6. Appendix C - Noosa Assessment Benchmark Assessment

 O3                                        S3.1 No solution provided   O3 Complies
 Clearing vegetation only                                              The site is largely cleared of
 occurs where—                                                         vegetation. There are pockets of
 a)    no other suitable                                               remaining vegetation along the
       cleared or partially                                            eastern and southern portion of
       cleared area is                                                 the site. These areas will remain
       available on the                                                protected with no development
       premises;                                                       occurring in accordance with the
 b)    the development                                                 terms and conditions specified
       minimises the total                                             in the registered covenant
       footprint within                                                documents.
       which all activities,
       buildings,
       structures,
       driveways and
       other works are
       contained; and
 c)    the development is
       located in areas of
       low ecological value
       over other areas, to
       the greatest extent
       practicable.

 Editor’s note:
 Environmental Protection category
 Vegetation that falls within the
 Environmental Protection category
 comprises regional ecosystems that
 possess at least one of the following
 environmental values or criteria—
 • The regional conservation status
 under the Queensland Vegetation
 Management Act 1999 is
 “Endangered”;
• It forms habitat for threatened or
 protected
 fauna species, as identified in
 Vegetation of Noosa Shire;
 • It is ‘rare’ or naturally restricted
 regionally or locally, as identified in
 Vegetation of Noosa Shire;

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