080620 BCR02_EcoAssess_20071109_Final_MT.pdf [As Published] · 132008.1128

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                      Specific Outcomes                                 Probable solutions (if code assessable)                    Development Outcomes

        forest or reserve; and
        iii. into adjoining local government areas.

Scenic amenity                                                      S10.1 and S11.1 Vegetation is retained and       The proposed development will not be located within
O10 The scenic amenity and vegetated character of the Shire         replanting is undertaken-                        proximity to a watercourse.
and its watercourses, drainage lines, sloping land and ridgelines   a) within 30m of prominent ridgelines and
is retained;                                                        hillslopes;                                      The subject site does not include steep slopes and is
AND                                                                 b) in gullies;                                   not affected by the landslide overlay.
O11 Vegetation which makes a positive contribution to the           c) along watercourses and drainage lines; and
streetscape or major road network is retained                       d) within 10m of road reserves.

Habitat trees                                                    S12.1 No clearing of koala habitat trees greater    The Koala (Phascolarctos cinereus) has been recorded
O12 Habitat trees (including dead trees) and recruitment habitat than 4m in height or with a diameter greater than   from suitable habitat in the wider locality, including
trees are protected for native fauna habitat, where practicable. 100mm at 1.3m above the ground ;
                                                                                                   12                the northern sections of Noosa National Park.
                                                                 AND                                                 Targeted surveys for this species (including
                                                                 S12.2 No clearing of other habitat trees or         spotlighting, call-playback and scat searches) failed
                                                                                                                     to detect signs of the Koala at the Subject Site.
                                                                 recruitment habitat trees.
                                                                                                                     Habitat assessment (combined with vegetation
                                                                                                                     survey results) indicates that Koala forage tree
                                                                                                                     species do not occur at the site. It is therefore
                                                                                                                     unlikely that the Subject Site provides suitable habitat
                                                                                                                     for Koalas, and the proposed development of the
                                                                                                                     northern area of the site will not result in any
                                                                                                                     significant impacts on this species.

Lake Macdonald                                                      No solution provided.                            Not applicable.
O13 Vegetation within 400m of the full ponded water within                                                           Subject site is not within the Lake Macdonald area.
Lake Macdonald is retained.

Steep slopes                                                     No solution provided.                               Not applicable.
O14 Vegetation on steep slopes is retained and managed to                                                            The subject site does not include steep slopes and is
avoid erosion and landslide and to protect natural resources and                                                     not affected by the landslide overlay.
values.

Engineering and site works                                                                                           The development will be situated so that it is