Letter to Noosa Council - Change Application · MCU17/0073.01

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The other changes being sought concern Conditions 12 and 13.

Condition 12 states:

The north eastern side of the congregation area should not have louvres or windows
capable of being opened.

It is noted that the condition says should not have louvres or wiondows capable of being open.
The noise expert has confirmed that the Acoustic Noise Vibration Report (Acoustic Report)
dated 12 September 2018 (referred to in condition 19), does not require windows to be fixed.

The Acoustic Report states that for the Worship Centre:
   • comprises standard constructions for roof, ceiling and external walls;
   • acoustic glazing to windows in the Sanctuary, and part of the eastern wall (closest to
      the residences); and
   • air conditioning to enable doors and windows (closest to the residences) to be closed
      during services.

The noise expert has advised that … the current design has openable windows to the east side
of the building that have acoustic glazing as required in the 12 September 2018 report. As per
the report the church would need to close the windows closest to the residences during services
(ie. as levels with windows open would exceed the day and evening criteria), but the windows
could be left open during quieter unamplified uses eg. prayer meeting or when church is open
for people to use for quiet meditation.

In short, Condition 12 should be deleted as Condition 19 requires the building to be built in
accordance with the recommendations of the Acoustic Report, which is to be certified.

Condition 13 states:

Church hours
The church must not operate outside the hours of:
   a) 7am to 10pm Monday to Thursday
   b) 7am to 11pm Friday and Saturday
   c) 8am to 10pm Sunday or any public holiday.
   d) A dawn service is allowed on an infrequent basis not exceeding one or two services
   e) per year.

The applicant is seeking to change Condition 13 to limit the hours of operation from 7am to
10pm Friday and Saturday. From an acoustic perspective, the current criteria for the night
period 10pm – 7am uses the night time background level (BG) of 30dBA; thus the criterion
would be BG + 3 = 30 + 3 = 33dBA.

The noise expert has advised that level would be more difficult to meet for the air conditioning
than the Evening criterion of 43dBA. Consequently, it may not be possible to meet the noise
criteria required for the airconditioning plant under condition 20 and also the criteria set for



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