2 David Low Way - Attachment 2 - Ecological and Bushfire Assessment Report 9-8-17

 Biodiversity Overlay Code Compliance Assessment
 Specific Outcomes                         Probable solutions                        Response
 O11 Habitat trees (including dead         S11.1 No clearing of koala habitat        Complies
 trees) and recruitment habitat trees      trees greater than 4m in height or with   There are no large old growth hollow
 are protected for native fauna habitat,   a diameter greater than 100mm at          bearing trees on the Site.
 where practicable.                        1.3m above the ground;
                                                                                     A small number of non-juvenile Koala
                                           AND                                       habitat trees, which show no signs of
                                           S11.2 No clearing of other habitat        use by Koala, may require clearance
                                           trees or recruitment habitat tree         subject to the preparation of detailed
                                                                                     design plans and specifications. Any
                                                                                     required clearance of such trees will
                                                                                     be offset by the planting of additional
                                                                                     trees within the proposed Covenant
                                                                                     Areas.
 Lake Macdonald
 O12 Vegetation within 400m of the full    No solution provided.                     Not Applicable.
 ponded water within Lake Macdonald
 is retained.
 Steep slopes
 O13 Vegetation on steep slopes is         No solution provided.                     Complies.
 retained and managed to avoid                                                       The proposed plan of development
 erosion and landslide and to protect                                                retains native vegetation on the steep
 natural resources and values.                                                       slopes adjacent to Burgess Creek.
 Engineering and site works
 O14 Development is sited and              S14.1 Works, including roads,             Complies.
 designed to—                              driveways, fences, sewer lines and        The proposed plan of development is
 a) provide adequate separation            other infrastructure—                     sited and designed in a manner that is
 distance between the vegetation to be     a) do not transect areas of vegetation;   consistent with O14.
 protected and the development to          or                                        Relevant environmental management
 avoid disturbing, destabilising and       b) are co-located within a combined       specifications will be provide in
 deoxygenating any tree or altering the    utility corridor; and                     support of requisite applications for
 drainage;                                                                           Operation Works approvals.
                                           c) provide for fauna underpasses,
 b) avoid traversing or fragmenting        speed reduction devices and
 vegetation or habitats for significant    associated fencing, lighting and
 flora or fauna species; and               warning signs, where appropriate;
 c) avoid creating barriers to faunal      AND
 movement.
                                           S14.2 Development within or adjacent
                                           to areas of vegetation, incorporate
                                           fauna friendly fences;
                                           AND
                                           S14.3 Vegetation is protected from
                                           interference resulting from clearing or
                                           construction activities by—
                                           a) clearly marking vegetation to be
                                           retained with flagging tape;
                                           b) installing protective fencing around
                                           the dripline of the vegetation and
                                           avoid filling and excavation in these
                                           fenced areas; and
                                           c) ensuring stock piling, storage and
                                           vehicle parking occur outside the
                                           identified vegetation areas;
                                           AND
                                           S14.4 Low impact construction
                                           techniques are used around
                                           vegetation to minimise interference
                                           with the vegetation.



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