MCU14/0106 Appendix H - Bushfire Assessment Report

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report



                     - provide passing bays and turning areas for fire-fighting appliances; and
                     - are either located on public land, or within an access easement that is granted in favour
                       of the local government and QFRS.
           AND
           c)        sufficient cleared breaks of 6 metres minimum width in retained bushland within the
                     development (e.g. creek corridors and other retained vegetation) to allow burning of sections
                     and access for bushfire response.
With respect to the above, the proposed Noosa Civic expansion:
      > involves extensions to Hofmann Drive and the internal ring-road that will surround the existing Noosa
        Civic development and proposed development with multiple access points to Walter Hay Drive; and
      > provides appropriate building setbacks as discussed in Section 4.1 herein.
It is recommended that fire be actively excluded from Covenant J to facilitate the transition to a less
hazardous rainforest vegetation.

4.5              Access/Egress Arrangements
The ability of both landowners and fire fighters to access all areas of a property can be a vital factor in
determining whether a fire can be fought successfully or not. Secure access also allows for safe
performance of management actions and safe exit should evacuation be required.
In recognition of this the SPP 1/03 Guideline states that, for development that will result in multiple buildings
or lots, roads are designed and constructed in accordance with applicable local government and State
government standards and:
           a)        have a maximum gradient of 12.5%; and
           b)        exclude cul-de-sac, except where a perimeter road isolates the development from hazardous
                     vegetation or the cul-de-sac are provided with an alternative access linking the cul-de-sac to
                     other through roads.
The proposed development is consistent with the above SPP 1/03 Guideline recommendations and provides
multiple avenues of entry/exit to facilitate the deployment of fire fighting resources and/or the evacuation of
personnel if required.




QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd                                Version 1                                    3 December 2014
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