MCU14/0073 Town Planning Report

                                                                             OPW13/1038

      Landscaping
19.   Landscape works must be supervised, undertaken and certified by qualified
      persons.

20.   All works must be completed in accordance with this Decision Notice and the
      approved landscaping plans.

21.   All trees and vegetation identified for retention must be protected in accordance
      with AS 4970, Protection of trees on development sites.

22.   All landscaping must be maintained in good health for the life of the development.

23.   Landscape works must:
      (a)   Delineate all planting to grassed area interfaces with a timber edge.
      (b)   Ensure amenity or sales signage and ancillary infrastructure is not being
            installed within the road reserve.
      (c)   Ensure permanent irrigation is not installed within the road reserve.
      (d)   Ensure mulch is aged, comprised of leaf and limb material of varying
            sizes, free of foreign matter including anthropogenic waste, rock,
            soil/sediment contamination and is applied to all planting areas to ensure
            a minimum 100mm depth once settled.

24.   Public amenity trees (Street Trees) must be:
      (a)    Meet Specifying Trees – a guide to assessment of tree quality
             (NATSPEC).
      (b)    Located in accordance with engineering requirements for safe vehicle and
             pedestrian sight lines.
      (c)    Located from services and infrastructure a minimum of:
             (i)    6m from electricity poles and pillars.
             (ii)   4m from street lighting.
             (iii)  2m from stormwater catchment pits.

25.   Turfed areas must be must be free of pest, diseases and weeds and level with
      adjoining surfaces.

26.   All landscape works must be established and maintained in accordance with
      horticultural best practice with construction techniques and irrigation that allow for
      healthy, sustained and vigorous plant growth. All plant material must be allowed
      to grow to full form and be refurbished when its life expectancy is reached.

27.   Any front boundary fencing must be visually permeable.

      Clearing of Vegetation
28.   Prior to felling or pruning, all trees are to be inspected for wildlife (i.e. koalas,
      possums, birds’ nests etc). If wildlife is present, the tree must not be felled or
      pruned until the wildlife has left the tree or has been removed by a qualified
      person.

29.   Removal of existing trees and vegetation authorised by this permit must be
      undertaken by a qualified person and must include:




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