Nandroya Planning Report

leddy sergiacomi &
associates pty. ltd.

LSA Ref: 45-021

 

2.7

2.7.1

2.7.2

2.7.3

proximity to the site. The development is therefore unlikely to have any significant impact on

either of these species.
BUSHFIRE HAZARD

General

The methodology for identifying bushfire hazard management areas has been adopted from
Appendix 3 of State Planning Policy (SPP) 1/03 Guideline — Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of
Flood, Bushfire and Landslide and involves both quantitative and qualitative assessments. The
quantitative aspects focus on three key characteristics that have been identified as the primary
determinants of the severity of bushfire hazard and involve vegetation communities, slope and
aspect. Following the quantitative assessment, a qualitative review of this information will be
undertaken with reference to known bushfire behaviour. Under Appendix 3 of the SPP
Guideline, a bushfire prone area may be identified as having a high, medium or low hazard risk.
The severity of bushfire hazard is determined by the total sum of loading factors assigned for an
area based on the criteria outlined in Appendix 3 of the SPP Guideline for Mitigating the
Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide.

The Site

The proposed development site will comprise some 6 industrial allotments, to form part of the
subdivision, with the existing industrial sheds to be demolished. The site has sustained timber
milling practices for a number of years until 1999, however this use has discontinued and now
re-development of the site is proposed. The site supports 3 dams found at strategic points across

the property.

Vegetation

The vegetation survey detailed in Section 2.5.2 of this report details the majority of the site has
been previously cleared. Primarily open grassland and scattered trees and shrubs occupy the
perimeters of the site, while the central area is largely devoid of vegetation, with the exception of
various grasses beginning to colonise the area previously used for timber storage and vehicle

manoeuvring. For the purposes of the bushfire assessment, the majority of the area on site to be

 

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