Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

            Overall Outcomes                            Compliance

 vegetation are managed so as to with this application will only involve
 minimise the impact upon Noosa’s the replacement of the existing culvert.
 natural resources, including—           The proposed works will incorporate
                                         appropriate construction controls to
       i. the ecological values of water minimise run off from the work site and
       catchment areas;                  minimise works undertaken within the
       ii. that part of the natural waterway. Any potential impacts on
       environment      that   may   be ecological values are proposed to be
       environmentally      harmed    by managed through mitigation measures
       vermin, pests, noxious plants or including:
          threats such as fire, development
                                              •   All works will be undertaken in
          and       inappropriate      land
                                                  accordance with the guidelines
          management; and
                                                  presented within the Code for
          iii. vistas and scenic amenity of       self-assessable development –
          the landscape;                          Minor waterway barrier works –
                                                  Part 3: culvert crossings;
 e) The replanting or rehabilitation of       •   Construction works will be done
 degraded ecosystems and habitat is               during periods of low rainfall or
 achieved;                                        when the stream is dry. This will
 f) In the case of urban areas, urban             minimise the potential impacts
 amenity, quality of life and ecosystem           associated with scouring, erosion
 health is maintained and enhanced.               and sedimentation. In addition, it
                                                  will minimise impact to aquatic
                                                  species that may normally be
                                                  located within the subject site
                                                  when it is inundate;
                                              •   Alternatively, the waterway can
                                                  be temporarily blocked and
                                                  drained to allow for construction
                                                  in dry conditions. A spotter-
                                                  catcher would be required to be
                                                  present during drainage works to
                                                  ensure the safe relocation of
                                                  fauna from the waterway to
                                                  further      downstream.      The
                                                  waterway will be reinstated post
                                                  works.
                                              •   Works will be limited to the
                                                  minimum disturbance area as far
                                                  as practicable; and
                                              •   There will be no additional
                                                  temporary      waterway    barrier



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