BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT PLAN v2 - Coveys Road TINBEERWAH (1)

Bushfire Hazard Assessment and Management Plan v2                                         NCES REF: J000545
Lot 2, 4 & 5 on RP172460 & Lot 7 on RP895754
66, 82 & 98 Coveys Rd & 39 Tinbeerwah Rd, Tinbeerwah

In addition, where the fire break trail is discontinuous it shall provide:
      •    a suitable ‘T’ head turnaround area which allows a 3-point turn to be enacted to ensure
           vehicles can exit the area in a forward gear.
6.5       Roads and Driveways
The application is for a boundary realignment and no new gazetted roads are proposed. Access to
Lot 12 is to be provided directly from Coveys Road to the south and to Lot 8 and 9 from Tinbeerwah
Road to the east. All building envelopes are located 10m from the boundary and therefore access
driveways are not anticipated to exceed 60m in length. The driveways are located within existing
open areas which are flanked by low threat conditions.
6.6       Landscaping and Regrowth
Existing and future landscaping about the site should avoid increasing the potential for bushfire
hazard. Assessment benchmark 5 of the SPP Bushfire 2019 seeks that the site layout places the
landscape and open spaces within the site between premises and adjacent mapped medium, high
or very high potential bushfire intensity areas. This landscaping and open space comprises
protective landscape treatments that:
1. Comprise only low threat vegetation, including grassland managed in a minimal fuel condition,
maintained lawns, golf courses and cultivated gardens; or
2. Are designed to ensure a potential available fuel load is maintained at less than 8 tonnes/hectare
in aggregate and with a fuel structure that remains discontinuous.
To reduce the potential for bushfire impact to buildings, structures and occupants as a result of future
regrowth and landscaping works within the site, it is recommended:
      •    Any landscaping within the nominated APZ or fire break trail footprint satisfies Assessment
           benchmark 5 of the SPP Bushfire 2019, including the low threat vegetation criteria prescribed
           in section 2.2.3.2 of AS 3959:2018 or later iterations thereof, where applicable, and be
           planted as discrete isolated clumps of low flammability vegetation aligned parallel the building
           to aid in interception of ember and smoke attack and not perpendicular and in a manner
           which could transmit fire toward the building;
      •    No woody mulch is used within 2m of buildings;
      •    No trees or shrubs are retained within 10m of the buildings;
      •    Beyond 10m, any trees desired to be retained are to be delimbed to 4m height and no limbs
           are to extend to within 6m of the roof line of buildings;
      •    Future landscaping works/plantings maximise the use of locally indigenous, low flammability
           species and or low-density plantings of suitable open forest /woodland species with low bark
           shedding characteristics. Landholders should consult their local native plant nursery for
           suitable species selection and seek guidance from the SCC Planning Scheme Policy for
           Development Works for selection of non-fire promoting vegetation species.

6.7       General Property Maintenance
The undertaking of an appropriate level of property maintenance throughout the year, and in
particular prior to the fire season, can significantly reduce the severity of fire impact upon a site.
Queensland Fire and Emergency Services recommend the following general actions be undertaken
to prepare for the fire season:
Structure
      •    Clear leaves, twigs, bark and other debris from the roof and gutters.
      •    Purchase and test the effectiveness of gutter plugs.
      •    Enclose open areas under decks and floors.
      •    Install fine steel wire mesh screens on all windows, doors, vents and weep holes.
      •    Point LPG cylinder relief valves away from the house.



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