RFI - Attachment 4B - Flora and Fauna Assessment Rev 5

                                                                                                                                                    Native Foresters



       TABLE 5:          Assessment of Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code

       Performance Outcomes                                     Acceptable Outcomes                                                     Response


Ecologically important areas
PO1                                               AO1.1                                                       Complies with PO1
Development is sited and designed to protect      Ecologically important areas are conserved or improved
the physical and ecological integrity and         to ensure their ongoing contribution to the natural         Flora and Fauna Assessments have been undertaken by
biodiversity of ecologically important areas      resources and biological diversity of Noosa Shire.
                                                                                                              Native Foresters to assess onsite values of the flora and fauna.
through protection of:
    a) existing habitat areas and ecological      AND
         linkages; and                                                                                        RE mapping shows the area of interest near the Cleanaway
    b) existing riparian vegetation,                                                                          depot contains thin strips of remnant Scribbly gum woodland
                                                  AO1.2
         waterways and wetland habitat            Buildings, structures and associated works are located
                                                                                                              (Endangered RE 12.5.3 - Eucalyptus racemosa subsp.
         values.                                  within existing cleared areas or areas of lowest            racemosa woodland on remnant Tertiary surfaces) and a
                                                  ecological value.                                           central core of remnant Palustrine heath (Least concern RE
                                                                                                              12.3.13 - Closed heathland on seasonally waterlogged alluvial
                                                  AND                                                         plains usually near the coast).

                                                  AO1.3                                                       However, the vegetation on site was found to be a Melaleuca
                                                  Where constructing a dwelling house or community            wetland exhibiting characteristics of Least Concern Regional
                                                  residence, buildings and associated structures are not      Ecosystem RE12.3.5 – Melaleuca quinquenervia open forest
                                                  located on land identified as an area of biodiversity       on coastal alluvium. It was also found to be moderately
                                                  significance on a Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands      disturbed with impacts including degraded edges, weed
                                                  Overlay Map                                                 infestations i.e. Singapore daisy, litter incursion, clearing for
                                                  Or
                                                                                                              access tracks, and/or boreholes and receives stormwater
                                                                                                              inputs from the sediment basin on northern edge of landfill.
                                                  Clearing vegetation (other than for a driveway access)      The area was too small to be reclassified using a PMAV, so
                                                  does not extend beyond—                                     even though it is not consistent with the mapping, for the
                                                                                                              purposes of this report it is classed as partly RE12.3.13 and
                                                       a)   30 metres of a habitable building or 10 metres    partly RE12.5.3.
                                                            of a class 10 structure on lots greater than 10
                                                            hectares; or                                      This vegetation is within a mapped Area of Biodiversity
                                                       b)   10 metres of a habitable building or class 10     Significance and approximately 0.9 hectares will be cleared
                                                            structure on lots 10 hectares or less but more    for the expansion of the landfill.
                                                            than 3,000m2; or
                                                       c)   3 metres of a habitable building or class 10
                                                            structure on lots 3,000m2 or less.

                                                  AND



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