Acoustic Report · MCU15/0122

Proposed Medical Centre, Noosaville




                     Figure 2:        Proposed Medical Centre, Goodchap Street Noosaville


2 Noise Criteria

                     2.1     Noosa Plan
                     The site is presently within a detached housing zone, with a community services
                     zone (Noosa Private Hospital) on the opposite side of Goodchap Street (Noosaville
                     Zone Map ZM8).
                     The Desired Environmental Outcomes of the Noosa Plan (Part 3) provides the
                     following statement regarding residential uses:
                     The quality lifestyle sought by residents of Noosa also demands high standards of residential
                     amenity. Factors such as density, noise, accessibility to community services and infrastructure,
                     security, traffic and aesthetics are of significance.

                     Although the above statement relates to reverse-amenity when developing new
                     residential uses, the broad amenity goals are applicable for introducing potential
                     noise sources to an established residential area.

                     2.2     State Legislation

                     2.2.1    Environmental Protection Act 1994
                     The Environmental Protection Act 1994 specifies criteria for pumps and air
                     conditioning plant as follows:
                     440T Pumps
                     (1) This section applies to premises at or for which there is a pump.
                     (2) An occupier of the premises must not use, or permit the use of, the pump on
                     any day—
                              (a) before 7a.m, if it makes an audible noise; or



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