4.3.7
Ecology Protection Code
PURPOSE OF THE CODE
To protect and enhance the City’s natural diversity of fauna and flora together with the environmental conditions necessary for their survival.
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA AND PROBABLE SOLUTIONS
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
PROBABLE SOLUTIONS
COMPLIANCE / REPRESENTATIONS
The purpose of the Code may be
achieved if the following criteria are
satisfied.
CODE ASSESSMENT – Probable Solutions (illustrate how
Provide a brief illustration of how your proposal
complies with the relevant Probable Solution or a
detailed analysis how compliance is achieved with
the Performance Criteria.
P1
Habitat areas important for flora
and fauna species, vegetation
communities and other wildlife
must be retained and protected.
A1.1
No contaminated material is excavated, or contaminants
disturbed during the development process; and
P2
Design must ensure that the
functional
value
of
any
ecological
corridor
in
or
adjoining the development site
is maintained and protected.
A2.1
Corridors of a minimum width of 100m are provided
between natural habitats on-site and adjacent
environmental corridors and habitats to facilitate fauna
movements.
P3
Habitat in and around the site
must be protected from edge
effects of the development.
A3.1
With the exception of ecological corridors, habitat is
retained on site in a compact form, eg. roughly circular or
square; and
A3.2
A buffer of 50m width is maintained between the
development and the habitat area/s.
Design
must
avoid
fragmentation of habitat for
flora
and
fauna
species,
vegetation communities and
other wildlife in and around the
development site.
A4.1
Fencelines are located outside habitat areas; and.
A4.2
Roads and driveways, buildings, structures, dams, sewer
lines, park facilities and other infrastructure are located
outside habitat areas.
Landscaping, in and around
areas of habitat for vegetation
A5.1
Landscaping includes the following:
P4
P5
compliance with the Performance Criteria may be achieved)
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PERFORMANCE CRITERIA
PROBABLE SOLUTIONS
species of local origin, including known food and
habitat trees and shrubs;
b.
adjacent healthy remnant habitats, including
understorey vegetation, are replicated as closely as
possible;
c.
new plantings are located to create and/ or
enhance links between existing habitats;
d.
plants that will not displace native flora species or
degrade fauna habitat are used.
The Plant Species List contained within Council’s
Landscaping Planning Scheme Policy provides a guide to
species selection.
communities and other wildlife,
must complement and enhance
that habitat.
P6
Stormwater discharge must not
add pollutants nor cause erosion
damage to ecology corridors
COMPLIANCE / REPRESENTATIONS
a.
A6.1
Development within ecology corridors is to include
appropriate measures such as scour protection and / or
anti-pollutant devices.
NOTES:
The Information Requests Planning Scheme Policy is a guide to the information required by Council to assess development applications in relation to the Ecology
Protection Code.
ENVIRONMENTAL/ECOLOGICAL CORRIDORS
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Environmental Corridors retain bands of native vegetation in substantially undeveloped natural condition at the following minimum widths, to provide effective
corridors for faunal movement and to preserve viable samples of representative on-site native vegetation. Some of this band width could be rehabilitated
vegetation.
Primary Environmental Corridors
60m
Secondary Environmental Corridors
40m
For further guidance on ecological corridor design, refer to the Department of Environment and Heritage’s Suggested Conservation Criteria for Development
Assessment 1998.
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