Appendix H - Biodiversity Code

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Biodiversity Overlay

                                                                            floristic structure of the vegetation removed; or                       buffer. This area will have weed management
                                                                         b) where this is not possible due to the                                   and infill planting as required.
                                                                            characteristics of the site and the development,
                                                                            plantings twice the number of the removed trees
                                                                            and plants of local origin.
      Fire management                                                                                                                     Refer to Bushfire Hazard Statement prepared by Rob
      O17 Fire management measures are                                   No solution provided.                                            Friend & Associates Pty Ltd for recommendations
      adopted based on ecological principles,                                                                                             regarding mitigating against external bushfire hazards for
      which-                                                                                                                              the proposed development. Key recommendations
      a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;                                                                                               include:
      b) minimise threat of fire to the natural                                                                                                • 14.1 metre setback in which:
         environment, life and property; and                                                                                                            o undertsorey is removed and groundcover
      c) provide for effective use and                                                                                                                      of less than 200mm in height is
         maintenance of buildings and                                                                                                                       maintained; and
         structures.                                                                                                                                    o trees with branches that extend closer
                                                                                                                                                            than 5 metres to any structure to be
                                                                                                                                                            trimmed or removed as per Arborist
                                                                                                                                                            assessment.
                                                                                                                                               • Construction of a 2.5m high non-flammable fauna
                                                                                                                                                   friendly fence along eastern boundary of site
      Clearing protected vegetation in the                                                                                                The proposal involves the clearing of approximately
      protected vegetation overlay area                                  No solution provided.                                            0.7559ha of vegetation in the Environmental Protection
      O18 Clearing protected vegetation does                                                                                              category of the biodiversity overlay. The site is not
      not involve –                                                                                                                       mapped as Riparian Buffer Area on the Overlay map.
      a) the removal of vegetation in
          ecologically important areas;                                                                                                   Potential for the site to provide habitat for listed frogs
      b) removal of vegetation or habitat for                                                                                             (Litoria freycineti, Crinia tinnula and Adelotus brevis)
          fauna identified or referred to as                                                                                              although none of these species were found during the
          requiring protection in State or                                                                                                fauna survey.
          Commonwealth legislation;
      c) removal of vegetation located on a                                                                                               Swamp crayfish (Tenuibranchiurus glypticus) was located
          prominent hillside, slope or ridgeline;                                                                                         during the survey and it is listed as Endangered under the
      d) vegetation within 400 metres of the full                                                                                         NC Act 1992. The plans show the area of swamp crayfish
          level of ponded water within lake                                                                                               habitat on the Carramar site. The estimated swamp
          Macdonald;                                                                                                                      crayfish habitat as per the Native Foresters report is
      e) removal of riparian vegetation;                                                                                                  approximately 0.26ha.
      f) vegetation which is or is capable of
          forming or contributing to a buffer                                                                                             It is proposed to impact 0.05ha of the swamp crayfish
          between different land uses;                                                                                                    habitat; whilst the remaining 0.21ha will be protected
      g) vegetation which is or is capable of                                                                                             within the retained vegetation onsite.
          forming or contributing to a visual
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