6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

Replanting and                    S16.1                              S16.1, S16.2 Complies
rehabilitation                    Landscaping and rehabilitation     As demonstrated in the
O16                               complements and supports           Landscape Design Concept in
Development provides for          ecologically important habitats    Appendix F, the proposal
ecologically important areas to   by—                                retains the supports the
be restored and enhanced           a)   utilising native plants of   environmental rehabilitation
through the following                   local origin;                (covenant) areas. All exotic
measures—                          b)   utilising suitable plant     weeds will be removed and tube
 a)     siting landscaped               species identified in        stock planted in accordance
        areas to complement             PSP3 – Landscaping           with Council guidelines.
        and enhance existing            Plants and                   Temporary fencing will be
        vegetation;                     Guidelines;                  provided throughout
 b)     removal of all species     c)   replicating adjacent         development construction phase
        likely to displace              remnant habitats,            to protect the existing trees.
        native flora species or         including
        degrade fauna                   understorey
        habitat;                        vegetation;
 c)     replanting and             d)   creating or enhancing
        rehabilitating16                linkages between
        degraded habitat; and           existing habitats;
 d)     replacing any              e)   avoiding the use of
        vegetation removed              undesirable plant
        with suitable                   species listed in Table
        replacement                     9.1 of PSP3
        vegetation of local             Landscaping Plants
        origin.                         and Guidelines; and
                                   f)   planting riparian zones
                                        to filter stormwater
                                        run-off and provide for
                                        wildlife habitat;

                                  AND

                                  S16.2
                                  Vegetation removed is replaced
                                  with—
                                   a)   plantings of equivalent
                                        area that replicate the
                                        floristic structure of the
                                        vegetation removed; or
                                   b)   where this is not possible
                                        due to the characteristics
                                        of the site and the
                                        development, plantings
                                        twice the number of the
                                        removed trees and plants
                                        of local origin.




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