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Check your 149 certificate to see if you need a Bushfire Attack Level (BAL) risk assessment.
These could include: schools, childcare centres, hospitals, tourist accommodation, community centres, retirement villages, festivals and any place that occupants may be more vulnerable to bushfire attack.
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Schools, childcare centres, hospitals, tourist accommodation, community centres, retirement villages are are included in this classification.
This client wanted to extend their existing dwelling, however, they had a river with trees (riparian corridor) 50 metres away on a slight downslope. This proposal was issued with a BAL 12.5, which is the lowest building attack level.
The proposal involved the clearing of all the land required for the residential development, roads and APZ. After the clearing had been undertaken the main bushfire threat would have then been the forest in the three connecting drainage lines/riparian corridors which dissect the subject property. The drainage lines/riparian corridors containing the bushfire threat are characterized […]
We were asked to provide Bushfire Hazard Assessments for a unique farmstay in an 1890s train carriage. The carriage is surrounded by gum trees on the 280-acre property. Issues: Any proposals involving eco-tourism are considered particularly vulnerable during bushfires and are therefore required to meet some specific requirements.
This property was zoned RU1 Rural Landscape under the current Camden Local Environment Plan, and was proposed to be rezoned to R5 – Large Lot Residential. Indicative house lot layouts were identified in the assessment and it showed how the proposal can comply with bushfire protection requirements. Final details of landscaping and boundaries will be […]
