Updated EMP Stage 2_Grasstree Court April 2023

2023 Ecological Management Plan – Grasstree Court – Lot 9



     6. LIGHTING

The lighting design (refer Rixon Design, 2018) will accommodate the site context defined by the site plan, nature of
the site and surrounds and the approval conditions. This includes that lighting must not be directed toward, and light
spill must be minimised to, the adjacent National Park or remnant vegetation to the south.

As per the Rixon Design approach “the context for this site is the prime form giver to the design approach to lighting.
This is not a central city environment with high ambient lighting levels. Deliberate and well researched lighting
solutions will be used to meet the needs of the site operational requirements while at the same time take into
account the natural context of the site”.

The key standard which will be followed will be current requirements of AS/NZS 4282 – Control of the Effects of
Obtrusive Light.

This Standard sets out guidelines for the control of the obtrusive effects of outdoor lighting. It includes recommended
limits for the relevant lighting parameters to control these effects. This standard will be used to ensure potentially
adverse effects of outdoor lighting on nearby residents, fauna and users of adjacent roads.

Any external lighting will have shields/deflectors to avoid light fall into the surrounding bushland as required. The
nature of the fittings used will be based on a low glare design” and “no spotlighting will be directed towards the
National Park or remnant vegetation in the south.



     7. FENCING

As per the conditions of approval (Council and DERM), any new boundary fencing (other than in the east, i.e. adjacent
to the existing shopping centre and between existing residential area) is to be fauna friendly. This fencing design
would allow fauna movement within the bushfire buffer areas.

A detailed fencing design would be provided at a future stage of building works and is to ensure the following
recognised/standard design guidelines or similar:

     •    A 30-50cm gap between ground level and the first rail or strand.
     •    Not include any use of barbed wire or similar materials.
     •    Provide regular opportunities (gaps) for passage over and through for local native fauna.

For any new fencing to common boundaries with adjoining residential allotments or the shopping centre either be:

     •    Of timber construction; or
     •    Incorporate timber koala poles (of at least 200mm diameter) at generally 10m intervals.

A Fencing Plan is provided in FIGURE A2.




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