Amended Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                                         Ecological Assessment Letter




               Performance Outcomes                                           Acceptable Outcomes                                           Compliance
                                                               AO4.1
                                                               Vegetation is protected from disturbance or damage from
                                                               construction and operation activities by:

                                                                         1.   clearly marking trees to be retained with
                                                                              flagging tape;
                                                                         2.   installing protective fencing around the dripline
                                                                              of the vegetation and avoid filling and             Complies with AO4.1
                                                                              excavating in these fenced areas;                   The development will utilise the
                                                                         3.   ensuring stockpiling, storage and vehicle           following   mitigation    measures
                                                                              parking occurs outside the                          during the construction phase.
       Development provides for effective measures during                     identified vegetation areas; and
       construction and operation to protect ecological                  4.   using low impact construction techniques            •   Construction activities will be
       values including:                                                      around vegetation.                                      restricted to daylight hours to
                                                                                                                                      minimise noise, dust and light
                1.   avoiding disturbance to                                                                                          impacts.
                                                               AO4.2
                     or clearing of vegetation in and within   Vegetation which is capable of forming or contributing to          •   No domestic animals will be
                     the vicinity of the site;                                                                                        allowed onto the construction
                                                               a buffer between different land uses or a buffer against
PO4             2.   managing habitat disturbance and                                                                                 site.
                     physical harm to fauna from noise,
                                                               pollution, light spillage or noise is retained.
                     vibration, dust, light, dewatering or                                                                        •   Avoid high risk construction
                     excavating; and                           AO4.3                                                                  activities such as earthworks
                3.   avoiding clearing in areas where          Lighting associated with development:                                  during severe wet weather.
                     erosion or slippage could occur.
                                                                                                                                  •   Fencing to keep contractors
                                                                         1.   does not contribute an unacceptable level of            and machines out of sensitive
                                                                              illuminance (greater than 1 lux) for light              riparian areas
                                                                              sensitive species within or at the boundary of an
                                                                              ecologically important area; and                    These can     be   conditioned   by
                                                                         2.   does not contribute to an unacceptable level of     Council.
                                                                              illuminance on landward horizons along coastal
                                                                              areas and known marine turtle nesting beaches.

                                                               AO4.4
                                                               Clearing of vegetation does not involve clearing that may
                                                               cause or contribute to hillslope erosion, bank erosion, or
                                                               slippage.

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