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

                                                               Ecological Assessment – Attunga Heights



                Specific Outcomes                                        Probable Solutions                                    Response
 e) minimising impacts associated with pest
     insect control and invasion by undesirable
     plant species; and
 f) providing for the rehabilitation and replanting
     of degraded wetlands.
 Riparian Zones
 O5 The biodiversity and ecosystem values of              S5.1 No new development occurs on, or partly on,    The site is not mapped as occurring within a
 watercourses, drainage lines, wetlands and               premises indicated as Riparian Buffer Area on       Riparian Buffer Area.
 adjacent riparian zones are protected by—                Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1,
 a) avoiding any new development in the riparian          except for—
     buffer area;                                         a) temporary use of the land; or
 b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat in          b) infrastructure which provides access to a
     riparian zones;                                          watercourse for recreational purposes;
 c) maintaining      wildlife    corridors    along
     watercourses and drainage lines for native           OR
     fauna movement;
 d) avoiding edge effects and incompatible uses           S5.2 Where constructing a Detached house
     in riparian zones;                                   or Community residence and on an allotment
 e) maintaining bank stability by minimising bank         situated wholly within the Riparian Buffer Area,
     erosion and slumping;                                a) fronting the Noosa River – development is
 f) maintaining water quality by filtering                    setback a minimum of 40m from mean high
     sediments, nutrients and other pollutants;               water spring or as otherwise prescribed by
     and                                                      the Environmental Protection Agency’s
 g) removing undesirable plant species and                    Erosion Prone Area Maps;7
     replacing them with vegetation of local              b) not fronting the Noosa River – development is
     origin;                                                  located outside the riparian zone and setback
                                                              a suitable distance from the watercourse
                                                              having regard to the development constraints


7 The Erosion Prone Area map for the Noosa River is reproduced in Schedule 5.




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