Appendix C - Bushfire Hazard Assesment

1.0     INTRODUCTION
1.1     PURPOSE
This Bushfire Hazard Assessment Report has been prepared to assess the degree of bushfire hazard and
associated risk acting on Lot 4 on RP213871 located at 797 Ringtail Creek Road, Pomona (herein referred
to as ‘the site’). The applicants are seeking to build a primary dwelling within a vegetated area within the
south-eastern site extent. Building Plans have been provided as Appendix A. This assessment has been
undertaken to determine the specific extent of bushfire hazard acting on the proposed dwelling and to
determine the setback distances required to safely locate the dwelling. Setback distances will also
determine the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) construction standard under Australian Standard AS3959:2018
Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas.

The following documents prescribe the bushfire assessment measures utilised in Queensland and have
been drawn upon in the preparation of this report:
     Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience –– Bushfire State Planning Policy – state interest guidance
       material (The Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2019)
     Bushfire Resilient Communities. Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy State
       Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience - Bushfire’ (Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
       (QFES), 2019)

1.2     ASSESSMENT AREA
QFES (2019) defines the assessment area as the development footprint and all land within 150m of the
extent of the development footprint (i.e., the build location). The overall site is located within a
predominantly vegetated rural area and covers approximately 3.4ha. The site currently contains several
sheds and horse stables, with a semi-cleared area surrounding the existing sheds. The remainder of the
site is dominated by native vegetation, including tall open Eucalypt forest in the south, and native
regrowth vegetation in the north. Vegetated and semi-vegetated rural allotments dominate the landscape
surrounding the site. Plate 1 depicts the existing site conditions within the assessment area.




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