Review of Essential Urgent Bushfire Management at Noosa Civic - September 2019

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                     Law No. 10 (Vegetation Management) 1;


              d)     clearing which is reasonably necessary for carrying out work that is —


                     1. authorised or required under an Act, regulation or local law; or
                     2. specified in a notice given by the local government or another regulatory
                        authority;


              e)     clearing in accordance with a development approval;


              f)     clearing on a category 1 lot, where —

                      1. the vegetation is within three (3) metres of an existing building or structure; and
                      2. the clearing is reasonably necessary for access to the building or structure or has
                         been approved in a landscape plan; and
                      3. the vegetation is not otherwise required to be retained in accordance with a
                         development approval;


              g)     clearing on a category 2 or 3 lot, where —


                      1. the vegetation is within ten (10) metres of an existing building or structure; and
                      2. the clearing is reasonably necessary for access to the building or structure or has
                         been approved in a landscape plan; and
                      3. the vegetation is not otherwise required to be retained in accordance with a
                         development approval;


              h)     clearing on a category 3 or 4 lot greater than ten (10) hectares in area, where —


                      1. the vegetation is within 30 metres of a building or within ten (10) metres of a
                         structure; and
                      2. the clearing is reasonably necessary for the control of fire risk to the building or
                         structure; and
                      3. the vegetation is not otherwise required to be retained in accordance with a
                         development approval;


              i)     clearing vegetation within the path of a utility service;


              j)     clearing on a category 1, 2 or 3 lot, where the clearing —


                      1. is pruning of native vegetation for the purpose of tree maintenance or hazard
                         management; and
                      2. results in no more than 20% loss of the live canopy volume of a tree within a 12-
                         month period; and
                      3. does not involve lopping or topping;



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    Copies of property vegetation management plans can be obtained from the Noosa Council offices