Appendix F - Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v1                              NCES REF: J000669
Lot 2 on RP131369 – 108 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain



5    BUSHFIRE IMPACT REDUCTION MEASURES

5.1 General
The following section describes bushfire impact reduction measures to be incorporated into
the proposed development to reduce the risk of bushfire impacts to people and property.
Implementation of the identified measures are not implied nor intended to advocate that
building occupants remain on the site during a bushfire event, nor that people and property
will be protected from bushfire impacts. The measures are intended to reduce the potential
severity of bushfire impact to the development and not prevent bushfire impact. The bushfire
mitigation measures have been derived from:
    ·    Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning’s State
         Planning Policy – State interest guidance material – Natural hazards, risk and
         resilience – Bushfire (December 2019) (referenced herein as SPP (Bushfire) 2019);
         and
    ·    Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. (2019). Planning for Bushfire Resilient
         Communities.

5.2 Asset Protection Zones
5.2.1    General
Asset Protection Zones (APZ) provide a defensive tool to assist in the reduction of potential
bushfire impact to people and property situated in bushfire prone areas. For illustrative
purposes, Plate 10 depicts the concept of an APZ surrounding a dwelling in a bushfire prone
areas.




                                       Plate 10 – Asset Protection Zones

The development site has been confirmed to be located within a bushfire hazard area, albeit
only the western extent, hence provision of adequate separation between the future dwelling
on Lot 2 is required to provide a reasonable level of safety to site occupants and emergency
services staff.
The configuration of APZ’s is typically determined based on the results of the site-specific
hazard assessment including risk of bushfire impact, flame length analysis, applicable
AS3959-2018 Bushfire Attack Levels and SPP Assessment Benchmark setback
requirements. In this instance, the assessed plan of development offers a minimum of 170m
separation between the Lot 2 building envelope and the VHC 9.1 open Eucalypt forest located
offsite to the west.

5.2.2    State Planning Policy – State Interest Guidance Material (Natural Hazards, Risks
         and Resilience – Bushfire) December 2019 Requirements
Assessment Benchmark 4 of the State Planning Policy – state interest guidance material
states:
Development supports, and does not hinder, disaster management response or recovery



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