Appendix I - Local Planning response

    b)      the development minimises the total footprint
            within which all activities, buildings, structures,
            driveways and other works are contained; and
    c)      the development is located in areas of low
            ecological value over other areas, to the greatest
            extent practicable.
    Editor’s note: Environmental Protection category
    Vegetation that falls within the Environmental Protection category
    comprises regional ecosystems that possess at least one of the
    following environmental values or criteria—
    •     The regional conservation status under the Queensland
          Vegetation Management Act 1999 is “Endangered”;
    •     It forms habitat for threatened or protected fauna species, as
          identified in Vegetation of Noosa Shire;
    •     It is ‘rare’ or naturally restricted regionally or locally, as
          identified in Vegetation of Noosa Shire; or
    •     The extent reserved within protected areas in Noosa is ‘low’,
          as identified in Vegetation of Noosa Shire.

    Environmental Enhancement category
    Vegetation that falls within the Environmental Enhancement
    category comprises regional ecosystems that possess at least one
    of the following environmental values or criteria—
    •     The regional conservation status under the Queensland
          Vegetation Management Act 1999 is “Of Concern”; or
    •     The extent reserved within protected areas in Noosa is
          ‘medium’, as identified in Vegetation of Noosa Shire.
    Wetlands                                                                                   S4.1 A minimum separation distance of 100m is                                              Not applicable
    O4 Wetlands are protected from removal or                                                  provided between a wetland and any adjacent
    degradation and any adverse impacts on wetlands are                                        development or use.
    prevented, minimised or mitigated by—
    a) maintaining adequate separation between the
        wetland and any adjacent development or use6;
    b) minimising any modification of the natural
        characteristics of the wetland, including the
        topography, surface and groundwater hydrology,
        water quality and flora and fauna species;
    c) preventing any new development within wetlands;
    d) minimising access to the wetland;
    e) minimising impacts associated with pest insect
        control and invasion by undesirable plant species;
        and


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    The extent of separation will be determined from the size, values and vulnerability of the wetland, likely natural fluctuations, and the nature of potential threats to its integrity and functions.


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