2 David Low Way - Attachment 2 - Ecological and Bushfire Assessment Report 9-8-17

 Biodiversity Overlay Code Compliance Assessment
 Specific Outcomes                          Probable solutions                        Response
 c) provide for safe and appropriate                                                  habitat values of this vegetation is
 koala movement across the                  S7.2 Where clearing of non-juvenile       negligible.
 landscape; and                             koala habitat trees is unavoidable in     The Site does not contain any Koala
 d) provide for a net gain in mature        an area shown as bushland habitat,        Bushland or Rehabilitation habitat
 and actively regenerating koala            high value rehabilitation habitat or      areas pursuant to the Conservation of
 habitat.                                   medium value rehabilitation habitat on    Koala in SEQ State Planning Policy
                                            the map called ‘Map of Values’, such      or State Planning Regulatory
                                            clearing is minimised and a               Provisions.
                                            biodiversity offset is provided in
                                            accordance with the Queensland
                                            Environmental Offset Policy.
 Open space networks & ecological linkages
 O8 Open space networks and                 S8.1 Vegetation and ecological            Complies.
 ecological linkages are maintained         linkages are enhanced through             The proposed plan of development will
 and enhanced to provide for safe           revegetation, rehabilitation and          not adversely affect open space
 movement of fauna and viable               vegetation maintenance in areas           networks or ecological linkages in the
 connectivity between ecologically          indicated in Schedule 5 on Map 4 -        Site locality.
 important areas by protecting and          Open Space Networks in such a way
 replanting vegetation of local origin—     as to—
 a) along and around watercourses,          a) ensure protection of wildlife
 wetlands, drainage lines and               refuges;
 ridgelines; and                            b) facilitate the dispersal and
 b) as linkages between areas of            movement of native wildlife; and
 remnant vegetation, including—             c) maintain vegetation in patches of
 i. across property boundaries;             the greatest possible size and with the
 ii. to areas of national park,             smallest possible edge-to-area ratio.
 conservation park, State forest or         AND
 reserve; and
 iii. into adjoining local government       S8.2 Development is sited and
 areas.                                     designed to—
                                            a) maximise the ecological
                                            connectivity of vegetation within the
                                            site and to adjacent sites;
                                            b) to avoid creating physical barriers
                                            and safety hazards (such as roads,
                                            pedestrian access and in-stream
                                            structures) to the movement of fauna
                                            along and within the ecological
                                            linkage; and
                                            c) provide mitigation measures such
                                            as wildlife movement infrastructure,
                                            fauna exclusion and directional
                                            fencing, underpasses, overpasses
                                            and traffic calming devices, signage
                                            and lighting.
 Scenic Amenity
 O9 The scenic amenity and vegetated        S9.1 and S10.1 Vegetation is retained     Complies
 character of the locality and its          and enhanced—                             The proposed plan of development
 watercourses, drainage lines, sloping      a) within 30m of prominent ridgelines     maintains vegetated buffers to:
 land and ridgelines is retained and        and hillslopes;
 enhanced; AND                                                                         David Low Way that are at least
                                            b) in gullies;                               10m in width; and
 O10 Vegetation which makes a               c) along watercourses and drainage         Burgess Creek that are at least
 positive contribution to the streetscape   lines; and                                   50m in width.
 or major road network is retained.
                                            d) within 10m of road reserves.
 Habitat Trees




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