MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Town Planning Report & Appendix A Code Compliance

                                                                                                                                                                                  Town Planning Report
                                                                                                   28 Eenie Creek Road, Noosaville and parts of the road reserves of Hofmann Drive and Walter Hay Drive



 Performance Outcomes                                   Acceptable Outcomes                                                            Response
                                                        AO4.2 For land based disposal of dredged material, any area used for
                                                        storing, dewatering, drying or rehandling dredged material as outlined in
                                                        the dredge management plan is:
                                                        (1) of sufficient size for the projected volume of dredged material from
                                                              relevant capital or maintenance dredging
                                                        (2) protected from future development that would compromise the use of
                                                              the area for its intended purpose of material storage and dewatering.
                                                        AND
                                                        AO4.3 For at-sea disposal of suitable dredged material, the dredge
                                                        management plan specifies that material is placed at a dredged material
                                                        disposal site only if it is demonstrated that it is not feasible to:
                                                        (1) dispose of the material above the high water mark, if the material is
                                                              from maintenance works for an existing artificial waterway for which
                                                              at-sea disposal was previously approved, or
                                                        (2) keep the dredged material within the active sediment transport
                                                              system for the locality, or
                                                        (3) use the material for beach nourishment or another beneficial purpose.
                                                        AND
                                                        AO4.4 For at-sea disposal of dredged material where the marine spoil
                                                        disposal site is a retentive (i.e. non-dispersive) site, the disposal site
                                                        identified in the dredge management plan has the capacity to hold and
                                                        retain the material within its boundaries during construction and operation
                                                        of the development.
                                                        Editor’s note: The use of dredged material for a beneficial purpose could
                                                        include development of port or other marine facilities, use for construction
                                                        or industrial purposes, or use to create or modify land or waters for an
                                                        approved environmental outcome (such as creation of a bird roosting site).
                                                        Further information about beneficial uses is contained in the National
                                                        assessment guidelines for dredging, Australian Government Department of
                                                        Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 2009
 Within a strategic environmental area: riparian and wildlife corridor functions
 PO5 Where clearing of native marine plants cannot be   AO5.1 Clearing of marine plants is minimised and an environmental offset       R5 Not Applicable
 avoided and the extent of clearing has been            is for any significant residual impact from the clearing                       The development is not within a strategic environmental area.
 minimised, an environmental offsets is provided for    AND
 any significant residual impact from the clearing.
                                                        AO5.2 Any clearing of marine plants is limited to the minimum area
                                                        required for the works and to allow for maintenance.
 PO6 Natural regeneration of any cleared or work        AO6.1 There is no impediments to the natural regeneration of native plant      R6 Not Applicable
 areas is facilitated                                   species in the area of clearing and works following completion of works.       The development is not within a strategic environmental area.




December 2014                                                                               Cardno HRP                                                                                       A118