Response to Info Request - Attachment 6b - Ecological Assessment Part 2 MCU18-0015 & RAL18-0001 · MCU18/0015

                                                                      Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights




APPENDIX 4 - THE NOOSA PLAN (AS AMENDED 2017) - BIODIVERSITY OVERLAY CODE ASSESSMENT
            Specific Outcomes                                                  Probable Solutions                                    Response
 13.9 Vegetation retention and conservation1
 Environmental Protection Area & Environmental Enhancement Area Vegetation & Riparian Buffer Area
 O1 Vegetation of local origin local origin 2 on S1.1 An Ecological Assessment Report prepared in This Ecological Assessment Report has been
 premises identified as—                           accordance with Planning Scheme Policy 18 – prepared in accordance with PSP 18. It has
 a) Environmental Protection Area3 or Riparian Ecological Assessment Guidelines demonstrates identified that vegetation occurring on the site is
    Buffer Area on the Biodiversity Overlay Maps that the flora on the premises does not constitute degraded and heavily infested with weeds. It is
    OM1.1 to OM9.1, is retained and conserved in Environmental Protection Area or Environmental not considered to constitute habitat for any
    its present form or improved to ensure its Enhancement Area vegetation5                           significant population of threatened fauna and is
    ongoing contribution to the natural resources                                                     of minimal corridor value in the context of the
    and biological diversity of the former Noosa OR                                                   locality.
    Shire; and
 b) Environmental Enhancement          Area4 on S1.2 Where constructing a Detached House; or Despite this, the development proposal has sited
    Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 – OM9.1, is Community         residence    interference     with buildings within areas zoned for residential
    protected from the impacts of development vegetation does not extend beyond—                      purposes as far as practicable and will retain and
    by—                                            a) 30m of a building or 10m of a structure on lots rehabilitate a large proportion of vegetation to
           (i). avoiding edge effects;                 greater than 10ha; or                          ensure fauna habitat values persist into the
          (ii). avoiding fragmentation; and        b) 10m of a building or structure on lots 10ha or future.
         (iii). maintaining      vegetation     in     less but more than 0.3ha; or
                manageable        and       viable c) 3m of a building or structure on lots 0.3ha or
                configurations.                        less.

 AND




1 PSP18 Ecological Assessment Guidelines details information Council may require as part of an information request.

2 Local origin is defined in the Dictionary (Part 2 Interpretation)

3 Refer to Council’s Vegetation of Noosa Shire study for further details on what constitutes Environmental Protection vegetation.
4 Refer to Council’s Vegetation of Noosa Shire study for further details on what constitutes Environmental Enhancement vegetation.

5 This solution does not apply to the Riparian Buffer Area.




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