Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288:reg:3:p8
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:F2013C00288
Segment Type: reg
Provision Reference: reg 3 (pt 8/9)
Character Range: 1171529–1174524

of conserving and protecting the natural environment. This would include national parks, state parks, and wilderness areas and designated conservation areas. These reserves are generally considered to be of high ecological value and quality and worthy of maintaining at as close to a pristine state as possible.

Urban residential and public open space is land where the primary activity is (a) human residency, such as at separate dwellings and townhouses, and is usually associated with an area of exposed soil or garden that is used for recreational purposes although some is used for vegetable and other consumables production, and (b) reserves, sporting grounds, parks, golf courses and other areas used for recreation and which are located in an urbanised area. Urban parklands may include urban land adjacent to waterways and rivers. In most circumstances, hospitals, day care centres, pre-schools, primary schools and secondary schools belong to this land use.

Commercial and industrial land is land where the primary activity is related to (a) commercial operations and occupancy (for example, service stations, railways, roads, warehouses/distribution depots, convenience shops, shopping complexes and the main streets of towns), and (b) the production, manufacture or construction of goods (for example, manufacturing factories, warehouses, transport depots, refineries and timber treatment plants).

Commercial and industrial land, particularly in long-established industrial areas, is often heavily contaminated by past activities or fill materials used to level the area. In these cases, jurisdictions may determine that HILs are the most appropriate soil quality criteria and that EILs are not applicable. In many cases, the only generic ecological value for this land use will be 'transitory wildlife'.

In cases of a site having a mixed land use (for example, an industrial site with a nature reserve), it is necessary to either apply the appropriate EILs to each land use or to apply the EILs for the most sensitive land use to the entire site.

In cases where land is to be converted from one land use type to a more sensitive land use, the ecological values identified for the more sensitive land use should be applied to the entire site.

    3.5.2          Site-specific ecological values
Site-specific ecological values are those ecological values that are specific to the site under investigation. Identifying site-specific ecological values involves knowledge of the biota and supporting ecological functions that are expected to inhabit or visit the site. It also requires identification of stressors that may be present in the locality as well as an in-depth understanding of the relevance of the species.

Site-specific ecological values would be identified during a Definitive ERA, in conjunction with relevant stakeholders including appropriate government agencies, local government, and community groups and/or by conducting a biological survey of the site.

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