2021-11-15 General Committee Meeting Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                  15 NOVEMBER 2021


         the Revegetation Concept Plan, prepared by 28 South Environment and dated 2
         November 2021 prior to the submission of the sealing of the survey plan:
         a.    Control of pest plants as listed in Planning Scheme Policy 2 Landscaping and
               Council’s Biosecurity Plan 2020 pest plants listed in Schedule 1 part 3, Schedule
               2 and Non-scheduled invasive species; and
         b.    Removal of any structures, debris or materials foreign to a natural environment.
               Rehabilitation and restoration, to achieve the equivalent floristic composition of a
               similar undisturbed regional ecosystem.
               The planting of canopy species with local provenance in Regional Ecosystem
               12.3.14a, including threatened Eucalyptus conglomerate. The trees must be
               planted at a ratio of 1 tree per every 10m2.
         Fencing to Protected Land
   22.   A permanent fence must be constructed along the entire length of the eastern alignment
         of the covenant area to restrict access by stock in to the covenant area.
   23.   The fence must include A5 sized signage with the wording “Vegetation Protection Area
         – No domestic animals” every 15m, durable, weather resistant and be visually
         complementary to the natural environment.


   REPORT
   On 17 June 2021, an application to subdivide 1 lot into 2 lots at 23 Jirrima Crescent, Cooroibah
   was refused by Council for the following reasons:
   1.    The proposal is not consistent with the 8.2.2.2 (1), (2)(a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (g) and (i),
         Acceptable Outcomes AO6.1, AO6.2 and PO6 of the Biodiversity, Waterways and
         Wetlands Overlay as:
         a.    The proposal results in development within the Riparian Buffer Area, with the
               proposed lot boundaries traversing the buffer area.
         b.    The proposal seeks to enhance, rehabilitate and protect only part of the identified
               Riparian Buffer Area.
         c.    The proposed development increases the scale and intensity of development
               within and adjacent to an ecologically important area which has the potential to
               adversely impact on the site’s ecological values.
         d.    The proposal has the potential to result in additional clearing of vegetation in the
               Riparian Buffer Area due to the vegetation clearing exemptions permitted by the
               Planning Regulation 2017 and the planning scheme for lot boundaries and fencing.
   2.    The proposal is not consistent with 9.5.1.2 (1) (d) and (e) and Overall Outcomes 2(b),(c),
         Acceptable Outcome AO7.5, AO7.7 and AO7.9 and Performance Outcome PO7 of the
         Reconfiguring a Lot Code as:
         a.    The development does not provide for a lot layout that is responsive to the natural
               environmental values present on the site.
         b.    The proposed lot boundaries traverse ecologically important areas and ecological
               linkages.
         c.    The proposed environmental covenant area is only proposed over part of the
               Riparian Buffer area and will not provide suitable protection to this ecologically
               important area.


                                                                                        Page 20 of 58