PR18082_BIK_Settlers Cove Stage 4_RevC · OPW18/0253

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4. Implementation Plan
The developer/owner is responsible for fire management up until titles are issued. Thereafter,
the Bodies Corporate will be responsible for on-going fire management within the covenant area.
Table 1 provides a summary of the responsibilities for the implementation of the bushfire
management plan with the covenant area.

Table 1: Implementation plan for the bushfire within the covenant area
 Action         Responsibility    Timing/             Performance objectives                      Reference
 required       /who to contact   frequency
 Fuel           Body Corporate    At least            Building fuel control area:                 Section
 reduction in   and on-site       fortnightly from    •    treatment of weeds;                    2.1.1 Fuel
 the fuel       manager           September and       •    surface fuel layer is < 10 – 25 mm     control area
 control area                     March                    deep across 60 – 80% of the area;
                                                      •    Lawn maintained to < 100 mm in
                                                           height;
                                                      •    groundcover plants (including
                                                           plantings) in the near-surface fuel
                                                           layer do not exceed a density of 2
                                                           plants/3 m2 and are maintained to
                                                           remove dead leaves and trimmed
                                                           to a maximum of 30 cm in height;
                                                      •    No forest litter from the covenant
                                                           area in gardens; and
                                                      •    Lawn maintained to < 100 mm in
                                                           height;
                                                      •    Fire retardant vegetation trimmed
                                                           to 30cm in height; and
                                                      •    Gardens are maintained to
                                                           remove       dead      leaves    and
                                                           branches and forest litter from the
                                                           covenant area.
 Fuel           Body Corporate    Annually prior to   Covenant fuel control area:                 Section
 reduction in   and vegetation    the start of        •    weed species are treated;              2.1.2 –
 the            management        September           •    surface fuel layer is < 10-25 mm       POSCWP
 POSCWP         contractor                                 deep across 60-80% of the area;
                                                      •    groundcover plants (including
                                                           plantings) in the near-surface fuel
                                                           layer do not exceed a density of 2
                                                           plants/3 m2, are maintained to
                                                           remove dead leaves and are
                                                           trimmed to a maximum of 30cm
                                                           high;
                                                      •    elevated fuel layer covers < 20%
                                                           of the area; and
                                                      •    no dead trees or dead branches in
                                                           canopy trees.
                                                      Covenant area:
                                                      •    weed species are treated; and
                                                      •    combined surface and near
                                                           surface forest fuel load of < 10
                                                           t/ha.
 Monitor fuel   Body Corporate    Annually prior to   Report from bushfire management             Section 2.1
 load and       and bushfire      June                specialist that identifies fuel loads and
 weeds in       management                            actions required to achieve fuel
 the            specialist                            control objectives.
 covenant
 area
 Remove         Body Corporate    Annually prior to   No rubbish in the covenant fuel             Section 2.2
 rubbish        and vegetation    the start of        control area and covenant area.             Rubbish
 from the       management        September/durin                                                 removal
 covenant       contractor        g fuel control
 area                             works
 Manage         Body Corporate    Annually prior to   No proliferation of weed species.           Section 2.3
 weeds in       and vegetation    the start of                                                    Weed
 the                              September/durin




PR18082_BIK_Settlers Cove Stage 4                                                                        9