MCU14/0106 & OPW15/0001 Appendix F - Ecological and Bushfire Management Response

Noosa Civic Expansion
Bushfire Assessment Report



 13.37 Reconfiguring a Lot
 General

 O10 The safety of people            S10.1 The proposed lots are not located on     Not Applicable. The proposed
 and property are maintained         land that is subject to Medium or High         development does not require nor
 by                                  Bushfire Hazard on overlay maps OM1.4-         involve reconfiguring a lot.
 a) Locating house site areas        OM9.4 42;
 and other sensitive uses on         OR
 that part of the land least         S10.2 The proposed lots are sited on land
 affected by the bushfire            determined as low bushfire risk by a site
 hazard; and                         specific bushfire hazard assessment. 43
 b) fire mitigation methods are      AND
 used that are adequate for
 the Potential Bushfire Hazard       S10.3 Additional lots are not created where
 rating of the individual site,      their only vehicular access route is through
 having regard to –                  a Medium or High Bushfire Hazard area
                                     shown on overlay maps OM1.4-OM9.4
 i. vegetation type;
 ii. slope;
 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
                                     S11.1 Firebreaks are provided by—              Complies       overall, on the basis that
 O11       Firebreaks or fire        a) a cleared road reserve not less than 20m    Covenant J is part of the development
 access tracks provide—              wide located around the perimeter of the       area ‘within’ the firebreaks
 a) adequate access for fire         subdivision, between the created lots and      The Noosa Civic expansion will be
 fighting and other emergency        surrounding vegetated lands;                   within a firebreak of the nature specified
 vehicles; and                       OR                                             in S11.1 established by extension of
 b)     adequate    width  to                                                       Hofmann Drive and the inner ring road,
                                     b) fire access tracks (may be in the form of
 minimise the risk of fire                                                          plus some limited setbacks of buildings
                                     an access easement) between the created        from Covenant J protected vegetation.
 crossover.                          lots and surrounding vegetated lands that—
                                                                                    A network of fire trails will also be
                                     i. are a minimum cleared width of 6m;          established and maintained.
                                     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 Sunshine Coast Regional
                                     Council and the Queensland Fire and
                                     Rescue Service 44.
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QIC Noosa Civic Pty Ltd                                   Version 2                                                 23 April 2015
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