Appendix F Bushfire Management Plan

Contents
 1.0 Introduction                                                                            5

 2.0 Site and Development Description                                                        6
     2.1 Property Description                                                                6
     2.2 Proposed Development                                                                6
     2.3 Site Location and Layout                                                            7

 3.0 Bushfire Hazard Assessment                                                               8
     3.1 Bushfire Hazard Classification                                                       8
     3.2 Vegetation Assessment, Slope and Separation Distances from Proposed Development      9
     3.3 Fuel Accumulation Assessment                                                        10

 4.0 Site Constraints and Environmental Values which may limit mitigation options            11
     4.1 Fire History and Frequency                                                          12

 5.0 Specific Risk Factors Associated with the Development Proposal                          12
     5.1 Nature of activities anticipated on site                                            12
     5.2 Numbers of people likely to be present                                              13

 6.0 Nature and Severity of Potential Attack                                                 13
     6.1 Bushfire Season and Weather                                                         13
     6.2 Anticipated Direction of Bushfire Attack                                            13
     6.3 Anticipated Severity of Attack                                                      14

 7.0 Bushfire Protection Measures in Combination                                             16
     7.1 Building Construction and Design                                                    16
     7.2 Asset Protection Zones and Landscaping                                              16
     7.3 Access and Egress Management                                                        17
     7.4 Water Supplies and Utilities                                                        17
     7.5 Fire Fighting and Emergency Management Arrangements                                 18

 8.0    Assessment of Proposal Against the Noosa Plan 2020, Part 8.2.3                       19

 9.0     Assessment of Proposal Against State Planning Policy 2019                           21

 10.0 Recommendations                                                                        22

 11.0 Summary                                                                                22

 12.0 References                                                                             23

 Appendix 1 – Native species of lower combustibility                                         24
 Appendix 2 – Template for Residents Bushfire Emergency Management Plans                     25




Report compiled by Bushfire Risk Reducers for Mr K. Courtney, January 2021          Page 4