Attachment H - Environmental Values Assesment

Callaghan and Toth Consulting Engineers______________________________________________________
Biodiversity Overlay

     linkages are maintained and enhanced to                           such a way as to-
     provide for safe movement of fauna and                            a) ensure protection of wildlife refuges;
     viable connectivity between ecologically                          b) facilitate the dispersal and movement of native
     important areas by protecting and                                    wildlife; and
     replanting vegetation of local origin-                            c) maintain vegetation in patches of the greatest
     a) along and around watercourses,                                    possible size and with the smallest possible edge-
         wetlands, drainage lines and                                     to-area ratio.
         ridgelines; and                                               AND
     b) as linkages between areas of remnant
         vegetation, including –                                       S8.2 Development is sited and designed to –
         i. across property boundaries;                                a) maximise the ecological connectivity of vegetation
         ii. to areas of national park,                                   within the site and to adjacent sites;
            conservation park, State forest or                         b) to avoid creating physical barriers and safety
            reserve; and                                                  hazards (such as roads, pedestrian access and
         iii. into adjoining local government                             in-stream structures) to the movement of fauna
            areas.                                                        along and within the ecological linkage; and
                                                                       c) provide mitigation measures such as wildlife
                                                                          movement infrastructure, fauna exclusion and
                                                                          directional fencing, underpasses, overpasses and
                                                                          traffic calming devices, signage and lighting.
     Scenic amenity                                                                                                                                            The native vegetation on Cooroy Creek will not impacted
     O9 The scenic amenity and vegetated                               S9.1 and S10.1 Vegetation is retained and enhanced                                      by the proposed new Hinterland Playground. There is no
     character of the locality and its                                 –                                                                                       proposal to clear vegetation to construct the playground.
     watercourses, drainage lines, sloping land                        a) within 30m pf prominent ridgelines and hill slopes;
     and ridgelines is retained and enhanced;                          b) in gullies;                                                                          The existing riparian vegetation will be maintained along
     AND                                                               c) along watercourses and drainage lines; and                                           Cooroy Creek. The landscaping of the playground will be
     O10 Vegetation which makes a positive                             d) within 10m of road reserves.                                                         a positive contribution to the visual amenity of the site.
     contribution to the streetscape or major
     road network is retained.
     Habitat trees                                                     S11.1 No clearing of koala habitat trees greater than                                   No clearing of habitat trees is required for these works.
     O11 Habitat trees (including dead trees)                          4m in height or with a diameter greater than 100mm
     and recruitment habitat trees are                                 at 1.3m above the ground;
     protected for native fauna habitat, where                         AND
     practicable.                                                      S11.2 No clearing of other habitat trees or
                                                                       recruitment habitat trees.
     Lake Macdonald                                                                                                                                            N/A
     O12 Vegetation within 400m of the full                            No solution provided.
     ponded water within Lake Macdonald is
     retained.
     Steep slopes                                                                                                                                              N/A
     O13 Vegetation on steep slopes is                                 No solution provided.
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