Appendix B - Bushfire Hazard Assessment

4.0     CONCLUSION

A bushfire hazard assessment has been completed for the proposed development area within Lot 83 on
MCH3546 located at 157 Lawnville Road, Black Mountain. A Local Hazard Map has been prepared for the
site consistent with the State Planning Policy – Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience – Technical Manual.
The Local Hazard Map has identified that the proposed development area and majority of the surrounding
landscape is located within a Low Potential Bushfire Intensity Area. As per the specifications of the State
Planning Policy, if a site-specific bushfire hazard assessment results in the site being contained within a
Low Hazard Area, no further action is required as the provisions of the Bushfire Hazard Overlay do not
apply.

Bushfire can be unpredictable and requires adequate preparatory planning and actions to be undertaken
to minimise impacts to property and potential loss of life. This assessment has been prepared with
consideration of site conditions observable at the time of inspection, the distance between the proposed
development and potentially hazardous vegetation, the extent of fragmentation occurring within the
landscape and the nature of the development proposed. The hazard assessment methodologies
described in this report are not based on assessments of catastrophic bushfire events which may occur
from time to time. The unpredictable nature of bushfires prevents any guarantee being provided that the
area will not be affected by bushfire at some time. Property owners and site users should be aware of the
potential consequences of such events and should take responsibility for the protection of property and
personnel accordingly.




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