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Cooloola Shire Planning Scheme Policy 4 Landscape Plans And Plant Species 31 March, 2005 PRPD103.4 31st March 2005 Rev 0 TITLE: Planning Scheme Policy 4 Landscape Plans And Plant Species AUTHOR: Cooloola Shire Council STATUS: Adopted 22 March, 2005 DATE COMMENCED: 31 March, 2005 PRPD103.4 31st March 2005 Rev 0 COOLOOLA SHIRE: Planning Scheme Policy 4 Landscape Plans And Plant Species iii Table 4:18 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie Planning CONTENTS Area [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Palms and Vines)............................................................4:18 Table 4:19 Street Planting Species: Gympie and Rural PSP4 PLANNING SCHEME POLICY 4: Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway LANDSCAPE PLANS AND PLANT SPECIES....4:1 frontage] (Plants for Any Verge Width) ..............4:18 Table 4:20 Street Planting Species: Gympie and Rural 4.1 EFFECTIVE DATE..........................................4:1 Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway 4.2 POLICY REPLACEMENT .................................4:1 frontage] (Plants for Verges > 5m in Width).......4:20 4.3 PURPOSE.....................................................4:1 Table 4:21 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural 4.4 WHEN COUNCIL MAY REQUEST LANDSCAPE Planning Areas [lots with road frontage to the Bruce PLANS .........................................................4:1 Highway] (Ground Covers) .................................4:21 4.5 DEFINITIONS FOR PLANNING SCHEME POLICY Table 4:22 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural 4–LANDSCAPE PLANS AND PLANT SPECIES .4:2 Planning Areas [lots with road frontage to the Bruce 4.6 STANDARD OF LANDSCAPE PLANS AND Highway] (Small Shrubs) ....................................4:21 INFORMATION REQUIRED...............................4:2 Table 4:23 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural 4.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FULL Planning Areas [lots with road frontage to the Bruce LANDSCAPE PLANS ......................................4:2 Highway] (Small to Medium Shrubs)..................4:22 4.8 PLANT SPECIES LISTS ..................................4:4 Table 4:24 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural 4.9 EXISTING OR POTENTIAL ENVIRONMENTAL Planning Areas [lots with road frontage to the Bruce WEEDS ......................................................4:24 Highway] (Medium to LargeShrubs) ..................4:22 Table 4:25 Street Planting Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [lots with road frontage to the Bruce Highway] (Plants for Any Verge Width)..............4:23 TABLES Table 4:26 Street Planting Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [lots with road frontage to the Bruce Highway] (Plants for Verges > 5m Width)..........4:23 Table 4:1 Landscape Plan Standards................................ 4:2 Table 4:27 Suitable Koala Food Trees for Landscaping.4:27 Table 4:2 Landscape Plant Species: Cooloola Coast Table 4:28 Existing or Potential Environmental Weeds Planning Area (Ground Covers and Small Shrubs) (Aquatic and Semi-Aquatic)................................4:24 ............................................................................... 4:4 Table 4:29 Existing or Potential Environmental Weeds Table 4:3 Landscape Plant Species: Cooloola Coast (Creepers, Vines and Ferns) ..............................4:25 Planning Area (Medium to Large Shrubs)........... 4:5 Table 4:30 Existing or Potential Environmental Weeds Table 4:4 Landscape Plant Species: Cooloola Coast (Grassy) ...............................................................4:25 Planning Area (Small to Large Trees) ................. 4:6 Table 4:31 Existing or Potential Environmental Weeds Table 4:5 Landscape Plant Species: Cooloola Coast (Ground Covers and Shrubs) .............................4:26 Planning Area (Orchids, Palms and Vines)......... 4:8 Table 4:32 Existing or Potential Environmental Weeds Table 4:6 Street Planting Species: Cooloola Coast Planning (Shrubs) ...............................................................4:27 Area (Plants for Any Verge Width)....................... 4:8 Table 4:33 Existing or Potential Environmental Weeds Table 4:7 Street Planting Species: Cooloola Coast Planning (Succulents).........................................................4:29 Area (Plants for Verges > 5m in Width)............... 4:9 Table 4:34 Existing or Potential Environmental Weeds Table 4:8 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural (Trees)..................................................................4:29 Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Cycads and Ground Covers) ............ 