MCU17/0005 - IDAS Application - 113 Marara St Cooroy

  5.        NOISE CRITERIA
  5.1               Noosa Shire Council         Criteria
  Noosa Shire Council            noise criteria for a paintball            facility can be found in the planning                 scheme
  policy Business Uses Code which states in Table 14-8 Section 020                               "development is designed and
  sited to avoid noise emissions that unreasonably diminish the amenity of the area or surrounding
  uses". The Environmental             Protection     (Noise) policy 2008 as described              below is used to ensure this

  specific outcome is achieved.



  5.2               Environmental        Protection      (Noise) Policy 2008
  The purpose of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy is to achieve the object of the Environmental
  Protection Act in relation (0 the acoustic environment.                    The environmental         values to be enhanced           or

  protected        under the policy are the qualities                of the acoustic     environment         that are conducive         to
  protecting the health and biodiversity                of ecosystems;       and the qualities of the acoustic environment

  that are conducive             to human      health      and   well-being,        including    ensuring       a suitable      acoustic

  environment         for individual's      to sleep,      study and learn, to be involved                in recreation        including
  relaxation       and conversation;       and the qualities          of the acoustic     environment        that are conducive         to

  protecting       the amenity      of the community.            The acoustic        quality    objectives      do not differentiate
  between sleeping areas, living areas and work areas. Acoustic quality objcctives and environmental

  values for dwellings arc shown in Table 5.3.1.

  Table 5.3.1: Acoustic aualitv objcctives and environmental values for dwellings (EPP (Noise) 2(08)
                                                     Acoustic Quality Objective
                                                             (Measured at the Receptor), dU(A)                         Environmental
       Sensitive
                            Time of Day
       Receptor                                                                                                                Value
                                                      LAeq,adj,lhr        LAIO,adj,thr           LAOI,adj.lhr
      Dwellings         Daytime and evening                                                                                  Health and
                                                            50                 55                    65
   (for outdoors)         (7am to IOpm)                                                                                      wellbeing
      Dwellings         Daytime and evening                                                                                  Health and
                                                            35                 40                    45
    (for indoors)         (7am to 100m)                                                                                      wellbein"
                                                                                                                             Health and
      Dwellings               Night-time                                                                                    wellbeing in
                                                            30                 35                    40
    (for indoors)           (lOpm to 7am)                                                                                  relmion to the
                                                                                                                           abilitv to sleeo




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