Appendix B - Code Assessment

Natural Resources Overlay Code



Table 13.15– Water supply catchment areas

Specific Outcomes                                      Acceptable Solutions                                 Assessment

13.46 Effects of use & subdivision

Water quality and quantity                             No solution provided.                                S1.1-2.1 Not Applicable
O11 Development does not have adverse effects                                                               The proposed development will not increase
on the quality or quantity of water entering Lake                                                           nutrient runoff or sediment-laden water into Lake
Macdonald, Cedar Pocket dam or their tributaries,
                                                                                                            Macdonald or its tributaries.
including effects on—
a) nutrient or other chemical levels; and
b) sediment loads; and
c) turbidity.


Buffering to Lake Macdonald and its tributaries        S12.1 For land used for Animal husbandry and         O3 Not Applicable
O12 The buffering and filtering function of riparian   adjoining Lake Macdonald and its tributaries—        The proposal is not for animal husbandry activities.
zones adjacent to Lake Macdonald and its
tributaries is maintained or improved.                 a) properties are fenced to prevent stock
                                                       accessing the riparian zone, Lake Macdonald or its
                                                       tributaries; and

                                                       b) stock watering points are not located on
                                                       watercourses;

                                                       AND

                                                       S12.2 Riparian vegetation is retained.


Visual amenity of Lake Macdonald                       No solution provided.                                S4.1 Complies
O13 The visual amenity of Lake Macdonald, its                                                               The site is not in not located near Lake Macdonald
foreshores and immediate surrounds are