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4.0        BIODIVERSITY OVERLAY CODE

                         COLUMN 1                                                                  COLUMN 2                                           ASSESSMENT
                 SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                          PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
Vegetation retention and conservation6
Environmental Protection & Riparian Buffer
Vegetation
O1                                                                       S1.1                                                        Complies with specific outcome.
Vegetation of local origin on premises identified as                     No interference with vegetation8 within areas identified    Proposed interference with vegetation will be
Environmental Protection7 or Riparian Buffer on                          as Environmental Protection or Riparian Buffer on           limited generally to areas committed to
the Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1, is                         the Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1;               development in the CAS. Vegetation will not be
retained and conserved in its present form or                                                                                        interfered with within the 10m riparian corridor
improved to ensure its ongoing contribution to the                       OR                                                          required under the CAS
natural resources and biological diversity of Noosa
Shire;

OR

O2                                                                       S2.1
Interference with vegetation on land committed for                       Where interference with vegetation is for the purpose of
development, only occurs where that part of the                          constructing a Detached house, Type 1 Relative
land to be cleared is to                                                 or Employee use, or Ancillary dwelling unit
a) accommodate a house site area and any necessary                       a) the interference with vegetation only occurs
      effluent disposal system, where no other suitable                      where there are no other suitable cleared or
      cleared or partially cleared area is available on                      partially cleared areas on the premises available
      the premises;                                                          for the location of a house site area due to
b) provide for reasonable and necessary access to                            constraints on the property including its
      a building or structure; or                                            location within or partially within an area




6  PSP18 Ecological Assessment Guidelines details information Council may require as part of an information request.
7  Refer to Council s Vegetation of Noosa Shire study for further details on what constitutes Environmental Protection vegetation.
8 As defined in section 13.2 above.

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