Bushfire Hazard Statement

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                     Specific Outcomes                                                  Probable Solutions                                                  Response
                                                                           i.    are a minimum cleared width of 6m;                      northern, central and southern portions of the
                                                                           ii.  have a maximum grade of 1 in 8 (12.5%);                  development footprint.
                                                                           iii. have a formed pavement;
                                                                           iv.  have access at each end and in other locations
                                                                                where necessary;
                                                                           v. have passing areas and turning areas;
                                                                           vi. have clearly identified access points for emergency
                                                                                vehicles; and
                                                                           vii. are located on public land or within access
                                                                                easements that are granted in favour of the Noosa
                                                                                Council and the Queensland Fire and Rescue
                                                                                Service.
Reconfiguring a Lot
General                                                              S10.1                                                           R10.1
O10                                                                  The proposed lots are not located on land that is subject to       The proposed development area is not mapped as a
                                                                     Bushfire Hazard                                                     bushfire hazard area however, a Potential impact buffer
The safety of people and property are maintained by
                                                                                                                                         covers part of the development footprint.
                                                                     OR
a)    Locating house site areas and other sensitive uses on                                                                             An assessment of the separation distance from the
      that part of the land least affected by the bushfire           S10.2                                                               hazardous vegetation within the Tewantin national park
      hazard; and                                                                                                                        indicates the separation of the closest buildings to the
                                                                     The proposed lots are sited on land determined as low
b)    fire mitigation methods are used that are adequate for                                                                             hazardous vegetation is approximately 50 metres and
                                                                     bushfire risk by a site-specific bushfire hazard assessment
      the Potential Bushfire Hazard rating of the individual site,                                                                       that this separation contains a formed roadway, Cooroy
      having regard to –                                             AND                                                                 Noosa Road which allows for two-way access into and
        i. vegetation type;                                                                                                              away from the site.
                                                                     S10.3
        ii. slope;                                                                                                                      This access is not through an area mapped as a bushfire
        iii. aspect;                                                 Additional lots are not created where their only vehicular          hazard area, however the access is within a potential
        iv. on-site and off-site fire hazard implications of the     access route is through a Bushfire Hazard area                      impact buffer.
             development;
        v. bushfire history;
        vi. conservation values of the site; and
        vii. ongoing maintenance