MCU180015 - Submission - Narelle Kearney · MCU18/0015

         a) avoid adverse impacts on koalas and koala habitat;
         c) provide for safe and appropriate koala movement across the landscape; and
         d) provide for a net gain in mature and actively regenerating koala habitat.

Comments: the site is identified as 'remnant habitat' in the Koala Habitat mapping under Schedule 7 of the
planning scheme and the proposed development will cause adverse impacts on koalas through the removal of
koala habitat. The fragmentation of this environmental corridor will prevent koala movement to and from the
Noosa National Park.

   08 Open space networks and ecological linkages are maintained and enhanced to provide for safe movement
   of fauna and viable connectivity between ecologically important areas by protecting and replanting vegetation
   of local origin—
      a) along and around watercourses, wetlands, drainage lines and ridgelines; and
      b) as linkages between areas of remnant vegetation, including—
         L across property boundaries;
            to areas of national park, conservation park. State forest or reserve;

Comments: the proposed development does not maintain ecological linkages, drainage lines and ridgelines
from the site via tracts of forested land on across property boundary fronting Alma Way and eventually into
Noosa National Park, This ultimately undermines the purpose of safe fauna movement through the removal of
habitat and introduction of inappropriate urban development.

   Engineering and site works
   014 Development is sited and designed fo—
     b) avoid traversing or fragmenting vegetation or habitats for significant flora or fauna species; and
     c) avoid creating barriers to faunal movement.

Comments: the proposed development does not avoid traversing or fragmenting vegetation and habitats which
are identified within the Environmental Protection Area and the Open Space Conservation zone. The inclusion
of multiple dwellings in this area creates barriers for fauna movement acknowledging the site is part of a greater
environmental corridor that links into the Noose National Park.

   Filling and excavation
   015 Vegetation is not adversely impacted upon by earthworks and changes to the hydrological regime,
   including changes to ground water levels, flooding levels, run-off and tidal hydraulics.

Comments: the extensive excavation proposed to accommodate large development footprints for multiple
dwellings within the Environmental protection area will remove extensive areas of mature remnant vegetation
and will permanently alter natural drainage lines and hydrological systems.

Division 9 Natural Hazards Overlay Code

   13.30.2 The overall outcomes sought from the Natural Hazards Overlays Code are—
     f) natural processes and the protective function of landforms and vegetation are maintained in natural
     hazard areas;

Comments: the proposed development will permanently alter natural processes and landforms associated with
ecosystems and natural drainage through vegetation removal and earthworks that will impact on natural
resources and values.

Division 22 Reconfiguring a lot code

14.181.2 The overall outcomes sought by the Reconfiguring a Lot Code are to ensure that any reconfiguring of
lots results in—


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