Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2 - 30 Pottery St Pomona 2021

Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan v2                                                                                                                                                                 NCES REF: J000601
Lot 496 on MCH591 – 30 Pottery St, Pomona




Table 5 – Table 13.9 Bushfire Hazard Areas – Natural Hazards Overlay Code Noosa Plan 2006


 SPECIFIC OUTCOMES                                              PROBABLE SOLUTIONS                                                      PROPOSED SOLUTION

 13.39 Reconfiguration of a Lot

 General

 O10 The safety of people and property are maintained           S10.1 The proposed lots are not located on land that is subject to      This Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan has been prepared to
 by:                                                            Medium or High Bushfire Hazard on overlay maps OM1.4-OM9.4;             maintain the safety of people and property from the adverse impacts of bushfire.
 a) Locating house site areas and other sensitive uses on OR
 that part of the land least affected by the bushfire hazard;
 and                                                          S10.2 The proposed lots are sited on land determined as low bushfire
                                                              risk by a site-specific bushfire hazard assessment.
 b) fire mitigation methods are used that are adequate for
 the Potential Bushfire Hazard rating of the individual site, AND
 having regard to –
                                                              S10.3 Additional lots are not created where their only vehicular access   Post development, the new road and individual allotment access routes are
 i. vegetation type;
                                                              route is through a Medium or High Bushfire Hazard area shown on           proposed to be flanked by cleared residential allotments hence the access routes
 ii. slope;                                                   overlay maps OM1.4-OM9.4                                                  will exhibit limited risk of being constrained during a bushfire.
 iii. aspect;
 iv. on-site and off-site fire hazard implications of the
 development;
 v. bushfire history;
 vi. conservation values of the site; and
 vii. ongoing maintenance.

 Firebreaks and fire access tracks

 O11 Firebreaks or fire access tracks provide—                  S11.1 Firebreaks are provided by—                                       The provision of fire breaks and fire trails within a site located in a bushfire prone
                                                                                                                                        area offers an important bushfire defence measure to assist in reducing the risk
 a) adequate access for fire fighting and other emergency a) a cleared road reserve not less than 20m wide located around the
                                                                                                                                        and severity of bushfire ingress onto and through a site. A risk of fire impact has
 vehicles; and                                             perimeter of the subdivision, between the created lots and surrounding
                                                                                                                                        been identified from the west of the Lot 8-10 building envelopes.
                                                           vegetated lands;
 b) adequate width to minimise the risk of fire crossover.
                                                                                                                                  A dedicated north south aligned fire break trail has been provided between the
                                                           OR b) fire access tracks (may be in the form of an access easement)
                                                                                                                                  VHC 9.1 and the Lot 8-10 building envelopes and the existing east west aligned
                                                           between the created lots and surrounding vegetated lands that—
                                                                                                                                  access trail (which leads from the existing clearing though to the western
                                                           i. are a minimum cleared width of 6m;                                  boundary) is proposed to be retained as a fire break trail. Both trails shall be
                                                           ii. have a formed pavement;                                            accessed through a dedicated access easement within Lot 8. The fire break trail
                                                                                                                                  can be accessed by Queensland Fire and Emergency Service for the purpose
                                                           iii. have access at each end and in other locations where necessary;   of responding to a bushfire event within and around that Covenanted area. To
                                                           iv. have passing areas and turning areas;                              ensure QFES can utilise the fire breaking trail, it is required to be constructed to
                                                                                                                                  a minimum cleared width of 3.5m and be unobstructed and maintained to allow
                                                           v. have clearly identified access points for emergency vehicles; and   vehicular access.
                                                           vi. are located on public land or within access easements that are No other specific formalised fire break trails are considered necessary to assist
                                                           granted in favour of the Sunshine Coast Regional Council and the in reducing the risk and severity of bushfire ingress onto and through the site.
                                                           Queensland Fire and Rescue Service.


 Road network

 O12 Roads provide for the safe and effective evacuation S12.1 Cul-de-sacs or no-through roads are not used in the street               A cul-de-sac is proposed as part of the development. The cul-de-sac is
                                                                                                                                        supported in this instance as the road will be flanked by low threat cleared




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