Appendix F - Bushfire Hazard Assessment

Bushfire Hazard Assessment v1                                                               NCES REF: J000207
Lot 9 on RP131369 – 216 Black Mountain Road, Black Mountain



2     SITE DESCRIPTION

2.1      General
The site comprises a 4.6ha rectangular shaped allotment positioned within hilly terrain in a rural
residential area. The site is characterised by cleared areas subject to regular maintenance with a
sparsely vegetated gully in the north of the site and lightly vegetated areas within the balance of the
site. An existing residential dwelling is present in the near centre of the site and is to be retained
within proposed Lot 1. A comprehensively vegetated allotment is present to the north of the site,
whilst semi-cleared and modified vegetation communities dominated by Acacia species are present
to the east and west of the site. The site is bordered to the south by Black Mountain Road (refer to
Plate 3).




                             Plate 3 – Site conditions and context (Source: Google Earth)

2.2      Topography
The site exhibits variable topography and relatively steep slopes of approximately 20 degrees on
mixed north-west and south-east facing slopes. A ridge line is present in the central portion of the
site aligned on a south-west to north-east axis. A gully is present in the north and in the south of the
site (refer to Plate 4). The northern gully has been dammed within the site.




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