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Council Ref: MCU15/0029 Our Ref: DD/090415 14 May 2015 The Chief Executive Officer Noosa Council PO Box 141 Tewantin QLD 4565 Via email: [email protected] Attention: Mr Denis Wallace Dear Denis, Response to Information Request Development Permit for Material Change of Use on land at 2 / 18 Duke Street Sunshine Beach, being legally described as Lot 0 and 2 BUP 105942. Following is our client’s (the applicant) response to Council’s Information Request issued by letter dated 30th April 2015. Please note that this response is made pursuant to the Sustainable Planning Act 2009, wherein the applicant is responding by giving “all of the information requested…” Each issue raised by Council has been provided below, with the applicant’s response provided underneath each issue. 1. Provide an acoustic assessment prepared by a suitably qualified acoustic engineer demonstrating how the use can be conducted without impacting on the residential amenity of the area. The assessment must include outdoor dining areas proposed both on the site and within the road reserve and identify any measures necessary to manage or attenuate noise. Applicants Response Road Pro Acoustics were engaged to undertake and complete an acoustic assessment and provide recommendations on potential noise generators. They have provided strategies and what reasonable measures could be implemented to mitigate these potential impacts. Road Pro’s assessment is included as Appendix A.
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Road Pro’s report provides the following Summary and Conclusion;
The proposed café at 18 Duke St, Sunshine Beach can be operated in a manner that achieves
the Outcomes of the Noosa Plan i.e. without significant adverse change to noise in the area.
The measures required to do this are predominately operational in nature, and are therefore
dependent on staff being very aware of the potential for noise generation, and pro-actively
addressing it as required.
Suggestions have been made to address potential noise sources, however these shouldn’t
be considered to be exhaustive.
2. Provide an amended site plan correctly positioning the site boundary in relation to the
building.
Applicants Response
The proposal plans refer Appendix B have been amended to correctly position the
site boundary in relation to the building.
We look forward to Council processing the application at its earliest convenience. Do not hesitate
to contact myself personally if you have any questions.
Kind Regards,
Russell Green
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MCU to establish Entertainment and Dining Business (Type 1 Food and Beverage)
MCU to establish Entertainment and Dining Business (Type 1 Food and Beverage)
2/18 Duke St Sunshine Beach
2/18 Duke St Sunshine Beach
APPENDIX A
ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT
2 / 18 DUKE STREET, SUNSHINE BEACH described as Lot 0
and 2 on BUP 105942
Applicant: RAVESIDE PTY LTD
Date: MAY 2015
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ABN 50 319 930 318
www.roadpro.net.au
P. 0416 132 501
E. [email protected]
27 William St Rockhampton Q 4700
PO Box 1070 Rockhampton Q 4700
13 May 2015
RG Strategic
Suite 8-10 Noosa Civic Commercial
28 Ernie Creek Road
Noosaville QLD 4566
Attention: Russell Green
Dear Russell,
Acoustic Assessment – Café at 2/18 Duke St, Sunshine Beach
1. Introduction
RoadPro Acoustics has been engaged by RG Strategic to assess the potential acoustic
impacts of a proposed café at 2/18 Duke St, Sunshine Beach. A Development
Application has been lodged with Noosa Council, and this report has been prepared
to respond to part of the Information Request.
2. Site Location and Surrounding Environment
The café will occupy a tenancy at 18 Duke St, Sunshine Beach, which is on the corner
of Duke St and Douglas St, with Douglas Lane to the rear of the tenancy. Residential
buildings are located on the opposite sides of Duke St (approximately 40m south-
west of site), Douglas St (approximately 30m north west of site) and Douglas Lane
(approximately 20m north east of site), with a commercial use (Telstra) immediately
adjacent. A site locality map is provided as Figure 2 in the RG Strategic Town
Planning Report PT010115 VER 1 060215 (the “Town Planning Report”).
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3. Site Details and Description of Operation
The proposed operation is described in detail in the Town Planning Report. Details
pertinent to the acoustic assessment are summarized below.
The proposed café will occupy approximately 37m2 total indoor space, with 28m2 for
the serving and indoor customer area. An additional total of 13.3m2 of outdoor
dining area/footpath trading is also proposed. The café will cater for up to 24
patrons in total.
The staff car parking and service area is to the rear of the tenancy, accessed via
Douglas Lane.
The café has two roller doors each a little under 3m on the Duke St frontage, and a
smaller personnel access roller door from the kitchen area to the rear of the site.
Ambient music will be played inside the café, however it is understood that there are
no external speakers proposed.
A subsidiary liquor licence will be applied for as part of the café operations to enable
patrons dining to have the choice of consuming an alcoholic drink with their meal.
The proposed maximum hours of operation for the café are 6:00 am to 10:00 pm
Monday to Thursday, and 6:00 am to midnight Friday to Sunday.
4. Potential Noise Impacts
Potential noise sources associated with the café operation include:
Vocalisations from patrons, particularly in the outdoor areas;
Music;
Waste disposal from the kitchen to the bins at the rear of the site;
Vehicles at the rear of the site; and
General operational sounds e.g. roller doors being opened and closed,
kitchen, sounds associated with dining such as cutlery, plates and glasses
making contact with each other or another hard object, chairs moving etc.
