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Bushfire Integrated Planning and Building Framework MAV Rural Planning Forum March 2012

Bushfire Integrated Planning and Building Framework MAV Rural Planning Forum March 2012. INTEGRATED PLANNING AND BUILDING FRAMEWORK A response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission. 1. 4. Integrated Planning and Building Framework.

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Bushfire Integrated Planning and Building Framework MAV Rural Planning Forum March 2012

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  1. Bushfire Integrated Planning and Building Framework MAV Rural Planning Forum March 2012 INTEGRATED PLANNING AND BUILDING FRAMEWORK A response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission 1

  2. 4 Integrated Planning and Building Framework • 16 VBRC recommendations for planning and building brought together into an integrated package of planning and building rules • Focused on prioritising human life and strengthening community resilience to bushfire • Strengthens the consideration of bushfire at different stages of the planning process and better integrates the planning and building systems. 2

  3. Regulatory Responses to Bushfire in the Planning and Building System INTEGRATED PLANNING AND BUILDING FRAMEWORK A response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission 3

  4. 4 Integrated Planning and Building Framework Regulatory responses Three levels of response In Victoria both the planning and building systems respond to bushfires Building system • Construction of buildings • Using AS3959-2009 Construction of buildings in bushfire prone areas Planning system • Measures in combination • Strategic planning and development approvals • Construction of buildings • Siting, defendable space, access, water supply • Based on the bushfire hazard (vegetation, topography and slope) • Uses the best available science, which will continue to improve over time • Tailored to the tools available in the building and planning systems 4

  5. 4 Integrated Planning and Building Framework Regulatory responses Three levels of site-based response Areas of extreme fuel loads where there is potential for extreme bushfire behaviour such as a crowning fire and extreme ember attack BUSHFIRE HAZARD LEVEL 2 AREAS Planning response : Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) AND Building response : Bushfire Prone Area (BPA) and the Building Regulations BUSHFIRE HAZARD LEVEL 1 AREAS Building response : Bushfire Prone Area (BPA) and the Building Regulations Areas of high to extreme fuel loads where there is potential for high bushfire behaviour such as a crown fire and ember attack Areas where the extent, configuration and/or management of vegetation means that there is low potential for bushfire spread. BUSHFIRE HAZARD LEVEL LOW AREAS No planning or building response 5

  6. Integrated Planning and Building Framework Regulatory responses 6

  7. Integrated Planning and Building Framework Regulatory responses Bushfire Prone Areas (BPA) 7

  8. Integrated Planning and Building Framework Regulatory responses Bushfire Prone Areas (BPA) and Bushfire Management Overlay (BMO) 8

  9. 4 Integrated Planning and Building Framework Complete picture 9

  10. 1 Integrated Planning and Building Framework Building System Components INTEGRATED PLANNING AND BUILDING FRAMEWORK A response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission 10

  11. 4 Integrated Planning and Building Framework Building System Components • September 2011 • New building regulations came into effect - Building Amendment (Bushfire Construction) Regulations 2011. • Bushfire Prone Areas were determined by the Minister for Planning. • Consistent with the findings of the VBRC, the risk posed by grassland, scrub and heath has been taken into account for the first time in the designation of bushfire prone areas. • A minimum construction requirement of BAL 12.5 applies in bushfire prone areas. 11

  12. Integrated Planning and Building Framework Building System Components • Integration of the planning and building system • A building surveyor must accept a BAL contained in a planning permit or a planning scheme. • This means that a second assessment is not required to be prepared or assessed at the building permit stage. • Accessing the Bushfire Prone Areas maps • Property search : • http://services.land.vic.gov.au/landchannel/content/addressSearch 12

  13. Integrated Planning and Building Framework Planning System Response | Amendment VC83 INTEGRATED PLANNING AND BUILDING FRAMEWORK A response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission 13

  14. Key content Primacy of human life & precautionary principle to inform decisions BMO objectives and standards gives a benchmark for meeting policy objectives and determining acceptable risk There will be situations where objectives and standards can’t be met and approval will not be appropriate Vegetation exemptions for existing houses have been matched to the bushfire hazard Amendment VC83 14

