56 Reserve st POMONA - Bushfire Management Plan

3.3 Landscaping and Vegetation Management
The landscaping and ongoing management of vegetation in areas susceptible to Bushfire
Hazard is an important tool to mitigate bushfire risk. Previously detailed APZ’s should prevent
buildings from being subjected to direct contact from flames, and reduced levels of radiant
heat in the event of a bushfire. Please note: building footprint, and location, and vegetation
setbacks able to be achieved, will dictate the asset protection zone widths required adjacent
the proposed development.

Landscaping and vegetation retention within the APZ should consider the following
guidelines:
    ▪   Immediately adjacent proposed buildings should either be fully cleared and regularly
        maintained (i.e. lawn) or retain trees as clumps or islands and provide a tree canopy
        cover of less than 15% and tree canopies should be located greater than 2 metres from
        any part of the roofline of a building. Any trees should have lower limbs removed up
        to a height of 2 metres above the ground.
     ▪   Any landscaping performed on site shall maintain the APZ effectively free of available
         fuel. Landscaping plants may be used in this area so long as they are selected for their
         low combustibility, by virtue of high moisture content, low volatile oil content, high
         leaf mineral levels, large fleshy leaves, and absence of shedding bark. They should be
         placed so as to not provide either vertical or horizontal connectedness of plant
         material, and avoid overhanging rooflines or contact with flammable parts of
         buildings. Any planted trees should be of species which grow to over 2m, to maintain
         separation between lower canopy and the ground.
     ▪   Turf is to be maintained regularly to reduce the potential for long grass to fuel an
         advancing fire toward buildings.

3.4 Emergency Access & Egress
New developments in bushfire prone areas should be serviced by safe access/exit points for
both residents and emergency services personnel in the event of an emergency. The
development is to avoid entrapment potential, provide safe and effective access for
emergency services vehicles and safe evacuation routes for occupants.

The Noosa Plan 2017, Division 9 – Natural Hazards Overlays Code (O9) prescribes ‘fire access
tracks to provide adequate access for fire-fighting and other emergency vehicles and adequate
width to minimise the risk of fire crossover’.

Proposed access is understood to be via an all-weather access to Reserve Street to the east
of the site. The northern exposure of this access has been classified as low bushfire hazard.
and. It is recommended vehicle access have a minimum formed width of 3.5m, be constructed
to all weather access and accommodate turning areas for fire-fighting appliances in
accordance with Qld Fire & Emergency Services (QFES) Fire Hydrant and Vehicle Access
Guideline.

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