Appendix C - Code Assessment

Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code


      across the landscape.                                                                                            the site predominantly comprises Melaleuca
                                                                                                                       quinquenervia which is a secondary food tree for
Editor's Note—Koala habitat mapping is in Schedule 2                                                                   Koalas.
Mapping.

Editor's Note—The Planning Regulation 2017,                    AO11.3                                                  AO11.3 – Complies
schedule 10 states that development that interferes with       Development is designed to maximise and enhance         Conditions can be imposed to provide rehabilitation
koala habitat, in an area that is both a koala priority area   connectivity between koala habitat trees and ensure     planting along the waterway that will connectivity
and a koala habitat area, is prohibited development            safe koala movement.                                    between koala food trees and ensure safe koala
(subject to the exceptions stated in schedule 10 of the                                                                movement.
Planning Regulation 2017).                                     AO11.4
                                                               During construction, measures are incorporated to not   AO11.4 – Not Applicable
Editor's Note - These performance outcomes and                 increase the risk of death or injury to koalas, by      The proposed subdivision does not involve any
acceptable outcomes apply to:                                  including safe koala movement measures, as defined in   construction activities that would cause risk to koalas.
                                                               the Planning Regulation 2017.
 a)   development on land in a koala priority area,
      where the development does not interfere with
      koala habitat and where the benchmarks are
      additional to and not inconsistent with, the
      assessment benchmarks stated in schedule 11,
      part 2 of the Planning Regulations 2017; and
 b)   development on land outside the koala priority
      area, where the development does not interfere
      with koala habitat in koala habitat areas.




Bushfire management Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development (part)

Performance outcomes                                           Acceptable solutions                                    Assessment
Bushfire management

PO12                                                                                                                   PO12 – Not Applicable
Bushfire management measures are adopted based on              No acceptable outcome provided                          The future house sites area on proposed Lot 11 is clear
ecological principles, which:                                                                                          of bushfire hazard buffer areas on the property and
                                                                                                                       would not require any clearing or other management
 a)   maintain and enhance biodiversity;                                                                               procedures that could potentially impact on the