Approved Plans - MCU21/0221

           1.0        INTRODUCTION
           1.1        PURPOSE
           This Bushfire Hazard Assessment Report has been prepared to assess the degree of bushfire hazard and
           associated risk acting on Lot 4 on RP213871 located at 797 Ringtail Creek Road, Pomona (herein referred
           to as ‘the site’). The applicants are seeking to build a primary dwelling within a vegetated area within the
           south-eastern site extent. Building Plans have been provided as Appendix A. This assessment has been
           undertaken to determine the specific extent of bushfire hazard acting on the proposed dwelling and to
           determine the setback distances required to safely locate the dwelling. Setback distances will also
           determine the Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) construction standard under Australian Standard AS3959:2018
           Construction of Buildings in Bushfire Prone Areas.

           The following documents prescribe the bushfire assessment measures utilised in Queensland and have
           been drawn upon in the preparation of this report:
                Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience –– Bushfire State Planning Policy – state interest guidance
                  material (The Department of Infrastructure, Local Government and Planning, 2019)
                Bushfire Resilient Communities. Technical Reference Guide for the State Planning Policy State
                  Interest ‘Natural Hazards, Risk and Resilience - Bushfire’ (Queensland Fire and Emergency Services
                  (QFES), 2019)

           1.2        ASSESSMENT AREA
           QFES (2019) defines the assessment area as the development footprint and all land within 150m of the
           extent of the development footprint (i.e., the build location). The overall site is located within a
           predominantly vegetated rural area and covers approximately 3.4ha. The site currently contains several
           sheds and horse stables, with a semi-cleared area surrounding the existing sheds. The remainder of the
           site is dominated by native vegetation, including tall open Eucalypt forest in the south, and native
           regrowth vegetation in the north. Vegetated and semi-vegetated rural allotments dominate the landscape
           surrounding the site. Plate 1 depicts the existing site conditions within the assessment area.




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