2019-12-11 SM Agenda - Item 1 - Attachment 7 - Final New Noosa Plan - Part 8-10 Schedule Appendix - Clean version

Column 1                                    Column 2
Activity group                              Uses

Property maintenance activity               property maintenance activity means clearing protected vegetation which is reasonably
                                            necessary for property maintenance including the following—
                                            (a)    maintenance of an existing farm track and existing farm shed
                                            (b)    construction of a farm track and farm shed on site for agricultural purposes, where
                                                   located outside the riparian buffer area
                                            (c)    construction of a new fence for a width of 5 metres either side the fence line, where
                                                   outside a riparian buffer area
                                            (d)    maintenance of crops
                                            (e)    slashing of grass
                                            (f)    harvesting of crops
                                            (g)    maintenance of pasture and cleared land areas
                                            (h)    pruning, felling and clearing of orchard vegetation species
                                            (i)    surveying purposes
                                            (j)    collection of firewood for non­commercial purposes
                                            (k)    removal of an pest plant species
                                            (l)    any other maintenance activity specified in a property vegetation management plan.

Property vegetation management plan         property vegetation management plan is a specific program of vegetation management for
                                            a category 4 lot approved under the former Local Law No. 10 (Vegetation Management).

Protected vegetation                        protected vegetation means vegetation protected from clearing in the Protected Vegetation
                                            Overlay Area as follows—
                                            (a)    Category 1, 2 and 3 lots – all vegetation
                                            (b)    Category 4 lots – vegetation to be retained as part of a property vegetation
                                                   management plan


Protected vegetation overlay area           protected vegetation overlay area applies to the whole of the planning scheme area of the
                                            Noosa Plan

Pruning                                     pruning has the meaning given in the AS 4373­2007 Pruning of Amenity Trees.

Public open space                           public open space means outdoor areas of land under the ownership of the Federal, State
                                            or Local Government, to which the public may or may not have access. The term includes
                                            lands reserved for parks or beach protection purposes but does not include land used for
                                            Business activities or Infrastructure activities.

Rear lot                                    rear lot means a lot where access is provided only by means of—
                                            (a)    an access strip which forms part of the lot; or
                                            (b)    an easement over contiguous land.

Reasonably necessary                        reasonably necessary means vegetation clearing for a particular purpose where there is no
                                            alternative way of achieving the purpose that is prudent and feasible and that would avoid
                                            clearing or significantly reduce the extent of vegetation clearing.




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