Appendix B - Bushfire Management Plan

Contents
 1.0 Introduction                                                                            5

 2.0 Site and Development Description                                                        5
     2.1 Property Description                                                                5
     2.2 Proposed Development                                                                5
     2.3 Site Location and Layout                                                            6

 3.0 Bushfire Hazard Assessment                                                              8
     3.1 Bushfire Hazard Classification                                                      8
     3.2 Vegetation Assessment, Slope and Separation Distances from Proposed Development     9
     3.3 Fuel Accumulation Assessment                                                        10

 4.0 Site Constraints and Environmental Values which may limit mitigation options            11
     4.1 Fire History and Frequency                                                          13
     4.2 Other environmental values which may limit bushfire mitigation measures             13

 5.0 Specific Risk Factors Associated with the Development Proposal                          13
     5.1 Nature of activities anticipated on site                                            13
     5.2 Numbers of people likely to be present                                              14

 6.0 Nature and Severity of Potential Attack                                                 14
     6.1 Bushfire Season and Weather                                                         14
     6.2 Anticipated Direction of Bushfire Attack                                            14
     6.3 Anticipated Severity of Attack                                                      16

 7.0 Bushfire Protection Measures in Combination                                             17
     7.1 Building Construction and Design                                                    18
     7.2 Asset Protection Zones and Landscaping                                              18
     7.3 Access and Egress Management                                                        19
     7.4 Water Supplies and Utilities                                                        19
     7.5 Fire Fighting and Emergency Management Arrangements                                 20

 8.0    Assessment of Proposal Against the Noosa Plan Division 9, Part 13                    21

 9.0     Assessment of Proposal Against State Planning Policy 2017                           22

 10.0 Recommendations                                                                        23

 11.0 Summary                                                                                23

 12.0 References                                                                             24

 Appendix 1 – Native species of lower combustibility                                         24
 Appendix 2 – Template for Residents Bushfire Emergency Management Plans                     35




Report compiled by Bushfire Risk Reducers for The Planning Place, July 2021         Page 4