Appendix G - Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v1                                                                                                                                                                      NCES REF: J001050
Lot 3 on RP131369 – 96 Black Mountain Range Road, Black Mountain




 PERFORMANCE OUTCOMES                                              ACCEPTABLE OUTCOMES                                                         PROPOSED SOLUTION
                                                                   AO6.5
                                                                   Where an emergency access point is required, it complies with the
                                                                   relevant works codes and PSP6 Engineering Design Standards.

 Lot design

 PO7                                                      AO7                                                                                  AO7-
 Lot design and building siting minimises bushfire hazard Each residential lot:
                                                                                                                                               a) BLE’s are identified on the plan.
 risk to people and property.                             a) includes a building envelope, identified on a plan of subdivision;
                                                                                                                                               b) Both the proposed Lot 1 western BLE and Lot 2 BLE are located directly
                                                                   b) is of sufficient size and shape to allow for efficient emergency
                                                                                                                                               adjacent to Black Mountain Range Road allowing for short and direct access for
                                                                   access to buildings for firefighting appliances (e.g. by avoiding battle-
                                                                                                                                               emergency personnel. Proposed Lot 1’s eastern BLE is located approximately
                                                                   axe/hatchet lots and long narrow lots with long access driveways to
                                                                                                                                               350m from Black Mountain Range Road via a long driveway. However, as the
                                                                   buildings);
                                                                                                                                               proposed BLE and majority of the proposed driveway is located within a Low
                                                                   c) where more than 2500m², achieves setbacks from hazardous                 Potential bushfire intensity area and the driveway will achieve a gradient of
                                                                   vegetation in line with Bushfire Attack Level 29 requirements as per        <12.5% the proposed access to the Lot 1 eastern BLE is considered acceptable.
                                                                   AS3959; and
                                                                                                                                               c) All proposed Lots achieve setbacks from hazardous vegetation which are
                                                                   d) is designed so that buildings and structures are sited in locations of   expected to secure a Bushfire Attack Level 29 or lower construction requirement
                                                                   lowest hazard within the lot and elements of the development least          under AS3959.
                                                                   susceptible to fire are closest to the fire hazard.
                                                                                                                                               d) All of the proposed BLEs are separated from the adjacent bushland hazard
                                                                                                                                               by low threat areas (i.e., Black Mountain Range Road corridor to the west).

 Firebreaks and fire access tracks

 PO8                                                               AO8.1                                                                       AO8.2 – Given the proposed Lots satisfy the Assessment Benchmark 4 criteria,
 Firebreaks and fire access tracks provide:                        Where development involves the creation of a new road and lots, a           the high density of Low Potential Bushfire Intensity Areas surrounding the site,
                                                                   firebreak is provided by providing a cleared road reserve not less than     and as the immediately adjacent hazardous bushland interface can be readily
                                                                   20 metres wide and maximum gradient of 12.5% around the perimeter           accessible by emergency services from Black Mountain Range Road corridor,
 a) adequate access for firefighting and other
                                                                   of the subdivision, between the created lots and surrounding                the provision of additional fire break trails within the site is deemed unnecessary
 emergency vehicles; and
                                                                   vegetated lands.
                                                                                                                                               Therefore, no formal firebreak trails are deemed practicable or necessary in
 b) adequate access for the evacuation of residents and            OR
                                                                                                                                               this instance.
 emergency personnel in an emergency situation.                    AO8.2
                                                                   Fire access tracks are provided between the created lots and                AO8.3 – All bushfire management measures prescribed herein would be
                                                                   surrounding vegetated land that:                                            carried out on the subject property and not rely upon any adjoining property.
                                                                   a) have a cleared minimum width of 6 metres;
                                                                   b) have a maximum gradient of 12.5%;
                                                                   c) provide unbroken access for fire fighting vehicles;
                                                                   d) provide passing bays and turning areas;
                                                                   e) are located within an access easement that is granted in favour of
                                                                   Noosa Council and the Queensland Fire and Rescue Service.
                                                                   AO8.3
                                                                   Bushfire management measures are carried out on the subject
                                                                   property and not any adjoining property.




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