MCU14/0106 Appendix H - Bushfire Assessment Report

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report



Unit      Description                                                             SPP 1/03 Bushfire Hazard             Composite
                                                                                          Loading                         Score -
                                                                                Vegetation      Slope      Aspect         Rating

I         A relatively narrow (< 100m wide) band of open forest
          located to the east of the proposed development, to the
          west of Walter Hay Drive and within Employment Precinct
          E6. This vegetation is situated down slope from the
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          proposed Noosa Civic expansion and would be separated                      6*            1          0
                                                                                                                          Medium
          from the Noosa Civic expansion by the proposed internal
          ring-road extension. The majority of potentially hazardous
          vegetation in this area will eventually be removed as the
          Shire Business Centre is developed over time.
J         The proposed development site within which the majority of                                                         0
          the existing vegetation would be removed.                                   0            0          0
                                                                                                                            Low
K         The proposed Hofmann Drive extensions within which all                                                             0
          existing vegetation would be removed.                                       0            0          0
                                                                                                                            Low
L         The existing Noosa Civic development which does not                                                                0
          contain any hazardous vegetation.                                           0            0          0
                                                                                                                            Low

* : SPP 1/03 recognises that narrow bands of vegetation (i.e. < 100m in width) generally do not support intense bushfire fronts and for
this reason may be considered as having the next lowest hazard rating.

In respect of the above, Figure 2 also shows the location and extent of a 50m wide safety buffer to identified
Medium bushfire hazard areas associated with vegetated land adjacent to the proposed development site.
Within that 50m buffer it will be necessary for appropriate access to be available and development controls
to be implemented to ensure that human health and property are not exposed to an unacceptable risk of
harm in the event of a bushfire.




QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd                                     Version 1                                                3 December 2014
J13041_Bushfire Assessment V1.docx                    Commercial in Confidence                                               Page 9