Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v1 - 9A Jirrima Cres, Cooroibah

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v1                                NCES REF: J000706
Lot 101 on SP168341 – 9a Jirrima Cres, Cooroibah



5    BUSHFIRE IMPACT REDUCTION MEASURES

5.1 General
The following section describes bushfire impact reduction measures to be incorporated into
the proposed development to reduce the risk of bushfire impacts to people and property.
Implementation of the identified measures is not implied nor intended to advocate that building
occupants remain on the site during a bushfire event, nor that people and property will be
protected from bushfire impacts. The measures are intended to reduce the potential severity
of bushfire impact to the development and not prevent bushfire impact. The bushfire mitigation
measures have been derived from:
    •    Department of State Development, Manufacturing, Infrastructure and Planning’s State
         Planning Policy – State interest guidance material – Natural hazards, risk and
         resilience – Bushfire (December 2019) (referenced herein as SPP (Bushfire) 2019);
         and
    •    Queensland Fire and Emergency Services. (2019). Planning for Bushfire Resilient
         Communities.

5.2 Asset Protection Zones
5.2.1    General
Asset Protection Zones (APZ) provide a defensive tool to assist in the reduction of potential
bushfire impact to people and property situated in bushfire prone areas. For illustrative
purposes, Plate 12 depicts the concept of an APZ surrounding a dwelling in a bushfire prone
areas.




                                       Plate 12 – Asset Protection Zones

The development has been confirmed to be located within a bushfire hazard area hence
provision of adequate separation between the proposed Lot 1 building envelope and
surrounding hazardous vegetation is required to provide a reasonable level of safety to site
occupants and emergency services staff. The dimensioning requirements for APZ’s is set in
the State Planning Policy – State Interest Guidance Material (Natural Hazards, Risks and
Resilience – Bushfire) December 2019.

5.2.2    State Planning Policy – State Interest Guidance Material (Natural Hazards, Risks
         and Resilience – Bushfire) December 2019
Assessment Benchmark 4 of the State Planning Policy – state interest guidance material
states:
Development supports, and does not hinder, disaster management response or recovery
capacity or capabilities. Where reconfiguring a Lot creating Lots of greater than 2000 square
metres:
To ensure emergency access and operational space for firefighters, include a development
footprint plan that is separated from the closest edge to the adjacent medium, high or very



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