Approved Plans - MCU21/0221

                                                              TABLE OF CONTENTS
           1.0                   INTRODUCTION......................................................................................1
                      1.1        PURPOSE......................................................................................................................................1
                      1.2        ASSESSMENT AREA .......................................................................................................................1
                      1.3        NOOSA COUNCIL BUSHFIRE HAZARD OVERLAY.................................................................................3
                      1.4        STATE PLANNING POLICY BUSHFIRE HAZARD OVERLAY .....................................................................4
                      1.5        SURROUNDING LAND USES ............................................................................................................4
                      1.6        TOPOGRAPHY ...............................................................................................................................5
                      1.7        VEGETATION ................................................................................................................................7

           2.0                   BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT ............................................................8
                      2.1        STATE ASSESSMENT METHODOLOGY ..............................................................................................8
                                 2.1.1       General .........................................................................................................................8
                                 2.1.2       Vegetation Hazard Classes .........................................................................................8
                                 2.1.3       Maximum Landscape Slope ........................................................................................9
                                 2.1.4       Fire Danger Index ........................................................................................................9

           3.0                   LOCAL HAZARD MAP ............................................................................10
                      3.1        GENERAL .................................................................................................................................... 10
                      3.2        PATCH AND CORRIDOR FILTERING ................................................................................................ 10
                      3.3        CALCULATION OF POTENTIAL BUSHFIRE INTENSITY ........................................................................ 10

           4.0                   SETBACKS .......................................................................................14
                      4.1        SETBACK CALCULATIONS.............................................................................................................. 14
                      4.2        VEGETATION MANAGEMENT WITHIN ASSET PROTECTION ZONE ...................................................... 16

           5.0                   CONCLUSION ...................................................................................17

           6.0                   REFERENCES ...................................................................................18




           October 2021                                             BUSHFIRE HAZARD ASSESSMENT                                                                         Page: i
                                                                    797 Ringtail Creek Road, Pomona
Document Set ID: 21731677
Version: 1, Version Date: 14/12/2021