2018-01-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                             15 JANUARY 2018


Furthermore, the proposed management of the northern 50m covenant area can include
removing vegetation as it poses a serious and imminent risk to human safety, including bushfire
risk. The supplied documents appear to acknowledge the bushfire risk associated with placing
more people in a bushfire prone area and proposes managing the risk by removing the
vegetation.
Unexploded Ordnance (UXO)
It is noted that the site has been determined by the applicant’s consultants as ‘likely’ being
affected by UXO and that it will be required to be investigated and remediated. The applicant has
provided an indicative de-vegetation plan (refer Figure 11 below) which details that most of the
proposed site requires clearing, including hand clearance of undergrowth to the areas outside the
development footprint for investigation of UXO. The applicant proposes clearing of 62% of the
site to facilitate the investigation and possible remediation of the site for UXO.
The undergrowth in the proposed covenant areas along the David Low Way and to Burgess
Creek is proposed to be cleared by hand/brushcutter for the purpose of a visual survey. Any
identified significant vegetation will be marked and excluded from clearing.
The UXO clearing is to be read in conjunction with the Ecological and Bushfire Assessment
Report prepared by Cardno which indicates that Covenant Areas:
    Will be created after all civil engineering works and rehabilitation works have been
      completed.
    May be disturbed for maintenance of infrastructure and services and weed control following
      which they will be rehabilitated.




Figure 11 – Indicative De-Vegetation Plan for UXO clearing shown in red

Site Access
The proposal was referred to Council’s traffic consultant to ensure access to the site was in
accordance with required standards.
Council’s consultant advises the following:
The main issues relate to achieving satisfactory sight lines at the proposed new access driveway
in accordance with Austroads guidelines, and achieving a satisfactory gradient on the access
driveway in accordance with Australian Standards. The information submitted to date does not
represent a satisfactory resolution of those issues.

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