Attachment 6 - Ecological Assessment.pdf

                                                              Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



                Specific Outcomes                                     Probable Solutions                Response
     in riparian zones;                                       watercourse for recreational purposes;
c)   maintaining wildlife corridors along
     watercourses and drainage lines for                 OR
     native fauna movement;
d)   avoiding edge effects and incompatible              S5.2 Where constructing a Detached house
     uses in riparian zones;                             or Community residence and on an allotment
e)   maintaining bank stability by minimising            situated wholly within the Riparian Buffer
     bank erosion and slumping;                          Area,
f)   maintaining water quality by filtering              a) fronting the Noosa River – development is
     sediments,      nutrients   and    other                setback a minimum of 40m from mean
     pollutants; and                                         high water spring or as otherwise
g)   removing undesirable plant species and                  prescribed    by    the    Environmental
     replacing them with vegetation of local                 Protection Agency’s Erosion Prone Area
     origin;                                                 Maps;7
                                                         b) not fronting the Noosa River –
                                                             development is located outside the
                                                             riparian zone and setback a suitable
                                                             distance from the watercourse having
                                                             regard to the development constraints of
                                                             the property and the need to protect
                                                             environmental and riparian values;

                                                         OR

                                                         S5.3 For Animal husbandry on premises in
                                                         the Rural Zone—

7 The Erosion Prone Area map for the Noosa River is reproduced in Schedule 5.




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