Appendix G - Bushfire Hazard Assessment

                                                             19 & 20 Trading Post Road Cooroy QLD March 2018
                                                                         Bushfire Hazard Assessment Report



Firebreaks and fire access tracks        S9.1 Firebreaks are provided by—     Not Applicable.
O9 Firebreaks or fire access tracks      a) a cleared road reserve not less   The proposed Development adjoins
provide—                                 than 20m wide located around         cleared and managed land areas in
a) adequate access for                   the perimeter of the                 all directions. The electricity
fire fighting and other                  development;                         easement mowed grass area forms a
emergency vehicles;                                                           broad fire break/Building Protection
and                                      OR                                   Zone separating the site from
b) adequate width to minimise the        b) fire access tracks between the    classified vegetation. Access and
risk of fire crossover.                  development and surrounding          egress to the site is through Low
                                         vegetated lands that—                Hazard areas. The path of egress
                                         i. are a minimum cleared width of    from the site is away from areas of
                                         6m;                                  potential bushfire attack.
                                         ii. have a maximum grade of 1 in
                                         8 (12.5%) ;                          The site has very shallow grade land.
                                         iii. have a formed pavement;
                                         iv. have access at each end and in
                                         other locations where necessary;
                                         v. have passing areas and turning
                                         areas;
                                         vi. have clearly identified access
                                         points for emergency vehicles;
                                         and
                                         vii. are located on public land or
                                         within access easements that are
                                         granted in favour of the Noosa
                                         Council and the Queensland Fire
                                         and Rescue Service.41


13.37 Reconfiguring a Lot

General                                  S10.1 The proposed lots are not      Complies.
O10 The safety of people and             located on land that is subject to   8 No. sites are considered Low
property are maintained by               Bushfire Hazard;                     Hazard per SPP 2017 and Potential
a) Locating house site areas and         OR                                   Fireline Intensity Equations. 2 No.
other sensitive uses on that part of     S10.2 The proposed lots are sited    sites (229 and 230) are at the
the land least affected by the           on land determined as low            perimeter of the Potential Bushfire
bushfire hazard; and                     bushfire risk by a site specific     Impact Buffer Area, with lower range
b) fire mitigation methods are used      bushfire hazard assessment.          BAL-12.5 maximum radiant heat
that are adequate for the Potential      AND                                  exposure predicted.
Bushfire Hazard rating of the            S10.3 Additional lots are not        BAL-12.5 is considered an acceptable
individual site, having regard to –      created where their only             level of low risk. The proposed
i. vegetation type;                      vehicular access route is through    resident group is a more vulnerable
ii. slope;                               a Bushfire Hazard area .             part of the community. The level of
iii. aspect;                                                                  risk is considered suitably low for this
iv. on-site and off-site fire hazard                                          use.
implications of the development;
v. bushfire history;                                                          Access and egress is available to the
vi. conservation values of the site;                                          site for emergency services vehicles
and                                                                           along sealed roads and through Low
vii. ongoing maintenance.                                                     Hazard areas. Egress is away from
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                                                                              the direction of potential bushfire.
                                                                              Entrapment and risk to life is not
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                                                                              predicted event.
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