MCU 14/0106 Appendix F - Ecological Assessment

Specific Outcomes                             Probable Solutions                               Code Response
                                                                                                     development the separation distance is
                                                                                                     regarded as adequate;
                                                                                                  b) Modification of the natural characteristics
                                                                                                     of the seasonally inundated area are
                                                                                                     minimised through design of proposed
                                                                                                     infrastructure. The upgrade includes an
                                                                                                     elevated concrete slab (i.e. no batter is
                                                                                                     proposed) and the amount of additional
                                                                                                     area of upgraded road is reduced as much
                                                                                                     as possible (i.e. to just accommodate the
                                                                                                     necessary truck turning circle);
                                                                                                  c) Development is for an upgrade to an
                                                                                                     existing truck access and loading area;
                                                                                                  d) Access to the seasonally inundated area
                                                                                                     will not be facilitated by the proposed
                                                                                                     development (i.e. there will be vertical
                                                                                                     separation between the pavement and the
                                                                                                     feature);
                                                                                                  e) Impacts from pest insects and undesirable
                                                                                                     plant species will be minimised and
                                                                                                     managed through the implementation of
                                                                                                     measures outlined in the Construction
                                                                                                     Environmental Management Plan
                                                                                                     (Cardno, 2014); and
                                                                                                  f) No rehabilitation or replanting is proposed
                                                                                                     as part of the proposed development
                                                                                                     because the area, while regarded as
                                                                                                     regrowth, is not degraded.

                                                                                               The proposed development is located proximate to
                                                                                               a covenant through which there is a narrow
                                                                                               drainage line. Development is set back to the
                                                                                               edge of the covenant area. Where there is minor
                                                                                               crossing over the drainage line, the natural
                                                                                               drainage line will be retained.
Riparian Buffer Area                          S5.1 No new development occurs on, or partly     Complies with S5.1 and S5.6
O5 The biodiversity and ecosystem values of   on, premises indicated as Riparian Buffer Area   The proposed development is not within or partly
watercourses, drainage lines, wetlands and    on Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1,     within land mapped as ‘Riparian Buffer Area’.