Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment.pdf

                                                                      Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights




APPENDIX 2 - THE NOOSA PLAN 2006 - BIODIVERSITY OVERLAY CODE ASSESSMENT
                 Specific Outcomes                              Probable Solutions                                                     Response
 13.9 Vegetation retention and conservation      1

 Environmental Protection Area &                   S1.1 An Ecological Assessment Report                               This Ecological Assessment Report has been
 Environmental Enhancement Area                    prepared in accordance with Planning                               prepared in accordance with PSP 18. It has
 Vegetation & Riparian Buffer Area                 Scheme Policy 18 – Ecological Assessment                           identified that vegetation occurring on the
                                                   Guidelines demonstrates that the flora on                          site is degraded and heavily infested with
 O1 Vegetation of local origin local origin on the
                                             2            premises     does    not   constitute                       weeds. It is not considered to constitute
 premises identified as—                           Environmental      Protection    Area     or                       habitat for any significant population of
 a) Environmental Protection Area         3    or Environmental         Enhancement        Area                       threatened fauna and is of minimal corridor
       Riparian Buffer Area on the Biodiversity vegetation   5                                                        value in the context of the locality.
       Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1, is retained
       and conserved in its present form or OR                                                                        Despite this, the development proposal has
       improved     to    ensure   its   ongoing                                                                      sited buildings within areas zoned for
       contribution to the natural resources and S1.2 Where constructing a Detached House;                            residential purposes as far as possible, and
       biological diversity of the former Noosa or Community residence interference with                              will retain and rehabilitate a large
       Shire; and                                  vegetation does not extend beyond—                                 proportion of vegetation to ensure fauna
 b) Environmental Enhancement Area4 on a) 30m of a building or 10m of a structure                                     habitat values persist into the future.
       Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 – OM9.1,       on lots greater than 10ha; or
       is protected from the impacts of b) 10m of a building or structure on lots
       development by—                                10ha or less but more than 0.3ha; or
  (i).     avoiding edge effects;                  c) 3m of a building or structure on lots
 (ii).     avoiding fragmentation; and                0.3ha or less.
(iii).     maintaining vegetation in manageable

1 PSP18 Ecological Assessment Guidelines details information Council may require as part of an information request.

2 Local origin is defined in the Dictionary (Part 2 Interpretation)
3 Refer to Council’s Vegetation of Noosa Shire study for further details on what constitutes Environmental Protection vegetation.

4 Refer to Council’s Vegetation of Noosa Shire study for further details on what constitutes Environmental Enhancement vegetation.

5 This solution does not apply to the Riparian Buffer Area.




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