Bushfire Hazard Management Plan v3 - 27 Wilgee Ct Cooroy

Bushfire Hazard Management Plan v3                                      NCES REF: J000662
Lot 101 on SP142407, Lot 140 on MCH978, Lot 3 on RP137375,
Lot 2 on RP852009 and Lot 8 on RP160703 - 27 Wilgee Court, Cooroy




Table of Contents
1     INTRODUCTION                                                                  1

1.1    BACKGROUND                                                                  1
1.2    DEVELOPMENT PROPOSAL                                                        1
1.3    BUSHFIRE HAZARD AREA MAPPING – NOOSA PLAN 2006                              1
1.4    BUSHFIRE HAZARD OVERLAY MAPPING – NOOSA PLAN 2019                           2
1.5    STATE PLANNING POLICY                                                       2

2     SITE DESCRIPTION                                                              4

2.1 GENERAL                                                                        4
2.2 TOPOGRAPHY                                                                     4
2.3 VEGETATION                                                                     5
2.3.1 VEGETATION HAZARD CLASS 02 – OPEN FORESTS / WOODLANDS - SHRUBBY              8
2.3.2 VEGETATION HAZARD CLASS 08 – ACACIA COMMUNITIES                              8
2.3.3 VEGETATION HAZARD CLASS 12 – MIXTURE OF RURAL CLASSES – MAINLY GRASSLAND     8
2.3.4 VEGETATION HAZARD CLASS 16 – MIXTURE OF URBAN CLASSES                        9
2.4 VEGETATION EXTERNAL OF THE 100M ASSESSMENT BUFFER                              9

3     BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT                                                  11

3.1 HAZARD ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY                                                 11
3.2 LOCAL BUSHFIRE HAZARD MAPPING                                                 11
3.3 QUANTITATIVE MODELLING                                                        14

4     BUSHFIRE RISK ASSESSMENT                                                    17

4.1 GENERAL                                                                       17
4.2 RISK FROM HAZARDOUS VEGETATION WITHIN THE SITE                                17
4.3 RISK FROM HAZARDOUS VEGETATION EXTERNAL OF THE SITE                           18

5     BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT PLAN                                                    20

5.1 GENERAL                                                                     20
5.2 ASSET PROTECTION ZONE                                                       20
5.2.1 SETBACK DISTANCES – NOOSA PLAN 2006 AND 2019                              20
5.2.2 SETBACK DISTANCES – AUSTRALIAN STANDARD 3959-2018 CONSTRUCTION OF BUILDINGS IN
BUSHFIRE PRONE AREAS                                                            21
5.3 WATER SUPPLY                                                                24
5.4 FIRE BREAKS                                                                 24
5.5 VEHICULAR ACCESS                                                            24
5.6 FUTURE LANDSCAPING, REGROWTH AND FUEL LOAD REDUCTION                        25
5.7 GENERAL PROPERTY MAINTENANCE                                                25

6     LEGISLATION AND OVERLAYS                                                    27

6.1 NOOSA PLAN 2006 – BUSHFIRE HAZARD OVERLAY CODE                                27
6.2 NOOSA PLAN 2019 – BUSHFIRE HAZARD OVERLAY CODE                                32

7     CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS                                              38

7.1 CONCLUSION                                                                    38




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