Approved Plan - RAL21/0017

        Ecological Assessment Report v2                                                                                                                                                                                                         NCES REF: J000908
        Lot 21 on SP316902 – 25 Pavilion Street, Pomona



               g) removing pest species and replacing them with local native        AO6.3                                                                                          AO6.3 N/A. No public recreational facilities are proposed.
                  species.                                                          Recreational facilities (e.g. playgrounds, pergolas, barbeques) are setback a minimum of 10
                                                                                    metres from the top of the bank of a waterway.

                                                                                    Editor’s Note—Setbacks to waterways for certain uses and works are also specified in the
                                                                                    relevant codes.

                                                                                    Editor's Note—Wetland areas are identified on the Queensland Wetland Program mapping

                                                                                    Editor’s Note – Any clearing of vegetation also needs to meet the outcomes of the
                                                                                    Earthworks Code and the Water Quality and Drainage Code.
          PO7                                                                       No acceptable outcome provided.                                                                N/A
          Vegetation within 400 metres of the full ponded water within Lake
          Macdonald is retained.
          PO8                                                                       AO8.1                                                                                          AO8.1
          Development on land adjacent to a waterway or wetland maintains           Development adjacent to a waterway or wetland provides that:                                   a) The extent of development is located more than 100m from the riparian buffer
          appropriate extent of public access to waterways and wetlands and            a) no new lots directly back onto a riparian buffer area; and                               area which is proposed to be rehabilitated.
          minimises edge effects.                                                      b) new public roads are located between a riparian buffer area or riparian zone and         b) The new public road is proposed between the residential allotments and the
                                                                                           the proposed development area.                                                          mapped waterway.
          Surface and ground water hydrology
          PO9                                                                       AO9.1                                                                                          The development is not proposing activities which are likely to affect natural
          Development ensures that the natural surface water and ground             Development does not impact on the natural surface water or groundwater hydrologic             surface water or groundwater hydrologic regimes.
          water hydrologic regimes of waterways, wetlands and hydrologically-       regimes and this is facilitated by:
          sensitive plant communities are not adversely impacted.                       a) avoiding or minimising channelization, redirection or interruption of flow;
                                                                                        b) avoiding groundwater extraction;
          Editor's Note—Groundwater dependent ecosystems are identified on              c) maintaining groundwater recharge and discharge processes;
          Queensland Government Wetland Info mapping.                                   d) maintaining natural groundwater fluctuations;
                                                                                        e) avoiding causing ingress of saline water into freshwater aquifers of wetlands; and
                                                                                        f) avoiding contaminants entering groundwater (e.g. from runoff, effluent disposal).
          Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas
          PO10                                                                      AO10.1                                                                                         AO10.1 - Site landscaping and ecological rehabilitation are proposed to
          Development provides for ecologically important areas to be restored      Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and supports ecologically important areas by:       comply with AO10.1 as demonstrated in a Landscape Plan and Covenant
          and enhanced through:                                                        a) utilising local native species;                                                          Area Management Plan to be prepared for the application at OPW stage.
             a) designing landscaped areas to complement and enhance                   b) utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP2 Landscaping;
                 existing vegetation and ecological linkages;                          c) restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a functional ecosystem state that
             b) removing species likely to displace native flora species or                requires minimal human intervention;
                 degrade fauna habitat;                                                d) replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the same type, including the understorey
             c) replanting and rehabilitating degraded habitat;                            vegetation;
             d) replacing any vegetation removed with suitable local native            e) creating or enhancing linkages between existing habitats;
                 species;                                                              f) avoiding the use of pest plant species listed in PSP2 - Landscaping;
             e) providing for fauna habitat; and                                       g) planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-off, stabilise soil and provide for
             f) avoiding the planting of pest plant species.                               wildlife habitat; and
                                                                                       h) providing ground and arboreal structures for fauna, which may include ground
                                                                                           depressions, rocks, hollows, nesting boxes and in-stream habitat.

                                                                                    AO10.2                                                                                         AO10.2 – Compliance with AO10.2 can be set as a condition of approval.
                                                                                    Vegetation cleared is replaced with:                                                           Sufficient cleared and unencumbered land is available within the site to enable
                                                                                       a) plantings of equivalent area that replicate the floristic structure of the vegetation    any replacement planting to be accommodated.
                                                                                            removed; or
                                                                                       b) where this is not possible due to the characteristics of the site and the development,
                                                                                            plantings twice the number of the removed trees and plants.

                                                                                    Editor’s Note — Revegetation and rehabilitation works are to be carried out in accordance
                                                                                    with an approved Revegetation and Rehabilitation Management Plan, as referred to in
                                                                                    PSP3 Ecological assessment guidelines.
          Koala habitat protection and enhancement
          PO11                                                                      AO11.1                                                                                         AO11.1 – No koala habitat occurs within the site. The development does not
          Development is designed, constructed and operated to—                     Development design complies with the Koala Sensitive Design Guideline: A guide to koala        generate unacceptable impact on existing koala movement opportunities
             a) protect and enhance koalas and koala habitat and avoid              sensitive design measures for planning and development activities                              through the site and between patches of offsite suitable koala habitat.
                 adverse impacts;
             b) provide measures to assist the survival of koala populations
                 in the area to mitigate any potential threats or risk to koalas;
                                                                                    AO11.2



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