Town Planning Assessment Report · MCU26/0099

c) incorporating siting and design       d) provides suitable habitat               the area required for bushfire
   measures to protect and retain           replacement and replanting in           protection;
   ecological values and                    accordance with PSP3                    (b) the substantial balance of
   ecosystem processes within or            Ecological Assessment                   vegetation and ecological values
   adjacent to the                          Guidelines.                             across the 29.64ha property will be
   development site; and                                                            retained;
d) where adverse impacts have                                                        (c) the clearing is localised and
   been minimised, any residual          AO3.2                                      does not sever the broader
   impacts on ecological values          Habitat trees, recruitment habitat         vegetated areas of the site, thereby
   are compensated for through           trees, and roosting, breeding and          maintaining opportunities for fauna
   suitable habitat replacement          feeding areas are protected for native     movement and connectivity with
   and replanting on site in the first   fauna habitat.                             adjoining habitat; and
   instance or in a way that results                                                (d) residual impacts can be further
   in a net gain and enhancement                                                    mitigated through rehabilitation
   of the overall habitat values of                                                 and weed management within
   Noosa Shire.                                                                     retained vegetation, consistent with
                                                                                    the approach identified in the
                                                                                    ecological assessment template.

                                                                                    AO3.2 - Complies
                                                                                    The dwelling is located in an
                                                                                    existing disturbed area and there
                                                                                    were no significant habitat trees
                                                                                    identified in the proposed are to be
                                                                                    cleared.
PO4                                      AO4.1                                      AO4.1 - Complies
Development provides for effective       Vegetation is protected from               Vegetation to be retained can be
measures during construction and         disturbance or damage from                 protected during construction by
operation to protect ecological          construction and operation activities      clearly identifying the approved
values including:                        by:                                        clearing limits, marking retained
                                                                                    trees where necessary, installing
a) avoiding disturbance to               a) clearly marking trees to be             temporary exclusion fencing
   or clearing of vegetation in and         retained with flagging tape;            adjacent to retained vegetation,
   within the vicinity of the site;      b) installing protective fencing           keeping stockpiles, storage and
b) managing habitat disturbance             around the dripline of                  vehicle parking within cleared or
   and physical harm to fauna               the vegetation and avoid filling        designated work areas, and using
   from noise, vibration, dust, light,      and excavating in these fenced          low-impact construction
   dewatering or excavating; and            areas;                                  techniques around retained
c) avoiding clearing in areas            c) ensuring stockpiling, storage and       vegetation. These measures can
   where erosion or slippage could          vehicle parking occurs outside          be secured by conditions of
   occur.                                   the identified vegetation areas;        approval.
                                            and
                                         d) using low impact construction           AO4.2 - Not Applicable
                                            techniques around vegetation.           The development does not rely on
                                                                                    the removal of vegetation that is
                                         AO4.2                                      required to function as a specific
                                         Vegetation which is capable of             buffer between incompatible land
                                         forming or contributing to a buffer        uses. The substantial balance of
                                         between different land uses or a           vegetation surrounding the
                                         buffer against pollution, light spillage   development area will be retained.
                                         or noise is retained.
                                                                                    AO4.3 - Complies
                                         AO4.3                                      External lighting can be designed
                                         Lighting associated with                   and directed so that it does not
                                         development:                               result in an unacceptable level of
                                                                                    illuminance within or at the
                                         a) does not contribute an                  boundary of retained ecologically
                                            unacceptable level of illuminance       important areas.
                                            (greater than 1 lux) for light
                                            sensitive species within or at the


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