08/0169 - Concurrence Agency Request for Further Info [As Published] · 132008.169

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(a) ail of the information requested; or

(b) part of the information requested together with a notice asking the requesting authority to proceed with
the assessment of the application; or

(c) anotice -
(i) stating that the applicant does not intend to supply any of the information requested; and
(ii), asking the requesting authority to proceed with the assessment of application.

Under Section 3.2.12(2)(b), the application lapses if the applicant does not respond to the information
request within 12 months.

A response to the information request should be posted to Zoe Helyer, the Project Manager, at the address
below. Please do not hesitate to contact Zoe Helyer, on the telephone number listed below if you wish to
discuss any of these issues or if you require any further information.

Yours sincerely

Ben Sale Enquiries:
Delegate . ES - Reg Serv - Bne North - Sunshine Coast -
Brisbane North Region EPA
Environmental Services PO Box 168
EPA COTTON TREE QLD 4558
Phone: 07 5459 6132
21-APR-2008 Fax: 07 5443 9927

Attachment - Information Request

 

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Information Request

EPA Project Reference Number: 323312
Date of Request: 21-APR-2008

Permit Type: Concurrence Response for a MCU within a coastal management district
Act: ‘Integrated Planning Act 1997

Activity: MCU completely or partly within a coastal management district if the MCU involves certain
operational work

Information Required: Information addressing the land/activity

Plans

* Clarify the nature of each structure in the plans provided in Annexure A of the Development
Application;

* Provide a plan at a scale not smaller than 1:2500 showing the location, size and points of discharge
of pipes or drains proposed for the discharge of stormwater, related by dimensions to the Real
Property boundaries of the land;

= Clarify the location of the coastal management district and erosion prone area boundaries in relation
to the proposed change of use. Please note that the coastal setback line does not necessarily reflect
the erosion prone area and coastal management district boundaries. Please provide this information
in a plan scale at a scale no smaller than 1:25000 which includes all proposed structures (dwelling,
pool, tennis court, studio, landscaping etc);

= Provide information regarding the location of the storm tide natural hazard management area
adopted by local government or if local government have not adopted a storm tide natural hazard
management area, the plan should illustrate an alternative area subject to storm tide inundation; and

= Provide details on the physical form of the site including topography and landforms, natural coastal
processes (for example erosion and accretion), integrity of dune systems, vegetation, site drainage
and natural surface runoff.

Information Required: Information addressing key coastal plan policies

The Development Application should demonstrate how the proposed development will not compromise
coastal management outcomes and processes as per Policy 2.2.2 Erosion prone areas of the State
Coastal Management Plan, 2001. Ideally, an engineering report should be prepared that demonstrates
how intensification of existing development avoids or minimises adverse impacts consistent with solutions
under the relevant sections of the State and Regional Coastal Management Plans — Queensland's Coastal
Policy — Implementation Guideline for Development Assessment November 2007.

 

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Erosion Prone Areas
« Provide details of any existing protection of the development site from coastal processes (e.g. dune
rehabilitation fences, seawalls etc);

« Provide details of ANY works proposed in the erosion prone area including the location of such
works in relation to the erosion prone area boundary. This may include temporary structures, non-
structural works such as landscaping and fencing; and

= Demonstrate that any work carried out in or adjacent to the erosion prone area will not have an
adverse impact or interrupt the natural cycles of erosion and accretion.

Coastal Hazards

* Provide details of the proximity of the site to the storm tide inundation hazard area; and

* Demonstrate that the proposal! is compatible with the nature and relative severity of the storm tide.
inundation hazard.

Future need for access

* Provide details of whether the development will result in a net loss of access to the foreshore or
public usability of coastal! waters and, if so, demonstrate why the loss may be acceptable.

Water quality management

= Demonstrate that any construction and operation of the proposed development will not have an
adverse impact on the quality of surrounding waters.

Stormwater management

« Provide details of the proposed site drainage particularly with regard to any stormwater runoff across
any dune or wetland areas; and

* Provide details on stormwater management inlcuding:

- how the development will meet requirements under the Environmental Protection Policy
(Water) 1997 in relation to discharges that may adversely impact the referrable wetland,
national park, adjacent dunes and coastline;

- how the development will integrate elements of water sensitive urban design (such as
rainwater tanks and bioretention devices);

- details on the stormwater discharge point(s) and receiving areas; and

- Clarification of stormwater infrastructure proximity to any buffers between the development
and the surrounding natural values.

 

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Areas of state significance (natural resources)

= Provide details of any potential impacts of the proposed development to the Noosa National Park
located adjacent to the site and demonstrate that the proposed works will not have any adverse
impacts on the Park’s natural values; and

« Indicate the location of any proposed buffers of the devlopment from the Noosa National Park
boundary.

Biodiversity, Protected Areas and Coastal Wetlands

The referable wetland associated with the site comprises 51 -80% wetland vegetation and is described
as regional ecosystem (RE) 12.2.5. The SEQ Threatened Species Habitat lists this RE as core habitat
for acid frogs Crinia tinula, Litoria freycineta and Litoria olongburensis, non-core habitat for acid frog
Litoria cooloolensis, core habitat for the Ground Parrot, Pezoporus wallicus and non-core habitat for
koalas, Phascolarctos cinereus. The RE associated with the site is also listed as of state biodiversity
significance for EVR taxa and the property's northern boundary is classified as Koala Conservation Area
under the Nature Conservation (Koala) Conservation Plan 2006.

« Provide an ecological assessment detailing any fauna management plans and mitigation of impacts
for threatened species. (acid frogs, ground parrot and koalas);

* Demonstrate how the proposed works will minimise the modification of the natural characteristics of
the adjacent wetland areas, including the topography, groundwater hydrology, fire regime, water
quality, and plant / animal species;

" Provide a vegetation management plan which indicates the extent of referable wetland clearing and
measures to protect or restore this RE;

« Indicate the proposed revegetation of the site including the use of native species (particularly those
endemic to the site) that reflect the pre-clearing regional ecosystem; and

" Provide details on any design measures that will mitigate the impacts of light and noise on the
surrounding ecological values (particularly those of Noosa National Park).

Coastal Management

= Demonstrate that the proposed works will not cause any long-term maintenance and management

implications. .
Ben Sale Enquiries:
Delegate . ES - Reg Serv - Bne North - Sunshine Coast -
Brisbane North Region EPA
Environmental Services PO Box 168
EPA COTTON TREE QLD 4558
Phone: 07 5459 6132
21-APR-2008 Fax: 07 5443 9927

 

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