Appendix E - Noosa Plan 2020 Assessment

Performance Outcomes               Acceptable Outcomes                Response

        areas and other high               undesirable plants
        pedestrian areas;                  identified in PSP2
                                           Landscaping; and
   g) in intensively used
      environments, can                b) palms are specifically
      endure high levels of               located in group
      activity;                           plantings in
                                          accordance with PSP2
   h) do not attract wildlife to
                                          Landscaping plants.
      high risk areas; and
                                   AO10.3
   i)   reduce the visual
                                   Koala food trees are not
        impact of the
                                   planted in close proximity to
        development including
                                   the major road network.
        any stormwater
        treatment
        infrastructure.

Car Parks                          AO11.1                             PO11 Complies
PO11                               One advanced canopy tree (a
Landscaping of car parking         minimum of 45 litres pot size)     The development includes
areas is designed to—              is provided for every 4 car        undercover garage carparking
                                   parking spaces.                    within the four townhouses.
   a) reduce the visual                                               The shared driveway and
      impact of the                AO11.2                             development frontage is
      development,                 A minimum area of 5m² around       provided with landscaping to
      softening the                the base of each canopy tree,      reduce the visual impact of the
      appearance of                is treated with a porous surface   development through low
      hardstand areas;             such as mulch with                 shrubs along the street
                                   groundcovers and protected         frontage and hanging vertical
   b) define parking areas;
                                   from intrusion of vehicles.        planting and terrace planters
   c) provide advanced                                                on the upper-levels.
      canopy trees to shade        AO11.3
      vehicles and to reduce       Runoff from car parking areas      In addition to soft landscaping
      reflected radiation;         is directed to landscaped areas    in the front and sides of the
                                   to minimise contaminated           townhouses to improve
   d) maximise opportunities       runoff, including hydrocarbons,    infiltration of rain water on-site.
      for infiltration of          entering the stormwater
      rainwater on­ site; and      system and watercourses.
   e) minimise contaminated
                                   AO11.4
      runoff entering the
                                   Canopy trees are protected
      stormwater system
                                   from vehicle damage by
      and a watercourse.
                                   providing adequate sized
                                   garden beds.

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