Response to Information Request 5-7 Rufous Street Peregian Beach - Attachment D MCU13/0092

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                      Day:             43dBA


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                      Evening:         40dBA


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                      Night:           40dBA




7          NOISE ASSESSMENT CRITERIA




7.1        Car Park Noise Criteria


           Environmental Protection (Noise)Policy 2008 (EPP (Noise)2008)


           Schedule 1 of the EPP        (Noise) 2008 presents outdoor and indoor acoustical quality objectives
           during the day, evening and night-time periods. These objectives apply to all                          forms of noise

           experienced by a receptor.

           The acoustical quality     objectives for dwellings are reproduced in Table 3. It can be seen in this
           table that the objectives are      presented in terms of the adjusted LAeq, LAlO and LAO! noise levels
           measured over a 1-hour time period.


                                     Table 3: EPP (Noise)acoustic quality objectives

                                                                    Acoustic Quality Objectives (dBA)
                     Sensitive Receptor            Time of Day
                                                                     LAeq, adj, thr   L.uo, adj, 1h.   LA01, adj, thr

                    Dwelling (for outdoors)   Daytime and Evening         50               55               65

                                              Daytime and Evening         35              40                45
                    Dwelling (for indoors)
                                                    Night-time            30              35                40




           Transient Limits for Vehicle Noise Emissions


           Even   though EPP (Noise) 2008 has nominated noise criteria as presented in Table 3, they have
           not been    adopted in the assessment of transient noises due to the short duration of events such
           as car   park noise (including doors slamming, engines starting and vehicles manoeuvring on-site).
           Comparing noise emissions from transient short duration events to limits imposed over an hour
           long period can be misleading, due to the very short duration of the individual events7. In most

           instances, an event will not impact upon the LA01,adJ,lhr or LAlO,adj,lhr parameters, while the LAeq,adj,lhr

           parameter will not be significantly affected. As the transient events associated within the site are

           expected to be intermittent, applying the acoustic quality objectives will not ensure amenity is
           achieved for nearby residents.




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    Supporting this argument, the Explanatory Notes for the Environmental Protection (Noise)Policy 2008 state that "the
    acoustic quality objectives are not individual point source emission standards but are total levels of noise in the
    surrounding environment" and "meeting the objectives does not always mean that the environmental values are
    protected"
@ Renzo Tonin Ron Rumble                                                     Proposed Shopping Centre, Rufous Street, Peregian
                                                                                                          Noise Impact Assessment

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