Judgment - PECA 24.25 - 19.06.2026

             a.   are design generally in accordance with IPWEAQ Standard Drawing DS-073,
                  DS-075 and DS-076; and
             b.   are provided with a free-draining outlet from the sub-soil drainage system.
51.   The development shall be provided with approved permanent signage to educate the public
      on the function of the bioretention basin. The wording for the signage for the bioretention
      basin is to include: “BIORETENTION BASIN – This bioretention basin reduces the pollution
      of our waterways by reducing the amount of heavy metals, litter, suspended solids, and
      nutrients discharged to the Noosa River”.
52.   All bioretention basins must be maintained in accordance with Water by Design’s
      Maintaining Vegetated Stormwater Assets (Version 1) 2009. Records of all maintenance
      activities undertaken must be kept and made available to Council upon request.
53.   All proprietary stormwater quality treatment devices must be routinely checked, serviced
      and cleaned in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations. Records of all
      maintenance activities undertaken must be kept and made available to Council upon
      request.
      Landscaping Works
54.   The development site must be landscaped. The works must be undertaken in accordance
      with an Operational Works approval and the Noosa Plan for that specific area and must
      include in particular:
      a.   the landscape frontage works shown on the referenced documents are to achieve a
           minimum of 1.0 metre width of landscaped area (clear of retaining structures) to all
           frontages and a minimum overall site landscaped area of 10%.
      b.   landscaping adjacent carparks 02-11 inclusive, must incorporate 6 shade trees (1
           tree per 2 car parks). The use of underground structural soil cells to create a
           minimum of 5 square metres of suitable growing medium / area is required for each
           tree.
      c.   vegetated screening of any electrical transformers, bin storage areas and the like
           from the road frontage
      d.   provision of 1 street tree within the road reserve for every 8 metres of road frontage
55.   All landscape works must be established and maintained in accordance with the approved
      design for the life of the development, and in a manner that ensures healthy, sustained and
      vigorous plant growth. All plant material must be allowed to grow to full form and be
      refurbished when its life expectancy is reached.
      Retention of Existing Trees
56.   The existing trees within the road reserve and identified for retention on the referenced
      must be retained in accordance with an Arborist Report (or part thereof) prepared by a
      qualified person* and endorsed through an Operational Works approval. Should any
      existing trees be required to be removed they shall be replaced with a suitably sized
      specimen, bag size 200 litre min and approved by Council’s Design Coordinator –
      Infrastructure Services.
      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
57.   Prior to the prestart meeting, a bank guarantee or a bond of $20,000 must be lodged as
      security for the protection of the trees identified for retention in the conditions of this
      approval. The bond:
      a.   may be drawn upon by Council in its entirety if any one tree identified for retention is
           damaged to the point where the tree cannot be saved (as confirmed by the project
           arborist and agreed in writing by Council)
      b.   will be returned upon practical completion of all the operational works relating to this
           development.


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