Review of Essential Urgent Bushfire Management at Noosa Civic - September 2019

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              Exemptions for Protected Vegetation Overlay
                                     (Biodiversity Overlay Code)

Vegetation is protected on all freehold land over the Shire so a permit is required unless an
exemption applies.

Further information is available on council’s website - Part 13 Biodiversity Overlay Code.

4 categories of properties:

Category 1: Lots up to 0.3 H (urban lots generally)

Category 2: lots between 0.3 and up to 2 H

Category 3: Lots equal or greater than 2H

Category 4: Lots with a Property Vegetation Management Plan (e.g. Farm Forestry)

NOTE: reasonably necessary means vegetation clearing for a particular purpose where there is no
alternative way of achieving the purpose that is prudent and feasible and that would avoid clearing
or significantly reduce the extent of vegetation clearing.

Exemptions (NO PERMIT): (Any doubts please check with Council (07) 5329 6500)
exempt clearing means—

         a)     clearing which is a property maintenance activity;

                property maintenance activity means clearing protected vegetation which is
                reasonably necessary for property maintenance including the following —
                1. construction and maintenance of a farm track, fence and shed on site
                2. maintenance of crops
                3. slashing of grass
                4. harvesting of crops
                5. maintenance of pasture and cleared land areas
                6. pruning, felling and clearing of orchard vegetation species
                7. surveying purposes
                8. collection of firewood for non-commercial purposes
                9. removal of an exotic weed
                10. removal of undesirable plant species (Refer end of document for list)
                11. any other maintenance activity specified in a property vegetation management
                    plan.

         b)     clearing which is reasonably necessary for emergency access or work or is
                immediately required in response to an accident or emergency;


         c)     clearing on a category 4 lot identified as exempt clearing for a property
                vegetation management plan prepared and approved in accordance with Local