2014-05-26 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                   26 MAY 2014


REPORTS TO GENERAL COMMITTEE

1.   APPLICATION FOR OPERATIONAL WORKS – EARTHWORKS SITUATED AT 26
     EXHIBITION STREET, POMONA – FURTHER REPORT

Author            Senior Engineering Officer – Mark Lewis
                  Planning and Infrastructure

Index             ECM: Subject/ Operational Works & Application/ OPW13/0830

Attachments       Nil



EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Not applicable.

RECOMMENDATION
That Council approve Application No. OPW13/0830 for a Development Permit for Operational
Works – Earthworks and Stockpile for Repairs situated at 26 Exhibition Street, Pomona in
accordance with the following Conditions of Approval:
1.   The applicant must provide a “Flood Impact Assessment” of the filling placed on site.
     *(Refer to Advisory Note) The assessment must:
     (a)   be prepared by a suitably qualified professional engineer,
     (b)   have regard to Council’s Pomona Flood Study, and
     (c)   clearly indicate the extent of any off-site impacts.
     Should the assessment conclude that offsite impacts will occur, recommendations must be
     included in the ‘Flood Impact Assessment’ detailing any necessary remedial works.
2.   The applicant must undertake any necessary remediation works included in the
     recommendations of the required “Flood Impact Assessment”. Remediation works may
     include, but not be limited to, removal of fill and/or reshaping surface levels.
3.   The applicant must provide a landscape rehabilitation plan, based the findings of the “Flood
     Impact Assessment”, that provides compensatory habitat along the batters of the fill to
     offset habitat lost. The compensatory habitat must provide habitat features for local
     threatened frog species.
4.   The landscape rehabilitation plan must be submitted to Council for approval within 2
     months of this notice.
5.   Council must be contacted at least 5 working days prior to any works commencing to
     organise a prestart. The contact number to arrange a pre-start meeting is 5329 6244. The
     pre-start meeting must include the relevant parties for the following aspects of the works:
     (a)   Earthworks;
     (b)   Landscaping and/or rehabilitation
6.   All unsuitable materials and other waste must be removed from the fill.
7.   All fill and associated batters must be contained entirely within the subject site unless
     written permission from the respective landowner(s) is provided to Council.




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