07/2555 DECISION NOTICE - Change to Approval [As Published] · 142007.2555.02

40.   Prior to the pre-start meeting a 2-strand wire fence is to be erected around the boundary of the
      ‘disturbed areas’ shown in the Department of Natural Resources and Water Vegetation
      clearing application decision notice – approval 2007/008064 and in accordance with the
      conditions of approval 2007/008064 and any trees being retained within the ‘disturbed areas’
      at a radius of 3 metres. This exclusion fence is to be adequately signed as such and is to be
      maintained until all works have been completed.
41.   Prior to any construction / clearing work commencing, a pre-start inspection is to be conducted
      with Council’s Planner (Land Use) and Ecologist.
42.   Trees authorised for removal shall be clearly marked prior to the commencement of tree
      clearing, with the removal operation to be closely monitored by an appropriately qualified
      person in accordance with the approved plans.
43.   Vegetation removal, tree felling and lopping adjacent to vegetation to be retained in the
      environmental covenant areas shall be undertaken in an environmentally sensitive manner to
      avoid damaging surrounding vegetation, trees and habitat.
44.   A qualified and experienced wildlife spotter shall be on site at all times immediately prior to and
      during tree/branch and vegetation removal work. Prior to felling or lopping all trees are to be
      checked for wildlife (eg. Koalas, cockatoos, possums). If wildlife are present, the tree shall not
      be felled or lopped until the wildlife has left the tree.
45.   Prior to vegetation clearing an onsite meeting with the fauna spotter catcher is to be conducted
      with Council’s Planner (Land Use) and Ecologist.
46.   The fauna spotter catcher shall comply with all conditions of the Decision Notice and the
      implementation strategy.
47.   Any pruning of limbs on trees being retained shall be in accordance with an arborist’s report
      and shall be approved by Council prior to work commencing.
48.   Weed growth is to be monitored in the cleared areas during construction, with any emergent
      weed species to be removed.
49.   Cleared vegetation is to be suitably processed by one of the following methods and removed
      from the site:-
      a.   Processing through a woodchipper or shredder. The resulting mulch is to be stockpiled
           loose in heaps of less than 1000 cubic metres, less than 2.5 metres high with a minimum
           of 10 metres between edges of heaps.
      b.   Disposal for firewood.
      c.   Disposal for landscaping purposes.
      d.   Transport to alternative site for breaking down materials provided that all necessary
           permits have been obtained to allow the alternate site to be used for this purpose.
      e.   The Applicant is advised that burning off is an unacceptable method of disposal.
Weed & Pest Removal
50.   In order to protect the ecological values of the site the following apply:
      a.   prior to first entering the site, all construction machinery and vehicles shall be washed
           down to remove soil that may contain weed seeds, soil pathogens and pest species;
      b.   all imported fill, soil, gravel and other construction and landscaping materials shall be
           weed, pest and disease free and certified as such by the supplier;
      c.   all mulch used on the site shall be weed, pest and disease free and certified as such by
           the supplier;
      d.   all mulch produced on-site by mulching cleared vegetation and trees shall specifically
           exclude material (particularly seeds) from weed species (eg. lantana, asparagus fern and
           umbrella trees); and
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