Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

                                                                                                                 Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan




Performance Outcomes                          Acceptable Outcomes                                    Compliance Assessment

          a. biodiversity values,                                                                    to the south and east. The APZ will require the removal of
                 connectivity and                                                                    some native vegetation, but existing canopy vegetation will
                 ecosystem                                                                           be retained in the majority of the APZ. The bushfire APZ
                 functioning; and                                                                    has a total footprint of 5823m2, consisting of an inner
                                                                                                     protection area of 1905m2 (full vegetation clearing) and an
          b. the long term
                                                                                                     outer protection area of 3918m2 (understorey clearing only,
                 physical integrity of
                                                                                                     retention of canopy vegetation). Most of the understorey
                 waterways, wetland
                                                                                                     vegetation within the APZ is already cleared and
                 and areas of native
                                                                                                     managed/slashed on a regular basis, so the impact on
                 vegetation.
                                                                                                     ecological values from the APZ construction and
                                                                                                     maintenance will be minimal.

                                                                                                     The vegetation removal for the development will not impact
                                                                                                     habitat connectivity within the existing core habitat and
                                                                                                     corridor areas on the property. Vegetation removal can be
                                                                                                     compensated for through an offset, if required by Council.
                                                                                                     Given the small area of vegetation removal on the outer
                                                                                                     edge of the remnant patch, the proposal will not have a
                                                                                                     significant impact on the biodiversity values, connectivity
                                                                                                     and ecosystem functioning on site or within the locality.



Water Supply for Fire Fighting Purposes

PO3   Development        provides      an     AO3.1   Premises are connected to the reticulated      Complies with AO3.2
      adequate water supply for fire                  water                                supply.
                                                                                                     The site does not have access to a reticulated water
      fighting    purpose      which     is
                                                                                                     supply, however the dwelling will have a swimming pool
                                                      Editor's note—For reconfiguring a lot, water




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