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Appendix 3 Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay
Code Compliance Check
The proposed development is located partly within the riparian buffer area.




Table 5.9.2 Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay requires Code assessment for a Material change of use
where proposed development involves development on that part of premises identified as Riparian buffer area.


Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development

Management of impacts Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development (part)

 Performance outcomes                         Acceptable outcomes                     Response

 Ecologically important areas
 PO1                                          AO1.1                                   AO1.1
 Development is sited and designed to         Ecologically important areas are        An ecologically important area is
 protect the physical and ecological          conserved or improved to ensure their   defined in the planning scheme as
 integrity and biodiversity of ecologically   ongoing contribution to the natural     meaning any one of 19 described
 important areas through protection of:       resources and biological diversity of   areas. Of these only
                                              Noosa Shire.                            12.       a riparian zone;
  3. existing habitat areas                                                           13.       riparian vegetation;
     and ecological linkages; and             AND                                     14.       an ecological linkage;
  4. existing riparian vegetation,                                                    are considered as possibly
     waterways and wetland habitat                                                    applicable to the proposed
     values.                                                                          development.

                                                                                      The term Riparian zone is further
                                                                                      defined in the planning scheme as
                                                                                      meaning:
                                                                                       “…land which adjoins, directly
                                                                                      influences, or is influenced by a
                                                                                      body of water”,

                                                                                      The term Riparian vegetation is
                                                                                      further defined as including:
                                                                                       vegetation in a permanent tidal
                                                                                          watercourse or within 250m from
                                                                                          the top of the bank of a
                                                                                          permanent tidal watercourse;
                                                                                       vegetation in Lake Macdonald or
                                                                                          within 400m of the full level of




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