Development application part 2 of 2 MCU12 · MCU12/0012

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6. Noise Impact

The proposed site for the start of the tour is located well away
from neighbours and is set in a trough of the property,
surrounded by trees and thick vegetation. After a 20 minute
verbal briefing guests will demonstrate their ability to ride a
quad bike. This will be done in a group situation lasting no more
than 10 minutes. During this time bikes will be operated at
1000rpm slightly higher than standard idle, generating a very
low level of noise. With the location and thick vegetation no one
outside of the property should be able to hear any noise. From
here the tour will begin with bikes required to travel behind a
lead bike at very low speed and revs no greater than 1500rpm.
This level will be kept until well into the National Park, when
speed and revs may increase to as much as 30Kmh and 2500rpm.
At 1500rpm or lower the noise level reaching neighbouring
properties will be no greater than 30dBA during any part of the
proposed tour. The Quad bikes to be used are of the latest
technology designed to be as quite as possible. These bikes are
not performance machines and are usually used for farming or
hunting, both of which require minimal noise output and as such
have been designed to be the lowest of all emissions. It should
be noted that the four-wheel drive track and Tablelands Road is
presently frequented by trial bikes generating far more noise
than Quad Bikes. As our noise levels will be controlled, there
will be no further impact to noise on the route of our tours. The
tours are also to be conducted in daylight hours with a
maximum of two tours per day.




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