Reference Document Ecological Assessment Report - Urban Catalyst 3 18 July 2025

         7. Development and its associated landscaping provides for the rehabilitation of ecologically
            important areas, degraded ecosystems and habitats to achieve a functional and healthy
            ecosystem state that requires minimal human intervention.
         8. Development is designed, sited, constructed and operated to avoid or minimise adverse
            impacts on koalas and their habitat and to provide for connectivity and safety for the long
            term viability of the koala population.
         9. In urban areas, biodiversity values are protected and enhanced to assist with ecosystem
            health, flora and fauna, urban amenity and quality of life.

4.3      RESPONSE TO THE CODE
         A total assessable area of 4,457m2 of vegetation mapped as MSES environmental values and
         area of biodiversity significance on the Biodiversity, waterways and wetlands overlay in
         the Noosa Plan 2020 will be impacted by the proposed works. This triggers the requirement for
         code assessment against Council’s overlay code.

         While the footprint of the proposed residence and larger shed proximal to the residence are
         within existing cleared areas, clearing is required to accommodate the asset protection zone
         associated with the dwelling, the establishment of additional clear zones around the large and
         small sheds and clearing in previously disturbed areas south of the residence to access existing
         stockpiles of topsoil.

         The proposed residential dwelling and associated sheds have been designed to limit ecological
         impacts as far as practically possible through the following:
         • Positioning the residence and larger shed within the centre of the site in an area that has
            previously been subject to vegetation clearing and ground disturbance, attributed to
            historical extractive industries
         • Focussing clearing extents in areas of historical disturbance, even when mapped under
            Council’s overlay, with many of these areas exhibiting an absence of large trees, elevated
            presence of weeds and limited vegetation structure
         • Limiting the clearing of vegetation to the nominated clearing impact area associated with
            the bushfire hazard assessment undertaken for the project
         • Locating the dwelling and larger shed proximal to the existing shed and poly tank providing
            water supply for the site, for which permissible clearing is able to be undertaken to a
            distance of 1.5 times the height of the tallest vegetation as per Schedule 6, Section 20A of
            the Planning Regulation 2017. The tallest vegetation proximal to the existing shed and water
            tank has been measured at 42m using a digital clinometer
         • Including steel framed sheds setback in excess of 6m from the dwelling and adjacent to the
            existing site access track to limit the extent of clearing required for bushfire protection
         • No elements of the development intersecting or in close proximity to the mapped waterways
         • Avoidance of areas of higher biodiversity attributed to the gully and waterway extents
         • Limiting vegetation clearing to regrowth as far as practically possible by avoiding or limiting
            impacts to habitat trees and mature remnant vegetation

18 July 2025                        Tim Olah – Ecological Assessment Report                         Page: 30
Ref: 23-068                 Proposed Dwelling House at 555 Louis Bazzo Drive, Pomona