Appendix D - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

                                             TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.0             INTRODUCTION......................................................................................1
       1.1      PURPOSE......................................................................................................................................1
       1.2      ASSESSMENT AREA .......................................................................................................................1
       1.3      NOOSA COUNCIL BUSHFIRE OVERLAY..............................................................................................3
       1.4      STATE PLANNING POLICY BUSHFIRE PRONE AREA OVERLAY ..............................................................3
       1.5      SURROUNDING LANDSCAPE ...........................................................................................................4
       1.6      TOPOGRAPHY ...............................................................................................................................6
       1.7      VEGETATION ................................................................................................................................7

2.0             BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT ............................................................9
       2.1      STATE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ..............................................................................................9
                2.1.1       General .........................................................................................................................9
                2.1.2       Vegetation Hazard Classes .........................................................................................9
                2.1.3       Maximum Landscape Slope ........................................................................................9
                2.1.4       Fire Danger Index ...................................................................................................... 10

3.0             LOCAL HAZARD MAP ............................................................................11
       3.1      GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 11
       3.2      PATCH AND CORRIDOR FILTERING ................................................................................................ 11
       3.3      CALCULATION OF POTENTIAL BUSHFIRE INTENSITY ........................................................................ 11

5.0             BUSHFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT ................................................................16
       5.1      GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 16
       5.2      RISK FROM IDENTIFIED HAZARDOUS VEGETATION ......................................................................... 17

6.0             BUSHFIRE IMPACT REDUCTION ...................................................18
       6.1      GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 18
       6.2      SETBACKS................................................................................................................................... 18
                6.2.1       Asset Protection Zone Design .................................................................................. 18
       6.3      FIREBREAKS ................................................................................................................................ 19
       6.4      WATER SUPPLY ........................................................................................................................... 20
       6.5      VEHICULAR ACCESS ..................................................................................................................... 21

7.0             NOOSA PLAN 2020 – BUSHFIRE HAZARD OVERLAY CODE .....22

8.0             CONCLUSION ...................................................................................29

9.0             REFERENCES ...................................................................................30


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