Reference Document Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan 131998.981.5

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v4 NCES REF: J001061
Lot 7 on RP216403, Lot 394 on M371117, and Lot 650 on M37380 — 48-59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba

7.2 State Planning Policy — Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience

The Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning’s State Planning
Policy — State interest guidance material — Natural hazards, risk and resilience — Bushfire (December
2019) contains the development assessment benchmarks for natural hazards, risk and resilience -
bushfire. The SPP assessment benchmarks prevail over those prescribed in the Noosa Plan Natural
Hazards Overlay Code where they involve the same design elements. An assessment of the
proposed development’s compliance with each of the assessment benchmarks has been provided
below.

Assessment Benchmark 3
For development in a bushfire prone area involving vulnerable uses
1. Vulnerable uses are not established or intensified within the bushfire prone area unless:

a. there is an overriding need in the public interest for the new or expanded service the development
provides

b. there are no other suitable alternative location within the required service catchment, and

c. site planning can appropriately mitigate the risk (for example, siting ovals for an educational
establishment between the hazardous vegetation and structure.

All new buildings associated with the development satisfy the vulnerable use <10kW/m? RHF
exposure threshold set under the SPP.

In the event of a bushfire, and where safe egress from the site is unavailable, guests and employees
can shelter in place within the existing club house building measuring an approx. combined area of
450m. This building is positioned near the centre of the site, approximately 250m from the entry and
>180m from the closest identified hazardous vegetation unit.

The building is effectively removed from bushland hazards, including associated risk of direct flame
contact, radiant heat and severe ember attack. Note, humans generally experience no significant
pain from radiant heat emitted from a bushfire located >100m away.

The maximum park occupancy is reported to be approximately 88 people including staff. Commonly
used emergency shelter in place requirements is 1.5m?/person hence the existing club house
(approx. 330m? floor area) can adequately cater for shelter in place numbers. It is further noted that
the club house will offer food and amenities thereby ensuring the comfort of patrons during an
emergency.

Assessment Benchmark 4
Assessable Development

Development contributes to an effective and efficient emergency response and recovery capabilities.
In the first instance, this can be achieved by new or expanded community infrastructure that is
providing essential services (emergency services, hospital and educational establishment) not being
in a bushfire prone area, as addressed in assessment benchmark 3.

To ensure emergency services can respond effectively, development is located within a reticulated
water supply area or includes a dedicated static water supply that is available solely for fire-fighting
purposes and can be accessed by fire-fighting vehicles.

Reticulated water supply is not available to the site hence the following dedicated static water supply
is recommended:

e 10,000L per new building proposed within the confirmed bushfire prone area.
The specified volumes should be reserved for fire fighting purposes only.

Only the eastern wing of cabins (7 cabins total) is captured within a confirmed bushfire prone area
(refer Plate 20). The approximately footprint of all 7 cabins captured within the confirmed bushfire
prone area is 320m which is about the size of a single large residential building. Therefore, the
provision of 10,000 litres to service all 7 cabins is sufficient.

It is noted that a 300,000 litres tank is proposed adjacent to the southeast eastern wing of cabins.

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