Development Application part 2 Application Forms REC11/0145

                                                                                        Appendix I


     APPENDIX 3: UNDERTAKING NATURAL HAZARD ASSESSMENT -
         BUSH FIRE
            What is a bushfire?

     A3.1   :\ hush lire is an uncontrolled tire burning in forest, scrub or grassland vegetation, also
            refen-ed to as a wild irc.

     A3.2   Bushfire may occur on most vegetation and topography types in Queensland where there
            is a fuel path of sufficient dryness to be flammable.

            Natural hazard management area (bushfire)

     A3.3   .\ natural hazard management area (bushfire) is described in Annex 3 of the SPP as
            60 llO%^ s:


             a)     'an area identified by a local government in its planning scheme consistent with the
                    conclusions of a bushfire hazard assessment prepared in accordance with Appendix
                    3 of the SPP Guideline or other methodology approved by the Queensland Fire and
                    Rescue Service (QFRS); or
             b)     where such a study has not been undertaken, an area identified by a local
                    government in it, plannin g scheme, reflecting the Medium and High hazard area of
                    the Bushfire Risk Analysis maps produced by QFRS, suitably modified following a
                    visual assessment of the accuracy of the maps; or
             c)     where an area has not been identified by a local government, the Medium and High
                    hazard areas on the Bushfire Risk Analysis maps produced by QFRS.'

     A3.4   Outcome 4 of the SPP requires natural hazard management areas (bushtire) to be
             identified in planning schemes (except for those local government areas to which the SPP
            does not apply in relation to bushtires - refer to Annex 2 of the SPP). Natural hazard
            management areas (bushfire) trigger the development outcomes and development
            assessment requirements specified in Outcome I of the SPP, and are also required to
            enable the development of the planning strategies and detailed measures required by
            Outcomes 5 and 6 of the SPP.

Pi   A3.5   The following methodology has been developed to assist local governments and
            developers to identify natural hazard management areas (bushtire). It is an appropriate
            method for land use planning purposes and is suitable for use by local governments when
            identifying natural hazard management areas (bushfire) as part of the plan making or
            amending process and also for site-specific hush tire hazard assessments.

     A3.6   However, other methodologies may also be appropriate. Local governments or their
            consultants should contact the QFRS to discuss alternative methodologies and ensure that
            they are acceptable.




     SPP Guideline V03                                                                           June 2003
                                                         43