Bush fire prone land

Current

(1)

This section applies—

(a)

to all development on bush fire prone land, and

(b)

in addition to all other development standards specified for complying development under Chapter 2.

(2)

The development may be carried out only if—

(a)

the development conforms to the specifications and requirements of Planning for Bush Fire Protection that are relevant to the development, and

(b)

the lot on which the development is carried out (the relevant lot) has direct access to a public road or a road vested in or maintained by the council, and

(c)

a reticulated water supply is connected to the relevant lot, and

(d)

a fire hydrant is located within 70m of the part of the development carried out on bush fire prone land, and

(e)

mains electricity is connected to the relevant lot, and

(f)

reticulated or bottled gas on the relevant lot is installed and maintained in accordance with AS/NZS 1596:2014, The storage and handling of LP Gas and the requirements of relevant authorities, for example, the requirement that metal piping must be used, and

(g)

gas cylinders on the relevant lot that are within 10m of a dwelling—

(i)

have the release valves directed away from the dwelling, and

(ii)

are enclosed on the hazard side of the installation, and

(iii)

have metal connections to and from the cylinders, and

(h)

there are no polymer sheathed flexible gas supply lines to gas meters adjacent to a dwelling on the relevant lot or an adjoining lot.

Note—

The requirements relating to the construction of buildings in bush fire prone areas set out in the Building Code of Australia also apply.

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