2 October 2014 Chapter 36 - Rural Zones One and Two 36.1.5.4.3 Where vegetation clearance has been undertaken in accordance with Rule 36.1.5.4.2 (a) - (d) above, the following conditions must be met: (i) Any trees that can be felled as specified above shall be directionally felled away from the waterbody, except wood vegetation leaning over a waterbody, which may be felled in accordance with safety practices; (ii) Except as above no logs may be dragged through the bed of any flowing river, or through any lake or wetland; (iii) The vegetation clearance site shall be revegetated within 24 months of the end of the operation, to a level where the amount of bare ground is no more than 20% greater than prior to vegetation clearance taking place; (iv) Top soil shall not be removed to a depth greater than 20mm over more than 15% of any vegetation clearance site. 36.1.6 Hazardous Facilities (District Function) 36.1.6.1 Effects Ratio Any activity having an ‘effects ratio’ no greater than 0.2 shall be a Permitted Activity. The ‘effects ratio’ shall be calculated in accordance with the Hazardous Facility Screening Procedure set out in Appendix C. 36.1.6.2 Site Design Conditions a) Any part of the site where liquid or solid hazardous or environmentally damaging substances are stored or used shall be effectively sealed with materials which are resistant to the substance(s); b) Any part of the site where liquid or solid hazardous or environmentally damaging substances are stored or used shall be sealed and bunded so that the equivalent of the maximum of the largest container within the bunded area could be contained and excluded from the stormwater system if a spill occurs. In areas where drums are stored, the bunded area shall be able to contain half of the maximum amount of the material stored; c) Any bunds shall be constructed from materials which are resistant to the substance that the bund is designed to contain, so as to prevent the substance entering the soil; d) All stormwater grates shall be clearly marked; e) Storage of petroleum products in underground tanks shall comply with the most recent version of the Code of Practice for Design, Installation and Operation of Underground Petroleum Storage Systems; f) Any part of the site where solid or liquid hazardous or environmentally damaging substances are loaded or unloaded shall be sealed, bunded, and drained to the satisfaction of the Council; g) All vehicle accessways onto that part of a hazardous facility site where hazardous and environmentally damaging substances are loaded or unloaded shall have cut-off drains installed which are not directly connected to the stormwater system; 36 - 9