2014-12-18 Ordinary Meeting Minutes

ORDINARY MEETING MINUTES                                                      18 DECEMBER 2014


              b.   The densely planted buffer shall be located so as to allow for adequate
                   sight lines, be clear of existing and proposed services within the road
                   reserve, including the footpath, power lines (using appropriate species
                   where applicable), bus stop design and to provide shade to pedestrians.
              c.   Retention of existing local origin trees located within the proposed parks,
                   which are not required to be removed for the bioretention basin. An
                   arborist must inspect the trees before and after works, to confirm they are
                   not affected by any earthworks;
              d.   New roads are to be landscaped with a minimum of 1 street tree with a
                   minimum pot size of 100 litres planted within the road reserve for every 8
                   metres of road frontage including around the cul de sac, which provide a
                   good-sized canopy to allow good shade once fully mature. Further to the
                   native street trees recommended for planting within PSP03, Council also
                   recommends the planting of 100 litre appropriate edible fruit tree species
                   as part of the road reserve plantings and located at the end of each
                   property boundary, to minimise impacts from construction and future
                   driveways.
              e.   Tree plantings must maintain a minimum horizontal clearance a minimum
                   distance of:
                   i.        2m from stormwater catchpits;
                   ii.       4m from overhead lighting; and
                   iii.      Landscaping plants within these clearances must be low growing
                             when mature and suitable Council approved varieties.
        11.   Landscaping of the road reserve is to be completed in accordance with the
              approved landscaping plan prior to acceptance of the development ‘On
              Maintenance’ and maintained thereafter for a three (3) year period to the
              reasonable satisfaction of Council.
        Vegetation Protection & Weed Removal
        12.   Prior to issue of a Development Permit for Operational Works, an Ecological
              Restoration Plan and Specifications for the proposed park shall be approved by
              Council. The restoration plan shall include the following:
              a.   A plan indicating revegetation, including a species palette incorporating
                   the species selection of only native indigenous species;
              b.   Measurable and achievable criteria on which the performance of the
                   floristic and structural component of the re-vegetation strategy can be
                   assessed annually over 3 years, including no weeds in the park area for
                   all of the annual assessments and at the end of the re-vegetation period.
              c.   Control of all weed species listed in the following standards and
                   legislation:
                   i.      Declared plants under the Land Protection (Pest and Stock Route
                           Management) Act 2002 and sub-ordinate Regulation 2003.
                   ii.     Council listed Environmental Weeds, exotic grasses and other
                           plants identified in writing by Council.
              d.   All rehabilitation and revegetation must be completed prior to Council
                   endorsement of the Plan of Survey.
              e.   The area identified as Park on the Approved Plans must be dedicated to
                   the Crown as a reserve for Park purposes.
                   The land to be dedicated is “non-trunk infrastructure” for the purposes of
                   the Sustainable Planning Act 2009.

                          This is not an official copy of Council’s Minutes
                                                                                   Page 30 of 58