RFI accoustic updated 2016

                                                                                           ACOUSTICS & AIR QUALITY

4     Acoustic Criteria

4.1       Overview

Acoustic criteria for the project will need to address several issues, including:
          Road noise intrusion into the building.
          Rail noise intrusion into the building.
          Mechanical plant noise emissions
          Noise emissions from onsite activities (e.g. vehicle movements)


The acoustic assessment will be undertaken in accordance with relevant criteria including:
          Department of State Development Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP) State
           Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA) – State Development Assessment Provisions
           (SDAP).
          Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) – Road Traffic Noise Management:
           Code of Practice.
          Department of Housing and Public Works (HPW) – Queensland Development Code (QDC)
           Mandatory Part 4.4 (MP4.4) ‘Buildings in transport noise corridors’.
          Queensland Rail (QR) – Code of Practice – Railway Noise Management.
          Noosa Shire Council – The Noosa Plan 16/09/13


4.2       Department of State Development Infrastructure and Planning (DSDIP) State Assessment
          and Referral Agency (SARA) – State Development Assessment Provisions (SDAP) – Road
          and Rail

4.2.1      Overview

Acoustic criteria for the project will need to address road and rail traffic noise intrusion into the
building from a state controlled road and railway line. Therefore, as of 1st July 2013 the
development application will be referred to the State Assessment and Referral Agency (SARA)
which is the Department of State Development, Infrastructure and Planning.
Relevant noise criteria are included in Module 1 of the State Development Assessment
Provisions (SDAP), which also references the following documents:
          Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) – Road Traffic Noise Management:
           Code of Practice.
          Queensland Government Queensland Development Code (QDC) Mandatory Part 4.4
           (MP4.4) ‘Buildings in transport noise corridors’.
          Department of Transport and Main Roads (TMR) – Policy Position Statement for
           Development on Land Affected by Environmental Emissions from Transport and
           Transport Infrastructure Version 2.0 dated 10/05/13.

4.2.2      Road Traffic Noise Criteria

The relevant noise criteria are contained in Part 1.1 of Module 1 of the SDAP titled ‘Managing
noise and vibration impacts from transport corridors state code’.
For ‘Residential buildings near a state-controlled road or type 1 multi modal corridor, the
relevant Performance Outcome (PO) is PO1 ‘Development involving an accommodation activity
that is a residential building achieves acceptable noise levels for residents and visitors by



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