MCU14/0106 Appendix H - Bushfire Assessment Report

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report



Specific Outcomes                       Probable Solutions                         Proposed Response

Lot design

O13 Lot design and building siting      S13.1 Each residential lot—                Complies.
minimises bushfire hazard to             a)     includes a house site area,        Whilst the proposed development does
people and property having regard               identified on the plan of          not involve the creation of new lots, it
to slope, aspect, existing vegetation                                              does involve the construction of new
                                                subdivision;
and adequate separation from                                                       retail buildings on an existing lot.
hazardous vegetation.                    b)     is of sufficient size and
                                                dimensions to accommodate a
                                                                                   The proposed building locations are
                                                dwelling and ancillary buildings
                                                                                   generally sited in a low hazard position
                                                and use areas;                     with respect to topographic position
                                         c)     for lots more than 2,500m2 —       (mid slope), slope gradient (< 5%) and
                                                                                   aspect (east to south) landscape
                                              i. conform with the principles for   position.
                                                 house site numbers 1, 2 or 3
                                                 shown in Figure 13.5; and         Building setbacks are provided from
                                              ii. are separated from hazardous     hazardous vegetation that are generally
                                                  vegetation for a distance the    compliant with the desired 1.5 times the
                                                                                   predominant mature canopy height,
                                                  minimum of 1.5 times the
                                                                                   with the exception of the setback to
                                                  predominant mature canopy
                                                                                   Covenant J. As detailed in Section 4.1
                                                  height or 10m, whichever is      the vegetation in Covenant J, whilst
                                                  the greater; and                 currently satisfying the criteria for
                                         d)     for lots less than 2,500m2,        classification as hazardous vegetation,
                                                                                   does not pose an unacceptable risk to
                                                maximise      separation   of
                                                                                   the proposed development and the
                                                buildings   from    hazardous      proposed      building  setbacks     are
                                                vegetation.                        equivalent to those provided for the
                                        S13.2 Residential lots are designed        existing Noosa Civic development on
                                        so that their size and shape allow for     the opposite side of Covenant J.
                                        efficient  emergency       access    to
                                        buildings for fire fighting appliances
                                        (e.g. by avoiding long narrow lots with
                                        long access driveways).



5.2              State Planning Policy (SPP)
The proposed development site contains and adjoins bushfire hazard areas and as such the proposed
development requires assessment against the interim development assessment requirements of Part E of
the SPP.
Based on the previously presented information, an assessment of the levels of compliance that the proposed
development achieves with the interim development assessment requirements of Part E of the SPP is
presented in Table 5-3.

Table 5-3        SPP Part E Interim Development Assessment Requirements compliance assessment
Requirement                                             Response

Development:

(1) avoids natural hazard areas or mitigates the        The proposed development will constitute development within a
risks of the natural hazard to an acceptable or         bushfire hazard area. As detailed in Section 4 and Section 5.1 a
tolerable level                                         range of hazard reduction and response measures would be
                                                        implemented and the associated risk posed by bushfire in the
                                                        locality would be less than that to which the existing Noosa Civic
                                                        development is exposed.




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