MCU14/0106 Appendix H - Bushfire Assessment Report

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report



Specific Outcomes                      Probable Solutions                         Proposed Response

13.37 Reconfiguring a Lot
General

O10 The safety of people and           S10.1 The proposed lots are not            Not     Applicable.     The  proposed
property are maintained by             located on land that is subject to         development does not require nor
a) Locating house site areas and       Medium or High Bushfire Hazard on          involve reconfiguring a lot.
other sensitive uses on that part of   overlay maps OM1.4-OM9.4 42;
the land least affected by the         OR
bushfire hazard; and                   S10.2 The proposed lots are sited on
b) fire mitigation methods are used    land determined as low bushfire risk
that are adequate for the Potential    by a site specific bushfire hazard
Bushfire Hazard rating of the          assessment.43
individual site, having regard to –    AND
i. vegetation type;                    S10.3 Additional lots are not created
ii. slope;                             where their only vehicular access
iii. aspect;                           route is through a Medium or High
                                       Bushfire Hazard area shown on
iv. on-site and off-site fire hazard   overlay maps OM1.4-OM9.4
implications of the development;
v. bushfire history;
vi. conservation values of the site;
and
vii. ongoing maintenance.


Firebreaks and fire access tracks

O11       Firebreaks or fire access    S11.1 Firebreaks are provided by—          Complies overall, on the basis that
tracks provide—                        a) a cleared road reserve not less         Covenant J is part of the
a) adequate access for fire fighting   than 20m wide located around the           development area     ‘within’   the
and other emergency vehicles; and      perimeter of the subdivision, between      firebreaks
b) adequate width to minimise the      the created lots and surrounding
risk of fire crossover.                vegetated lands;
                                       OR                                         The Noosa Civic expansion will be
                                       b) fire access tracks (may be in the       within a firebreak of the nature specified
                                       form of an access easement)                in S11.1 established by extension of
                                       between the created lots and               Hofmann Drive and the inner ring road,
                                       surrounding vegetated lands that—          plus some limited setbacks of buildings
                                       i. are a minimum cleared width of 6m;      from Covenant J protected vegetation.
                                       ii. have a formed pavement;
                                       iii. have access at each end and in
                                       other locations where necessary;
                                       iv. have passing areas and turning
                                       areas;
                                       v.     have clearly identified access
                                       points for emergency vehicles; and
                                       vi. are located on public land or within
                                       access easements that are granted in
                                       favour of the Sunshine Coast
                                       Regional Council and the Queensland
                                       Fire and Rescue Service 44.
                                       .




QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd                                Version 1                                            3 December 2014
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