Negotiated Decision Notice - MCU24 0125, OPW24 158 & RAL24 0021 (As Published) · MCU24/0125

                      Fauna Management
               49.    A qualified person* must be engaged to manage fauna prior and during clearing to:
                      a.      Ensure works are carried out in accordance the Nature Conservation Act 1992.
                      b.      Undertake pre-clearing inspections including fauna relocation and removal or blocking
                              of all vacant hollows.
                      c.      Ensure clearing works avoids nesting times of animals and birds.
                      d.      Co-ordinate staging and sequence of clearing with fauna protection.
                      e.      Protect and recover fauna during clearing operations.
                      f.      Manage the translocation of animals and recovery procedures in accordance with
                              relevant legislation.
                      g.      Undertake protection works for mulching of any stockpiled vegetation.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
                      Removal of Existing Trees and Vegetation
               50.    Removal of existing trees and vegetation must be undertaken by a qualified person* and
                      must include:
                      a.      Stump grinding to below finished surface level.
                      b.      Rectification to the finished surface levels and materials.
                      c.      No damage to other vegetation for retention.
                      d.      Legal disposal of all removed vegetation and debris.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
                      Landscaping Works
               51.    Landscape works must be supervised, undertaken and certified by qualified persons*. All
                      works must be completed in accordance with this Decision Notice.
                      (* Refer to Advisory Note)
               52.    Where damage occurs to any Council asset as a result of the development works, it must be
                      repaired immediately where it creates a hazard that presents risk to person or property. Other
                      damage must be repaired prior to completion of works.
               53.    Landscape works must:
                      a.      Ensure amenity or sales signage and ancillary infrastructure (pavers or steppers) are
                              not installed within the road reserve.
                      b.      Ensure permanent irrigation is not installed within the road reserve.
                      c.      Ensure mulch is aged, comprised of leaf and limb material of varying sizes, free of
                              foreign matter including anthropogenic waste, rock, soil/sediment contamination and is
                              applied to all planting areas to ensure a minimum 100mm depth once settled. *(Refer
                              to Advisory Notes)
               54.    Public amenity trees* must:
                      a.      Meet AS 2302 – Tree Stock for landscape use.
                      b.      Be located in accordance with engineering requirements for safe vehicle and
                              pedestrian sight lines.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
               55.    Turfed areas must be free of pest, diseases and weeds and level with adjoining surfaces.




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