New South Wales Repealed Regulations

This legislation has been repealed.

PENRITH LOCAL ENVIRONMENTAL PLAN 2002 (VILLAGES OF MULGOA AND WALLACIA) - REG 20

20 Bush fire prone land

(1) This clause applies to bush fire prone land.

(2) Consent must not be granted to development on land to which this clause applies that requires bushfire hazard reduction unless the development incorporates effective measures within the boundaries of the site and satisfactory to the consent authority to ensure the development is designed and sited, taking into account site conditions, to minimise:

(a) the potential for loss of life or property from bushfires, and

(b) any environmental impact from bushfire hazard reduction work.

(3) Consent must not be granted to the subdivision of land to which this clause applies zoned Rural Conservation (Residential) if the consent authority is satisfied that the consequences of the subdivision would be inconsistent with the following:

(a) the Penrith Bush Fire Risk Management Plan available from the office of the Council,

(b) the advice of the NSW Rural Fire Service,

(c) the retention or future provision of fire trails and access roads to facilitate access for fire fighters.

(4) Consent must not be granted to the construction of a dwelling house that the consent authority is satisfied will be sited on land to which this clause applies unless the development:

(a) can provide safe access for firefighting and emergency vehicles at all times, and

(b) conforms to the specifications and requirements of Planning for Bush Fire Protection , ISBN 0 9751033 2 6, prepared by the NSW Rural Fire Service in co-operation with the Department of Planning, dated December 2006, and

(c) has adequate water supplies readily available from a reticulated supply and a supplementary static water supply of not less than 10,000 litres.

(5) Before granting consent to any development on bush fire prone land, the consent authority must:

(a) be satisfied that the development will be in accordance with Planning for Bush Fire Protection , ISBN 0 9751033 2 6, prepared by the NSW Rural Fire Service in co-operation with the Department of Planning, dated December 2006, and

(b) consider whether the measures proposed to avoid or mitigate the threat from bushfire, including the siting of the proposed development, the design and construction of any structures involved, the clearing of vegetation, and the provision of asset protection zones, landscaping and fire control aids (such as roads and water supplies), are adequate for the locality, and

(c) consider the potential environmental impacts of measures proposed to avoid or mitigate threat from bushfire.

(6) In this clause:
"bush fire prone land" has the same meaning as in the Act.