New South Wales Consolidated Regulations

LISMORE LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2000 - REG 69

69 “Cellulose Valley” Technology Park

(1) This clause applies to Lot 1 DP 772604, Lot 1 DP 772605, Lot 1 DP 118533 and Lots 471, 472, 473 and 474 DP 775718, being land generally bounded by Crawford, Military and Skyline Roads, East Lismore.

(2) Consent must not be granted to development of the land to which this clause applies for the purpose of a Technology Park unless the consent authority is satisfied that:

(a) all existing trees within the subject site that serve as koala habitat will be retained or, if there is no alternative to removal, each will be replaced on the site with suitable koala habitat species at a ratio of 50 replacement trees for every tree removed, and

(b) koala movement within and between that koala habitat will be facilitated, and

(c) existing koala habitat will be restored and enhanced, and

(d) measures will be taken to reduce the chances of native animal road kill on roads within the subject site and on those roads where additional traffic will be generated as a result of the development, and

(e) measures will be taken to restrict access to the site by dogs, including signs to discourage the walking of dogs, and

(f) any additional requirements of a Koala Management Plan applying to the site that has been approved by the Council will be taken into account, and

(g) appropriate measures will be taken to ameliorate impacts of development on the Wallum Froglet, should it be found to occur on the site.

(3) For the purposes of this clause, the trees to which this plan applies which serve as koala habitat include forest Red gum (Eucalyptus tereticornis), Grey Ironbark (E. siderophloia), White Mahogany (E. acmenoides), Tallowwood (E. microcorys), Brush Box (L. confertus) and Forest Oak (A. torulosa).