5. Existing Acoustic Environment and Noise Criteria
The Noosa Plan Division 15 (Specific Outcomes and Probable Solutions for the
Eastern Beaches Locality) specifies the following outcome for amenity:
“Uses are located, designed and operated to avoid significant adverse changes to the
light, air quality, noise, accessibility or other conditions enjoyed by users of
associated, adjoining or nearby uses.”
The site is within an existing commercial building, there are existing café/dining
establishments on the same street block, and the general area is medium-density
residential with other holiday accommodation including a backpacker’s hostel in the
area. Pedestrian traffic and people talking along Duke St is associated with all of
these land uses. Therefore the nature of sounds from the café are considered to be
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generally consistent with the existing acoustic environment, provided the temporal
characteristics and loudness of the sounds remains consistent with the surroundings.
While this assessment is not intended for submission as part of the subsidiary Liquor
Licence for the café, noise criteria that are generally consistent with the Liquor
Regulation 2000 are considered to be appropriate due to their historical and
effective application to noise from a broad range of hospitality venues in
Queensland. The noise criteria adapted from the Liquor Regulation 2000 for the site
are:
Between 6.00am and 10.00pm – LA10, adj ≤ background level LA90 + 10dB(A)
Between 10.00pm and 6.00am - LA10, adj ≤ background level LA90 + 5dB(A)
Background noise levels in the vicinity of the site are expected to be typical of an
area with low density transportation, however surf noise is also expected to
contribute to background noise levels. Nominal daytime, evening and night-time
background noise levels1, and the respective derived noise criteria are provided in
Table 1.
Table 1 Background Noise Levels and Criteria – Café Noise
Day (6.00am – Evening (6.00pm – Night (10.00pm –
6.00pm) 10.00pm) 6.00am)
General Criterion LA90 + 10dB(A) LA90 + 10dB(A) LA90 + 5dB(A)
Background Noise 45 dB(A) 40 dB(A) 35 dB(A)
Level LA90
Site-Specific 55 dB(A) 50 dB(A) 40 dB(A)
Criterion LA10,adj
It is noted that the “daytime” noise period as nominated in AS1055.2 begins at
7:00am. However, coast communities are often already active earlier than this, and
the shoulder period from 6:00am to 7:00am is not expected to be significantly
quieter than post-7:00am.
6. Potential Noise Levels
Vocalisation from patrons and music are generally the most significant potential
sources of noise complaint from food and beverage outlets, followed by operational
noise such as waste disposal late at night.
Music
The café is not an entertainment venue, therefore the operator can exercise full
control over the level of music within the café without compromising its commercial
viability. This will be discussed further in Section 7 below.
1
From AS1055.2-1997 Acoustics – Description and measurement of environmental noise Part 2:
Application to specific situations
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Patrons
Patron noise from the outside areas is expected to be dominant over noise from
inside the café. The plans for the café indicate that up to 20 people could be seated
outside, therefore it is conservatively assumed that up to 10 people could potentially
be talking simultaneously. People talking in a low-noise environment will typically
produce sound pressure levels in the order of 55 – 65 dB(A) at 1m from the speaker2.
Predicted patron noise levels at the nearest potentially affected receivers are
provided in Table 2.
Table 2 Predicted Patron Noise Levels
Receiver Approximate Distance Predicted Patron Noise
from Centre of Café Level Range
Outdoor Area
Duke St 35 m 34 - 44 dB(A)
Douglas St 32 m 35 - 45 dB(A)
Note that predictions of patron noise have not been carried out for the residence
opposite the site on Douglas Lane, as it is significantly shielded from the outdoor
dining area which would reduce noise levels by at least another 5 dB(A) compared to
the Douglas St residence.
Waste Disposal
Noise from waste disposal can be very intrusive, particularly if glass is being disposed
of. Glass bottles being emptied into a bin in an uncontrolled manner can produce
noise levels in excess of 100 dB(A) at 1m, which could result in noise levels exceeding
70 dB(A) at nearby residences.
Car Parking
The café will be in an established commercial site with pre-existing car parking
accessed via Douglas Lane that could be used at any time regardless of the tenancy.
Car parking associated with the café is therefore not a significant change to the
existing environment. Management of potential noise from car parks will be
addressed below in Section 7.
7. Assessment of Potential Noise Levels and Noise Management
Music
Music is not a primary driver for the café business and can therefore be manipulated
considerably to suit the ambient acoustic environment without commercial risk.
Music should be played at a level that is either inaudible or difficult to hear from the
footpaths in front of nearby residences.
2
Lazarus, H. (1986) Prediction of verbal communication in noise – a review: Part 1 Applied Acoustics
Vol. 19 pp 439-464
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If the speakers are yet to be installed, ensure none are directed towards the doors of
the café i.e. either a ceiling distributed array directed down, or wall-mounted and
directed into the café.
