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130814 Permissible Change Request Final · MCU14/0073
Attached to the e-mail OPW13/1038.01 Request to Change to existing approval.
LANDSCAPE NOTES
1 GROUND WORKS Turf to be free from weeds & other foreign matters. Turf to be comprised of consistently thick grass & root plant with the ground surface.
1 GENERAL (fully soiled) parts. Grass part to be 20mm thick, root part to be 25mm thick. Place slow release prolonged release type fertilizer around plants at the time of planting.
1.1 TOPSOIL Evenly mix fertilizer into the topsoil before placing the turf. Backfill with topsoil to be firm around the plant without air pockets. Dish the soil around plants for water
PLANT SCHEDULE
General Lay turf within 24 hours of cutting. Prevent turf from drying out between cutting and laying. capture (dish diameter to match pot diameter or root ball).
Topsoil to comply with AS 4419 'Soils for Landscaping' & ASTM D5268-07 'Standard Spec for Topsoil'. Soil Lay turf along land contours with staggered, butt joints. Immediately after laying, roll turf with a 90 kg/m For plants to be over 2000mm tall at maturity, vertically embed in the backfill, a 75mm dia, 300mm length of TREES BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME CONT QTY
conditioner to AS 4454 'Composts, Soil Conditioners & Mulches'. roller. Fill joints & depressions with topsoil. On slopes too steep for rolling, evenly tamp the turf. black colour, slotted agricultural drain pipe behind the plant (protruding above the mulch 20mm) as a deep BRA POP Brachychiton populneus / Kurrajong 45L 5
Test both imported & Site obtained topsoil & potting mixes to AS 1289 (Methods of Testing Soil) & Immediately after rolling, irrigate with a fine spray so that the soil is moist to a depth of 100mm. watering mechanism. Place mulch to 50mm deep in the base of the pipe. ELA EUM Elaeocarpus eumundii / Eumundii 45L 11
AS 3743. Provide 1 test per 10 m3. Provide Soil Supplier Test Compliance Certificate. Lay turf flush with adjacent surfaces. Grade falls evenly. Turf surface to be smooth & consistent. Commence planting immediately after Site delivery. FLI AUS Flindersia australis / Crow`s Ash 45L 8
Topsoil to contain organic matter 6-8% by mass & have sandy loam texture to AS 4419. When turf is established, mow at 25mm above soil level, remove cuttings & top dress max 10mm deep with If unforeseen planting delay occurs, transplant plants into larger pots. HAR PEN Harpullia pendula / Tulipwood 45L 7
Soil organic matter to be 6-8% by mass. topsoil to fill joints and correct surface unevenness. Do not plant in unsuitable weather conditions including extreme heat, cold, wind, rain.
Imported topsoil mix to comply with the following: 21 days after turfing, broadcast evenly a minimum of 10 g/m2 of sulphate of ammonia fertiliser over the Arrange sufficient off-Site plant quantities to allow for on-Site plant failures to avoid delay.
- Contain organic matter which supports plant life. whole of the area of turfing. Replace dead or dying plants within the Site area during the period between on-Site start & the end of the
SHRUBS BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME CONT QTY
- Components to be evenly distributed throughout the mix. When the turf is established, mow at regular intervals to maintain an average height of 30mm. Defects Liability Period. Replace damaged plants within the Site area during the period between on-Site MET LIT Metrosideros x `Little Dugald` / Little Dugald 200mm 60
- Mixes to be mechanically screened prior to despatch using screen size: <25mm. Manually extract weeds that emerge in the turfed areas. Where necessary spray with a selective broad leaf start & Practical Completion. PIT MIS Pittosporum tobira `Miss Muffett` TM / Mock Orange 200mm 51
- The mix is to be moist but still free flowing & of such moisture content that water cannot be weed herbicide. Stakes & Ties SYZ BOO Syzygium australe `Aussie Boomer` / Aussie Boomer Lilly Pilly 200mm 39
squeezed from it by hand. Tolerance: Max 15mm under a 3000mm straight edge any direction. Plants with stems or trunks to be staked to give plant support. Stakes to be straight, undamaged, have flat SYZ CAC Syzygium cascade / Cascade 200mm 27
- Material to be void of ingredients which display high shrinkage tendencies. 2.6 PLANTING top ends & pointed driving ends. SYZ CHS Syzygium `Cherry Surprise` / Cherry Surprise Lilly Pilly 200mm 110
- Free of acrid odours (including those caused by excessive ammonia or organic acids), Plant Quality Stakes & components (ties, caps) to be of a neutral & natural colour (ie grey, black, brown) which can be XAN VER Xanthostemon verticillatus `Little Penda` / Little Penda 200 mm 56
chemicals & toxins detrimental to plants & human touch contact. Plants to have well-balanced branching foliage typical of their species for the season. achieved by painting.
