Appendix F_Bushfire Hazard Assessment

                               Extract from Noosa Plan
        Section 13.31 Specific outcomes for the Natural Hazards Overlay Code

Table 13.9 Bushfire hazard areas

            Column 1                     Column 2                        Column 3
     Specific Outcomes            Probable solutions                     Response
13.33 Effects of use and works
New Uses                      S4.1 The use is sited on        The site is mapped as Medium
O4 The proposed use does land that is not in a                bushfire hazard area, however
not compromise the safety     Medium or High Bushfire         the site has largely been cleared
or people or property from    Hazard Area;                    of mature vegetation and the
bushfire.                     OR                              majority of site vegetation will be
                              S4.2 The use is sited on        cleared to facilitate the
                              land that is determined as      development.
                              low bushfire risk by a site
                              specific bushfire hazard
                              assessment.
Protection of                 S5.1 Community Uses             Not applicable – residential
Infrastructure and            and Infrastructure Uses         development
Community Uses                are not located in a High
O5 Community uses and         or Medium Bushfire
Infrastructure Uses,          Hazard Area identified on
including that identified     Overlay maps OM1.4 to
below, are able to function   OM9.4;
effectively during and        OR
immediately after bushfire    S5.2 Building work will not
events-                       involve more than an
a) Emergency service          additional 20m2 of gross
facilities;                   floor area to an existing
b) Hospitals;                 building;
c) Education Type 4 uses, OR
including stores for          S5.3 Where located in a
valuable records or items of High or Medium Bushfire
historic or cultural          Hazard Area identified on
significance; and             Overlay Maps OM1.4 to
d) Service and utility uses, OM9.4, uses are designed
including electricity         to function effectively
substations, major electrical during and immediately
depots and water treatment after bushfire events.
plants.
Hazardous Materials           S6.1 Hazardous material         Not applicable – proposed
O6 Public safety and the      are not manufactured and        development is residential
environment are not           stored on site.
adversely affected by the
detrimental impacts of
bushfire on hazardous
materials manufactured or
stored in bulk.
13.34 Siting, design and construction
O7 Uses and works             S7.1 Uses and works             Proposed buildings A, B and C
including building works are including building works         will be located in areas of low
site, designed and            are sited-                      hazard. Buildings D, E, F and G
constructed to-               a) on lots greater than         which border the surrounding
a) minimise the number of     2500m2;                         vegetation are required to be set
people ad property subject        i) in locations of lowest   back 22.5m (1.5 times the
to bushfire risk; and             hazard within the lot;      predominant height of the


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