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

 Biodiversity Overlay Code Compliance Assessment
 Specific Outcomes                            Probable solutions                            Response
 Filling and excavation
 O15 Vegetation is not adversely              No solution is provided.                      Complies.
 impacted upon by earthworks and                                                            The nature and scale of filling and
 changes to the hydrological regime,                                                        excavation required to give effect to
 including changes to ground water                                                          the proposed development will not
 levels, flooding levels, run-off and tidal                                                 have an impact on the vegetation or
 hydraulics.                                                                                hydrology of external areas.
 13.10    Vegetation management
 Replanting and rehabilitation
 O16 Development provides for                 S16.1 Landscaping and rehabilitation          Complies.
 ecologically important areas to be           complements and supports                      As detailed in Section 3 of the
 restored and enhanced through the            ecologically important habitats by—           Ecological and Bushfire Assessment
 following measures—                          a) utilising native plants of local origin;   Report (Cardno, 2017) the Site does
 a) siting landscaped areas to                b) utilising suitable plant species           not support and Ecologically important
 complement and enhance existing              identified in PSP3 – Landscaping              areas, as defined in the code, apart
 vegetation;                                  Plants and Guidelines;                        from      the    riparian     vegetation
 b) removal of all species likely to                                                        associated with Burgess Creek.
                                              c) replicating adjacent remnant
 displace native flora species or             habitats, including understorey               This area will be protected within an
 degrade fauna habitat;                       vegetation;                                   Environmental Covenant and will be
 c) replanting and rehabilitating                                                           the subject of a comprehensive
                                              d) creating or enhancing linkages             rehabilitation program as part of the
 degraded habitat; and                        between existing habitats;                    proposed       development.         The
 d) replacing any vegetation removed          e) avoiding the use of undesirable            rehabilitation works will be undertaken
 with suitable replacement vegetation         plant species listed in Table 9.1 of          in a manner that is consistent with
 of local origin.                             PSP3 Landscaping Plants and                   S16.1 and S16.2.
                                              Guidelines; and
                                              f) planting riparian zones to filter
                                              stormwater run-off and provide for
                                              wildlife habitat;
                                              AND
                                              S16.2 Vegetation removed is replaced
                                              with—
                                              a) plantings of equivalent area that
                                              replicate the floristic structure of the
                                              vegetation removed; or
                                              b) where this is not possible due to
                                              the characteristics of the site and the
                                              development, plantings twice the
                                              number of the removed trees and
                                              plants of local origin.
 Fire Management
 O17 Fire management measures are             No solution provided.                         Complies.
 adopted based on ecological                                                                Any fires within retained areas of
 principles, which—                                                                         vegetation on the Site will be actively
 a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;                                                      suppressed.
 b) minimise threat of fire to the natural
 environment, life and property; and
 c) provide for effective use and
 maintenance of buildings and
 structures.
 Clearing protected vegetation in the protected vegetation overlay area
 O18 Clearing protected vegetation            No solution provided.                         Complies.
 does not involve—
 a) the removal of vegetation in




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