Attachment 4 - Terrestrial Ecology Report_RACV_2022 June

Management of impacts Table 8.2.2.3 - Criteria for assessable development (part)
Performance outcomes                                    Acceptable outcomes                                                      Project Outcomes
Management of impacts
PO3                                                     AO3.1                                                                        1.   Numerous iterations of the layout have been considered
Development is designed and sited to manage             Where clearing of vegetation cannot be practicably avoided, the                   over several years. Input from bushfire, ecology, arborist
adverse impacts on ecologically important areas by:     development:                                                                      and koala experts has lead to a layout that has limited the
                                                                                                                                          loss of vegetation. Council consultants have provided advice
    1.   minimising the total footprint within which           1. ensures the design and siting limits the loss of vegetation             on layout/outcomes for koala (which has been incorporated
         all activities, buildings, structures driveways            to the smallest extent possible;                                      into the design) and specific/individual trees have been
         and other works are contained;                        2. protects and retains ecological values and ecosystem
                                                                                                                                          assessed with villa locations refined to increase tree
    2.   locating development in existing cleared                   processes to the greatest extent possible within and
         areas or areas of low ecological value over                adjacent to the site;                                                 retention. The type of development and intended outcome is
         other areas to the greatest extent possible;          3. provides measures to allow for safe movement of fauna                   for low impact high ecology experience, inherently the
         and                                                        through the site; and                                                 objective is for ecology retention and enhancement.
    3.   incorporating siting and design measures to           4. provides suitable habitat replacement and replanting in
         protect and retain ecological values and                   accordance with PSP3 Ecological Assessment Guidelines.           2.   As above, the design has aimed to retain koala habitat trees
         ecosystem processes within or adjacent to                                                                                        and other native trees. Few hollow-bearing trees occur on
         the development site; and                        AO3.2                                                                           the land and have been retained as part of the retained
    4.   where adverse impacts have been                  Habitat trees, recruitment habitat trees, and roosting, breeding and            vegetation.
         minimised, any residual impacts on               feeding areas are protected for native fauna habitat.
         ecological values are compensated for
         through suitable habitat replacement and
         replanting on site in the first instance or in a
         way that results in a net gain and
         enhancement of the overall habitat values
         of Noosa Shire.