MCU 14/0106 Appendix F - Ecological Assessment

Specific Outcomes                                      Probable Solutions                                     Code Response
adjacent riparian zones are protected by—              except for—
a) avoiding any new development in the riparian        a) temporary use of the land; orb) infrastructure
buffer area;                                           which provides access to a watercourse for
b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat in        recreational purposes;
riparian zones;                                        OR
c) maintaining wildlife corridors along                S5.2 Where constructing a Detached house or
watercourses and drainage lines for native fauna       Community residence and on an allotment situated
movement;                                              wholly within the Riparian Buffer Area,
d) avoiding edge effects and incompatible uses in      a) fronting the Noosa River – development is
riparian zones;                                        setback a minimum of 40m from mean high water
e) maintaining bank stability by minimising bank       spring or as otherwise prescribed by the
erosion and slumping;                                  Environmental Protection Agency’s Erosion Prone
f) maintaining water quality by filtering sediments,   Area Maps;13
nutrients and other pollutants; and                    b) not fronting the Noosa River –development is
g) removing undesirable plant species and              located outside the riparian zone and setback a
replacing them with vegetation of local origin;        suitable distance from the watercourse having
                                                       regard to the development constraints of the
                                                       property and the need to protect environmental
                                                       and riparian values;
                                                       OR
                                                       S5.3 For Animal husbandry on premises in
                                                       the Rural Zone—
                                                       a) stock proof fencing is installed along
                                                       watercourses at a distance of no less than 10m
                                                       from the top of the bank;
                                                       b) stock watering points are located no less
                                                       than 15m away from the top of the bank of
                                                       watercourses; and
                                                       c) stock crossing points across watercourses are
                                                       defined and controlled with stock proof fencing,
                                                       to prevent stock from damaging riparian vegetation
                                                       or banks to watercourses;
                                                       OR
                                                       S5.4 Recreational facilities (including playgrounds,
                                                       pergolas, barbeques etc) are setback a minimum
                                                       of 30m from the top of the bank of a watercourse
                                                       and 10m from the top of the bank of a drainage
                                                       line;