24647 Seaview Tce Enviro Mgmt Plan

                                                                                                                                     EWSM- 4 VEGETATION AND WEED MANAGEMENT
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Hierarchy of Control (HOC): 1. Eliminate 2. Substitute 3. Isolate 4. Engineer 5. Admin 6. PPE


                                                                                                                                                                Responsible Person/s for
    Environmental Aspects                       Impacts                  HOC                             Controls / Work Methods
                                                                                                                                                                   Monitor & Review

                                                                                   - Prescribed lists (approximately 50% of councils had a significant tree
                                                                                      list)
                                                                                   - Heritage value
                                                                                   - Aesthetic value
                                                                                   - Penalties for breaches are through infringement notices and minor
                                                                                      penalties, with larger fines for breaches of court orders
                                                                                 NSW:
                                                                                   - All listed the height and canopy size of a tree as the guidelines of
                                                                                      protection. Girth size was not used
                                                                                 WA:
                                                                                     1. Outstanding Visual/Aesthetic Significance
                                                                                     Tree/s that is outstanding for its/their height, trunk circumference or
                                                                                     canopy spread;
                                                                                     Tree/s that occur in a prominent location or context;
                                                                                     Tree/s that contribute significantly to the landscape in which it/they
                                                                                     grow (including streetscapes, parks, gardens or natural landscapes);
                                                                                     Tree/s that exhibit an unusual growth form or physical feature,
                                                                                     including unusually pruned forms; or
                                                                                     Tree/s that are particularly old or vulnerable.
                                                                                     2. Botanic/Scientific Significance
                                                                                     Tree/s that are of an important genetic value that could provide
                                                                                     important and valuable propagating stock. This could include
                                                                                     specimens that are particularly resistant to disease or climatic
                                                                                     extremes or have a particular growth form; or
                                                                                     Tree/s that demonstrate a likelihood of producing information that will
                                                                                     help the wider understanding of natural or cultural history by virtue of
                                                                                     its use as a research site, teaching site, type locality or benchmark
                                                                                     site.
                                                                                     3. Significant Ecological Value
                                                                                     Priority, rare, threatened or locally uncommon species or ecological
                                                                                     community;
                                                                                     Indigenous remnant tree/s that predate the urban development in its
                                                                                     immediate proximity


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