Appendix Q - Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                                  BIODIVERSITY OVERLAY CODE
                                                                                                                                        Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions



                                                                                                                                    COMMENTS                              COUNCIL USE
                 SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                 PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                 SOLUTIONS*
                                                                                                                                                                             ONLY
                Noosa Shire; or
          •     The extent reserved within protected
                areas in Noosa is ‘low’, as identified in
                Vegetation of Noosa Shire.

 Environmental Enhancement category
          Vegetation that falls within the Environmental
          Enhancement category comprises regional
          ecosystems that possess at least one of the
          following environmental values or criteria—
      •         The regional conservation status under
                the Queensland Vegetation Management
                Act 1999 is “Of Concern”; or
      •         The extent reserved within protected
                areas in Noosa is ‘medium’, as identified
                in Vegetation of Noosa Shire.

 Wetlands
 O4       Wetlands are protected from removal or              S4.1 A minimum separation distance of       ✓        Complies with S4.1
          degradation and any adverse impacts on                   100m is provided between a
          wetlands are prevented, minimised or mitigated           wetland and any adjacent                        The development is located greater than 100m away
          by—                                                      development or use.                             from any wetland.

      a)      maintaining adequate separation between
              the wetland and any adjacent development
              or use12;
      b)      minimising any modification of the natural
              characteristics of the wetland, including the
              topography, surface and groundwater
              hydrology, water quality and flora and fauna
              species;
      c)      preventing any new development within
              wetlands;
      d)      minimising access to the wetland;




Solution:       ✓       Acceptable Solution                     Amended by Council:                                                                                August 2011
                A/S     Alternative Solution                    Current as at:                                                                                     August 2012
                N/A     Not applicable to this proposal
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