Pymble Business Park - Ku-ring-gai Council

6.3 LANDSCAPING
Objectives
1 To protect and enhance
native vegetation and flora
and fauna habitats across
the Ku-ring-gai area.
2 To increase the resilience
of significant vegetation
and habitat, through the
improvement of condition,
extent and connectivity of
vegetation.
3 To contribute to the
landscape character of
Ku-ring-gai.
4 To ensure landscape
design and species
selection is suitable to the
site and its context and
considers the amenity of
residents and neighbours.
5 To conserve landscaped
settings for heritage
items and components
of heritage conservation
areas.
6 To ensure that
landscaping in the vicinity
of heritage places does
not detract from the
heritage value of the
place.
The design of a development must consider the natural features of
sites, including indigenous trees, shrubs and ground covers, soils, rock
outcrops, and water features. These provide habitat, breeding sites, food
and shelter for a wide variety of life forms and ecological processes that
support life and defi ne the character of the locality. The natural areas
of the site should be viewed as a resource to be conserved. Specifi c
controls for the areas mapped for their biodiversity signifi cance on the
Greenweb map are included in Part 13R.1 of this DCP.
Controls
Site Planning and Design
1 All developments must:
i) be designed to conserve indigenous vegetation, habitat and
existing natural features on the site as part of the site planning
and the site layout process;
Note: Where losses occur, compensatory actions are likely to be required.
These include measures such as tree replenishment and site rehabilitation.
ii) retain the most significant, intact and sustainable areas of
vegetation;
iii) be located to retain views of public reserves;
iv) be designed to retain habitat within and adjacent to the site
(where it is safe to do so) including:
- drainage features and damp areas;
- trees with hollows;
- old or dead trees and hollow logs;
- leaf litter and fallen branches;
- bushrock and rock outcrops. If bushrock cannot be retained in
place, it is to be relocated within the site;
vi) be designed to consider subsurface/groundwater flows near
bushland and other significant vegetation or habitats.
2 Where development is located close to a reserve, the landscaping
design is not to prevent passive surveillance of the reserve.
3 Landscaping that contributes to the heritage value of a place is to be
retained.
4 Structures (including stormwater pipes and structures) must be
located outside the canopy spread of trees to be retained. This
applies to street trees, trees on site and on adjoining sites.
5 Disturbance of natural soil profiles must be minimised.
6 Existing ground level must be maintained beneath the canopy
spread of trees to be retained.
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Figure 6.3-1:
Example of a rock outcrop.
Draft Ku-ring-gai Pymble Buiness Park Control Plan 2012
Note: If the ground level is modifi ed by excavation or fi ll within the canopy spread, an
assessment in accordance with AS 4970-2009 Protection of Trees on Development
Sites prepared by a suitably qualifi ed arborist will be required.