Planning Report

4.5. BIODIVERSITY, WATERWAYS AND WETLANDS OVERLAY CODE
Compliance with acceptable outcomes:

Performance outcomes                               Acceptable outcomes

Ecologically important areas
PO1      Development is sited and          AO1.1
                                                    Ecologically important areas are
         designed to protect the physical                                                     The majority of the
                                                    conserved or improved to ensure           sites vegetation will be
         and ecological integrity and               their ongoing contribution to the
         biodiversity of ecologically                                                         retained to ensure the
                                                    natural resources and biological          ongoing contribution to
         important areas through
                                                    diversity of Noosa Shire.                 the natural resources
         protection of:
                                                    And                                       and biological diversity.
         a. existing habitat areas and
              ecological linkages; and
         b. existing riparian vegetation, AO1.2    Buildings, structures and associated       The dwelling has been
              waterways and wetland                                                           sited in the proposed
                                                   works are located within existing
              habitat values.                                                                 location to utilize the
                                                   cleared areas or areas of lowest
                                                                                              existing cleared area.
                                                   ecological value.                          By doing so clearing
                                                                                              will be minimized to
                                                   And                                        preserve the ecological
                                                                                              value of the area.

                                        AO1.3      Where constructing a dwelling house As per above.
                                                   or community residence, buildings
                                                   and associated structures are not
                                                   located on land identified as an area
                                                   of biodiversity significance on a
                                                   Biodiversity, Waterways and
                                                   Wetlands Overlay Map.


                                                   Or


                                                   Clearing vegetation (other than for a      Clearing vegetation for
                                                   driveway access) does not extend           the purposed of the
                                                                                              dwelling has insured
                                                   beyond-
                                                                                              clearing does not
                                                         a.   30 metres of a habitable        extend beyond 500m2.
                                                              building or 10m of a class
                                                              10 structure on lots greater
                                                              than 10 hectares; or
                                                         b.   10m of a habitable building
                                                              or class 10 structure on lots
                                                              10 hectares of less but
                                                              more than 3,000m2; or
                                                         c.   3m of a habitable building
                                                              or class 10 structure on lots
                                                              3,000m2 or less.
                                                    And


                                        AO1.4       Clearing of vegetation for a        Clearing for a
                                                    boundary fence does not extend      boundary fence will not
                                                    beyond 5m either side of the fence. extend beyond 5m.
Management of impacts
PO3                                      AO3.1     Where clearing of vegetation
       Development is designed and
         sited to manage adverse                   cannot be practicably avoided,
         impacts on ecologically                   the development:
         important areas by:
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