RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

                                                                                                                                          Ecological Assessment Report



               suitable habitat replacement and                                                                  Compensatory planting will be provided on site in
               replanting on site in the first                                                                   accordance    with the submitted        Rehabilitation
               instance or in a way that results                                                                 Plan. A total of 162 new plants will be planted on
               in a net gain and enhancement of                                                                  site, including 107 trees and 55 shrubs.
               the overall habitat values of
               Noosa Shire.

PO4   Development       provides     for    effective   AO4.1                                                    Complies with PO4
      measures       during     construction      and
                                                        Vegetation is protected from disturbance or              Section 5.1 of this reports states that the
      operation to protect ecological values
                                                        damage from construction and operation activities        development will utilise the following mitigation
      including:
                                                        by:                                                      measures during the clearing and construction
                                                                                                                 phase. These should be conditioned by Council for
                                                                                                                 implementation:
      1.       avoiding       disturbance    to    or
                                                              1. clearly marking trees to be retained with
      clearing of vegetation in and within the                                                                       •   Prior to the commencement of any
                                                                 flagging tape;
      vicinity of the site;                                                                                              vegetation     clearing    on      site,     tree
                                                              2. installing protective fencing around the                protection/exclusion fencing is to be
      2.       managing habitat disturbance
                                                                 dripline of the vegetation and avoid filling            installed around the tree protection zone/s
      and physical harm to fauna from noise,
                                                                 and excavating in these fenced areas;                   of vegetation to be retained and trees to
      vibration, dust, light, dewatering or
                                                              3. ensuring stockpiling, storage and vehicle               be removed shall be visibly marked and
      excavating; and
                                                                 parking   occurs   outside   the   identified           identified with flagging tape or similar.
      3.       avoiding clearing in areas where
                                                                 vegetation areas; and                               •   An appropriately experienced and suitably
      erosion or slippage could occur.
                                                              4. using low impact construction techniques                qualified    fauna   spotter    catcher     with
                                                                 around vegetation.                                      experience in koala spotting is to be
                                                                                                                         engaged to conduct a pre-clearing fauna
                                                                                                                         survey to identify fauna habitat and
                                                        AO4.2                                                            breeding places and remove fauna from
                                                                                                                         vegetation to be cleared.
                                                        Vegetation which is capable of forming or
                                                        contributing to a buffer between different land uses




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