MCU14/0056 - Attachment I -Environmental Report

               environmental management
             ecological assessment report

Protected Vegetation Overlay
Specific outcomes                                                                   Probable solutions      Assessment

 Clearing protected vegetation in the prescribed Caloundra area, prescribed Maroochy area and prescribed Noosa area of the protected
 vegetation overlay area

 O1 Clearing protected vegetation does not involve the following—                   No solution provided.   The site is located within the prescribed Noosa area of
     (a) vegetation listed or referred to in the National Trust of                                          the protected vegetation overlay.
          Queensland Heritage Register or in a Heritage Register of the
          local government in a planning scheme policy;                                                     Site surveys did not identify the presence of threatened
     (b) vegetation identified or referred to in State or                                                   flora species protected by State or Federal legislation.
          Commonwealth legislation;                                                                         The proposed development will require the clearing of
     (c) habitat for an animal or plant identified in State or                                              some native flora species along the project area
          Commonwealth legislation;                                                                         boundaries. These species are not protected under
     (d) vegetation located on a prominent hillside, slope or ridgeline;                                    State or Federal legislation and have been identified by
       (e) vegetation the clearing of which may cause or contribute                                         site survey as containing limited habitat value. The
             to erosion or slippage;                                                                        project proposes the removal of environmental weeds
       (f) riparian vegetation;                                                                             and declared plants around the site boundaries and the
       (g) vegetation the clearing of which may have an adverse impact on                                   planting of native flora species to provide a visual and
             the hydrology of an area or upon a hydrologically-sensitive plant                              acoustic buffer. The project is anticipated to have a
             community such as heathland, sedgeland, melaleuca forest or                                    positive impact on visual and landscape amenity of the
             mangrove forest;                                                                               area.
       (h) vegetation which is or is capable of forming or contributing to a
             buffer between different land uses;                                                            The proposed development does not require the
       (i) vegetation which is or is capable of forming or contributing to                                  clearing of riparian vegetation. Existing vegetation is to
             a visual buffer or a buffer against pollution, light spillage or                               be retained and protected by a 10 m exclusion buffer
             noise;                                                                                         between the existing tree drip line and proposed
 (j) vegetation which contributes to visual amenity or landscape quality.                                   development area.

Clearing protected vegetation in the prescribed Noosa area of the protected vegetation overlay area

 O2 Clearing protected vegetation does not involve the following—                   No solution provided.   The proposed works does not involve clearing of
     (a) vegetation within 400 metres of the full level of ponded                                           vegetation protected under the VMA. The proposed
          water within Lake Macdonald;                                                                      development proposes no further clearing within the
           (b) vegetation the clearing of which is likely to increase the risk of                           riparian zone and the retention of existing riparian
           erosion;                                                                                         vegetation. Edge effects from the proposed

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