Bushfire Hazard Assessment

Bushfire Hazard Assessment
14 Serenity Close, Noosa Heads




 Performance outcomes                    Acceptable outcomes                        Compliance
 impacts of bushfire on hazardous      manufactured or stored in bulk in a
 materials manufacturing or storing    bushfire hazard area.
 in bulk.
 Access and Evacuation Routes
 PO6                                   AO6.1                                        Not applicable.
 Roads provide for easy and safe       The road layout provides for through-
 evacuation of residents of premises   roads and avoids cul-de-sacs and dead-
 and access by emergency services.     end roads.


                                       OR


                                       AO6.2
                                       The development has a perimeter road
                                       reserve with a minimum width of 20
                                       metres and maximum gradient of 12.5%.


                                       OR


                                       AO6.3
                                       Cul-de-sacs or no-through roads are
                                       provided with fire trails or access
                                       easements, which are capable of being
                                       navigated by conventional vehicles and
                                       which link to through roads.


                                       AO6.4
                                       Safe access and egress is available at all
                                       times to all of the development for
                                       emergency vehicles and personnel.


                                       AO6.5
                                       Where an emergency access point is
                                       required, it complies with the relevant
                                       works codes and PSP6 Engineering
                                       Design Standards.
 Lot design
 PO7                                   AO7                                          Not applicable.
 Lot design and building siting        Each residential lot:
 minimises bushfire hazard risk to     • includes a building envelope,
 people and property.                    identified on a plan of subdivision;
                                       • is of sufficient size and shape to allow
                                         for efficient emergency access to
                                         buildings for fire fighting appliances
                                         (e.g. by avoiding battle-axe/hatchet
                                         lots and long narrow lots with long
                                         access driveways to buildings);




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