Att 5. BAL Report - 555 Louis Bazzo Dr

Figure 12, taken from Planning for Bushfire Protection (NSW Rural Fire Service, 2006) illustrates that there
are other factors and measures which need to be integrated to mutually support one another to provide
protection against bushfire.

Simply removing the hazard (bushland) is one possible way of removing risk to life and property, but this
approach is hardly desirable. The safety of life and property can be achieved whilst retaining the natural
amenity and value of bushland areas, provided these integrated bushfire protection measures are applied.


7.1       Building Construction and Design

Tables 4, 5 and 6 should be used to inform discussions with Council and State over the viability of the selected
sites for the construction of a dwelling, and the maximum amount of clearing which should be considered
acceptable.

Any other Class 10a structure built within 6m of the dwelling shall be constructed in accordance with this
Standard.




7.2       Asset Protection Zones and Landscaping




Figure 13. Components of an Asset Protection Zone (APZ)

Asset protection zones provide the most strategically valuable defense against radiant heat and flame, and to
a lesser extent embers. The function of the Inner Protection Area (IPA) is to distance the Asset from Flame
and Radiant Heat. The Outer Protection Area (OPA) separates ground fuels from canopy fuels, causing
canopy fires to collapse and become ground fires.

The first 15m of the agreed setback (agreed with Council and State) shall be constructed and maintained as
IPA.

The IPA should be maintained as free as possible of available fuel, through short mowing of grass and
removal of fine flammable debris. Plants retained in or introduced into the IPA should be selected based on
low combustibility, by virtue of high moisture content, low volatile oil content, high leaf mineral levels, large
fleshy leaves, absence of shedding bark. Plant arrangement is just as important as low combustibility. Plants
should be placed so as to not provide either vertical or horizontal connectedness of plant material. Appendix
1 provides examples of less hazardous plant species. Combustible vegetation shall not be allowed to come
into contact with combustible parts of buildings. Trees shall not be allowed to directly overhang roof lines.


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