Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2 - 48-59 Kabi Road COOTHARABA

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2                                              NCES REF: J001061
Lot 7 on RP216403, Lot 394 on M371117, and Lot 650 on M37380 – 48-59 Kabi Road, Cootharaba




                                                          Recommended fire
                                                          access trail
                                                          to Cootharaba Down
                                                          Rd




                   L146 fire
                   break trail




                                         Existing cleared and dirt formed
                                         Cootharaba Downs Road

                          Plate 21 – South-east fire access trail recommendation (-)

The fire access trail is to be set within a 10m wide fully cleared corridor comprised of a 4m
wide trafficable area (cleared and formed) bordered by a 3m low threat area cleared of all
flammable vegetation greater than 0.1m in height.
The fire access trail is to offer continuous unimpeded access (i.e., no gates or dividing fences)
to allow for safe access and egress and operational space for fire-fighting vehicles.
It is noted the clearing required to construct the fire access trail can be constructed as exempt
clearing as per the routine management definition prescribed in the Planning Regulation 2017.
All new roads are to be designed and constructed to satisfy:
    •    The Fire Hydrant and Vehicle Access Guidelines for residential, commercial and
         industrial lots, Queensland Fire and Emergency Services, 2015, unless otherwise
         specified by the relevant water entity.
Overall, the vehicular access design provisions are deemed acceptable provided the
recommendations above are implemented.

5.6 Landscaping and Regrowth
Existing and future landscaping within the site should avoid increasing the potential for
bushfire hazard. Assessment benchmark 5 of the SPP Bushfire 2019 seeks that the site layout
places the landscape and open spaces within the site between premises and adjacent mapped
medium, high or very high potential bushfire intensity areas. This landscaping and open space
comprises protective landscape treatments that:
1. Comprise only low threat vegetation (for example grassland managed in a minimal fuel
condition, maintained lawns, golf courses and cultivated gardens); or
2. Are designed to ensure a potential available fuel load is maintained at less than 8
tonnes/hectare in aggregate and with a fuel structure that remains discontinuous.
To reduce the potential for bushfire impact to buildings, structures and occupants as a result
of future regrowth and landscaping works within the site, it is recommended:
    •    Any landscaping within the development footprint satisfies Assessment Benchmark 5
         of the SPP Bushfire 2019, including the low threat vegetation criteria prescribed in


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