Planning Report 60669

      protection of significant
      vegetation, wetlands,              S25.3 Open space is provided adjacent to
      watercourses, drainage lines       watercourses, with roads servicing the linear
      and other native habitat areas,    parkland and lots located on the opposite side
      their associated buffers and       of the road to the watercourse;
      linkages/corridors and natural     AND
      and cultural features; and
e)    be cost effective to maintain41.   S25.4 Public open space has good connectivity
                                         for users via pedestrian and cycle paths.
O26 Land provided for active             S26.1 Active parkland is of a compact shape free      Not applicable.
recreation areas is of a physical        of irregular boundaries; AND
standard and condition suitable for      S26.2 Active parkland is located on land that is
the intended uses and is not subject     exclusive of—
to physical or other constraints
including contamination,                 a)    flood inundation below the 20% AEP (1:5
environmental or biophysical                   year ARI level);
constraints or legislative protection    b)    land affected by stormwater or overland
that would encumber its use.                   flow discharge from adjacent allotments;
                                         c)    drainage reserves and detention basins,
                                               which cannot be shown to safely and
                                               effectively contribute to the network of
                                               parks and open space areas;
                                         d)    land with a slope, or subject to cut and fill
                                               with a batter slope, that exceeds a slope of
                                               1 in 67 (15%);
                                         e)    areas of land less than 15m wide, such as
                                               access and service and utility easements;
                                         f)    land required to serve primarily as a buffer
                                               area to any existing development or major
                                               transport corridor; and
                                         g)    power easements;
                                         AND
                                         S26.3 At least 10% of the total open space
                                         provision for active parkland is exclusive of flood
                                         inundation below the 1% AEP (1:100 year ARI
                                         level or the highest recorded flood level,
                                         whichever is the greatest;