Appendix E - Bushfire Hazard Assessment.pdf

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subject site, parts of Resort Drive and the Girraween Nature Refuge (see Appendix II). The majority of
the remainder of the subject site is covered by a Potential impact buffer.

In addition, as the Noosa Plan (2020) Natural Hazard Overlay Mapping is similar to the State Planning
Policy (2017) Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience, Bushfire Hazard Mapping we will respond to the
bushfire overlay mapping in the Noosa Plan (2020).


BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT
In accordance with the Bushfire Overlay Planning Scheme Policy, the site was inspected to ascertain
the status of bushfire hazards over the site and adjacent lands and to enable a comparison with the
Noosa Plan Natural Hazards Overlay mapping for the purpose of, if required, providing a response to
the Bushfire Overlay Code.

Methodology

      An assessment of the bushfire hazard was undertaken using a desktop review. Resources
       such as historic and current aerial photography, the Noosa Plan Natural Hazard Overlay
       Mapping and the State Planning Policy (2017) Natural Hazards, Risks and Resilience Bushfire
       Hazard Mapping were used as part of the desktop analysis.
      A site inspection was undertaken to identify the status of vegetation within and around the
       site and to determine the likelihood of a bushfire on the site presenting risk to life and
       property.
      The field data was then used to inform the Fireline Intensity Model (after Leonard et al,
       (2014)) to determine the level of bushfire hazard intensity within and around the
       development site.
      With regard to the radiant heat flux and the minimum setback distance necessary to achieve
       an acceptable level of risk, as defined under the State Governments, Bushfire Resilience
       Communities, Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy (Oct 2019), the AS3959
       Minimum Distance Calculator has been implemented.

Findings

The findings outlined below are based on the bushfire hazard areas contained on the Noosa Plan
Natural Hazard Overlay Mapping which potentially has a constraint on the development of the subject
site.

      The land form has a general slope of approximately 6.5 degree or 11.40% slope. We note that
       this slope has been significantly modified and now contains car parking platforms and
       benching for the tennis courts. We do note however, the areas currently containing
       vegetation have not been significantly altered in terms of changes to the “pre-development”
       slopes across the site. We further understand, the proposed development will be
       incorporating these benches into the hotel footprint and as such the bulk earth works will be
       kept to a minimum and not that it would increase the existing slopes and land form within the
       development footprint.
      The area of vegetation in the northern portion and north-eastern boundary of the subject site
       mapped as High potential bushfire intensity:


Bushfire Hazard Assessment | Noosa Springs RFA17-040                                      22 April 2021
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