4:10 Table 4:9 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Small Shrubs)..................................... 4:10 Table 4:10 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Small to Medium Shrubs).................. 4:11 Table 4:11 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Medium Shrubs) ................................ 4:13 Table 4:12 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Medium to Large Shrubs).................. 4:13 Table 4:13 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Small Trees)....................................... 4:14 Table 4:14 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Small to Medium Trees) .................... 4:15 Table 4:15 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Medium Trees)................................... 4:16 Table 4:16 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Medium to Large Trees).................... 4:16 Table 4:17 Landscape Plant Species: Gympie and Rural Planning Areas [other than Bruce Highway frontage] (Large Trees)....................................... 4:18 31 March, 2005 PRPD103.4 31st March 2005 Rev 0 COOLOOLA SHIRE: Planning Scheme Policies 4:1 Planning Scheme Policy 4: Landscape Plans and Plant Species PSP4 PLANNING SCHEME POLICY 4: LANDSCAPE PLANS AND PLANT SPECIES 4.1 EFFECTIVE DATE This policy is made pursuant to section 2.1.19 and Schedule 3 of the Integrated Planning Act 1997 and has effect on and from the day the Cooloola Shire Council Planning Scheme 2005 commences. 4.2 POLICY REPLACEMENT This policy replaces existing Local Planning Policy PR-PD4 Landscape Policy. 4.3 PURPOSE The purpose and effect of this policy is to: (1) outline the circumstances when Council is likely to request a landscape plan in association with other development; (2) describe the standard of information required in a landscape plan for various types of development; (3) describe the type of information and design requirements to be included in a landscape plan; and, (4) provide information on appropriate species selection for landscaping works associated with new developments in each of the planning areas of the Shire. 4.4 WHEN COUNCIL MAY REQUEST LANDSCAPE PLANS Without limiting its discretion under IPA section 3.3.65, Council may request landscape plans in any circumstances Council determines including: (1) if the application proposes subdivision of land; (2) if the application proposes any of the following uses: (a) accommodation premises; (b) commercial premises; (c) community services; (d) display yard; (e) education or health premises; (f) food or entertainment venue; (g) general industry; (h) low impact industry; (i) multi-residential; (j) service station; (k) shop; (l) special industry; (m) undefined uses. 5 IPA, section 3.3.6 (Information requests to applicant (generally)). PRPD103.4 31st March 2005 Rev 0 COOLOOLA SHIRE: Planning Scheme Policies 4:2 Planning Scheme Policy 4: Landscape Plans and Plant Species 4.5 DEFINITIONS FOR PLANNING SCHEME POLICY 4–LANDSCAPE PLANS AND PLANT SPECIES “landscape plan” means a plan containing the information detailed in s4.6 and s4.7 below. “landscaping” means the treatment of premises for the purposes of enhancing or protecting the amenity of a site and the surrounding locality by: (a) screening by fences, walls or other means; (b) planting of trees, hedges, shrubs and grass; (c) formation of banks, terraces or other alterations to the land form; (d) laying out of gardens or courts; (e) installation of other amenity features, including hardscape elements of seats, rubbish bins, bollards, shade structures, lighting and playgrounds. The term excludes any form of paving for vehicle driveways, parking areas, access lanes and the like. 4.6 STANDARD OF LANDSCAPE PLANS AND INFORMATION REQUIRED (1) Without limiting its discretion under IPA section 3.3.66, Council may request the standards of landscape plans and specific information identified in Table 4:1 for the following types of applications: (a) preliminary approval - Conceptual Landscape Plan; (b) development permit for subdivision of land - Limited Landscape Plan; (c) development permit for material change of use - Full Landscape Plan. Table 4:1 Landscape Plan Standards COLUMN 1 COLUMN 2 Specific Information Required Standard of Plan Conceptual Limited Full Landscape areas defined 999 Existing vegetation identified 999 Growth form and purpose of vegetation identified 999 Surface treatments, fencing and other hardscape elements identified 999 Locations and species to be planted -plotted to scale 99 Additional details shown in section 4.7 -Additional Information for Full 9 Landscape Plans 4.7 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FOR FULL LANDSCAPE PLANS (1) General