2020-07-16 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 5 - Final Noosa Plan 2020 Part 8-10 Schedules & Appendix

                                                                               secured by environmental covenant or transferred to public
                                                                               ownership or through gazettal of a nature reserve.


 Management of impacts                   Table 8.2.2.3 ­ Criteria for assessable development (part)
  Performance outcomes                                                   Acceptable outcomes
  Management of impacts
  PO3                                                                    AO3.1
  Development is designed and sited to manage adverse impacts            Where clearing of vegetation cannot be practicably avoided, the
  on ecologically important areas by:                                    development:
  (a)    minimising the total footprint within which all activities,     (a)   ensures the design and siting limits the loss of vegetation
         buildings, structures driveways and other works are                   to the smallest extent possible;
         contained;                                                      (b)   protects and retains ecological values and ecosystem
  (b)    locating development in existing cleared areas or areas of            processes to the greatest extent possible within and
         low ecological value over other areas to the greatest extent          adjacent to the site;
         possible; and                                                   (c)   provides measures to allow for safe movement of fauna
  (c)    incorporating siting and design measures to protect and               through the site; and
         retain ecological values and ecosystem processes within         (d)   provides suitable habitat replacement and replanting in
         or adjacent to the development site; and                              accordance with PSP3 Ecological Assessment Guidelines.
  (d)    where adverse impacts have been minimised, any                  AO3.2
         residual impacts on ecological values are compensated           Habitat trees, recruitment habitat trees, and roosting, breeding
         for through suitable habitat replacement and replanting         and feeding areas are protected for native fauna habitat.
         on site in the first instance or in a way that results in a
         net gain and enhancement of the overall habitat values
         of Noosa Shire.
  PO4                                                                    AO4.1
  Development provides for effective measures during construction        Vegetation is protected from disturbance or damage from
  and operation to protect ecological values including:                  construction and operation activities by:
  (a)    avoiding disturbance to or clearing of vegetation in and        (a)   clearly marking trees to be retained with flagging tape;
         within the vicinity of the site;                                (b)   installing protective fencing around the dripline of the
  (b)    managing habitat disturbance and physical harm to fauna               vegetation and avoid filling and excavating in these fenced
         from noise, vibration, dust, light, dewatering or excavating;         areas;
         and                                                        (c)        ensuring stockpiling, storage and vehicle parking occurs
  (c)    avoiding clearing in areas where erosion or slippage could            outside the identified vegetation areas; and
         occur.                                                     (d)        using low impact construction techniques around
                                                                               vegetation.


                                                                         AO4.2
                                                                         Vegetation which is capable of forming or contributing to a
                                                                         buffer between different land uses or a buffer against pollution,
                                                                         light spillage or noise is retained.

                                                                         AO4.3
                                                                         Lighting associated with development:
                                                                         (a)   does not contribute an unacceptable level of illuminance
                                                                               (greater than 1 lux) for light sensitive species within or at
                                                                               the boundary of an ecologically important area; and
                                                                         (b)   does not contribute to an unacceptable level of illuminance
                                                                               on landward horizons along coastal areas and known
                                                                               marine turtle nesting beaches.

                                                                         AO4.4
                                                                         Clearing of vegetation does not involve clearing that may cause or


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