Planning Scheme Provisions (3.9 MB) - Cairns Regional Council

- 133 -(d)Any land steeper than 1:4 may be accepted at a rate of 50% of the area affectedproviding that Council determines there is benefit in doing so. Such benefitmay arise from protecting significant landscape features and areas of naturalvegetation.5.12.10 Land unsuitable as parkSome types of land should never be considered as suitable for park contribution.Council may decide to accept the land under other requirements or at the request ofthe applicant but the area of land will not be considered as part of a park contribution.The following areas are considered unsuitable for parkland:+++Land likely to serve primarily as a buffer to a transport corridor.Land affected by powerlines, in particular high voltage transmission lines. Abuffer of at least 50 m from the lies would be appropriate for any land proposedadjacent to such affected land.Land affected by contamination of any sort.Areas of land less than 10 m wide.+ Land comprising stormwater drainage of a highly constructed nature(eg concrete culverts, gross pollutant traps).5.12.11 Condition of land upon transfer to CouncilApplicants must make every effort to protect the values of the land proposed for parkcontribution. Any works proposed for the land (including any remediation orrehabilitation) must be carried out according to an approved landscape plan (detailson the preparation of landscape plans can be found in part 4, section 2.5 of Council’sdevelopment manual).The following general conditions apply to all land to be provided as parkcontribution:Existing natural vegetation and in particular mature trees are to be retained.No modification of the topography, soil or landform.The park area is not to be used for storage of materials, machinery orequipment during construction. Fencing of the area during construction toavoid damage is advised.Water is to be provided to the boundaries of the park on the basis of one 40 mmconnection per every 2 000 square metres of park.Power is to be provided to boundaries on the basis of one connection per every4 000 square meters of park.The park must be adequately fenced with bollards or top rails so as to preventvehicular access.No landscape works or modification is to take place unless according to alandscape plan approved by CounciI