Appendix C - Bushfire Hazard Assessment · 132008.1128

                                                                               Bushfire Constraint Assessment – Peer Review
                                                                                                     BlueCare, Sunrise Beach




3.0        Gap Analysis
                                                     Table 1 Gap Analysis

 Assessment              Identified Information Gaps
                                                                            Action – Bushfire Management Plan
 Guideline               (2011 Decision Notice)
                                                                             Bushfire Management Plan to be
                          BPA did not address Division 9 of the
                                                                                completed by an appropriately qualified
                             Noosa Plan – Natural Hazards
 Noosa Plan                                                                     person in accordance with SPP State
                             Overlay Code; specifically Table 13.9
                                                                                Interest Guidelines for Natural Hazards,
                             Bushfire hazard areas
                                                                                Risk and Resilience and the Noosa Plan.
                          BPA prepared in accordance with the               Bushfire Management Plan to be
                             repealed SPP 1/03. The current SPP                 completed by an appropriately qualified
                             was adopted in April 2016                          person in accordance with SPP State
 State Planning Policy                                                          Interest Guidelines for Natural Hazards,
                                                                                Risk and Resilience.
                                                                             There is currently no Bushfire Assessment
                                                                                Code under the SPP.
                                                                             Bushfire Management Plan to be
                          BPA carried out bushfire attack level                completed by an appropriately qualified
                             assessment in accordance with the                  person including a bushfire attack level
 AS3959-2009                 methodology contained in the                       assessment in accordance with the
                             repealed AS3959-1999 (Level 1, 2 or                methodology in Section 2 of AS3959-2009
                             3 construction).                                   (BAL-12.5, BAL-19, BAL-29, BAL-40, and
                                                                                BAL-FLAME ZONE).
                                                                             Whilst the Leicester model is able to
                                                                                calculate radiant heat exposure, the View
 BAL Modelling
                          BPA used the Leicester model to
                                                                                Factor method is generally used by the
                             calculate radiant heat exposure.
                                                                                industry to calculate radiant heat; and
                                                                                subsequently; BALs.



               Table 2 Comparison between approved recommendations and current requirements
 Bushfire
 Mitigation              LandGraphics 2009              2016 Requirements                 Comment
 Measures
                                                                                          Recommend an APZ/ Fire break is
                                                                                          provided equivalent to the distance
                                                                                          required to achieve BAL-29. The APZ
                                                                                          shall be along all boundaries of the
                                                                                          development, not just Lot 9. BAL-29
                                                        Noosa Plan requires 20m           is likely to be less than 20m.
 Asset Protection
                         12m -15m Fire Break            fire break/ perimeter road        However, in NSW APZs for seniors
 Zones/ Fire Breaks
                                                        or 6m fire access track           housing, aged care and similar types
                                                                                          of development occupied by persons
                                                                                          potentially more vulnerable to the
                                                                                          effects of bushfire (eg. smoke) are
                                                                                          equal to BAL-10; which can be up to
                                                                                          50m.
                                                                                          Agree with 2009 recommendation –
                         Provide network of fire                                          but not as a replacement of the
                         trails to allow access to      If a fire break isn’t provided,   APZs/ fire breaks. The fire trail
 Fire Trails             western and southern           a 6m wide fire trail/ access      network should provide access for
                         side of the proposed           track must be provided.           emergency personnel through the
                         buildings.                                                       site and into the vegetation to the
                                                                                          south and west.
 Water Supplies and      Provide connection to          Provide connection to             Complies (able to comply)




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