Appendix D- Engineering Assessment

Earthworks Code
Noosa Council Plan July 2020
Performance and Acceptable Outcomes Table
Version: Sept 2020

Performance Outcomes                           Acceptable Outcomes                               Solution1            Comments                                                   Council Use

                                               & residential development.
Local amenity                                  AO4.1                                                                  RO4.1
PO4                                            The following measures are implemented                                 Water trucks shall be used to
Undertaking earthworks does not                –                                                                      minimise dust emissions. An
adversely impact on the amenity of the        (a) regular water spraying of exposed                                   Erosion and Sedimentation Control
local area by way of dust, noise or visual          areas to suppress dust;                                           Plan shall be prepared (prior to
amenity.                                      (b) provision of dust stabilised or sealed                              commencement of construction).
                                                    internal roads;
                                              (c) protective covering of exposed areas                               All disturbed areas will be stabilised
                                                    that are left for more than 2 weeks;                              should they be exposed for more
                                                    and                                                               than 2 weeks.
                                              (d) unless a development permit provides
                                                    otherwise, disturbed areas are
                                                    revegetated using species identified
                                                    in Council's Planning Scheme Policy
                                                    PSP2 Landscaping.
                                               AO4.2                                                                  RO4.2
                                               Earthworks are undertaken only during the                              Filling and earthworks will only be
                                               hours of 7:00am to 6:00pm, Monday to                                  undertaken between the hours
                                               Friday and 7:00am to 3:00pm on Saturday.                               nominated in AO4.2.
                                               No work is undertaken on Sunday or
                                               public holidays.
Vegetative waste                               AO5.1                                                                  RO5.1
PO5                                            Cleared vegetation is transported off-site                             Any vegetated waste encountered
Vegetation cleared from a development          for disposal in an approved green waste                               will be dealt with in accordance with
site is disposed of in an environmentally      disposal facility.                                                     the acceptable outcomes of PO5.
responsible manner.                            AO5.2                                                                  RO5.2
                                               Cleared vegetation is mulched on-site and                              The proposal complies. Refer to
                                               reused for landscaping of the finished                                RO5.1.
                                               development.
                                               AO5.3                                                                  RO5.3
                                               Cleared vegetation is disposed of for the                              The proposal complies. Refer to
                                               purpose of firewood                                                   RO5.1.
                                               AO5.4                                                                  RO5.4
                                               Disposal of vegetative waste by burning off                            The proposal complies. Refer to


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Site Address: 5 Pearl Street, Cooroy                                                                                                                                                             22/09/2023