strategy can be assessed
               annually over 3 years, including no weeds in the park area for all of the annual
               assessments and at the end of the re-vegetation period.


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