Volume 2 - Code Responses · 132006.823

                            COLUMN 1                                                                  COLUMN 2                                            ASSESSMENT
                    SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                          PROBABLE SOLUTIONS (if code assessable)
c) preventing any new development within                                    AND
    wetlands;
d) minimising access to the wetland;                                        S5.6
e) minimising impacts associated with pest insect                           Where Forestry is carried out on that part of
    control and invasion by undesirable plant                               premises indicated as Riparian Buffer and outside
    species; and                                                            the separation distances specified in S5.5 and
f) providing for the rehabilitation and replanting                          S6.1
   of degraded wetlands.                                                    a) species planted are of local origin and are
                                                                               harvested through sustainable harvesting; and
                                                                            b) any undesirable plant species are replaced by
                                                                               vegetation of local origin.

                                                                            S6.2
                                                                            A minimum separation distance of 100m is
                                                                            provided between a wetland and any adjacent
                                                                            development or use.
Environmental Enhancement vegetation
O7                                                                          S7.1                                                        Complies with specific outcome.
Vegetation of local origin on premises identified as                        No interference with vegetation on premises identified      Trees of local origin on premises are retained by
Environmental Enhancement11 is protected from                               as Environmental Enhancement on Biodiversity                the proposal. Where existing vegetation is
the impacts of development (edge effects) and                               Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1;                                proposed to be removed, it is submitted that the
fragmentation by being maintained in manageable                             OR                                                          provision of an additional 36,000 trees and plants
and viable configurations;                                                                                                              across the entire Viridian site (approx 20 ha),
OR                                                                                                                                      offsets the loss of these trees.

O8                                                                          S8.1                                                        Not applicable.
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

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