SC6.4 Bushfire planning scheme policy Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Relationship to planning scheme 1.2 Purpose 2 Bushfire hazard mapping 3 Undertaking a bushfire hazard assessment 4 Preparation of a bushfire management plan 5 Requirements for a bushfire management plan 6 Assumptions for assessing bushfire risk 7 Requirements for essential community infrastructure 8 Principles for siting buildings in high and medium bushfire hazard 9 Separation from sources of bushfire hazard 10 Design and construction of building protection zones 11 Roads and fire maintenance trails 12 Landscaping 13 Useful references 1 Introduction 1.1 Relationship to planning scheme This planning scheme policy provides: information the Council may request for a development application; guidance or advice about satisfying an assessment benchmark which identifies this planning scheme policy as providing that guidance or advice; states a standard for the assessment benchmarks identified in the following table. Column 1 Column 2 Column 3 – – – Section or table in the code Assessment benchmark Standard in the planning reference scheme policy Bushfire overlay code Table 8.2.5.3.A AO1 Section 6 8.2.5.3.A PO2 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A PO4 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A PO8 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A PO9 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A AO10 Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A AO10 note Section 5 and Section 6 Table 8.2.5.3.A AO11 Section 5 and Section 7
SC6.4 Bushfire planning scheme policy Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 Relationship to planning scheme 1.2 Purpose 2 Bushfire hazard mapping 3 Undertaking a bushfire hazard assessment 4 Preparation of a bushfire management plan 5 Requirements for a bushfire management plan 6 Assumptions for assessing bushfire risk 7 Requirements for essential community infrastructure 8 Principles for siting buildings in high and medium bushfire hazard 9 Separation from sources of bushfire hazard 10 Design and construction of building protection zones 11 Roads and fire maintenance trails 12 Landscaping 13 Useful references 1 Introduction 1.1 Relationship to planning scheme This planning scheme policy provides: information the Council may request for a development application; guidance or advice about satisfying an assessment benchmark which identifies this planning scheme policy as providing that guidance or advice; states a standard for the assessment benchmarks identified in the following table. Column 1 – Section or table in the code Column 2 – Assessment benchmark reference Column 3 – Standard in the planning scheme policy Bushfire overlay code Table 8.2.5.3.A AO1 Section 6 8.2.5.3.A PO2 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A PO4 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A PO8 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A PO9 note Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A AO10 Section 5 Table 8.2.5.3.A AO10 note Section 5 and Section 6 Table 8.2.5.3.A AO11 Section 5 and Section 7
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