57Development standards for bush fire prone land

57 Development standards for bush fire prone land

57 Development standards for bush fire prone land

(1) This section does not apply to the following development—

(a) development for the purposes of—

(i) landscaping, or

(ii) a non-combustible fence, or

(iii) a swimming pool, or

(iv) another ancillary structure if it is non-habitable and more than 6m from a dwelling,

(b) development carried out on land in—

(i) bush fire attack level-40 (BAL-40), or

(ii) the flame zone (BAL-FZ).

Note—

More information about the categories of bush fire attack, including the flame zone, is contained in Planning for Bush Fire Protection, Table A1.7.

(2) Complying development under this Division must not be carried out on a lot that contains bush fire prone land unless—

(a) the development conforms to the relevant specifications and requirements of Planning for Bush Fire Protection, and

(b) any associated access way is on land that is not—

(i) grasslands, or

(ii) in bush fire attack level-40 (BAL-40), or

(iii) the flame zone (BAL-FZ), and

(c) the lot has direct access to—

(i) a public road, or

(ii) a road vested in or maintained by the council, and

(d) the building or structure to which the development relates is within 200m of the road, and

(e) there is sufficient access designed in accordance with the acceptable solutions identified in Planning for Bush Fire Protection, Table 7.4a, and

(f) the lot has a water supply that is—

(i) reticulated, or

(ii) not reticulated but suitable for fire fighting, and