Planning-report-12 Figbird Court 1 Dec 2021 Final

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

 Performance outcomes                      Acceptable outcomes                         Response

 Management of impacts
 PO3                                       AO3.1                                       AO3.1
 Development is designed and sited to      Where clearing of vegetation cannot be      Siting of the proposed development
 manage adverse impacts                    practicably avoided, the development:       in close proximity to existing
 on ecologically important areas by:                                                   development allows 93.2% of the lot
                                            1. ensures the design and siting           area to be retained in its current
 1.   minimising the total footprint           limits the loss of vegetation to the    state with minimal impact on
      within which all activities,             smallest extent possible;               ecological values and ecosystem
      buildings, structures driveways       2. protects and retains ecological         processes.
      and other works are contained;           values and ecosystem processes
 2.   locating development in existing         to the greatest extent possible         The proposed development is
      cleared areas or areas of low            within and adjacent to the site;        located in an existing cleared area
      ecological value over other areas     3. provides measures to allow for          and clearing of vegetation is not
      to the greatest extent possible;         safe movement of fauna through          required to facilitate the proposed
      and                                      the site; and                           development.
 3.   incorporating siting and design       4. provides suitable habitat
      measures to protect and retain           replacement and replanting in           No clearing is proposed and over
      ecological values and ecosystem          accordance with PSP3 Ecological         90% of the lot is retained as open
      processes within or adjacent to          Assessment Guidelines.                  area and the proposed development
      the development site; and                                                        has a modest footprint of 205 SQM.
                                                                                       Additional measures to allow safe
 where adverse impacts have been                                                       movement of fauna are not
 minimised, any residual impacts on                                                    considered necessary.
 ecological values are compensated for
 through suitable habitat replacement                                                  AO3.2
 and replanting on site in the first       AO3.2
 instance or in a way that results in a                                                Habitat trees, recruitment habitat
                                           Habitat trees, recruitment habitat trees,
 net gain and enhancement of the                                                       trees, and roosting, breeding and
                                           and roosting, breeding and feeding
 overall habitat values of Noosa Shire.                                                feeding areas are not affected by the
                                           areas are protected for native fauna
                                                                                       proposed development.
                                           habitat.
 PO4                                       AO4.1                                       AO4.1
 Development provides for effective        Vegetation is protected from                Vegetation clearing is not required
 measures during construction and          disturbance or damage from                  to facilitate [proposed development.
 operation to protect ecological values    construction and operation activities
 including:                                by:

  1. avoiding disturbance to                1. clearly marking trees to be
     or clearing of vegetation in and          retained with flagging tape;
     within the vicinity of the site;       2. installing protective fencing
  2. managing habitat disturbance and          around the dripline of
     physical harm to fauna from               the vegetation and avoid filling
     noise, vibration, dust, light,            and excavating in these fenced
     dewatering or excavating; and             areas;
  3. avoiding clearing in areas where       3. ensuring stockpiling, storage and
     erosion or slippage could occur.          vehicle parking occurs outside the
                                               identified vegetation areas; and
                                            4. using low impact construction
                                               techniques around vegetation.

                                           AO4.2                                       AO4.2
                                           Vegetation which is capable of forming      Vegetation clearing is not required
                                           or contributing to a buffer between         to facilitate [proposed development.
                                           different land uses or a buffer against
                                           pollution, light spillage or noise is
                                           retained.

                                           AO4.3                                       AO4.3
                                           Lighting associated with development:       Lighting associated with the
                                                                                       proposed development will be
                                            1. does not contribute an                  normal to that associated with a
                                               unacceptable level of illuminance       residential use and will be managed
                                               (greater than 1 lux) for light          to avoid an unacceptable level of
                                               sensitive species within or at the      illuminance as required.
                                               boundary of an ecologically
                                               important area; and
                                            2. does not contribute to an
                                               unacceptable level of illuminance




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