2015-09-15 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                             15 SEPTEMBER 2015



  Table 7, Column 2 - Assessment Criteria         Assessment

  5. During construction phases:                  Can be conditioned to comply
      a. measures are taken in construction
      practices to not increase the risk of
      death or injury to koalas; and
      b. native vegetation that is cleared and
      in an area intended to be retained for
      safe koala movement opportunities is
      progressively restored and rehabilitated.

  6. Native vegetation clearing is undertaken Can be conditioned to comply
     as sequential clearing and under the
     guidance of a koala spotter where the
     native vegetation is a non-juvenile koala
     habitat tree.

  7. Landscaping activities provide food, Can be conditioned to comply
     shelter and movement opportunities for
     koalas consistent with the site design.


The development generally complies, or can be conditioned to comply, with the SEQ Koala
Conservation State Planning Regulatory Provisions, with the applicant indicating it intends to opt
for payment of a cash contribution to offset clearing of non-juvenile koala habitat trees. It is
important to note the applicant is able to choose the type of offset it undertakes and Council cannot
direct it. Further detail of the vegetation clearing assessment is included in Section 3.3.1 of this
report.


3.3. Statutory Instruments – Planning Scheme
The subject site is located in the Noosaville Locality and is in the Shire Business Centre Zone. The
zone is further broken down into precincts, with the development predominantly proposed within
Precinct E1 (4.0ha), as shown in the Business Centre Map below.




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