Appendix A - Assessment of Development Codes 6968

                                                                Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code

               Performance Outcomes                                    Acceptable Outcomes                                           Proposed Solutions                       Compliance
                                                         the Queensland Wetland Program mapping

                                                         Editor's Note—Any clearing of vegetation also needs
                                                         to meet the outcomes of the Earthworks Code and
                                                         the Water Quality and Drainage Code.
 PO7                                                     No acceptable outcome provided.                             PS7.1                                                       N/A
 Vegetation within 400 metres of the full ponded water                                                               Not Applicable. The proposed development is not
 within Lake Macdonald is retained.                                                                                  within 400 metres of Lake Macdonald.


 PO8                                                     AO8                                                         PS8                                                         ✓
 Development on land adjacent to a waterway or           Development adjacent to a waterway or wetland               The proposed development is not adjacent to
 wetland maintains appropriate extent of public access   provides that:                                              waterway or wetland.
 to waterways and wetlands and minimises edge                 (a) no new lots directly back onto a riparian buffer
 effects.                                                          area; and
                                                              (b) new public roads are located between a
                                                                   riparian buffer area or riparian zone and the
                                                                   proposed development area.
 Surface and ground water hydrology
 PO9                                                     AO9                                                         PS9                                                         N/A
 Development ensures that the natural surface water      Development does not impact on the natural surface          The proposed house will be constructed while
 and ground water hydrologic regimes of waterways,       water or groundwater hydrologic regimes and this is         ensuring natural surface water and groundwater
 wetlands    and     hydrologically-sensitive plant      facilitated by:                                             hydraulic regimes are not adversely impacted upon.
 communities are not adversely impacted.                        (a) avoiding or minimising channelization,
                                                                     redirection or interruption of flow;            The proposed onsite effluent disposal unit will comply
                                                                (b) avoiding groundwater extraction;                 to appropriate Australian standards. Given the roof
 Editor's Note—Groundwater dependent ecosystems                 (c) maintaining groundwater recharge and             area of the proposed house will be connected to
 are identified on Queensland Government Wetland                     discharge processes;                            rainwater tanks, it is considered there will be no
 Info mapping.                                                  (d) maintaining natural groundwater fluctuations;    increase of natural surface runoff associated with the
                                                                (e) avoiding causing ingress of saline water into    proposed house.
                                                                     freshwater aquifers of wetlands; and
                                                                (f) avoiding contaminants entering groundwater
                                                                     (e.g. from runoff, effluent disposal).


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