4. Town Planning Report

2.2.2     ECOLOGICAL MAPPING

The site is devoid of any significant onsite vegetation. The site is also not mapped as containing any local
biodiversity or State regulated (native) vegetation.

2.2.2.1 NATURE CONSERVATION ACT 1992

The subject site does not contain any essential habitat nor is it mapped as ‘high risk’ under the flora
survey trigger mapping under the protected plants legislative framework.

2.2.3     LOCAL MAPPING

2.2.3.1 WATERWAYS, WETLANDS, FLOODING AND ACID SULFATE SOILS

The subject site is affected by Council’s Acid Sulfate Soils overlay. The site is located between RL: 5.0m
AHD and RL 20AHD. The development will involve excavation of more than 100m3. However, in
accordance with Planning Scheme’s Table of assessment – Overlays, Table – 5.9.1 and Fig.5.9.1.1, it is
understood that if the excavation does not go below 5m AHD then the works are not considered to be
assessable.

2.2.4     SITE CONTAMINATION

The site is not included on the Environmental Management Register or Contaminated Land Register.
However, the site is located in an area categorised on the Commonwealth Department of Defence
website as having a substantial potential to be affected by residual unexploded ordnance (UXO).
Accordingly, any MCU over the above site will require referral to the State Assessment Referral Agency
(SARA), as a concurrency agency referral relating to UXO’s.


2.3       ACCESS AND MOBILITY
2.3.1     VEHICULAR ACCESS

The site currently has direct vehicle access to David Low Way via an existing singular vehicle crossover.
The proposed development seeks to widen the proposed access driveway to 6m wide, resulting in a dual
access driveway. The driveway is proposed to be splayed to facilitate vehicle movements to and from
the street. The access driveway has also been designed to accommodate all vehicle types anticipated
to attend the site. An Engineering Report has been prepared Bax Engineering to accompany the
engineering drawings. This report also confirms that the access arrangements have been designed in
accordance with the relevant Australian Standards and the Noosa Plan with respect to achieving
appropriate sight distances and facilitating onsite manoeuvring (Refer to Appendix E).


2.3.2     PEDESTRIAN, CYCLE AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT

The proposed development proposes a separate pedestrian access from the driveway, which provides
direct access to a 1.8m wide footpath along the site’s frontage to David Low Way.

David Low Way currently includes 2 x 2m bike lanes and is also serviced by bus in either direction, with
the nearest bus stops being located 125m to the north and 60m to the south the subject site.




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