MCU14/0056 - Attachment I -Environmental Report

                environmental management
              ecological assessment report

Specific outcomes                                          Probable solutions (if code assessable)                  Preferred Solution

     hydrology, water quality and flora and fauna
     species;
 c) preventing any new development within
     wetlands;
 d) minimising access to the wetland;
 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 Buffer Area
O5 The biodiversity and ecosystem values of                 S5.1 No new development occurs on, or partly on,        Existing aquatic and terrestrial habitat in riparian zones
watercourses, drainage lines, wetlands and adjacent         premises indicated as Riparian Buffer Area on           will be retained to serve as a wildlife corridor along the
riparian zones are protected by—                            Biodiversity Overlay Maps OM1.1 to                      waterway for native fauna movement. Historical
a)      avoiding any new development in the                 OM9.1, except for—                                      clearing of the site has occurred within the mapped
        riparian buffer area;                               a) temporary use of the land; or                        Riparian Buffer Area. Site surveys have identified that
b)      retaining aquatic and terrestrial habitat in        b)    infrastructure which provides access to a         this area has been heavily disturbed and contains
        riparian zones;                                          watercourse for recreational purposes;             regularly maintained grasses which hold limited to no
c)      maintaining wildlife corridors along                                                                        ecological value. In addition, major arterial road
        watercourses and drainage lines for                 OR                                                      development to the north and south of the property
        native fauna movement;                                                                                      has resulted in heavy degradation and fragmentation
d)      avoiding edge effects and incompatible uses         S5.2 Where constructing a Detached house                of the waterway corridor. Site surveys have confirmed
        in riparian zones;                                  or Community residence and on an allotment              that this area is dominated by introduced species and
e)      maintaining bank stability by minimising            situated wholly within the Riparian Buffer Area, a)
                                                                                                                    contains limited habitat value.
        bank erosion and slumping;                          fronting the Noosa River – development
f)      maintaining water quality by filtering                     is setback a minimum of 40m from mean high
                                                                                                                    The proposed development proposes no further
        sediments,      nutrients  and      other                  water spring or as otherwise prescribed by the
                                                                                                                    clearing within the riparian zone and the retention of
        pollutants; and                                            Environmental Protection Agency’s Erosion
                                                                                                                    existing riparian vegetation. Edge effects from the
g)       removing undesirable plant species and                    Prone Area
                                                                                                                    proposed development will be minimised through an
         replacing them with vegetation of local origin;           Maps;13
                                                                                                                    additional 10 m buffer from the tree drip line of
                                                            b)     not fronting the Noosa River – development is
                                                                                                                    existing vegetation on the western bank to safeguard

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