Appendix Q - Planning Scheme Code Responses

                                                                                                                                            NATURAL HAZARDS OVERLAY CODE
                                                                                                                                    Performance Criteria and Acceptable Solutions



                                                                                                                                                                   COUNCIL        USE
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA                         ACCEPTABLE SOLUTIONS                           SOLUTIONS*   COMMENTS
                                                                                                                                                                   ONLY

13.35 Water supply for fire fighting
O8 An adequate and accessible water          S8.1 For premises not in a water service           ✓        Complies with S8.1
supply is provided for fire fighting         area— each lot has an accessible dam,                       The development has on-site water storage which will
purposes.                                    swimming pool or water tank with fire                       store adequate amounts of water for fire fighting
                                             brigade fittings that contains at least 5000                purposes.
                                             litres per dwelling.
13.36 Vehicle access and fire trails
Firebreaks and fire access tracks                                                               ✓        Complies with S9.1
O9 Firebreaks or fire access tracks          S9.1 Firebreaks are provided by—                            The service/fire access road will comply.
provide—                                     (a) a cleared road reserve not less than
(a) adequate access for fire fighting and          20m wide located around the
    other emergency vehicles; and                  perimeter of the development; or
(b) adequate width to minimise the risk of   (b) fire access tracks between the
    fire crossover.                                development       and     surrounding
                                                   vegetated lands that—
                                                   i. are a minimum cleared width of
                                                        6m;
                                                  ii. have a maximum grade of 12.5%
                                                        (1:8);
                                                 iii. have a formed pavement;
                                                 iv. have access at each end and in
                                                      other locations where necessary;
                                                  v. have passing areas and turning
                                                        areas;
                                                 vi. have clearly identified access
                                                        points for emergency vehicles;
                                                        and
                                                vii.    are located on public land or
                                                        within access easements that
                                                        are granted in favour of Noosa
                                                        Shire     Council     and    the
                                                        Queensland Fire and Rescue
                                                        Service.
13.37 Reconfiguring a Lot

1    Solution: ✓ = Acceptable Solution
               A/S = Alternative Solution                                                                                                            Natural Hazards Overlay Code.docx
               N/A = Not applicable to this proposal

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