55Weed management

55 Weed management

55 Weed management

(1) Where a plant that is declared under the Noxious Weeds Act 1993 to be a noxious weed for the City is identified on a proposed development site, when granting consent for development of the site, the consent authority may require—

(a) the removal of the noxious weed present in a manner satisfactory to the consent authority, or

(b) management of the weed in accordance with a weed management plan, that includes measures satisfactory to the consent authority to control the noxious weeds within the boundaries of that site as prescribed by the Noxious Weeds Act 1993.

(2) The consent authority may decline to grant consent to development that proposes the use for landscape works in the Living—Bushland Conservation zone of any species included in the schedule entitled “Weeds of the Blue Mountains” within the Better Living DCP.

(3) Consent shall not be granted to development that proposes the use for landscape works undertaken by or on behalf of the Council of any species included in the schedule entitled “Weeds of the Blue Mountains” within the Better Living DCP.

(4) Should any noxious or environmental weeds listed in the schedule entitled “Weeds of the Blue Mountains” within the Better Living DCP be located in an asset protection zone that the consent authority requires to be established, these weeds shall be removed and disposed of so as to ensure that regeneration of such weeds does not occur.

(5) Consent shall not be granted to development that proposes the use of any noxious weeds, as prescribed by the Noxious Weeds Act 1993.