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     ▪   A Fire Danger Index (FDI) of 50 (QFES 2022);
     ▪   Proposed development will be located in the layout as represented in Figure 2.
     ▪   Fuel load calculations (Method 2 BAL) for potentially hazardous vegetation to the east
         through south to west has been determined as reflective of ‘Class 16.1 Eucalyptus
         dominated forest on drainage lines and alluvial plains’ with 18t/ha fuel load potential.
     ▪   Slope is predominantly flat in all directions.
     Additional parameters used to determine the minimum distances for relative BAL ratings
     are detailed in the following Table/s.
          Table 2: BAL Requirements - Potentially Hazardous Vegetation: East through South to West




Based on this assessment, a setback of ≥9m to the east through south to west is required in
order to achieve a BAL 29 rating for the proposed dwelling. It is understood these setbacks
are achieved on site.

N.B. in accordance with AS3959, 2018, ‘a reduction in construction requirements for the next
lower BAL than that determined for this site may be applied to an elevation of the building
where the elevation is not exposed to the source of bushfire attack.’ Consequently, the
elevation to the North of the proposed dwelling is able to be constructed to BAL 19, and BAL-
19 Construction Standards are able to be applied. Refer Sections 3 & 6 in the Australian
Standard – Construction of Buildings in Bushfire-prone Areas (AS 3959, 2018). In this instance,
the western, southern and eastern elevation are still subject to a BAL 29, and BAL-29
construction standards should be applied.
The nominated construction standards should be reviewed by an experienced
consultant/designer at the time of detailed building design. Should the proposed site layout
or vegetation setbacks identified above change, this may alter the determination of the
required BAL.

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