Appendix C - Ecological Assessment Report · RAL26/0026

inconsistent with, the assessment
benchmarks stated in schedule 11, part 2 of
the Planning Regulations 2017; and
b) development on land outside the koala
priority area, where the development does
not interfere with koala habitat in koala
habitat areas.

Bushfire Management
PO12                                            No acceptable outcome provided                          A Bushfire Hazard Assessment has been prepared
Bushfire management measures are                                                                        that incorporates the principles of PO12.
adopted based on ecological principles,
which:
    a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;
    b) minimise threat of fire to the natural
         environment, as well as life and
         property; and
    c) provide for effective use and
         maintenance of buildings and
         structures.
Editor's note—The performance outcome
applies to properties in bushfire hazard
areas and only where clearing is reasonably
necessary for the control of bushfire risk to
a building or structure. Bushfire hazard
areas are shown on Bushfire Hazard
Overlay maps in Schedule 2.
Scenic Amenity
PO13                                            AO13.1                                                  AO13.1 All vegetation is proposed to be retained
The scenic amenity and vegetated                Vegetation is retained:                                 as per AO13.1 (where applicable).
character of the landscape is protected by         a) on and within 30 metres of prominent ridgelines
retaining vegetation:                                   and on sloping sites;
    a) along and around watercourses and           b) in gullies;
         drainage lines;                           c) along watercourses and drainage lines;
    b) on steep slopes and ridgelines;             d) within 10 metres of the major road network; and
    c) along the major road network; and           e) along the front coastal dune system.
    d) that forms coastal vistas to and
         from beaches.



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