Council. Science & Policy Link above to GIS to provide Land Information ease of use. Update as more specific suburb Infrastructure or street guides are developed. Planning & Services Require appropriate Planning controls to require Environmental local species to be planting of appropriate local Planning incorporated into species. development Utilise above planting guide to Environmental proposals. ensure consistency of species. Assessment Teams Provide a tailored local Develop a standard, area based, Infrastructure species list for the species selection guide, Planning & Services Sutherland Shire made responsive to site conditions + Environmental available to staff and (soil, aspect, bushfire threat), to Planning + the community through provide consistency across Environmental Shire Maps Council. Science & Policy Link above to GIS to provide Land Information ease of use. Update as more specific suburb Infrastructure or street guides are developed. Planning & Services Maintain a of Bushcare coordinators to assist Bushcare ‘bank’ local provenance seed Bushcare groups with collection to preserve the genetic of local seed from appropriate diversity of the sites. Shire’s plants. Nursery to maintain local seed Nursery bank Make local provenance Operate community nursery. Nursery species available at Nursery to grow stock from Nursery nursery for locally collected seed and Council’s Council and community cuttings. projects. Nursery Provide free tree issue to . ratepayers. Street Tree Planting and Maintenance Strategy/Action Responsibility Council’s Commitment Maintain street trees to Develop assessment criteria for Infrastructure manage known risk to Council trees consistent with Planning & Services life, property and DCP controls. + Environmental infrastructure. Planning + Parks Operations Develop an inspection program Parks Operations + for street trees in high profile Infrastructure locations. Planning & Services Provide for a range of treatment Parks Operations methods where trees impact on public safety or infrastructure.
Council. Link above to GIS to provide ease of use. Update as more specific suburb or street guides are developed. Science & Policy Land Information Infrastructure Planning & Services Require appropriate local species to be incorporated into development proposals. Planning controls to require planting of appropriate local species. Utilise above planting guide to ensure consistency of species. Environmental Planning Environmental Assessment Teams Provide a tailored local species list for the Sutherland Shire made available to staff and the community through Shire Maps Develop a standard, area based, species selection guide, responsive to site conditions (soil, aspect, bushfire threat), to provide consistency across Council. Link above to GIS to provide ease of use. Update as more specific suburb or street guides are developed. Infrastructure Planning & Services + Environmental Planning + Environmental Science & Policy Land Information Infrastructure Planning & Services Maintain a ‘bank’ of local provenance seed to preserve the genetic diversity of the Shire’s plants. Bushcare coordinators to assist Bushcare groups with collection of local seed from appropriate sites. Nursery to maintain local seed bank Bushcare Nursery Make local provenance species available at Council’s nursery for Council and community projects. . Operate community nursery. Nursery to grow stock from locally collected seed and cuttings. Provide free tree issue to ratepayers. Nursery Nursery Nursery Street Tree Planting and Maintenance Council’s Commitment Strategy/Action Responsibility Maintain street trees to manage known risk to life, property and infrastructure. Develop assessment criteria for Council trees consistent with DCP controls. Develop an inspection program for street trees in high profile locations. Provide for a range of treatment methods where trees impact on public safety or infrastructure. Infrastructure Planning & Services + Environmental Planning + Parks Operations Parks Operations + Infrastructure Planning & Services Parks Operations
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