Appendix A - Assessment of Development Codes 6968

                                                                                      TABLE ONE
                                                                 Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code

                Performance Outcomes                                     Acceptable Outcomes                                        Proposed Solutions                          Compliance
 Ecologically important areas
 PO1                                                      AO1.1                                                     PS1.1                                                          ✓
 Development is sited and designed to protect the         Ecologically important areas are conserved or improved    The proposed house is not sited in a waterway or land
 physical and ecological integrity and biodiversity       to ensure their ongoing contribution to the natural       with wetland habitat values. The house can be sited
 of ecologically important areas through protection of:   resources and biological diversity of Noosa Shire.        on the subject land while ensuring the ecological
                                                                                                                    integrity and biodiversity functions continue.
      (a) existing habitat areas and ecological           AO1.2                                                     PS1.2                                                          ✓
          linkages; and                                   Buildings, structures and associated works are located    The proposed house has been located in a partially
      (b) existing riparian vegetation, waterways         within existing cleared areas or areas of lowest          cleared area to minimise the removal of any trees. It
          and wetland habitat values.                     ecological value.                                         is considered the house will be located in an area of
                                                                                                                    lowest ecological value. The approximate edge of
                                                                                                                    clearing is shown on the Site Plan.
                                                          AO1.3                                                     PS1.3                                                          ✓
                                                          Where constructing a dwelling house or community          The part of the lot the house will be sited on is already
                                                          residence, buildings and associated structures are not    partially cleared. Some levelling of a house pad is
                                                          located on land identified as an area of biodiversity     proposed. As shown on the site layout plan 6 tree
                                                          significance on a Biodiversity, Waterways and             locations have been surveyed and are proposed to be
                                                          Wetlands Overlay Map.                                     removed in close proximity to the house to remove
                                                          or                                                        the potential risk of the tree falling on the house as
                                                          Clearing vegetation (other than for a driveway access)    well as providing effective bushfire separation
                                                          does not extend beyond—                                   distance.

                                                              (a) 30 metres of a habitable building or 10 metres
                                                                  of a class 10 structure on lots greater than 10
                                                                  hectares; or
                                                              (b) 10 metres of a habitable building or class 10
                                                                  structure on lots 10 hectares or less but more
                                                                  than 3,000m2; or
                                                              (c) 3 metres of a habitable building or class 10
                                                                  structure on lots 3,000m2 or less.




Appendix A – Assessment of Applicable Development Codes
Project No.: 6968
Site Address: 1179 Louis Bazzo Drive, Cootharaba QLD 4565
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