Appendix F - Bushfire Hazard Assessment

Bushfire Hazard Assessment v1                                                                                                                         NCES REF: J000207
Lot 9 on RP131369 – 216 Black Mountain Road, Black Mountain




Table 1 – Assessment against the Noosa Plan’s Natural Hazard Overlays Code

 SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                            PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                   PROPOSED SOLUTION

 General

 O10 The safety of people and property are                    S10.1 The proposed lots are not located on land      Proposed Lot 2 is sited on land subject to Medium
 maintained by:                                               that is subject to Medium or High Bushfire Hazard    Potential Bushfire Intensity Area; however, the
                                                              on overlay maps OM1.4-OM9.442;                       Local Hazard Area Map prepared as part of this
 a) Locating house site areas and other sensitive
                                                                                                                   assessment indicates that the proposed building
 uses on that part of the land least affected by the          OR
                                                                                                                   envelope is sited within a low risk area outside of
 bushfire hazard; and
                                                                                                                   the Potential Impact Buffer area and greater than
 b) fire mitigation methods are used that are                 S10.2 The proposed lots are sited on land            100m from the Medium Potential Bushfire
 adequate for the Potential Bushfire Hazard rating            determined as low bushfire risk by a site-specific   Intensity Area hazard. The layout is therefore
 of the individual site, having regard to –                   bushfire hazard assessment.                          considered compliant with O10.
 i. vegetation type;                                          AND

 ii. slope;
                                                              S10.3 Additional lots are not created where their    Vehicular access to Lot 2 is proposed through the
 iii. aspect;                                                 only vehicular access route is through a Medium      Potential Impact Buffer area via a new short length
                                                              or High Bushfire Hazard area shown on overlay        driveway from Black Mountain Range Road. This
 iv. on-site and off-site fire hazard implications of
                                                              maps OM1.4-OM9.4                                     site-specific assessment has identified the entry
 the development;
                                                                                                                   route traverses through a non-Bushfire Prone
 v. bushfire history;                                                                                              Area. The layout complies with S10.3
 vi. conservation values of the site; and
 vii. ongoing maintenance.

 Firebreaks and fire access tracks

 O11 Firebreaks or fire access tracks provide—                S11.1 Firebreaks are provided by—                    The proposed Lot 2 building envelope is sited
                                                                                                                   within a low risk area outside of the Potential
 a) adequate access for fire fighting and other               a) a cleared road reserve not less than 20m wide
                                                                                                                   Impact Buffer area and greater than 100m from
 emergency vehicles; and                                      located around the perimeter of the subdivision,
                                                                                                                   the Medium Potential Bushfire Intensity Area
                                                              between the created lots and surrounding
 b) adequate width to minimise the risk of fire                                                                    hazard. The incorporation of fire breaks is
                                                              vegetated lands;
 crossover.                                                                                                        deemed unnecessary
                                                              OR b) fire access tracks (may be in the form of an
                                                              access easement) between the created lots and
                                                              surrounding vegetated lands that—




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