Approved Plans - RAL21-0003

Ecological Assessment Report v1                                                                                                                                                                                                        NCES Ref: J000669
Lot 2 on RP131369 – 108 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain



      g) removing pest species and replacing them with local native        AO6.3
         species.                                                          Recreational facilities (e.g. playgrounds, pergolas, barbeques) are setback a minimum of 10    AO6.3 N/A. No public recreational facilities are proposed.
                                                                           metres from the top of the bank of a waterway.

                                                                           Editor’s Note—Setbacks to waterways for certain uses and works are also specified in the
                                                                           relevant codes.

                                                                           Editor's Note—Wetland areas are identified on the Queensland Wetland Program mapping

                                                                           Editor’s Note – Any clearing of vegetation also needs to meet the outcomes of the
                                                                           Earthworks Code and the Water Quality and Drainage Code.
 PO7                                                                       No acceptable outcome provided.                                                                N/A
 Vegetation within 400 metres of the full ponded water within Lake
 Macdonald is retained.
 PO8                                                                       AO8.1                                                                                          AO8.1
 Development on land adjacent to a waterway or wetland maintains           Development adjacent to a waterway or wetland provides that:                                   a) The extent of Lot 2 is located external of the riparian buffer area and dense
 appropriate extent of public access to waterways and wetlands and            a) no new lots directly back onto a riparian buffer area; and                               VC1 regrowth notophyll vine forest separates the BLE on Lot 2 from the riparian
 minimises edge effects.                                                      b) new public roads are located between a riparian buffer area or riparian zone and         buffer area located offsite to the north and onsite to the east.
                                                                                  the proposed development area.                                                          b) No new public roads are proposed.
 Surface and ground water hydrology
 PO9                                                                       AO9.1                                                                                          The development is not proposing activities which are likely to affect natural
 Development ensures that the natural surface water and ground             Development does not impact on the natural surface water or groundwater hydrologic             surface water or groundwater hydrologic regimes.
 water hydrologic regimes of waterways, wetlands and hydrologically-       regimes and this is facilitated by:
 sensitive plant communities are not adversely impacted.                       a) avoiding or minimising channelization, redirection or interruption of flow;
                                                                               b) avoiding groundwater extraction;
 Editor's Note—Groundwater dependent ecosystems are identified on              c) maintaining groundwater recharge and discharge processes;
 Queensland Government Wetland Info mapping.                                   d) maintaining natural groundwater fluctuations;
                                                                               e) avoiding causing ingress of saline water into freshwater aquifers of wetlands; and
                                                                               f) avoiding contaminants entering groundwater (e.g. from runoff, effluent disposal).
 Rehabilitation of ecologically important areas
 PO10                                                                      AO10.1                                                                                         AO10.1 - Site landscaping and ecological rehabilitation are proposed to
 Development provides for ecologically important areas to be restored      Landscaping and rehabilitation complements and supports ecologically important areas by:       comply with AO10.1 as demonstrated in a Covenant Area Management Plan
 and enhanced through:                                                        a) utilising local native species;                                                          to be prepared for the application at OPW stage.
    a) designing landscaped areas to complement and enhance                   b) utilising suitable plant species identified in PSP2 Landscaping;
        existing vegetation and ecological linkages;                          c) restoring degraded ecosystems to achieve a functional ecosystem state that
    b) removing species likely to displace native flora species or                requires minimal human intervention;
        degrade fauna habitat;                                                d) replicating adjacent remnant habitats of the same type, including the understorey
    c) replanting and rehabilitating degraded habitat;                            vegetation;
    d) replacing any vegetation removed with suitable local native            e) creating or enhancing linkages between existing habitats;
        species;                                                              f) avoiding the use of pest plant species listed in PSP2 - Landscaping;
    e) providing for fauna habitat; and                                       g) planting riparian zones to filter stormwater run-off, stabilise soil and provide for
    f) avoiding the planting of pest plant species.                               wildlife habitat; and
                                                                              h) providing ground and arboreal structures for fauna, which may include ground
                                                                                  depressions, rocks, hollows, nesting boxes and in-stream habitat.

                                                                           AO10.2                                                                                         AO10.2 – Compliance with AO10.2 can be set as a condition of approval.
                                                                           Vegetation cleared is replaced with:                                                           Sufficient cleared and unencumbered land is available within the site to enable
                                                                              a) plantings of equivalent area that replicate the floristic structure of the vegetation    any replacement planting to be accommodated.
                                                                                   removed; or
                                                                              b) where this is not possible due to the characteristics of the site and the development,
                                                                                   plantings twice the number of the removed trees and plants.

                                                                           Editor’s Note — Revegetation and rehabilitation works are to be carried out in accordance
                                                                           with an approved Revegetation and Rehabilitation Management Plan, as referred to in
                                                                           PSP3 Ecological assessment guidelines.
 Koala habitat protection and enhancement
 PO11                                                                      AO11.1                                                                                         AO11.1 – No koala habitat occurs within the site. The development does not
 Development is designed, constructed and operated to—                     Development design complies with the Koala Sensitive Design Guideline: A guide to koala        generate unacceptable impact on existing koala movement opportunities
    a) protect and enhance koalas and koala habitat and avoid              sensitive design measures for planning and development activities                              through the site and between patches of offsite suitable koala habitat.
        adverse impacts;
    b) provide measures to assist the survival of koala populations
        in the area to mitigate any potential threats or risk to koalas;
                                                                           AO11.2




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