- Free of stones, clay lumps, weeds and weed propagules including Cyperus Rotundus Plants to be free from pests, diseases, physiological disorder & nutritional deficiency, and be substantially Cap all stakes after their placement, with a neutral & natural coloured wired-on plastic safety caps. SHRUB AREAS BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME CONT DENSITY QTY
(nut-grass tubers), tree roots, sticks, rubbish, sharp items & other foreign matter. free from evidence of any previous disorder. Single stakes to positioned behind the plant (ie opposite the likely pedestrian traffic side), double stakes to
IXO ORA Ixora x `Orange Dwarf` / Orange Dwarf 200 mm 67
- Free of pests and diseases such as pathogenic organisms e.g. Phytophthora spp and the Plants shall have been grown in their final containers in environmental conditions similar to that expected be positioned evenly apart & parallel to the likely pedestrian traffic side, triple stakes to be positioned evenly
larval stage of insect pests. for where they will be planted, for min 42 days before Site delivery. apart with 2 stakes positioned behind the plant (ie opposite the likely pedestrian traffic side).
SUBMIT detail of soil additives. Plants to be planted in the sun are to be previously 'sun grown' or 'sun hardened', for min 42 days before Position stakes outside of the topsoil zone part of the planting hole. GROUND COVERS BOTANICAL NAME / COMMON NAME CONT DENSITY QTY
Topsoil Spreading Site delivery. Tie plant to each stake at the top 10% of the exposed to view stake. Tie also as required to straighten the HYM LIT Hymenocallis littoralis / Spider Lily 140 mm 74
Topsoil to grassed and turfed areas: 100mm (min) thick. Site deliver plants in pathogen free, weed free medium. stem or trunk. ISO NOD Isolepis nodosa / Knobby Clubrush Tubestock 81
Topsoil to planting areas: 300mm (min) thick (add 75mm to this min thickness for planting area crown). Plant roots to be undamaged, unrestricted, well-proportioned in relation to the size of the plant & suitable for Remove stakes & ties no longer required to support the plant, at the end of the Defects Liability Period. (300mm height at planting)
Crown topsoil in planting areas. transplantation. Stakes to comply with the following table, UDO: JUN USI Juncus usitatus / Sawgrass Sedge Tubestock 53
Lightly consolidate topsoil to a smooth surface, free from lumps of soil and roots, ready for planting. Legibly label each plant by botanical name, common name & plant characteristics, on a durable (300mm height at planting)
Progressively layer (max 100mm compacted thickness) & tamp topsoil to prevent voids & subsidence. weather-proof tag. Plant Height Stake Number Stake Size (mm) & Type Stake In-ground Depth/ Ties LIR GIA Liriope muscari `Evergreen Giant` / Evergreen Giant Border Grass 140 mm 130
Prevent excess compaction. Tree Stock: Not to have co-dominant stems. To have crown foliage symmetry with no side exceeding 20% (at time of Exposed Height (mm) OPH STR Liriope Stripey White / Stripey White 140 mm 107
Add new topsoil to subsided topsoil (including during the Defects Liability Period) to bring the topsoil back of the lesser foliage side. North aspect of trees in the Nursery to be identified & trees planted with this side planting
LOM RUB Lomandra confertifolia rubiginosa `Crackerjack` / Mat Rush 140mm 269
up to doc levels. facing north. -mm)__________________________________________________________________________________
1.2 CULTIVATION Plant Containers 900-1500 2 38x38 HWD 300/1000 Plastic
LOM SWA Lomandra hystrix / Swamp Mat Rush Tubestock 1 043
Cultivate to loosen the existing ground to subsequently receive topsoil. Provide plants in new or sterilised recycled polypropylene containers or polythene bags of potting media 1500-1800 3 50x50 HWD 400/1200 Plastic (300mm height at planting)
Cultivation depth for subsequent grassed areas: 150mm deep. volumes, sized as follows, UDO: 1800-2400 3 Steel star picket 600/1800 Steel rope NAN DWA Nandina domestica `Nana` / Dwarf Sacred Bamboo 140mm 71
Cultivation depth for subsequent plants & planting areas: 300mm deep. Height (mm) Pot Diameter (mm) Potting Media Volume (litres dry)
Break-up cultivated earth so that pieces are less than 50mm. Remove stones exceeding 50mm, and any 150 140 2 Plastic ties: Proprietary ties.
