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Ordinary Meeting <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> Council - <strong>26</strong> April <strong>2005</strong> 19 / 23<br />
2 <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> 4A Finlay Road, Turramurra<br />
Item 19<br />
DA1270/04<br />
6 April <strong>2005</strong><br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>tal <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> fifty three (53) trees have <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en identified by the c<strong>on</strong>sulting Arborist as <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>on</strong> or associ<strong>at</strong>ed with the site. Of these identified trees, it is proposed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> remove<br />
fourteen (14). However it must <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> noted th<strong>at</strong> this nomin<strong>at</strong>ed tree removal does not<br />
include trees loc<strong>at</strong>ed within the drainage easement needed, th<strong>at</strong> is loc<strong>at</strong>ed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the south<br />
east <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the site. It must <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> noted th<strong>at</strong> this area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the adjoining site was not surveyed as<br />
the area was <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>o thick with undergrowth and trees, and as such there is no inform<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong><br />
as <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the exact loc<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> significant trees and therefore the most appropri<strong>at</strong>e loc<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong><br />
for the drainage easement. This is uns<strong>at</strong>isfac<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>ry.<br />
Of the trees nomin<strong>at</strong>ed for removal, tree #89 Eucalyptus saligna (Bluegum),<br />
misidentified as a Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt), which is loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>on</strong> Council’s n<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
strip and has high landscape significance. The tree is recommended for removal due <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
mechanical damage <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the trunk, and the presence <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> a bracket fungi/fruiting body in<br />
the wound. As the tree is loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>on</strong> Council’s n<strong>at</strong>ure strip, further inform<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> from<br />
Council’s Urban Forest Officer has <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en requested. M<strong>at</strong>thew Drago (Manager, Tree<br />
and Veget<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> Services) has advised th<strong>at</strong> he raises no objecti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the removal <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />
tree, subject <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> further detailed aerial investig<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing undertaken <strong>on</strong> other existing<br />
trees <strong>on</strong> Council’s n<strong>at</strong>ure strip <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> determine whether or not they should or should not <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
retained. This can <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>ed. Tree replenishment <strong>on</strong> Council’s n<strong>at</strong>ure strip will<br />
also <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> required.<br />
Tree replenishment for the site is proposed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> two Angophora’s, three Flame Trees,<br />
six palms, and two smaller unders<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rey trees. Although there are numerous trees<br />
loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>on</strong> and associ<strong>at</strong>ed with the site, it is required th<strong>at</strong> the proposed tree<br />
replenishment for the site <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> n<strong>at</strong>ive endemic species. In this instance n<strong>on</strong>e <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />
proposed trees/palms comply. It can <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> specifically c<strong>on</strong>diti<strong>on</strong>ed for these proposed<br />
plantings <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> changed for more appropri<strong>at</strong>e endemic species.<br />
Other impacts <strong>on</strong> existing trees, particularly downhill <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the development will <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />
alter<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>s <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the ground moisture levels and surface w<strong>at</strong>er flow, which will <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
significantly altered through the substantial excav<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> for the basement carpark and<br />
the proposed drainage works. These impacts will not <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> immedi<strong>at</strong>e but over the short <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
medium term with the slow decline <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the existing trees.<br />
DCP55 requires th<strong>at</strong> sites gre<strong>at</strong>er than 1800sqm have num<str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>rs <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> trees equivalent <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> 1<br />
per 300sqm <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> site area. The site area for this development will require a minimum ten<br />
trees <strong>on</strong> site.<br />
Arborist’s Report<br />
The submitted Arborist’s Report has misidentified the existing Eucalyptus saligna<br />
(Bluegum) loc<strong>at</strong>ed <strong>on</strong> site as Eucalyptus pilularis (Blackbutt), although the two<br />
Eucalypt species display similarities they do have distinctly differing characteristics,<br />
particularly with regard <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> their bark colourings and markings. It should also <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> noted<br />
th<strong>at</strong> the c<strong>on</strong>sulting Arborist has failed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> make menti<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the fact th<strong>at</strong> the site was<br />
impacted by a severe s<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>rm in 1991, but more importantly has failed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> menti<strong>on</strong>/discuss<br />
the fact th<strong>at</strong> some trees have <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en ‘<str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g>pped’ as a result and now display m<strong>at</strong>ure<br />
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