MCU14/0106 Appendix H - Bushfire Assessment Report

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report




Table of Contents
1       Introduction                                                                                             1
2       Proposed Development                                                                                     2
3       Bushfire Hazard Assessment                                                                               4
        3.1          Overview                                                                                    4
        3.2          Vegetation Community Hazard Assessment                                                      5
        3.3          Slope Hazard Assessment                                                                     6
        3.4          Aspect Hazard Assessment                                                                    7
        3.5          Composite Hazard Assessment                                                                 7
4       Bushfire Hazard Mitigation and Management Specifications                                               10
        4.1          Buildings and Structures                                                                   10
        4.2          Water Supplies                                                                             12
        4.3          Lot Layout and Siting                                                                      12
        4.4          Firebreaks and Maintenance Trails                                                          12
        4.5          Access/Egress Arrangements                                                                 13
5       Compliance Assessments                                                                                 14
        5.1          Noosa Plan Natural Hazards Overlay Code                                                    14
        5.2          State Planning Policy (SPP)                                                                19
6       Conclusions                                                                                            21




Tables
Table 3-1        Bushfire Hazard Landscape Factor Contributions                                                  4
Table 3-2        Vegetation communities and their equivalent SPP 1/03 Guideline hazard scores that occur
                 within the Noosa Civic expansion locality post development                                      5
Table 3-3        Vegetated slope types and their equivalent SPP 1/03 Guideline hazard scores                     6
Table 3-4        Aspect of vegetated areas and their equivalent SPP 1/03 Guideline hazard score                  7
Table 3-5        Composite bushfire hazard scores for different parts of the Noosa Civic expansion locality
                 post development                                                                                7
Table 5-1        Noosaville Natural Hazard: Bushfire & Acid Sulfate Soils Overlay (Map OM8.4) Extract           14
Table 5-2        Noosa Plan Natural Hazards Overlay Code compliance assessment                                  15
Table 5-3        SPP Part E Interim Development Assessment Requirements compliance assessment                   19




Figures
Figure 1         Noosa Civic Extension Locality
Figure 2         Post Development Bushfire Hazard Ratings Map




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