SARA RFI - Ecological Assessment Report

Ecological Assessment Report – Appendices
14 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads

 Performance outcomes                                         Acceptable outcomes                                        Proposed solution
 c)   provide for safe and appropriate koala movement                                                                    koala sensitive design measures for planning and
      across the landscape.                                                                                              development activities. These measures include,
                                                                                                                         sequential clearing of vegetation, Koala exclusion fencing,
      Editor's Note—Koala habitat mapping is in
                                                                                                                         and the implementation of measures outlined in the
      Schedule 2 Mapping.
                                                                                                                         approved Fauna Management Plan (C&B Group, May
                                                                                                                         2005).
      Editor's Note—The Planning Regulation 2017,
      schedule 10 states that development that interferes
      with koala habitat, in an area that is both a koala                                                                AO11.2
      priority area and a koala habitat area, is prohibited   AO11.2
                                                                                                                         Complies. The proposed change will result in a net
      development (subject to the exceptions stated in        Development incorporates revegetation and landscaping
                                                                                                                         positive impact to Koala habitat, with the retention of
      schedule 10 of the Planning Regulation 2017).           that provides food, shelter and movement opportunities
                                                                                                                         approximately 5558 sqm of additional mapped core Koala
                                                              for koalas.
                                                                                                                         Habitat Areas on site. Proposed fauna management
      Editor's Note - These performance outcomes and
                                                                                                                         measures and development design details are outlined in
      acceptable outcomes apply to:
                                                                                                                         Section 6 of the EAR, which include revegetation and
                                                                                                                         landscaping management measures.
          a.   development on land in a koala priority
               area, where the development does not
               interfere with koala habitat and where the
                                                                                                                         AO11.3
               benchmarks are additional to and not           AO11.3
               inconsistent with, the assessment              Development is designed to maximise and enhance            Complies. The proposed change will result in a net
               benchmarks stated in schedule 11, part 2       connectivity between koala habitat trees and ensure safe   positive impact to Koala habitat, with the retention of
               of the Planning Regulations 2017; and          koala movement.                                            approximately 5558 sqm of additional mapped core Koala
          b.   development on land outside the koala                                                                     Habitat Areas on site. The proposed development will
               priority area, where the development                                                                      maintain physical connectivity to habitat adjacent to the
               does not interfere with koala habitat in
                                                                                                                         site, which will allow for safe Koala movement across
               koala habitat areas.
                                                                                                                         ecological linkages. Refer to Section 5.3 in the for
                                                                                                                         additional details.