Attachment C - Biodiversity Code

Riparian Zones
O5 The biodiversity and ecosystem           S5.1 No new development occurs on, or       The applicant has met on site with
values of watercourses, drainage lines,     partly on, premises indicated as            Council officers Lisa Pienaar and Conor
wetlands and adjacent riparian zones        Riparian Buffer Area on Biodiversity        Neville      to     discuss     possible
are protected by—                           Overlay Maps OM1.1 to OM9.1, except         development of the site. During this
a) avoiding any new development in the      for—                                        meeting it was noted that:
riparian buffer area;                       a) temporary use of the land; or
b) retaining aquatic and terrestrial        b) infrastructure which provides access     - the existing dwelling was located
habitat in riparian zones;                  to a watercourse for recreational           within the Riparian buffer
c) maintaining wildlife corridors along     purposes; OR                                - it would not be reasonable to locate
watercourses and drainage lines for                                                     any new structures outside the Riparian
native fauna movement;                      S5.2 Where constructing a Detached          zone;
d)    avoiding edge effects and             house or Community residence and on         - no vegetation would be removed
incompatible uses in riparian zones;        an allotment situated wholly within the     - the existing dwelling has a strong
e) maintaining bank stability by            Riparian Buffer Area,                       relationship with the foreshore.
minimising bank erosion and slumping;       a) fronting the Noosa River –
f) maintaining water quality by filtering   development is setback a minimum of         In support of the proposal it is noted that
sediments,       nutrients  and     other   40m from mean high water spring or as       the extensions to the dwelling are
pollutants; and g) removing undesirable     otherwise     prescribed     by     the     located approximately 33 meters from
plant species and replacing them with       Environmental Protection Agency’s           the high water line and do not remove
vegetation of local origin;                 Erosion Prone Area Maps;13                  any existing vegetation. Further, the
                                            b) not fronting the Noosa River –           containers and sheds are located
                                            development is located outside the          approximately 97 metres from the high
                                            riparian zone and setback a suitable        water line in cleared areas.
                                            distance from the watercourse having
                                            regard to the development constraints
                                            of the property and the need to protect
                                            environmental and riparian values; OR

                                            S5.3 For Animal husbandry on
                                            premises in the Rural Zone—
                                            a) stock proof fencing is installed along
                                            watercourses at a distance of no less
                                            than 10m from the top of the bank;
                                            b) stock watering points are located no
                                            less than 15m away from the top of the
                                            bank of watercourses; and c) stock
                                            crossing points across watercourses
                                            are defined and controlled with stock
                                            proof fencing, to prevent stock from
                                            damaging riparian vegetation or banks
                                            to watercourses; OR S5.4 Recreational
                                            facilities   (including     playgrounds,
                                            pergolas, barbeques etc) are setback a
                                            minimum of 30m from the top of the
                                            bank of a watercourse and 10m from
                                            the top of the bank of a drainage line;
                                            OR S5.5 For Forestry uses the
                                            cultivated area is separated from
                                            watercourses by a distance not less
                                            than the distances identified below,
                                            measured from high water mark or the
                                            top of the bank, whichever is the greater
                                            distance— Feature Distance Stream
                                            order 1 or 2 5 m Stream order 3 or 4 10
                                            m Stream order greater than 4 20 m
                                            AND
                                            S5.6 Where Forestry is carried out on
                                            that part of premises indicated as
                                            Riparian Buffer Area and outside the
                                            separation distances specified in
                                            S5.5—
                                            a) species planted are of local origin
                                            and are harvested through sustainable
                                            harvesting; and
                                            b) any undesirable plant species are
                                            replaced by vegetation of local origin.
Managing public access and edge
effects
O6 Development on land adjacent to a        S6.1 Development adjacent to a              No new lots or road proposed.
waterway or wetland maintains an            waterway or wetland provides that—
appropriate extent of public access to       a) no new lots directly back onto the
waterways and wetlands and minimises        riparian area; and
edge effects.                               b) new public roads are located
                                            between the riparian buffer and the