Reference Document - RAL26 0015 - Bushfire Hazard Assessment (As Published) · RAL26/0015

                 Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2                                 NCES REF: J001445
                 434 Lake Cooroibah Rd Lake Cooroibah, QLD



                 7    AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 3959:2018 CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS IN
                      BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS (AS 3959:2018) SETBACKS

                 NCC 2022 stipulates that Class 1, 2, 3, 9a-9c and any associated Class 10a buildings located
                 in designated bushfire prone areas (i.e., local or state government bushfire overlay maps) are
                 assessable against AS3959. In accordance with the definition in the NCC, a designated
                 bushfire prone area in QLD means:
                     •    land which has been designated under a power of legislation as being subject, or likely
                          to be subject, to bushfires.
                 The current application is for an RAL hence AS3959 is not currently applicable.
                 Compliance with the SPP Assessment Benchmark 4 <29 kW/m² RHF criteria typically results
                 in a maximum Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) 29 outcome for new assessable buildings.
                 Any future Class 1, 2, 3, 9a-9c and any associated Class 10a buildings within the site located
                 in the SPP or Noosa Plan mapped bushfire prone area; a designated bushfire prone area,
                 must be built to satisfy the relevant BAL acting on the buildings in accordance with AS3959
                 2018 Construction in Bushfire Prone Areas. Compliance with AS3959 is expected to alleviate
                 the consequences of ember attack and radiant heat attack to an acceptable level (i.e., reduce
                 the risk of dwelling failure and loss of life therein during a passing fire front).
                 IMPORTANT NOTE - The patch and corridor filtering process available under the SPP
                 methodology is not available under the AS3959 methodology which provides its own
                 set of criteria for Low threat vegetation and non-vegetated areas. AS3959 requires
                 assessment of continuous small linear strips of vegetation greater than 1 tree wide
                 which are otherwise removed under the SPP methodology. This is applicable to Lot 7
                 and should be considered when siting the future dwelling.




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