Planning Report

                                                      within the ecological linkage;
                                                 e.   Providing mitigation measures
                                                      such as wildlife movement
                                                      infrastructure, fauna exclusion
                                                      and directional fencing,
                                                      underpasses/overpasses and
                                                      traffic calming devices,
                                                      signage and lighting; and
                                                 f.   Where offsets are necessary,
                                                      delivering offsets that support
                                                      and enhance ecological
                                                      linkages.
Waterways and wetlands
PO6     The biodiversity and             AO6.1   Development and clearing of
        ecosystem values of                                                             The dwelling and
                                                 vegetation does not occur within:      clearing has been sited
        waterways, wetlands and
        adjacent riparian zones are              a.   A riparian buffer area;           outside the riparian
        protected by:                                                                   buffer area and
                                                 b.   A wetland area; or                wetland area to ensure
        a. Avoiding any new
                                                 c.   10m either side of the centre     waterways and
            development in a riparian
                                                      line of wa waterway identified    wetlands are retained.
            buffer area and wetland
            area;                                     on a Biodiversity, Waterways
        b. Retaining aquatic and                      and Wetlands Overlay Map.
            terrestrial habitat in
            riparian zones;
        c. Maintaining and               AO6.2   Development provides for the           N/A
            enhancing wildlife                   rehabilitation of land within:
            corridors and connectivity
                                                 a.   A riparian buffer area;
            along watercourses and
            drainage lines for native            b.   A wetland area; or
            fauna movement;
                                                 c.   10m either side of the centre
        d. Avoiding edge effects and
                                                      line of wa waterway identified
            damage from adjacent
            land uses;                                on a Biodiversity, Waterways
                                                      and Wetlands Overlay Map.
        e. Maintaining stream
            integrity and bank stability
            by minimizing bank           AO6.3                                          N/A
            erosion and slumping;                Recreational facilities (eg.
                                                 Playgrounds, pergolas,
        f. Maintaining water quality
            through filtering                    barbeques) are setback a
            sediments, nutrients and             minimum of 10 metres from the
            other pollutants, and                top bank of a waterway.
        g. Removing pest species
            and replacing them with
            local native species.
PO7     Vegetation within 400 metres                                                    N/A
                                                 No acceptable outcome provided
        of the full ponded water within
        Lake Macdonald is retained
PO8     Development on land adjacent AO8.1       Development adjacent to a
        to a waterway or wetland                                                        N/A
                                                 waterway or wetland provides
        maintains appropriate extent
                                                 than:
        of public access to waterways
        and wetlands and minimizes               a.   No new lots directly back onto
        edge effects.                                 a riparian buffer area; and
                                                 b.   New public roads are located
                                                      between a riparian buffer area
                                                      or riparian zone and the
                                                      proposed development area.

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