Appendix Q - Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                                       BIODIVERSITY OVERLAY CODE
                                                                                                                                             Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions



                                                                                                                                         COMMENTS                             COUNCIL USE
               SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                      SOLUTIONS*
                                                                                                                                                                                 ONLY
      e)    minimising impacts associated with pest
            insect control and invasion by undesirable
            plant species; and
      f)    providing for the rehabilitation and
            replanting of degraded wetlands.

 Riparian Buffer Area
 O5     The biodiversity and ecosystem values of           S5.1 No new development occurs on, or            ✓        Complies with S5.1
        watercourses, drainage lines, wetlands and              partly on, premises indicated as
        adjacent riparian zones are protected by—               Riparian Buffer Area on                              No development is occurring on Riparian Buffer
                                                                Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1                      Areas.
      a)    avoiding any new development in the                 to OM9.1, except for—
            riparian buffer area;
                                                               a)     temporary use of the land; or
      b)    retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat in
            riparian zones;                                    b)     infrastructure which provides
                                                                      access to a watercourse for
      c)    maintaining wildlife corridors along                      recreational purposes;
            watercourses and drainage lines for native
            fauna movement;                                      OR
      d)    avoiding edge effects and incompatible
            uses in riparian zones;                        S5.2 Where constructing a Detached              N/A       Not Applicable
                                                                house or Community residence
      e)    maintaining bank stability by minimizing            and on an allotment situated wholly                  Development is for a residential care facility.
            bank erosion and slumping;                          within the Riparian Buffer Area,
      f)    maintaining water quality by filtering             a)     fronting the Noosa River –
            sediments, nutrients and other pollutants;                development is setback a
            and                                                       minimum of 40m from mean
                                                                      high water spring or as
      g)    g) removing undesirable plant species and                 otherwise prescribed by the
            replacing them with vegetation of local                   Environmental Protection
            origin;                                                   Agency’s Erosion Prone Area
                                                                      Maps;13
                                                               b)     not fronting the Noosa River –
                                                                      development is located outside
                                                                      the riparian zone and setback a
                                                                      suitable distance from the
                                                                      watercourse having regard to




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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