Development Assessment Report · OPW16/0016

Performance outcomes                     Acceptable outcomes                      Response     Comment
                                         AND

                                         AO9.2 Where impacts cannot be            N/A          The area of the subject site to
                                         reasonably avoided or minimised, an                   accommodate the proposed deck does
                                         environmental offset is provided for                  not contain any matters of state
                                         any significant residual impact on                    environmental significance in accordance
                                         matters of state environmental                        with SARA mapping.
                                         significance that are prescribed
                                         environmental matters caused by
                                         the development.
                                         Editor’s note: Applications for
                                         development should identify
                                         anticipated losses, and outline what
                                         actions are proposed to be
                                         undertaken to offset the loss in
                                         accordance with the Significant
                                         Residual Impact Guideline and the
                                         relevant Queensland Environmental
                                         Offsets Policy.

PO10 Development maintains or            AO10.1 Development adjacent to                       The proposed development is wholly
enhances general public access to        state coastal land or tidal water:                    contained within the Noosa Marina lease
or along the foreshore, unless this is   (1) demonstrates that restrictions                    area and does not restrict existing public
contrary to the protection of coastal         to public access are necessary                   access to the Noosa River foreshore.
resources or public safety.                   for:
                                              (a) the safe or secure
                                                    operation of development,
                                                    or
                                              (b) the maintenance of
                                                    coastal landforms and
                                                    coastal habitat
                                         (2) separates residential, tourist
                                              and retail development from
                                              tidal water with public areas or
                                              public access facilities, or
                                         (3) maintains existing public access
                                              (including public access
                                              infrastructure that is in the
                                              public interest) through the site
                                              to the foreshore for:
                                              (a) pedestrians, via access
                                                    points including approved
                                                    walking tracks, boardwalks
                                                    and viewing platforms, or
                                              (b) vehicles, via access
                                                    points including approved
                                                    roads or tracks.
                                         AND

                                         AO10.2 Development adjacent to                       The proposed development does not
                                         state coastal land, including land                    prevent public access to the Noosa River
                                         under tidal water:                                    foreshore.
                                         (1) is located and designed to:
                                                                                               The proposed development will form part
                                              (a) allow safe and
                                                                                               of the existing Noosa Marina. The
                                                   unimpeded access to,
                                                                                               proposed deck does not change existing
                                                   over, under or around
                                                                                               emergency vehicle access to the Marina
                                                   built structures located on,
                                                                                               or State coastal land.
                                                   over or along the
                                                   foreshore
                                              (b) ensure emergency
                                                   vehicles can access the
                                                   area near the
                                                   development, or
                                         (2) minimises and offsets any loss
                                              of access to and along the
                                              foreshore within two kilometres
                                              of the existing access points,
                                              and the access is located and
                                              designed to be consistent with

State development assessment provisions                                                 Module 10 — Coastal protection         10.1
Tidal works, or development in the coastal management district state code
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