Approved Plans MCU22-0147

1.7      VEGETATION
A site assessment was undertaken in July 2022. It is noted that recent vegetation clearing around the
cottage has occurred for bushfire safety under the essential management exemption provided under the
Planning Regulation 2017. The result of the vegetation clearing is that a 60m cleared area of grassed open
space is located between the cottage and the adjoining vegetation to the north, west and south.

The cottage is located in a generally cleared area characterised by regularly mown grass with established
vegetable gardens and low-density trees. The vegetation to the north, west and south of the cottage
location as been managed as a fuel reduced zone to a distance of between 20m and 50m. The fuel reduced
zone consist of a canopy of mature trees to 40m height with the mid-storey and understorey removed
and maintained with regular mowing. Given the lack of surface and near-surface fuels in this area, this
vegetation community is analogous with Vegetation Hazard Class 40.4 (VHC 40.4) which is described as
Continuous low grass or tree cover (QFES, 2019). Plate 7 depicts typical conditions within the fuel reduced
zone.




Plate 7: Fuel Reduced Zone surrounding the cottage



JULY 2022                       BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT & MANAGEMENT PLAN                        Page: 7
                                            296 KIDD ROAD, POMONA