Development Application part 2 Report/Plans - MCU11/0254

           gates are locked approval should be sort from the local urban fire brigade and copies of
           the keys provided to the brigade;
          Vegetation adjoining the control line is to be regularly trimmed so as to not overhang
           the control line. Understorey species within the Vegetation Covenant are to be regularly
           ‘scrubbed’ for a distance of 2-3m to improve the effectiveness of the control line;
          The bin area is to be screened with a non-combustible fence as described above (may
           be 1500-1800 high), to thermally protect bins and its content which may from time to
           time contain highly flammable materials;
          Heavy landscaping 3m either side of the driveway entry should be avoided so that this
           area does not become ‘cut off’ by flame in event of a bushfire emergency. This area
           may be landscaped however should use succulent type species and or be more
           sparsely planted;
          An irrigation system be installed to gardens and the bioretention areas to keep these
           areas moist during periods of drought and prior to the impact of any bushfire thus
           reducing their flammability. The irrigation system would likely to be destroyed and
           require reinstalling following the impact of any bushfire on the site unless buried and
           the riser constructed of metal. The irrigation system should be switched on and left
           running should any bushfire threaten the development. An irrigation system may also
           help extinguish some burning embers before they impact on buildings. The irrigation
           system should be run from an independent water supply to mains water and be
           powered by a backup diesel fuel pump; and
          Any Garden taps, pipework and fittings to internal courtyards should be made of metal
           in preference to plastic.

5.5   Maintenance

      All elements of the development will require regular maintenance to remain effective in terms
      of bushfire management. This will include continued maintenance of buildings and
      landscapes.

5.6   Resident Bushfire Education

      Each townhouse owner and resident is to be supplied with a copy of the ‘Are you bushfire
      prepared? – Prepare. Act. Survive.’ brochure or latest equivalent prepared by the
      Queensland Government. Copies of the brochure are to be supplied at the point of sale /
      tenancy. Copies of the brochure are available from the Queensland Rural Fire Service and
      the following web address:

      http://www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au/Fire%20Safety%20and%20You/Prepare%20Act%20Survive/2
      773QFRS_PAS_DL_3%20fold_LR.pdf

      Residents are to be strongly encouraged to heed to the advice and plans contained in this
      brochure.