2017-11-07 P&E Committee - Attachment 1 to Item 1 - Amendments for Multiple Housing Type 2 Duplex & Minor Corrections

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                Specific Outcomes                                               Probable solutions




                                                                                                                                          Including amendments to 3 July 2017
13.36       Vehicle access and fire trails




                                                                                                                              The Noosa Plan
Firebreaks and fire access tracks
O9 Firebreaks or fire access tracks provide—                  S9.1 Firebreaks are provided by—
a)    adequate access for fire fighting and                   a)   a cleared road reserve not less than 20m
      other emergency vehicles; and                                wide located around the perimeter of the
b)    adequate width to minimise the risk of                       development;
      fire crossover.                                         OR
                                                              b)   fire access tracks between the
                                                                   development and surrounding vegetated
                                                                   lands that—
                                                                   i. are a minimum cleared width of 6m;
                                                                   ii. have a maximum grade of 1 in 8
                                                                        (12.5%) ;
                                                                   iii. have a formed pavement;
                                                                   iv. have access at each end and in other
                                                                        locations where necessary;
                                                                   v. have passing areas and turning areas;
                                                                   vi. have clearly identified access points for
                                                                        emergency vehicles; and
                                                                   vii. are located on public land or within
                                                                        access easements that are granted in
                                                                        favour of the Noosa Council and the
                                                                        Queensland Fire and Rescue Service.41
13.37       Reconfiguring a Lot
General
O10 The safety of people and property are                     S10.1 The proposed lots are not located on land
maintained by                                                 that is subject to Bushfire Hazard42;
a)     Locating house site areas and other                     OR
       sensitive uses on that part of the land                S10.2 The proposed lots are sited on land
       least affected by the bushfire hazard;                 determined as low bushfire risk by a site specific
       and                                                    bushfire hazard assessment.43
b)    fire mitigation methods are used that are               AND
       adequate for the Potential Bushfire                    S10.3 Additional lots are not created where their
       Hazard rating of the individual site,                  only vehicular access route is through a Bushfire
       having regard to –                                     Hazard area .
      i.    vegetation type;
      ii. slope;
      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.




41
   Where Council has not previously approved a Bushfire Management Plan for premises, Council may request the
proponent to prepare a plan, as per PSP1 Information Council May Request. Appendix 9 of the SPP Guideline: Mitigating
the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide provides more information on Bushfire Management Plans.
42
   PSP1 details information Council may request to determine whether or not the land is in a Bushfire Hazard Area.
43
   A site specific bushfire hazard assessment is necessary to demonstrate that although the site is identified within a
Bushfire Hazard Area, the bushfire risk is low as per PSP1 detailing the site specific assessment of bushfire risk prepared
in accordance with Appendix 3 of the SPP Guidelines: Mitigating the Adverse Impacts of Flood, Bushfire and Landslide.


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                                     Natural Hazards and Natural Resources Overlays