Appendix I - Local Planning response

Bushfire hazard areas3
    Column 1                                                                            Column 2                                                                                  Assessment
    Specific Outcomes                                                                   Probable solutions
    Effects of use and works
    New Uses                                                                            S4.1 The use is sited on land that is not in a Bushfire                                   Not applicable
    O4 The proposed use does not compromise the                                         Hazard Area4;                                                                             The site is not subject to bushfire hazard.
    safety of people or property from bushfire.                                         OR
                                                                                        S4.2 The use is sited on land that is determined as low
                                                                                        bushfire risk by a site specific bushfire hazard
                                                                                        assessment;5
    Protection of Infrastructure and Community Uses                                     S5.1 Community Uses and Infrastructure Uses are not                                       Not applicable
    O5 Community Uses and Infrastructure Uses,                                          located in Bushfire Hazard Area ;                                                         The site is not subject to bushfire hazard.
    including that identified below, are able to function                               OR
    effectively during and immediately after bushfire
    events—                                                                             S5.2 Building work will not involve more than an
    a) Emergency service facilities;                                                    additional 20m2 of gross floor area to an existing building;
    b) Hospitals;                                                                       OR
    c) Education Type 4 uses, including stores for
         valuable records or items of historic or cultural                               S5.3 Where located in a Bushfire Hazard Area , uses are
         significance; and                                                               designed to function effectively during and immediately
    d) Service and utility uses, including electricity                                   after bushfire events and have direct access to low
         substations, major electrical depots and water                                  hazard evacuation routes6.
         treatment plants.


    Hazardous materials                                                                 S6.1 Hazardous materials are not manufactured and                                         Not applicable
    O6 Public safety and the environment are not                                        stored in a Bushfire Hazard Area.                                                         The site is not subject to bushfire hazard.
    adversely affected by the detrimental impacts of
    bushfire on hazardous materials manufactured or
    stored in bulk.
    Siting, design and construction




3
  In accordance with Section 12 of the Building Regulation 2006, any building assessment work in a designated bush fire prone area must comply with the bushfire protection provisions of the BCA. Land shown as Bushfire Hazard Area on the overlay maps is
designated as the bushfire prone area for the purposes of the Building Regulations 2006. The bushfire hazard area includes land covered by the very high, high and medium bushfire hazard areas as well as the buffer area category on the overlay maps.
4
  If probable solution S4.1 or S4.2 is complied with no further action is required. PSP1 details information Council may request to determine whether or not the site is in a Bushfire Hazard Area, as well as information relating to the preparation a Bushfire
Management Plan. Appendix 9 of the SPP Guidelines: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide provides more information on Bushfire Management Plans.
5
  A site specific bushfire hazard assessment is necessary to demonstrate that although the site is identified within a Bushfire Hazard Area, the bushfire risk is low as per PSP1 detailing the site specific assessment of bushfire risk prepared in accordance with
Appendix 3 of the SPP Guidelines: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide.
6
  PSP1 details information Council may request for determining whether or not the site is in a Bushfire Hazard Area, as well as information relating to the preparation a Bushfire Management Plan. Appendix 9 of the SPP Guidelines: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts
of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide provides more information on Bushfire Management Plans.


                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          P a g e |3