Attachment 4 - Bushfire management vegetation clearing approval

Ozcare Noosa | April 2022



                                                                                          i) north-eastern boundary: maximum total width of 20m comprising
                                                                                          15m as a Fire Access Trail / Fuel Free Zone width and 5m Fuel
                                                                                          Reduction Zone width.
                                                                                          ii) south-eastern boundary: maximum total width of 15m comprising a
                                                                                          15m Fuel Free Zone.
                                                                                       Note: the bushfire vegetation management works sought to be
                                                                                       authorised by the application will be undertaken prior to the lodgement
                                                                                       of a development application. An updated survey / aerial photograph of
                                                                                       the site post works will be included within the Infrastructure Agreement.
 c) Bushfire Vegetation Management on Council land: Council agrees in                The bushfire vegetation management works are proposed to be
    principle to the use of Council land for bushfire vegetation maintenance,        undertaken in accordance with Attachment 1 - RM20205358 Bushfire
    maximum total width of 20m comprising 15m as a fire access trail width           Vegetation Management Conditional Approval:
    and 5m fuel reduction zone. The clearing of glossy black cockatoo feed
                                                                                       i) north-eastern boundary: maximum total width of 20m comprising 15m
    trees should be avoided, see further details below. The attached
                                                                                       as a Fire Access Trail / Fuel Free Zone width and 5m Fuel Reduction
    RM20205358 Bushfire Vegetation Management Conditional Approval
                                                                                       Zone width.
    requires a further application to Council for approval to undertake the
    clearing works prior to the development application being lodged to protect        ii) south-eastern boundary: maximum total width of 15m comprising a
    existing infrastructure and building works on site and people.                     15m Fuel Free Zone.
                                                                                     Glossy Black Cockatoo feed trees, namely She-Oaks, will be retained as
            Council’s endorsed Noosa Bushland Reserve Strategic Fire
            management Plan permits a 20m wide area in Council’s land                per the survey attached as Attachment 5.
            comprising 15m as a fire access trail width and 5m fuel reduction zone
                                                                                     Note: the bushfire vegetation management works sought to be authorised
            for the nursing home.
                                                                                     by the application will be undertaken prior to the lodgement of a
                                                                                     development application. An updated survey / aerial photograph of the
            This means all vegetation is cleared within the 15m Fire Access Trail
                                                                                     site post works will be included within the Infrastructure Agreement.
            or the Fuel Free Zone, then 5m Fuel Reduction Zone. Fuel Reduction
            Zone requires understorey and mid-storey vegetation removed but
            mature trees(those with stem diameter greater than 200mm) are            Please refer to the access trail crossing design attached as Attachment
                                                                                     8.
            retained, lower branches of mature trees in this zone should be lift
            pruned (in accordance with AS 4973 - Pruning of Amenity Trees) to
                                                                                     Note: the construction of the access track crossing will occur after
            2m above ground level to prevent fires moving from ground into tree
            canopy. The below image provides some guidance for the Fuel              development approval has been granted but prior to the commencement
            Reduced/Reduction Zone:                                                  of use. The design plan will be submitted with the Infrastructure
                                                                                     Agreement.




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