Meeting papers

               Figure 15, 16 & 17 – Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Mapping




                                  Figure 18 – Core Koala Habitat Area

The purpose of the Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands overlay code is to ‘protect, rehabilitate
and enhance ecologically important areas and improve connectivity and ecological linkages across
Noosa Shire. The overall outcomes sought for the Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands overlay
code that are relevant to the proposal are as follows:
     (a)   The natural resources and ecosystem values of Noosa Shire are protected and
           enhanced including ecologically important areas and land and environmental values of
           scenic, aesthetic, cultural, educational, recreational, scientific, economic and social
           value.
     (b)   Development is designed, sited, constructed and operated in a way that avoids adverse
           impacts on ecologically important areas, ecological systems and processes.
     (c)   Development design and layout provides for ecological connectivity across the
           landscape through the protection, rehabilitation and enhancement of native vegetation
           and ecological linkages.

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