Appendix H - Biodiversity Code

Callaghan and Toth Consulting Engineers______________________________________________________
Biodiversity Overlay

      wetlands and adjacent riparian zones are                           Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1, except                 Lomandra Park. A setback of 21.3m is provided to the
      protected by –                                                     for-                                                             surveyed standing water level to the edge of Villa 4 works.
      a) avoiding any new development in the                             a) temporary use of the land; or
         riparian buffer area;                                           b) infrastructure which provides access to a                     As part of the proposed development water quality and
      b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat                           watercourse for recreational purposes;                       quantity will be managed as per the attached Integrated
         in riparian zones;                                                                                                               Water Management Plan (IWMP) by Callaghan and Toth
      c) maintaining wildlife corridors along                            OR                                                               Pty Ltd. A series of rainwater tanks and biopods will treat
         watercourses and drainage lines for                             S5.2 Where constructing a Detached house or                      sediment and nutrients in stormwater flows to protect the
         native fauna movement;                                          Community residence and on an allotment situated                 water quality of the adjacent watercourse.
      d) avoiding edge effects and                                       wholly within the Riparian Buffer Area,
         incompatible uses in riparian zones;                            a) fronting the Noosa River – development is                     A series of detention tanks are also proposed to ensure
      e) maintaining bank stability by                                      setback a minimum of 40m from mean high water                 there is no change to stormwater flows to the adjacent
         minimising bank erosion and                                        spring or as otherwise prescribed by the                      watercourse.
         slumping;                                                          Environmental Protection Agency’s Erosion prone
      f) maintaining water quality by filtering                             Area Maps;                                                    Weeds will be managed in the retained vegetation areas,
         sediments, nutrients and other                                  b) not fronting Noosa River –                                    bushfire buffer areas and the adjacent Lomandra Park as
         pollutants; and                                                    development is located outside the riparian zone              per the attached Rehabilitation Plan 1714-20, 21 & 22.
      g) removing undesirable plant species                                 and setback a suitable distance from the
         and replacing them with vegetation of                              watercourse having regard to the development
         local origin;                                                      constraints of the property and the need to protect
                                                                            environmental and riparian values;
                                                                         OR
                                                                         S5.3 For Animal husbandry on premises in the
                                                                            Rural Zone –
                                                                         a) stock proof fencing is installed along watercourses
                                                                            at a distance of no less than 10m from the top of
                                                                            the bank;
                                                                         b) stock watering points are located no less than
                                                                            15m away from the top of the bank of
                                                                            watercourses; and
                                                                         c) stock crossing points across watercourses are
                                                                            defined and controlled with stock proof fencing, to
                                                                            prevent stock from damaging riparian vegetation
                                                                            or banks to watercourses;
                                                                         OR
                                                                         S5.4 Recreational facilities (including playgrounds,
                                                                         pergolas, barbeques etc) are setback a minimum of
                                                                         30m from the top of the bank of a watercourse and
                                                                         10m from the top of the bank of a drainage line;

                                                                         OR

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