44.06 BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT OVERLAY - Planning

1 MANAGEMENT OVERLAYS hown on the Planning scheme map asBMOwith a number (if shown).PurposeTo implement the Municipal Planning Strategy and the Planning Policy ensure that the development of land prioritises the protection of human life and strengthenscommunity resilience to identify areas where the BUSHFIRE hazard warrants BUSHFIRE protection measures to ensure development is only permitted where the risk to life and property from BUSHFIRE can bereduced to an acceptable MANAGEMENT objectives and application of schedulesA schedule to this OVERLAY must contain a statement of the BUSHFIRE MANAGEMENT objectives to beachieved for the area

2 Affected by the schedule and when the requirements within it requirementSubdivisionA permit is required to subdivide land. This does not apply if a schedule to this OVERLAY specificallystates that a permit is not and worksA permit is required to construct a building or construct or carry out works associated with thefollowing uses:Accommodation (including a Dependent person s unit)Education centreHospitalIndustryLeisure and recreationOfficePlace of assemblyRetail premisesService stationTimber productionWarehouseThis does not apply to any of the following:If a schedule to this OVERLAY specifically states that a permit is not building or works consistent with an agreement under Section 173 of the Act prepared inaccordance with a condition of permit issued under the requirements of Clause alteration or extension to an existing building used for a dwelling or a dependent person sunit that is less than 50 percent of the gross floor area of the existing alteration or extension to an existing building (excluding a dwelling and a dependent person sunit)

3 That is less than 10 percent of the gross floor area of the existing 1 of 4 VICTORIA Planning PROVISIONSA buildingor workswitha floorareaof lessthan100squaremetresnotusedforaccommo dationandancillaryto a buildingor worksassociatedwithTimberproductionprovi dedthebuildingsor worksarenotwithin150metresof Accommodationor landzonedforresidentialor scheduleto thisoverlayspecifiesdifferentrequirement s,an applicationmustbeaccompaniedby:Abushfire hazardsiteassessmentincludinga planthatdescribesthebushfirehazardwithin 150metresof thehazardmustbe AS3959:2009 Constructionof buildingsin bushfireproneareas(StandardsAustralia)ex cludingparagraph(a)

4 Of usedto assistin planthatdescribesthebushfirehazardof othertechniquesmaybe usedto assistin adwellingthatincludesall of theapprovedmeasuresspecifiedin theapplicationproposesan alternativemeasure, in theopinionof theresponsibleauthorityanypartof theserequirementsis notrelevantto theassessmentof an application,theresponsibleauthoritymaywa ive,varyor of therequirementsspecifiedin a scheduleto scheduleto thisoverlaymayspecifysubstituteapprovedm easures,additionalalternativemeasuresand additionalor substitutedecisionguidelinesforthepurpos esof permitwhichcreatesa lot fora singledwellingon landzonedforresidentialor ruralresidentialpurposesmustincludethefo llowingcondition: Before thestatementof complianceis issuedundertheSubdivisionAct1988theowner mustenterintoanagreementwiththeresponsib leauthorityunderSection173of.

5 Statethatit hasbeenpreparedforthepurposeof anexemptionfroma the[*insertnameof applicableplanningscheme] a dwellingis constructedonthelandwithouta planningpermitthatthebushfireprotectionm easures setoutin theplanincorporatedintotheagreementmustb eimplementedandmaintainedto thesatisfactionof theresponsibleauthorityona thepreparation,executionandregistrationo ftheSection173 Agreement. Page2 of 4 VICTORIA PLANNINGPROVISIONST hisdoesnotapply:If a scheduleto thisoverlayspecifiesthata Section173 Agreementis writingthepreparationof an agreementunderSection173of theActis thelandintolotseachcontainingan existingdwellingor permitto subdividelandmustincludeanyconditionspec ifiedin a scheduleto worksA permitto constructa buildingor constructor carryoutworksmustincludethefollowingcond ition.

6 Thebushfire protectionmeasures formingpartof thispermitorshownontheendorsedplans,incl udingthoserelatingto constructionstandards,defendablespace,wa tersupplyandaccess,mustbemaintainedto thesatisfactionof theresponsibleauthorityona haveforceandeffectafterthedevelopmentaut horisedbythispermithasbeencompleted. A permitallowinga dwellingto be constructedto thenextlowerbushfireattacklevelin : Before thedevelopmentstarts,theownermustenterin toanagreementwiththeresponsibleauthority undersection173of thePlanningandEnvironmentAct1987to provideforthefollowing:A dwellingconstructedin accordancewithplanningpermit[*insertplan ningpermitreference]mustnotbeoccupiedunt ila privatebushfire shelter(a Class10cbuildingwithinthemeaningof theBuildingRegulations2006)is: Constructedonthesamelandasthedwelling.

7 Availableforusebytheoccupantsof thedwellingat alltimes. Maintainedin accordancewiththerequirementsof thebuildingpermitissuedforthatprivatebus hfire thepreparation,executionandregistrationo ftheSection173 Agreement. A permitto constructa buildingor constructor carryoutworksmustincludeanyconditionspec ifiedin a scheduleto applicationsAnapplicationmustbe referredunderSection55 of theActto thepersonor bodyspecifiedas thereferralauthorityin ,unlessa scheduleto reviewAnapplicationis exemptfromthenoticerequirementsof section52(1)(a),(b)and(d),thedecisionreq uirementsof section64(1),(2)and(3)andthereviewrights of section82(1)of theAct,unlessa scheduleto scheduleto thisoverlaymayspecifythatnoticebe givento anypersonor bodyin accordancewithsection52(1)(c)

8 Of an application,in additionto thedecisionguidelinesin ,theresponsibleauthoritymustconsider, as appropriate:Page3 of 4 VICTORIA a scheduleto notapplyto a singledwelling,or a dependentperson'sunit,whena permitundertheBuildingAct1993wasissuedbe forethecommencementof AmendmentGC13,if:vegetationis managedto accordwiththebushfireattacklevelassessme ntundertakenat thetimethebuildingpermitwasissued;anda staticwatersupplyof: 2500litreson lotsof 500squaremetresor less 5000litreson lotsof morethan500squaremetres,is providedto thesatisfactionof of 4 VICTORIA PLANNINGPROVISIONS