Biodiversity Overlay Review

operated to maintain and           operated to maintain ecological      significantly improves the
enhance connectivity between       linkages and maximise opportunity    ecological linkages and
and across ecologically            for connectivity and the movement    maximises habitat connectivity
important areas and connecting     of fauna by:                         by protecting in perpetuity wildlife
habitat and support unimpeded                                           refuges, increases vegetation
                                   (a)   ensuring protection of
and safe movement of terrestrial         wildlife refuges;              patch sizes through restoration
and aquatic fauna.                                                      and the provides landscape wide
                                   (b)   maintaining vegetation in
                                                                        linkages across the site. Fauna
                                         patches of the greatest
                                         possible size and within the   passage through the site will be
                                         smallest possible              permeable. These values will be
                                         edge­to­area ratio;            protected by environmental
                                                                        covenants.


                                                                        Suitable and relevant conditions
                                                                        can be applied to ensure this
                                                                        outcome.


                                                                        Complies.
PO6                                AO6.1
The biodiversity and               Development and clearing of          As demonstrated, the
ecosystem values of                vegetation does not occur within:    anomaly in the Riparian
waterways, wetlands and            (c)   a riparian buffer area;        Buffer mapping has been
adjacent riparian zones are                                             identified for this site. The
                                   (d)   a wetland area; or
protected by:                                                           development has been
                                   (e)   10 metres either side of
(a)   avoiding any new                                                  designed to mitigate adverse
                                         the centre line of other
      development in a riparian                                         impacts on the ecologically
                                         waterwaysidentified on a
      buffer area and wetland                                           important areas, enhance and
                                         Biodiversity, Waterways
      area;                                                             improve riparian buffer areas,
                                         and Wetlands Overlay
(b)   retaining aquatic and              Map.                           and improve recharging of
      terrestrial habitat in                                            wetland areas. Undesirable
      riparian zones;                                                   species will be managed
                                   AO6.2
(c)   maintaining and                                                   through habitat restoration
                                   Development provides for the
      enhancing wildlife                                                works in the operational
                                   rehabilitation of land within:
      corridors and                                                     works stage.
                                   (a)   a riparian buffer area;
      connectivity along
      watercourses and             (b)   a wetland area; and
      drainage lines for           (c)   10 metres either
      native fauna                                                      Suitable and relevant
                                         side of the centre
      movement;                                                         conditions can be applied to
                                         line of any other
                                                                        ensure these outcomes.
(d)   avoiding edge                      waterway identified
      effects and damage                 on a Biodiversity,
      from adjacent land                 Waterways and                  Complies as described in the
      uses;                              Wetlands Overlay               report.
                                         Map.
(e)   maintaining
      stream integrity
      and bank                     AO6.3
      stability by                 Recreational facilities (eg.
      minimising                   playgrounds, pergolas,
      bank erosion                 barbeques) are setback a
      and slumping;                minimum of 10 metres from the
(f)   maintaining water            top of the bank of a waterway.
      quality through
      filtering sediments,         Editor’s Note—Setbacks to
      nutrients and other          waterways for certain uses and
      pollutants; and              worksare also specified in the
                                   relevant codes.
(g)   removing pest