MCU24/0084 Material Change Of Use - Function Facility – 658 Louis Bazzo Drive, Ringtail Creek · Attachment 2 - (MCU24 0084) - Planning Officer'S Report

PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT COMMITTEE MEETING REPORT                               10 DECEMBER 2024


                                               It is estimated that 70% of the guests will arrive in
                                               charted buses carrying between 20 to 50 per bus.
                                               The balance of the guests will attend by taxi, uber
                                               and car, with 20% of guests anticipated to arrive
                                               in their own vehicle.

 Environmental Impact                          In support of the application, an Ecological
                                               Assessment Report was submitted.
  -   The area’s habitat, wildlife corridors
      and fauna should be protected.           It is noted that the subject site is identified as
  -   Increased traffic on the 1km access      containing Koala Habitat Areas (Core). However,
      road will increase the risk of fauna     Schedule 11 of the Planning Regulation is not
      strikes.                                 applicable to the subject application as the site is
  -   The      pristine   nature   of    the   not mapped as a Koala Priority Area, accordingly
      environment will be dramatically         the application was not required to be referred to
      affected.                                SARA in relation to koala habitat.
  -   Koala habitat trees were cleared
                                               The development design avoids mapped koala
      around the driveway entry.
                                               habitat and does not incorporate new roads or
  -   Concern about impacts on the
                                               fences.
      adjoining Yural and Ringtail State
      Forest.                                  The proposal involves a very small development
  -   Lighting associated with the use may     footprint which is less than 1% of the site area.
      impact on wildlife.                      Speed limits will be restricted to 20km/h which will
                                               assist to avoid the risk of vehicle strike to koala.
                                               The proposed development location is set within
                                               the existing modified and maintained area of the
                                               site. No vegetation clearing is proposed. The
                                               existing extent of bushland within the site is
                                               proposed to be retained in-situ and will continue to
                                               connect koala habitat trees and ensure safe
                                               movement for koalas and other wildlife.
                                               The following was highlighted by the applicant in
                                               their review of the submissions:
                                               The ecological assessment submitted with the
                                               application concludes that the proposal complies
                                               with the Noosa Plan and includes the following
                                               recommendations to reduce the proposal’s
                                               environmental impacts:
                                               -    Appropriate erosion and sediment control
                                                    works are undertaken to mitigate any
                                                    significant impacts on the mapped wetland,
                                                    waterway and riparian buffer area; and
                                               -    Landscaping of the development footprint
                                                    utilises native flora species found in the local
                                                    regional ecosystems.
                                               In addition, the report notes that lighting impacts
                                               on forest areas and the dam will be minimised by
                                               controlling lux levels. Detailed lighting design will
                                               be undertaken during the operational works phase
                                               of the project.
                                               The current design of the proposal together with
                                               the ecological report recommendations will