2022-04-19 General Committee Meeting Minutes

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING MINUTES                                                    19 APRIL 2022


19.    The following amounts of the bank guarantee/bond may be returned at the end of each
       performance criteria year following Council approval as follows:
       a.    Year 1 - $20,000
       b     Year 2 - $20,000
       c.    Year 3 - $20,000
20.    Council reserves the right to stop and start the maintenance period depending on
       performance.
21.    A Covenant Area Management Plan (or similar) and a Bushland Rehabilitation Program (or
       similar) must be prepared by a qualified person* and endorsed through an Operational Works
       approval.
22.    The land areas defined as vegetation protection covenants on the subject site identified for
       rehabilitation on the Approved Plans must be rehabilitated* and all weed species listed in the
       following standards and legislation removed:
       a.    Declared plants under the Land Protection (Biodiversity Act 2014 and sub-ordinate
             Regulation 2016).
       b.    Noosa Local Government Area Pest Management Plan 2015-2019.
       c.    Undesirable Species as listed in Planning Scheme Policy 3 Landscaping Plants and
             Guidelines.
       The works must be undertaken in accordance with an Operational Works approval.
       *(Refer to Advisory Note)
23.    A “no clearing zone” must be established and maintained over the land area defined over the
       area identified as vegetation protection covenants on the Approved Plans. The following
       activities must not be carried out within the no clearing zone:
       a.    clearing, cutting down, poisoning, lopping or pruning of native vegetation which is
             indigenous to, or planted within, the zone
       b.    soil/spoil dumping and/or compacting
       c.    soil excavation, other than for planting indigenous native plants or for works which are
             a natural consequence of this approval.

       The following exceptions apply:
       i.    declared plants under the Biosecurity Act 2014, and any Council Listed Environmental
             Weeds, Undesirable species, Exotic Grasses and other plants identified in writing by
             Council
      ii.    indigenous native trees which pose a well-founded threat to persons or property as
             approved in writing by Council
      iii.   controlled bushfire burns to maintain ecological processes subject to submission of a
             Bushfire Management Plan and agreed in writing by Council.
24.    All rehabilitation and re-vegetation of the vegetation protection covenant areas must be
       installed prior to Council endorsement of the Plan of Survey for each stage.
       Retention of Existing Trees
25.    Existing trees on the site and in the Council road reserve must be retained in accordance
       with an Arborist Report for the development prepared by a qualified person* and referenced
       in a Development Permit for Operational Works.
       *(Refer to Advisory Note)
26.    The performance bond:

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