2 David Low Way - Attachment 2 - Ecological and Bushfire Assessment Report 9-8-17

 Natural Hazards (Bushfire) Overlay Code Assessment
 Specific Outcomes                          Probable solutions                        Response
 Hazard rating of the individual site,      AND                                          separated from adjacent bushfire
 having regard to –                         S10.3 Additional lots are not created         hazard areas to the west by David
 i. vegetation type;                        where their only vehicular access             Low Way and Burgess Creek
                                            route is through a Bushfire Hazard            which would prevent a fire front
 ii. slope;                                                                               from directly impacting on the Site.
                                            area .
 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.
 Firebreaks and fire access tracks
 O11 Firebreaks or fire access tracks       S11.1 Firebreaks are provided by—         Complies
 provide—                                   a) a cleared road reserve not less        David Low Way provides an
 a) adequate access for fire fighting and   than 20m wide located around the          appropriate fire break and access trail
 other emergency vehicles; and              perimeter of the subdivision,             separating the Site from adjacent
 b) adequate width to minimise the risk     between the created lots and              Medium to High bushfire hazard areas
 of fire crossover.                         surrounding vegetated lands;              located to the west of David Low Way.
                                            OR                                        The internal Site access also provides
                                            b) fire access tracks (may be in the      appropriate      access     for    fire
                                            form of an access easement)               suppression and building protection if
                                            between the created lots and              required.
                                            surrounding vegetated lands that—
                                            i. are a minimum cleared width of
                                            6m;
                                            ii. have a formed pavement;
                                            iii. have access at each end and in
                                            other locations where necessary;
                                            iv. have passing areas and turning
                                            areas;
                                            v. have clearly identified access
                                            points for emergency vehicles; and
                                            vi. 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.
 Road network
 O12 Roads provide for the safe and         S12.1 Culs-de-sacs or no-through          Complies
 effective evacuation of users of           roads are not used in the street          All proposed lots have a formed and
 premises and access by Emergency           network unless—                           appropriately designed access to
 services.                                                                            David Low Way for:
                                            a) a perimeter road reserve with a         evacuation if required; and
                                            minimum reserve width of 20m and           use by QFES vehicles if required.
                                            a formed width of not less than 6m is
                                            provided; or

                                            b) cul-de-sacs or no-through roads
                                            are provided with fire trails or access
                                            easements, capable of being
                                            navigated by conventional vehicles,
                                            that link to through roads (see
                                            Figures 13.3 and 13.4);

                                            AND




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