Planning-report-12 Figbird Court 1 Dec 2021 Final

Waterways and wetlands Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development (part)
 Performance outcomes                       Acceptable outcomes                      Response

 Waterways and wetlands
 PO6                                        AO6.1                                    AO6.1
 The biodiversity and ecosystem values      Development                              Part of the existing and proposed
 of waterways, wetlands and adjacent        and clearing of vegetation does not      development is located within a
 riparian zones are protected by:           occur within:                            riparian buffer area. The proposed
                                                                                     development will extend an existing
  8. avoiding any new development in        4. a riparian buffer area;               use (dwelling house) to allow
      a riparian buffer                     5. a wetland area; or                    inclusion of a secondary dwelling.
      area and wetland area;                6. 10 metres either side of the centre   The existing use is currently located
  9. retaining aquatic and terrestrial         line of other waterways identified    partly within the riparian buffer area.
      habitat in riparian zones;               on a Biodiversity, Waterways and
  10. maintaining and enhancing                Wetlands Overlay Map.                 No clearing of vegetation other than
      wildlife corridors and connectivity                                            disturbance of an existing grassed
      along watercourses and drainage                                                area for a building pad and ancillary
      lines for native fauna movement;                                               structures is proposed or required
  11. avoiding edge effects and                                                      as part of this development.
      damage from adjacent land uses;
  12. maintaining stream integrity and
      bank stability by minimising bank
      erosion and slumping;
  13. maintaining water quality through
      filtering sediments, nutrients and
      other pollutants; and
  14. removing pest species and
      replacing them with local native
      species.




                                                                                     The proposed development is
                                                                                     located 230 metres from the ponded
                                                                                     water level in Lake Macdonald and
                                                                                     90 metres from the nearest
                                                                                     watercourse and is setback from the
                                                                                     lake ponded area much further than
                                                                                     two existing dwellings.




                                                                                     A secondary dwelling is by
                                                                                     definition part of a Dwelling
                                                                                     house involving—
                                                                                      3. one dwelling for a single
                                                                                          household and any domestic
                                                                                          outbuildings associated with
                                                                                          the dwelling; or
                                                                                      4. one dwelling for a single
                                                                                          household,       a     secondary
                                                                                          dwelling and any domestic
                                                                                          outbuildings associated with
                                                                                          either dwelling.




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