2018-08-31 Special Meeting Minutes

SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA                                                                       31 AUGUST 2018


 Use                 Assessment           Comment
                     Level
                                             Type 2 Carpark (the use of premises for the parking of motor
                                              vehicles where such parking is not ancillary to another uses on the
                                              same site).
                                             Type 3 Depot (the use of premises for the storing and routine
                                              maintenance of commercial or passenger motor vehicles).
                     Impact                  Service and utility Type 3 (Tower).
                                             Transport Type 4 (Aeronautical).
 Residential         Code                    Ancillary dwelling unit (The use of premises for a caretaker’s
                                              residence or employee residence associated with a non-
                                              residential use on the same premises).
                     Impact                  Detached House, Community Residence, Multiple housing Types,
                                              2 (Duplex) 3 (Retirement or Special Needs), 4 (Conventional) or 5
                                              (Relocatable); or Visitor Accommodation.

Environmental Considerations

The site is identified by the Noosa Plan’s biodiversity overlay as containing vegetation worthy of
environmental protection due to its remnant status (refer map below) and its endangered
classification under the Vegetation Management Act 1999. The vegetation on the western portion
of the site contains ‘endangered’ vegetation’ with a wallum wetland area and the eastern portion
of the site is considered ‘least concern’ vegetation, mainly due to a change in land zone.

The site is also mapped as containing koala habitat area under the biodiversity overlay (refer
attachment 1). The site is mapped under the Nature Conservation Act 1992 as high risk for
protected plant species. High risk areas represent areas where endangered, vulnerable or near
threatened plants are known or likely to exist. Any clearing in a high risk area may require a flora
survey and / or a clearing permit from the state. A recent site inspection confirmed the presence of
endangered vegetation ecosystem over the majority of the site (excluding the TAFE footprint and
golf course encroachment to the west).

The natural hazard overlay identifies the site as medium to high potential bushfire intensity (refer
attachment 2), and being in a low potential acid sulfate area. The site contains regulated
vegetation including endangered regional ecosystem and of concern regional ecosystem.

The site is mapped as essential habitat for the following species.

 Species                        Comment
 Koala                              Site has been identified as containing Koala habitat, however it is not
                                     designated as either Koala assessable development area or a priority
                                     Koala assessable development area under state mapping
                                    Koalas are observed in the adjacent sports grounds and golf course and
                                     are likely to frequent the site
 Wallum rocketfrog                  The site contains habitat for Wallum Rocketfrog.
                                    Any habitat disturbance / removal would require assessment and any
                                     impact offset in accordance with Queensland Environment Offset policy
 Glossy black cockatoo              The site contains habitat to support the Glossy Black Cockatoo
                                    Any habitat disturbance / removal would require assessment and any
                                     impact offset in accordance with Queensland Environment Offset policy

Note: The site is also likely to contain swamp crayfish habitat.



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