other deleterious material from cultivated earth including roots, sticks, weeds. 200 200 4 Steel rope ties: 3mm dia galv steel wire rope, cut ends steel clamped, turnbuckle tension adjustment, plastic
300 300 13 guards against trunk, the loop dia around trunk to be 3 times the dia of the trunk at that tie point.
2 SOFT LANDSCAPING 400 400 45 2.7 MAINTENANCE
2 MATERIALS 450 400 76 Maintain construction Work. After Practical Completion, maintain the Work for 12 WEEKS to the doc
2.1 MATERIAL COMMON DETAIL 500 500 104 standard. Maintenance includes:
Provide plant life in healthy condition, without scarring or deformations. Establish plant life for optimum Planting - Watering, fertilizing, pest & disease control.
growth for the environmental conditions. Excavate planting holes to a size that allows the following min amount of topsoil backfill beneath & around - Mowing, weeding, aerating, removal of cuttings
Continuously Work to keep plant life free of disease, and free of plant (weeds) & animal pests. Immediately the plant root system, UDO: - Pruning (to AS 4373), the intention of pruning being to maintain healthy foliage or remove damaged
replace failed planting. growth.
2.2 MULCH Plant Height at time of planting (excluding the root ball - mm) Thickness/depth of topsoil - Maintaining stakes & ties.
Provide mulch to AS 4454 'Composts, Soil Conditioners & Mulches'. Mulch to be free of deleterious and around the root ball - Replacing damaged or failed planting.
extraneous matter including soil, weeds, sticks, roots. Mulch to be sieved to size to prevent accumulation of 0-300 100 - Top dressing & soil replacement/ re-topping, mulch maintenance.
mulch fines. 300-500 150 SUBMIT detail of proposed:
Spread mulches evenly to a min depth of 100mm, UDO. Grade the finished surface evenly. Do not place 500-1000 200 - Pruning & plant replacement.
mulch in contact with stems of plants. 1000-2000 250 - Tree surgery Work.
Mulch types - HOOP MULCH - MEDIUM 2000-2500 350 - Chemicals to be used.
2.3 CHEMICALS 2500-3000 450
SUBMIT a Schedule of proposed chemicals to be used in landscape construction & maintenance including Over 3000 550
additives, pesticides, herbicides, un-doc fertilizer, disease treatments. Thoroughly water plants immediately before planting. Thoroughly water the planting hole immediately
2.4 FERTILIZER before planting.
Deliver fertilizer to Site in sealed bags, branded with the fertilizer type & Manufacturer name. Remove plants from containers with min soil loss & root disturbance. Lightly brush the root ball surface to
2.5 TURFING loosen root ends.
Type - SAPPHIRE or similar Position plants in the centre of planting holes. Set plants plumb & at a level for natural relationship of the
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CLIENT: DRAWING TITLE PROJECT DETAILS: DRAWING NUMBER: DATE:
1311-LP3 January 14
CURRENT ISSUE: PROJECT NO:
C 1311
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