b) Review the approach of using (c) Support overlays to identify buffers, such as Ok. the Environmental Significance Overlay, and examine how the (d) Support VPP can transparently and Consider redrafting to enable uses to be rather than consistently identify and protect ‘scheduled in’ ‘scheduled out’. significant sites requiring buffers (for example: landfills, treatment plants, water supply catchments and quarries) c) Create consistency in use of terms where a common meaning applies (such as the phrases in accordance ‘generally with’, and ‘generally consistent with’ ‘in accordance and in the use of with’) common assessment techniques (e.g. Determining tree protection zones) d) Clarify that if a permit is not required within the head provision, then the provisions of the schedule to that control do not apply. This may require holistic review of how the VPP reacts with local provisions. ID. No. Clause Name Modification In principle support No. Overlays Environmental and Review all environmental and We suggest that the structure of overlays be amended to matters to be ‘schedule in’ 42 landscape overlays landscape overlays having regard 13 controlled. This would avoid the need to then check the exemptions. to the following: Consideration of how the native vegetation provisions should be structured is required. a) Amend the head provision to Not sure that the suggestion is the best way. relocate the of ‘Table exemptions’ to Clause 62.02- 3 and insert the following permit is words “No required to remove, destroy or lop vegetation to the minimum extent necessary if any of the exemptions listed in the Table to Clause apply”.
b) Review the approach of using overlays to identify buffers, such as the Environmental Significance Overlay, and examine how the VPP can transparently and consistently identify and protect significant sites requiring buffers (for example: landfills, treatment plants, water supply catchments and quarries) c) Create consistency in use of terms where a common meaning applies (such as the phrases ‘generally in accordance with’, ‘generally consistent with’ and ‘in accordance with’) and in the use of common assessment techniques (e.g. Determining tree protection zones) d) Clarify that if a permit is not required within the head provision, then the provisions of the schedule to that control do not apply. This may require holistic review of how the VPP reacts with local provisions. (c) Support Ok. (d) Support Consider redrafting to enable uses to be ‘scheduled in’ rather than ‘scheduled out’. ID. No. Overlays 13 Clause No. 42 Name Environmental and landscape overlays Modification Review all environmental and landscape overlays having regard to the following: a) Amend the head provision to relocate the ‘Table of exemptions’ to Clause 62.02- 3 and insert the following words “No permit is required to remove, destroy or lop vegetation to the minimum extent necessary if any of the exemptions listed in the Table to Clause apply”. In principle support We suggest that the structure of overlays be amended to ‘schedule in’ matters to be controlled. This would avoid the need to then check the exemptions. Consideration of how the native vegetation provisions should be structured is required. Not sure that the suggestion is the best way.
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