Council meeting agenda - 4 June 2012 - Clarence City Council

CLARENCE CITY COUNCIL – PLANNING AUTHORITY MATTERS- 4 JUNE 2012 92
Reasonable access, as described above by Council Policy C3.13, would allow
for up to a maximum of 4 lots having shared rights-of-way. The only means
of achieving this proposal would be to create a further 2 rights-of-way and
increase the width of the existing right-of-way, which would result in a total of
5 rights-of-way. This would be in conflict with Council Policy.
4.4. Vegetation Management Overlay
The site is subject in part to the Vegetation Management Overlay, the Purpose
of which is as follows.
“(a) To implement the Planning Policy Framework.
(b) To protect areas of significant vegetation and bushland
habitat including forested skylines, prominent ridgelines and
hills which contribute to important vistas and in particular
those which create a natural backdrop to the urban setting
for the City.
(c) To protect and enhance areas of high, very high and
extremely high vegetation significance and bushland habitat.
(d) To ensure that development is sited to minimise the loss of
native vegetation.
(e) To maintain and enhance habitat and corridors for
indigenous fauna”.
The proposal does not, as noted, incorporate the clearing of vegetation on-site
and therefore does not require a permit under this Overlay.
That said the future development of the site in terms of the building envelopes
proposed for the 2 vacant proposed lots would require clearing at the time of
development. Such clearing would be subject to a Development Application
at that stage and would involve consultation with the Department of Primary
Industries, Water and the Environment in terms of the presence of threatened
species on the site.
4.5. External Referrals
The proposal was referred to the Tasmania Fire Service (TFS) as part of the
advertising process and comments were received on 7 May 2012.