Patrons
The calculated potential noise impact levels indicate that if patrons are conversing
normally there is minimal risk of the criteria during the daytime and evening. After
10.00pm, noise from patrons could potentially exceed the criterion for that time
period.
It should be noted that the calculations of potential noise from patrons is based on
the outside area at its maximum indicated seating capacity, with one in two patrons
speaking simultaneously. However, patrons talking within the lower range of speech
levels, smaller groups of patrons, or fewer patrons speaking simultaneously (one in
three or one in four) will all be expected to produce significantly less noise. For those
nights when late trading is occurring (it is understood that post-10:00pm trading will
predominately be during holiday periods, with the café typically closing at around
9:00pm), the café operators will need to be particularly mindful of the lower noise
requirement and manage the outdoor area appropriately.
A simple guide for gauging the level of noise from the outdoor area is that if
individual words in a conversation can be discerned from the footpaths in front of
residences at night-time, there is potential for annoyance and steps should be taken
to reduce the noise from the patrons.
Waste Disposal
Disposing of waste in an unobtrusive manner can be easily achieved for a small
operation such as this, and the following suggestions are made to that end:
Kitchen and café bins and liners should be small enough that the full liners
can be lifted and placed into refuse bins outside, rather than tipped and
dumped.
The above is particularly important for glass.
Opening and closing of refuse bins should be in a controlled manner, rather
than simply lifted and dropped.
Use plastic bins rather than metal so that any unintentional hitting or
dropping won’t produce excessive noise.
Keep the outdoor refuse bins close to the kitchen during high-use periods and
preferably in a location that is shielded from nearby residences.
General Operational Noise
Measures to control noise from the kitchen and other ancillary noise sources within
the café as documented in the Town Planning Report are endorsed. Following are
additional suggestions.
Roller doors can produce a rumble and metallic impact as the door reaches the
extremities of its range. These noises are generally directly associated with the speed
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at which the door is rolled up or down, and its general condition. The 6.00am start time and 10.00pm – midnight finish time for the café makes this particular noise important to control, which can easily be achieved by controlling the speed at which the doors are operated. It is noted that the café is yet to be fitted out, and in that regard it is recommended that consideration be given to controlling the internal reverberant characteristics. This will serve two purposes. The first is that it will directly lower any noise coming out of the café by controlling the reverberant noise level. The second is that by lowering the internal noise level, patrons will communicate at lower vocal efforts, further reducing the total noise produced by the café. 8. Summary and Conclusions The proposed café at 18 Duke St, Sunshine Beach can be operated in a manner that achieves the Outcomes of the Noosa Plan i.e. without significant adverse change to noise in the area. The measures required to do this are predominately operational in nature, and are therefore dependent on staff being very aware of the potential for noise generation, and pro-actively addressing it as required. Suggestions have been made to address potential noise sources, however these shouldn’t be considered to be exhaustive. The suggestions made within this report are put forward to minimise the potential for annoyance caused by noise from the café. Surveys have shown that regardless of the noise source (industrial, traffic, commercial or residential), noise complaints are most often made after the complainant is already so annoyed that they are very difficult or impossible to appease, regardless of what measures are implemented. It is therefore strongly advised that the café operators pay particular attention to noise during the first days and weeks after trading commences in order to quickly establish what levels of noise the café will typically produce and develop effective site-specific methods for noise control. I trust this is sufficient for your present requirements. However, if you have any further queries please contact me on 0416 132 51 or at [email protected] Sincerely Joseph Carroll B. Eng (Environmental) RPEQ (Civil) 7798 Member, Australian Acoustical Society RoadPro Acoustics ABN 50 319 930 318 1007 RGreen 20150513 LR FINAL Page 6 of 6
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MCU to establish Entertainment and Dining Business (Type 1 Food and Beverage)
MCU to establish Entertainment and Dining Business (Type 1 Food and Beverage)
2/18 Duke St Sunshine Beach
2/18 Duke St Sunshine Beach
APPENDIX B
PROPOSAL PLANS
2 / 18 DUKE STREET, SUNSHINE BEACH described as Lot 0
and 2 on BUP 105942
Applicant: RAVESIDE PTY LTD
Date: MAY 2015
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DOUGLAS LANE
LEGEND
Existing Access
Duke Douglas Cafe 28m?
Kitchen & Storage 9m?
Outdoor Dining 4.2m?
Footpath Trading 9.8m?
Optus Tenancy 9.5m?
Exisitng Carparking
Location of Amenities
WC
WC
‘DUKE DOUGLAS
CAFE'
Seating x 3
along bench
Telstra Tenancy
Seating x 8
along bench
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seating for 3 at
each
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Footpath
Angle Parking
DUKE STREET
PROJECT
Duke Douglas Cafe
Cnr Duke & Douglas Sts
Lot 2 on BUP105943
SUNSHINE BEACH
Local Authority:
NOOSA COUNCIL
Applicant:
Rory White
Detail:
Site Plan
Scale: Date:
1:100 @ A3 03/04/2015
Drawn By:
Lynda McDougall