Town Planning Report - Material Change of Use Outdoor Sport and Recreation - Temporary relocation ~ Lake Macdonald Dr Lake Mac

Town Planning Report
Material Change of Use – Outdoor Sport and Recreation (Temporary Use)



                                                                                                             (a)      ensuring protection of wildlife refuges;                                                                                   The development is confined to an existing cleared and disturbed area and is designed
Development is designed and operated to maintain and enhance connectivity between and
                                                                                                             (b)      maintaining vegetation in patches of the greatest possible size and within the                                             and operated to maintain existing ecological linkages and fauna movement across the
across ecologically important areas and connecting habitat and support unimpeded and                                  smallest possible edge-to-area ratio;                                                                                      site. In particular:
safe movement of terrestrial and aquatic fauna.                                                              (c)      enhancing connectivity through planting and rehabilitation works, including across
                                                                                                                      property boundaries, to areas of national park, state forest or reserve;                                                   •      No wildlife refuges or vegetated habitat areas are disturbed.
                                                                                                             (d)      avoiding the creation of physical barriers and safety hazards (such as roads,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 •      Existing vegetation patches surrounding the cleared area are retained, maintaining
                                                                                                                      pedestrian access and instream structures) along and within the ecological linkage;
                                                                                                             (e)      providing mitigation measures such as wildlife movement infrastructure, fauna                                                     their size and integrity.
                                                                                                                      exclusion and directional fencing, underpasses/overpasses and traffic calming                                              •      The proposal does not introduce physical barriers or safety hazards that would
                                                                                                                      devices, signage and lighting; and                                                                                                impede fauna movement.
                                                                                                             (f)      where offsets are necessary, delivering offsets that support and enhance ecological
                                                                                                                      linkages.                                                                                                                  •      No roads, fencing, lighting or structures are proposed within ecological linkage
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        areas.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 •      Fauna movement infrastructure or offset measures are not required, as no impacts
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        to ecological linkages occur.

 Waterways and wetlands

PO6                                                                                          AO6.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 AO6.1 – Development within riparian and wetland areas
The biodiversity and ecosystem values of waterways, wetlands and adjacent riparian zones Development and clearing of vegetation does not occur within:
are protected by:                                                                            (a) a riparian buffer area;                                                                                                                         The proposed development is located within a mapped riparian buffer area. However,
(a) avoiding any new development in a riparian buffer area and wetland area;                 (b) a wetland area; or                                                                                                                              the development is confined to an existing cleared and previously disturbed area and
(b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat in riparian zones;                             (c) 10 metres either side of the centre line of other waterways identified on a Biodiversity,                                                       does not involve any clearing of vegetation, earthworks within the watercourse, or
(c) maintaining and enhancing wildlife corridors and connectivity along watercourses and           Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map.                                                                                                           disturbance to wetland areas or waterways. The proposal maintains the function of the
      drainage lines for native fauna movement;                                              AO6.2
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 riparian buffer by retaining all surrounding vegetation and avoiding impacts to
(d) avoiding edge effects and damage from adjacent land uses;                                Development provides for the rehabilitation of land within:
(e) maintaining stream integrity and bank stability by minimising bank erosion and           (a) a riparian buffer area;                                                                                                                         ecological values associated with the waterway.
      slumping;                                                                              (b) a wetland area; and                                                                                                                             AO6.2 – Rehabilitation of riparian and wetland areas
(f)   maintaining water quality through filtering sediments, nutrients and other pollutants; (c) 10 metres either side of the centre line of any other waterway identified on a
      and                                                                                          Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map.                                                                                             The development does not require vegetation clearing and does not preclude or
(g) removing pest species and replacing them with local native species.                      AO6.3                                                                                                                                               compromise future rehabilitation of the riparian buffer area. All vegetated areas within
                                                                                             Recreational facilities (eg. playgrounds, pergolas, barbeques) are setback a minimum of 10                                                          and adjacent to the riparian buffer are retained, and the proposal maintains the ongoing
                                                                                             metres from the top of the bank of a waterway.                                                                                                      capacity for natural regeneration and land management by the landowner. Accordingly,
                                                                                                             Editor’s Note—Setbacks to waterways for certain uses and works are also specified in the relevant                                   rehabilitation outcomes are maintained.
                                                                                                             codes.
                                                                                                             Editor's Note—Wetland areas are identified on the Queensland Wetland Program mapping                                                AO6.3 – Setback of recreational facilities
                                                                                                             Editor's Note—Any clearing of vegetation also needs to meet the outcomes of the Earthworks Code and                                 Lake Macdonald is not identified or defined as a waterway for the purposes of the
                                                                                                             the Water Quality and Drainage Code.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Map. Accordingly, the minimum 10-metre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 setback from the top of the bank of a waterway does not apply. Notwithstanding this,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 the proposed development is modest in scale, located within an existing cleared area,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 and avoids disturbance to riparian vegetation and ecological values adjoining the lake.

PO7
                                                                                                             No acceptable outcome provided.                                                                                                     Not Applicable
Vegetation within 400 metres of the full ponded water within Lake Macdonald is retained.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 All vegetation within 400 metres of the full supply ponded water of Lake Macdonald is
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 retained. The proposed development is confined to an existing cleared and previously
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 disturbed area and does not involve any vegetation clearing within this buffer.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Accordingly, surrounding vegetation and associated ecological values are protected and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 maintained.

PO8                                                                                                          AO8.1
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Not Applicable
                                                                                                             Development adjacent to a waterway or wetland provides that:
                                                                                                             (a) no new lots directly back onto a riparian buffer area; and



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