Attachment K Biodiversity code

Development Permit for Other Change to an Educational Establishment at 35 Rules Road, Pomona and described as Lot
6 on RP484414

 protected by—                                  OM1.1 to OM9.1, except for—                    to the office building is proposed for an off
 a) avoiding any new development in the         a) temporary use of the land; or               compound meditation hall. The location of
 riparian buffer area;                          b) infrastructure which provides access to     the hall is an area that is currently cleared,
 b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat   a watercourse for recreational purposes;       does not require removal of vegetation,
 in riparian zones;                             OR                                             does not impact on the waterway and
 c) maintaining wildlife corridors along                                                       maintains existing corridors that are
 watercourses and drainage lines for            S5.2 Where constructing a Detached             located around the boundaries of the site.
 native fauna movement;                         house or Community residence and on an         Stormwater and effluent disposal from the
 d) avoiding edge effects and incompatible      allotment situated wholly within the           building will be able to be appropriately
 uses in riparian zones;                        Riparian Buffer Area,                          treated to maintain water quality.
 e) maintaining bank stability by minimising    a) fronting the Noosa River –
 bank erosion and slumping;                     development is setback a minimum of
 f) maintaining water quality by filtering      40m from mean high water spring or as
 sediments, nutrients and other pollutants;     otherwise      prescribed     by     the
 and g) removing undesirable plant              Environmental     Protection    Agency’s
 species and replacing them with                Erosion Prone Area Maps;13
 vegetation of local origin;                    b) not fronting the Noosa River –
                                                development is located outside the
                                                riparian zone and setback a suitable
                                                distance from the watercourse having
                                                regard to the development constraints of
                                                the property and the need to protect
                                                environmental and riparian values; OR

                                                S5.3 For Animal husbandry on premises          Not applicable
                                                in the Rural Zone—
                                                a) stock proof fencing is installed along
                                                watercourses at a distance of no less than
                                                10m from the top of the bank;
                                                b) stock watering points are located no
                                                less than 15m away from the top of the
                                                bank of watercourses; and c) stock
                                                crossing points across watercourses are
                                                defined and controlled with stock proof
                                                fencing, to prevent stock from damaging
                                                riparian      vegetation or banks to
                                                watercourses; OR S5.4 Recreational
                                                facilities (including playgrounds, pergolas,
                                                barbeques etc) are setback a minimum of
                                                30m from the top of the bank of a
                                                watercourse and 10m from the top of the
                                                bank of a drainage line; OR S5.5 For
                                                Forestry uses the cultivated area is
                                                separated from watercourses by a
                                                distance not less than the distances
                                                identified below, measured from high
                                                water mark or the top of the bank,
                                                whichever is the greater distance—
                                                Feature Distance Stream order 1 or 2 5 m
                                                Stream order 3 or 4 10 m Stream order
                                                greater than 4 20 m AND
                                                S5.6 Where Forestry is carried out on that
                                                part of premises indicated as Riparian
                                                Buffer Area and outside the separation
                                                distances specified in S5.5—
                                                a) species planted are of local origin and
                                                are harvested through sustainable
                                                harvesting; and
                                                b) any undesirable plant species are
                                                replaced by vegetation of local origin.
 Managing public access and edge
 effects
 O6 Development on land adjacent to a           S6.1 Development adjacent to a                 No new lots or road proposed.
 waterway or wetland maintains an               waterway or wetland provides that—
 appropriate extent of public access to          a) no new lots directly back onto the
 waterways and wetlands and minimises           riparian area; and
 edge effects.                                  b) new public roads are located between
                                                the riparian buffer and the proposed
                                                development areas.
 Koala Habitat Areas
 O7 Development is designed, constructed        S7.1 Development avoids removing and           Attachment G indicates that there will be
 and operated to—                               fragmenting koala habitat and includes         clearing within the Koala Habitat Core
 a) avoid adverse impacts on koalas and         koala    sensitive   design  measures          area however this clearing is exempt
 koala habitat;                                 consistent with the Nature Conservation        development     under     the    Planning
 b) provide measures to assist the survival     (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006 and             Regulation and no offset is required. The