Response to Information Request

       koala habitat area and riparian buffer protected by a legal mechanism, like
       an environmental covenant, to support the application for subdivision.

Response:

In response to Item 3 of Council’s Information Request, legal mechanisms (e.g.
covenant) to protect the subject environmental areas can be conditioned by Council
into the development approval if this is Council’s preferred outcome.

Item 4

Issue – Crossing the drainage line within the riparian buffer

Council has some concerns with regard to the crossing of the mapped drainage line
and riparian buffer area.

Information Required

4.     Provide the following information, which must be prepared by a RPEQ
       (Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland):
              a. Demonstrate that the full length of the proposed driveway is
              trafficable on a 1% AEP event, including calculations of water velocity
              and water depth over the existing crossing;
              b. Provide comment on whether the piped crossing point complies
              with QUDM;
              c. Provide details of proposed upgrades to the existing piped crossing
              and demonstrate that these works will not interfere with the overland
              flowpath.

Response:

In response to Item 4 of Council’s Information Request, please refer to the
Engineering Drawings provided by BAX Engineering at Appendix C in conjunction
with the Flood Assessment prepared by TOPO at Appendix D of this response,
which demonstrate that the driveway is trafficable in a 1% AEP event and the other
design details required by Item 4.

Item 5

Issue – Driveway

Insufficient information has been provided for the driveway

Information Required

5.     Demonstrate that the driveway is designed in accordance with sections 2
       and 3 of Council’s Planning Scheme Policy 05 (PSP05), including but not
       limited to, passing lanes; type and extension of seal; etc.

Response: