Appendix C - Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan

1.0     INTRODUCTION
1.1     PURPOSE
This Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan has been prepared to assess the degree of
bushfire hazard and associated risk acting on Lot 2 on GTP100353 located at 2/296 Kidd Road, Pomona
(herein referred to as ‘the site’). The applicants are seeking to a Material Change of Use development
application for short term accommodation utilising an existing historical cottage that is located within the
site. The Plan of Development has been provided as Appendix A. This assessment has been undertaken to
determine the specific extent of bushfire hazard acting on the site and to determine relevant bushfire
mitigation measures required to safely undertake the proposed development.

The following documents prescribe the bushfire assessment measures utilised in Queensland and have
been drawn upon in the preparation of this report:
     Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience –– Bushfire State Planning Policy – state interest guidance
       material (The Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2019)
     Bushfire Resilient Communities. Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy State
       Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience - Bushfire’ (Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
       (QFES), 2019)

1.2     ASSESSMENT AREA
QFES (2019) defines the assessment area as the development footprint and all land within 150m of the
extent of the development footprint (i.e., the location of the existing cottage). The overall site covers
approximately 18.26ha and is currently improved with a permanent dwelling and associated
infrastructure such as sheds, water tanks, a large dam and fencing. The site is characterised by native
vegetation and cleared areas. Predominantly vegetated rural allotments and the Tewantin National Park
dominate the landscape surrounding the site. Rural residential development within Stratford Park Estate
is located approximately 200m north of the site. Plate 1 depicts the overall site and the existing site
conditions within the assessment area.




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