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Table 12 Urban Koala Area
All development

Criteria                    Solution                                           Comments                                    Development Outcomes
1. Development is           1.1 Development maintains koala habitat            The urban intent includes any relevant      Although it is unlikely that the site provides
consistent with the urban   linkages.                                          urban development objectives and            suitable habitat for the Koalas, the size and
intent of the area while    1.2 The location and design of buildings,          commitments contained in:                   positioning of buildings will ensure that
maintaining koala habitat   structures and other works, to the extent          • The SEQ Regional Plan;                    any potential Koala movement across the
linkages, and               practicable, allows koalas to traverse the                                                     site is not significantly affected. (Refer to
                                                                               • Planning scheme;                          development area – Figure 1)
incorporating koala         landscape in which the development is
                                                                               • Existing preliminary or development       The speed of vehicles on site will be
sensitive development,      located. This includes:
                                                                               approval.                                   restricted to 30kmph at all times and all
where practicable.          (a) Siting buildings/structures, roads and
                                                                               Guidance on koala sensitive                 required fencing will be constructed in a
                            works in ways that minimise the
                                                                               development is located within Policy 1:     manner which ensures that it is Koala-
                            fragmentation of koala habitat to be
                                                                               Koala sensitive development.                permeable.
                            retained.
                                                                               Undertaking an ecological assessment        A detailed landscaping plan will be
                            (b) Incorporating layout and design measures
                                                                               of a site with ecological values prior to   prepared and provided with the
                            to minimise the extent to which a koala that
                                                                               development is deemed Best Practice         Operational Works development
                            is traversing the landscape is impeded from
                                                                               and will assist in identifying habitat      application. It should be noted that all
                            reaching its destination either within the                                                     landscaping will be undertaken with
                                                                               linkages.
                            development site, or on the other side of the                                                  Australian plants with at least 50% of
                            development site.                                  Further guidance on undertaking
                                                                               ecological assessments for koalas and       plants native to the area; including koala
                            (c) Locating buildings/structures and other                                                    habitat trees native to the area.
                                                                               koala habitat is located in Policy 4:
                            works in existing cleared areas.
                                                                               Koala survey methodology
                            (d) Retaining koala habitat trees in those parts
                                                                               for site assessment.
                            of the development site not required for
                            achieving the development objectives of the        Refer to the Nature Conservation
                            site.                                              (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006 and
                                                                               Policy 6: Vegetation clearing practices
                            (e) Providing habitat links of native vegetation
                                                                               for further information regarding
                            across the site.
                                                                               vegetation clearing methods and
                            (f) Erecting koala friendly fences on lot          requirements.
                            boundaries, except where koala exclusion
                                                                               Development proposals and/or
                            fences are the only practical way of
                                                                               conditions on development approvals
                            safeguarding koalas from uses on the lot.
                                                                               for Material Change of Use or
                            1.3 Roads or road networks are located,            Reconfiguration of a Lot should include
                            designed and constructed to minimise the risk      ‘development envelopes’ to define the