3365 261022 report · RAL19/0014.01

1.3   BUSHFIRE HAZARD

Almost the entirety of the subject property is mapped on Council’s Bushfire Hazard
Overlay Map as Medium Potential Bushfire Hazard.

The mapping would be understandably based on tree canopy. Whilst properties to
the rear and south show existing residences excluded from the bushfire hazard
intensity mapping and include them within the potential impact buffer, such is not the
case on the subject property. Furthermore, tree canopy on Pottery Street road verge,
clearly evident on the imagery as a continuation of the canopy inside the property, is
somehow excluded and shown as potential impact buffer. This is perhaps evidence
of the broad brush nature of the mapping, and of a lack of consideration for the rights
of the resident in mapping the property.




Plate 1 - Noosa Plan Bushfire Hazard Overlay (OM_BH)



The trees causing the bushfire hazard will be cleared in the early stages of
development construction. Council desires to retain the trees on the road verge.

The Rural Fire Brigade has been requested on multiple occasions to carry out a fuel
reduction controlled burn over the subject property. On each occasion the area
representative informed the landowner that the RFB was not able to carry out such a
burn due to the threat of a fire getting away. Fire breaks needed to be in place first
before any attempt would be considered.

Of course, no fire break can be cleared prior to Council providing approval under the
operational works and with fauna management practises completed.




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