Development Application part 2 of 2 Plans and reports REC13/0094

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    safety of people or property from bushfire.          therefore houses will be erected in bushfire free
                                                         areas.

    Protection of Infrastructure and Community
    Uses
    05 Community Uses and Infrastructure Uses,           Not applicable.

    including that identified below, are able to
    function effectively during and immediately after
    bushfire events-
    a) Emergency service facilities;
    b) Hospitals;
    c) Education Type 4 uses, including stores for
    valuable records or items of historic or cultural
    significance; and
    d) Service and utility uses, including electricity
    substations, major electrical depots and water
    treatment plants.



    Hazardous materials
    06 Public safety and the environment are not         56.1 Hazardous materials are not manufactured

    adversely affected by the detrimental impacts of     and stored on the site.
    bushfire on hazardous materials manufactured
    or stored in bulk.




    13.34     Siting, design and construction
    07Uses and works including building works are        57.1 Uses and works including building works

    sited, designed and constructed to-                  are sited-

    a) minimise the number of people and property        a) on lots greater than 2500m2;
    subject to bushfire risk; and                        i) in locations of lowest hazard within the lot
    b) maximise the protection of people and             (Figure 13.5 provides guidance); and
    property during the passage of a fire front.         ii) to achieve setbacks from hazardous
                                                         vegetation of 1.5 times the predominant mature
                                                         canopy tree height or 10m whichever is the
                                                         greater; and
                                                         iii) 10m from any retained vegetation strips or
                                                         small areas of vegetation; and
                                                         iv) so that the elements of the development
                                                         least susceptible to fire are sited closest to the
                                                         bushfire hazard;
                                                         b) on lots 2500m 2 or less to maximise setbacks
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                                                         from hazardous vegetation



    13.35 Water supply for fire fighting
    08An adequate and accessible water supply is         58.1 For premises not in a water service area-

    provided for fire fighting purposes                  each lot has an accessible dam, swimming pool
                                                         or water tank accessible   by the fire brigade that
                                                         contains at least 5000 litres of water.



    13.36 Vehicle ’access and fire trails
    Firebreaks and fire access tracks
    09 Firebreak s or fire access tracks provide-        59.1 The proposed lots fall under the Rural