Minor Change Existing Approval - OPW24 0125 01 (As Published) · OPW24/0125.01

                      Removal of Existing Trees and Vegetation
               19.    Removal of existing trees and vegetation must be undertaken by a qualified person* and
                      must include:
                      a.      stump grinding to below finished surface level.
                      b.      rectification to the finished surface levels and materials.
                      c.      no damage to other vegetation for retention.
                      d.      legal disposal of all removed vegetation and debris.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
               20.    Vegetation removal, felling and lopping must:
                      a.      retain old growth tree hollows and suitably relocate and distribute for nesting fauna.
                      b.      mulch all other wood and leaf material (without root balls, soil or debris and minimising
                              weed seeds) for re-usable mulch.
                      c.      have mulch for re-use in landscape or rehabilitation stockpiled and aged for a minimum
                              of three months.
                      d.      have mulch stockpiles no larger than 1000m3, 2.5m in height and with 10m separation
                              between piles.
                      e.      allow for existing endemic ground flora to be translocated to suitable landscaping and
                              rehabilitation areas.
                      f.      conclude with the area being stabilised against erosion, landscaped, rehabilitated and
                              revegetated.
                      *(Refer to Advisory Note)
                      Engineering
               21.    The developer must meet any costs to repair damage to any Council asset during
                      construction, where damage is a result of the development works. Damage to assets must
                      be repaired immediately where it creates a hazard to the community. In circumstances where
                      the damage does not create a hazard to the community, it must be repaired immediately on
                      completion of the works associated with the development.
               22.    All works must be supervised by a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ)
                      who is independent of the Developer and Principal Contractor, and they must certify that all
                      works conform to the Operational Works permit. Where municipal works are involved, such
                      confirmation must be submitted for the respective hold points prior to any site inspection by
                      Council Officers.
               23.    All works must be constructed and work procedure undertaken in accordance with:
                      a.      the approved plans/documents and conditions detailed in this Decision Notice;
                      b.      the relevant conditions of the higher order Material Change of Use approval viz.
                              132001.210127.04 to which this approval relates;
                      c.      all relevant Noosa Council Planning Scheme Policies, standard drawings, standard
                              specifications and guidelines; and
                      d.      the latest version of the Healthy Waterways document “Water Sensitive Urban Design
                              Technical Design Guidelines for South East Queensland” for all water quality devices
                              to be constructed on site.




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