PLANNING & ENVIRONMENT REPORT - 132001 210127 3 - FINAL VERSION [As Published]

                                        Figure 12: Proposed redevelopment area (shown in pink)

               Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code
               The subject site is located within the mapped Bushfire Hazard Area under the Noosa Plan 2020.
               The applicant has provided a Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management Plan (BHAMP),
               Bushfire Evacuation Plan and Building Bushfire Safety and Spread Prevention Strategy with the
               application material.
               The BHAMP provided by the applicant states ‘confirmed bushfire hazard areas are located to the
               north, south and east of the site hence the provision of adequate separation between the proposed
               buildings immediately flanking hazardous vegetation is required to provide a reasonable level of
               safety to site occupants and emergency services staff’. As the existing Ozcare facility is located
               close to the boundary, there is limited opportunity to reduce the surrounding bushfire fuel load
               threat within Ozcare’s land. Therefore, the development requires bushfire mitigation measures to
               be carried out within Council’s adjoining land (Lot 1 SP239726), with the BHAMP stating ‘the extent
               of proposed separation is to constitute the extent of the recommended APZ (asset protection
               zones) for the development. This means the APZ is to extend from the building edge through to
               the limit of the NSC firebreak on the adjoining lot, which for clarity, extends 20m from the eastern
               site boundary and 15m from the southern site boundary’. This statement aligns with the existing
               approval to remove vegetation for fire management purposes within the Girraween Nature Refuge
               issued by Council on the 3 May 2022, which included the removal of vegetation to a width of 20m
               on the eastern flank and 15m along the southern side of the development to achieve a low bushfire
               threat condition to the Ozcare development. Works in accordance with these approvals have since
               been carried out on site. The BHAMP provided by the applicant also states ‘the approved fire break
               will provide the site with a formal fire break separating the buildings and adjacent hazardous
               vegetation. The fire break provides the opportunity for RFS vehicle access along the entire north,
               east and south peripheries of the site…’. As outlined above, an Infrastructure Agreement has been
               drafted to ensure the area within the Girraween Nature Refuge utilised for bushfire separation
               purposes is maintained by Ozcare in perpetuity, or until the use ceases.
               Council’s Senior Environment Officer has reviewed the documentation provided with the
               application material and provided conditions, included in the recommendation, requiring the
               development to be carried out in accordance with the Bushfire Hazard Assessment & Management
               Plan and the Building Bushfire Safety and Spread Prevention Strategy. It is therefore considered
               that, subject to the inclusion of appropriate conditions, the proposal complies with the relevant
               provisions of the Bushfire Hazard Overlay Code.

               Biodiversity, Waterways and Wetlands Overlay Code
               The subject site contains areas of mapped Biodiversity Significance and Riparian Buffer Area along
               the eastern and southern boundaries (refer to Figure 13).


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Version: 24, Version Date: 05/07/2023