Appendix B - Code Assessment

Noosa Plan 2020: Amendment 3
Part 8 Overlays \ 8.2 Overlay codes \ 8.2.2 Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands
Overlay Code




 Development is designed, constructed and operated                Development design complies with the Koala-sensitive    response by avoiding mapped ecologically important
 to—                                                              Design Guideline: A guide to koala sensitive design     areas and minimising vegetation clearing.
 (a) protect and enhance koalas and koala habitat                 measures for planning and development activities.
      and avoid adverse impacts;                                  AO11.2                                                  AO11.2 - Not Applicable.
 (b) provide measures to assist the survival of koala             Development incorporates revegetation and               The proposal will retain natural landscaped and not
      populations in the area to mitigate any potential           landscaping that provides food, shelter and movement    involve clearing of koala food trees.
      threats or risk to koalas; and                              opportunities for koalas.
 (c) provide for safe and appropriate koala movement
      across the landscape.                                       AO11.3                                                  AO11.3 - Complies.
 Editor's Note—Koala habitat mapping is in Schedule 2             Development is designed to maximise and enhance         The mapped Koala Habitat located in the eastern
 Mapping.                                                         connectivity between koala habitat trees and ensure     portion of the site will be retained and protected
 Editor's Note—The Planning Regulation 2017, schedule 10          safe koala movement.                                    which will support koala movement across the
 states that development that interferes with koala habitat, in   AO11.4                                                  landscape.
 an area that is both a koala priority area and a koala habitat
 area, is prohibited development (subject to the exceptions
                                                                  During construction, measures are incorporated to not
                                                                  increase the risk of death or injury to koalas, by      AO11.4 - Complies.
 stated in schedule 10 of the Planning Regulation 2017).                                                                  The mapped Koala Habitat will be maintained and
 Editor's Note - These performance outcomes and                   including safe koala movement measures, as defined
 acceptable outcomes apply to:                                    in the Planning Regulation 2017.                        protected in the eastern portion of the site. The
 (a)    development on land in a koala priority area, where the                                                           development will involve minimal site disturbance
        development does not interfere with koala habitat and                                                             during construction can incorporate safe koala
        where the benchmarks are additional to and not                                                                    movement measures, pre-start checks to avoid risk
        inconsistent with, the assessment benchmarks stated                                                               to koalas.
        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

 PO12                                                    No acceptable outcome provided                                   PO12 - Complies.
 Bushfire management measures are adopted based                                                                           The proposal is supported by a Bushfire
 on ecological principles, which:                                                                                         Management Report which confirms that future
 (a) maintain and enhance biodiversity;                                                                                   dwellings can achieve a maximum radiant heat flux
 (b) minimise threat of fire to the natural environment,                                                                  of less than 29kW/m2 and that the development
      as well as life and property; and                                                                                   complies with the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code.
 (c) provide for effective use and maintenance of                                                                         Bushfire management measures are based on siting
      buildings and structures.                                                                                           future dwellings within nominated house site areas
 Editor's note—The performance outcome applies to                                                                         and maintaining asset protection areas in a manner
 properties in bushfire hazard areas and only where clearing                                                              that minimises unnecessary clearing and balances


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