and social qualities. Comply with requirements of Parks Operations Noxious Weeds Act. Implement Feral Animals Policy. Parks Operations Manage environmental weeds on Parks Operations Council owned and managed land. Apply consistent Review tree assessment criteria Environmental assessment criteria for for private land in DCP. Planning removal of trees and Develop assessment criteria for Infrastructure bushland on public and Council trees consistent with Planning & Services private land. DCP controls. + Parks Operations Require replacement Incorporate compensation Environmental planting at a ratio of 4 requirements in planning Planning + to 1 for approvals to framework Environmental remove trees on Assessment Teams private land and 5 to 1 Develop VPA pro-forma for Environmental on public land. compensatory planting. Science & Policy + Legal Services Require replacement planting Parks Operations + following removal of trees on Infrastructure public land Planning & Services Environmental Require replacement planting Building Compliance when trees are removed with + Environmental consent at a rate of 4:1. Assessment Teams Require use of Incorporate indigenous planting Environmental predominantly requirements in planning Planning indigenous species for framework developments Incorporate indigenous species Infrastructure throughout the Shire. in Council works. Planning & Services Tree and Bushland Protection and Development Control (cont.) Council Commitment Strategy/Action Responsibility Consider the use of Identify areas where use of Infrastructure introduced species on introduced species appropriate. Planning & Services public land only where it is appropriate to conserve cultural planting or achieve the desired landscape amenity. Tree and Bushland Species Selection Council Commitment Strategy/Action Responsibility Use local provenance Develop a standard, area based, Infrastructure plant species in species selection guide, Planning & Services Council tree planting, responsive to site conditions + Environmental revegetation and (soil, aspect, bushfire threat), to Planning + landscaping projects. provide consistency across Environmental
and social qualities. Comply with requirements of Noxious Weeds Act. Implement Feral Animals Policy. Manage environmental weeds on Council owned and managed land. Parks Operations Parks Operations Parks Operations Apply consistent assessment criteria for removal of trees and bushland on public and private land. Review tree assessment criteria for private land in DCP. Develop assessment criteria for Council trees consistent with DCP controls. Environmental Planning Infrastructure Planning & Services + Parks Operations Require replacement planting at a ratio of 4 to 1 for approvals to remove trees on private land and 5 to 1 on public land. Incorporate compensation requirements in planning framework Develop VPA pro-forma for compensatory planting. Require replacement planting following removal of trees on public land Require replacement planting when trees are removed with consent at a rate of 4:1. Environmental Planning + Environmental Assessment Teams Environmental Science & Policy + Legal Services Parks Operations + Infrastructure Planning & Services Environmental Building Compliance + Environmental Assessment Teams Require use of predominantly indigenous species for developments throughout the Shire. Incorporate indigenous planting requirements in planning framework Incorporate indigenous species in Council works. Environmental Planning Infrastructure Planning & Services Tree and Bushland Protection and Development Control (cont.) Council Commitment Strategy/Action Responsibility Consider the use of introduced species on public land only where it is appropriate to conserve cultural planting or achieve the desired landscape amenity. Identify areas where use of introduced species appropriate. Infrastructure Planning & Services Tree and Bushland Species Selection Council Commitment Strategy/Action Responsibility Use local provenance plant species in Council tree planting, revegetation and landscaping projects. Develop a standard, area based, species selection guide, responsive to site conditions (soil, aspect, bushfire threat), to provide consistency across Infrastructure Planning & Services + Environmental Planning + Environmental
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