RFI - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

                                                                                      Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan




Performance Outcomes   Acceptable Outcomes                                Compliance Assessment

                                       Noosa Council and the Queensland   There are no alternative locations for the driveway on the
                                       Fire and Rescue Service.           property that would have a lesser slope, so these driveway
                                                                          slopes cannot be avoided.

                       AO8.3   Bushfire management measures are carried
                               out on the subject property and not any    In the event of a bushfire emergency where a bushfire
                               adjoining property.                        were to cut off resident egress to the south via the internal
                                                                          access    driveway,   residents    can   still   egress   the
                                                                          dwelling/property to the north via the cleared paddock
                                                                          north of the dwelling and then through the neighbouring
                                                                          property at 112 Davis Rd. This adjoining property is mostly
                                                                          non-bushfire prone vegetation (Macadamia orchards,
                                                                          grassed paddocks, landscaped gardens) and would allow
                                                                          for safe access out to Davis Rd to the north, away from a
                                                                          bushfire that might be advancing from the south. Access
                                                                          through this adjoining property could be achieved on foot
                                                                          or by vehicle, due to the existing driveway which accesses
                                                                          the existing dwelling on that property, which is proximal to
                                                                          the boundary with the subject property at 178 Davis Rd.
                                                                          This neighbouring driveway is easily accessible from the
                                                                          subject property at 178 Davis Rd, downhill via the cleared
                                                                          grassy paddock and through a basic wire rural fence.




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