  15. Implements key changes to the Victoria Planning Provisions and planning schemes New State planning policy New Bushfire Management Overlay New particular provision – bushfire protection planning requirements New bushfire exemptions 10/30 and 10/50 rule Consequential changes Amendment VC83 15

  16. Structure of Objectives Subdivision BF1 (General requirements) BF2 (Residential lots) All development BF3 (Location) BF4 (Siting and layout) BF5 (Bushfire protection measures) Buildings and works BF6 (Defendable space for dwellings) BF7 (Defendable space for industry, office and retail) BF8 (Defendable space for other occupied buildings) BF9 (Defendable space location) BF10 (Water supply and access) Clause 52.47 Bushfire Protection: Planning Requirements 16

  17. 10/30 rule Made permanent, based on expert fire science and advice from DSE Clear all veg within 10 metres and all veg except for trees within 30 metres Existing houses – need to check the dates Previously exempt metropolitan councils can opt-in through a planning scheme amendment 10/50 rule New, based on expert fire science and advice from DSE Clear all veg within 10 metres and all veg except for trees within 50 metres Existing houses – need to check the dates Applies to all areas within the BMO Replaces another exemption which provided for less extensive clearing but over a greater distance 10/30 and 10/50 Rules 17

  18. Strategic Planning for Bushfire Protection State Planning Policy for Bushfire • Use planning schemes to identify where the bushfire hazard requires specific consideration • Asses the risk at a regional, municipal and local scale. 18

  19. Strategic Planning for Bushfire Protection State Planning Policy for Bushfire 19

  20. Strategic Planning for Bushfire Protection State Planning Policy for Bushfire 20

  21. Ministerial Direction No. 11 (Strategic Assessment of Amendments) and associated Practice Note 44 (November 2012) A planning authority to evaluate and discuss how an amendment addresses bushfire considerations ‘An amendment must be assessed to determine whether the changes proposed will result in any increase to the risk to life, property, community infrastructure and the natural environment from infrastructure.’ The views of the relevant fire authority must be sought and applied in formulating the amendment. Strategic Planning for Bushfire Protection Planning Scheme Amendments 21

  22. Integrated Planning and Building Framework Support for Implementation INTEGRATED PLANNING AND BUILDING FRAMEWORK A response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission 22

  23. Published materials BMO practice note (essential reading) Template and sample Bushfire Management Statement Template s173 agreement Local policy practice note Enforcement web content Training materials Building practitioners briefings (Aug/Sep 2011) Joint Building Commission and DPCD briefing series Over 1200 practitioners attended sessions throughout Victoria Support for Implementation 23

  24. 4 2011 Planners Training 24

  25. 4 2012 Planners Training • Jointly delivered by CFA and DPCD • Aimed at councils, referral authorities, consultants • Introductory sessions • 5 March 2012 (Melb) - Done • 8 March 2012 (Ballarat) - Done • 22 March 2012 (Mildura) • 28 March 2012 (Melb) • More advanced session • 17 May 2012 (Melb) • Bushfire Site Assessment council training • Strategic planning for bushfire 25

  26. 4 Support to councils • $1.2m allocated in 2011 • A further $800k to be allocated. All councils can express interest to access funding 26

  27. Bushfire Hazard Mapping for the Planning and Building Systems INTEGRATED PLANNING AND BUILDING FRAMEWORK A response to the 2009 Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission 27

  28. Bushfire in Victoria 28

  29. State responsible for bushfire designations in line with VBRC Bushfire Prone Area designated in Sept 2011 Bushfire Management Overlay applied to WMO areas in November 2011 Mapping 29

  30. Best available science + verification = BPA / BMO LGA by LGA basis BPA reviews commenced in late 2011. Growth area council engagement complete Bushfire Management Overlay – process commenced in Jan 2012. Updates and amendments implemented progressively in 2012 CFA, DSE, DPCD working with councils and MAV Mapping 30

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