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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 / 25<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 />
fact th<strong>at</strong> this area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the adjoining site has NOT <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en surveyed and the loc<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
existing trees and veget<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> has not accur<strong>at</strong>ely <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en undertaken. The survey plan<br />
simply st<strong>at</strong>es “thick undergrowth dense trees <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> advised <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> loc<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>”.<br />
As a result the loc<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the easement has <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en simply drawn as a straight line <strong>on</strong><br />
plan, <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>tween two points, r<strong>at</strong>her than <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en loc<strong>at</strong>ed in regard <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the loc<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> trees and<br />
n<strong>at</strong>ural c<strong>on</strong>straints. In additi<strong>on</strong> the c<strong>on</strong>sulting Arborist has failed <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> identify existing<br />
trees, detail or menti<strong>on</strong> the potential impacts <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the easement <strong>on</strong> the existing veget<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>.<br />
Further detail/inform<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong> is necessary <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> determine the potential adverse impacts <strong>on</strong><br />
existing trees <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the drainage easement.<br />
Deep Soil Landscaping<br />
By the applicant’s calcul<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>s, a deep soil landscaping area <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> 50.6% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the site has<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>en proposed, which technically complies with the requirements <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the LEP for the<br />
site. However, Landscape Services is in disagreement as <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the areas included as part <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
the deep soil calcul<strong>at</strong>i<strong>on</strong>s. Additi<strong>on</strong>al areas th<strong>at</strong> technically do not comply with the LEP<br />
definiti<strong>on</strong>s include; the garden <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>ds surrounding the swimming pool (they are less than<br />
2.0m wide), the stairs, p<strong>at</strong>h and garden <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>d <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the north <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the pool (The p<strong>at</strong>h/stair is<br />
gre<strong>at</strong>er than 1.0m wide), and the garden <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>ds <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>hind the retaining walls adjacent <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the<br />
site fr<strong>on</strong>tage (they are less than 2.0m wide). This area amounts <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> approxim<strong>at</strong>ely 2.43%<br />
<str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the site area which when subtracted from the nomin<strong>at</strong>ed deep soil landscaping<br />
percentage will result in 48.2% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the site <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g>ing available for deep soil landscaping,<br />
which strictly does not comply with the LEP definiti<strong>on</strong>s and requirements.<br />
It must <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> noted, however, th<strong>at</strong> this can <str<strong>on</strong>g>be</str<strong>on</strong>g> resolved by increasing the setbacks <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g>f the<br />
site boundaries for the pool and retaining walls <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> a minimum 2.0m <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> comply with the<br />
LEP.<br />
Pool<br />
The proposed swimming pool, loc<strong>at</strong>ed in the south-east site corner, has a setback <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g><br />
approxim<strong>at</strong>ely 1.4m <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the w<strong>at</strong>er line. This does not comply with <str<strong>on</strong>g>council</str<strong>on</strong>g>’s pool setback<br />
requirements for residential properties. To maximise landscape amenity and deep soil<br />
landscaping it is required/preferred th<strong>at</strong> the proposed pool have a minimum 2.0m<br />
setback from site boundaries <str<strong>on</strong>g>to</str<strong>on</strong>g> the outer coping edge.<br />
Setbacks<br />
Rear – basement projecti<strong>on</strong><br />
As proposed the rear projecti<strong>on</strong> setback for the basement is 3.6m for approxim<strong>at</strong>ely<br />
50% <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the building length. This does not adequ<strong>at</strong>ely allow for sufficient deep soil area<br />
<strong>on</strong> site for the establishment and replenishment <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> larger tree species th<strong>at</strong> are<br />
characteristic <str<strong>on</strong>g>of</str<strong>on</strong>g> the site and immedi<strong>at</strong>e area. This is evidenced by the landscape<br />
proposal th<strong>at</strong> includes <strong>on</strong>ly two trees within this area th<strong>at</strong> are planted immedi<strong>at</strong>ely<br />
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