Development Application Part 2 - Environmental & Stormwater Management Plans · OPW11/0335

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                                                                                                                                                    Peregian Beach Caravan Park




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Performance Criteria                          No increase in bushfire hazard for the site and surrounding properties;
                                              Correct access for Queensland Fire and Rescue Service (QRRS) to all parts of the site at all times;
                                        •     Firebreaks are established;
                                        •     Fuel loads in protected areas are maintained at acceptable levels; and
                                        •     Development and construction site layouts to ensure no hindrance for local fire brigades access and capacity to undertake
                                              fire fighting.
                                        n     Measures outlined in the Fire Management Plan (Appendix E) to implement during the construction phase include the
Implementation Strategies
                                              following:
                                                               Construction of a 6m unvegetated setback west of the buildings with a surface to allow emergency fire vehicle
                                                               access;
                                                               Fire hydrants to be placed between buildings along the western edge of the development (nominally 3-4);
                                                               All buildings adjacent to the buffer to have roof sprinkler system installed;
                                                               All building materials to be of highest Australian Standards for fire proof materials and construction (particularly
                                                               those near the buffer vegetation);
                                                               Leaf guards to be installed in all gutters; and
                                                               Planting of fire "barrier" species along edge (interface) of buffer and between buildings (e.g. Macaranga
                                                               tanarius).
                                        •     All necessary firebreaks and emergency access points will be constructed and maintained in accordance with the Fire
                                              Management Plan and Reconfiguration Plan (Appendix E);
                                        n     Construction site layout plans shall show assembly and safe areas for fires during the construction phase;
                                        n     A Fire Safety Plan for the construction site is to be developed which includes evacuation procedures, designated safety
                                              gathering point, designated low-risk safety bunded areas for refuelling area (if applicable), and machinery and vehicles
                                              fitted with fire extinguishers;
                                        •     Inform all site workers on the Fire Safety Plan and other fire safety aspects of the site;
                                        •     Adequate and accessible water supplies will be on-hand for fire-fighting purposes;
                                        n     Prescribed burning within the parkland to be undertaken if deemed necessary by Council and is to be consistent with the
                                              Noosa National Park Management Plan objectives and outcomes;


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