Council archive · source document
Environmental Noise Report · MCU13/0064
REPORT
MAKEPEACE ISLAND, NOOSA NORTH SHORE, BOUTIQUE RESORT –
ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT
JOB NO.: 0023
DATE: 15/07/2013
CLIENT: Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd
C/- KHA Development Managers
Prepared by:
MRG Environmental
P: 07 3841 0815
F: 07 3841 0817
Ground Level 88 Brandl St, Eight Mile Plains QLD 4113
PO Box 6794 Upper Mt Gravatt QLD 4122
www.mrgenvironmental.com
See the original
The page text is free to read. Viewing or downloading an original file needs an account.
Log in to see the originalFull text of the other 22 pages
Page 2
DOCUMENT TYPE: Report
DOCUMENT REFERENCE: 0023-R1-01
PROJECT: MAKEPEACE ISLAND, NOOSA NORTH SHORE, BOUTIQUE RESORT
– ACOUSTIC ASSESSMENT
CLIENT: Scott Sobey
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd
C/- KHA Development Managers
PROJECT MANAGER: Matthew Goodfellow
DOCUMENT CONTROL
Documents Reference Description Date Author
R1-01 Report 15/07/2013 Matthew Goodfellow
© 2013 MRG Environmental Pty Ltd trading as MRG Environmental All Rights Reserved.
Copyright of this document belongs to MRG Environmental Pty Ltd trading as MRG Environmental and may not
be used, sold, reproduced, stored, or distributed/transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic,
photocopying, recording or otherwise without the prior written consent of MRG Environmental Pty Ltd trading
as MRG Environmental.
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report i
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 3
Contents
1 Introduction .................................................................................................................................. 1
1.1 Project Description ................................................................................................................ 1
1.2 Proposal ................................................................................................................................ 2
1.3 Emergency Power ................................................................................................................. 2
1.4 Amplified Music .................................................................................................................... 3
1.5 Vessels .................................................................................................................................. 3
2 Existing Noise Environment .......................................................................................................... 4
3 Noise Criteria ................................................................................................................................ 6
3.1 Water Craft ........................................................................................................................... 6
3.2 Mechanical Plant & Equipment Noise Criteria ...................................................................... 8
3.2.1 Background Plus ............................................................................................................ 8
3.2.2 Sleep Disturbance ......................................................................................................... 9
3.3 OGLR ..................................................................................................................................... 9
3.4 Tennis Courts ........................................................................................................................ 9
4 Noise Modelling .......................................................................................................................... 11
4.1 Predicted Noise Levels ........................................................................................................ 12
5 Noise Assessment ....................................................................................................................... 13
5.1 Mechanical Plant and Equipment ....................................................................................... 13
5.2 Water Craft ......................................................................................................................... 13
5.3 Tennis Court ........................................................................................................................ 14
5.4 Waste Collection ................................................................................................................. 14
5.5 Amplified Music Assessment............................................................................................... 14
6 Conclusion................................................................................................................................... 16
7 References .................................................................................................................................. 17
8 Appendix A – Stereo System Amplified Music Testing ................................................................ 18
9 Appendix B – Media Room Amplified Music Testing................................................................... 20
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report ii
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 4
1 Introduction
MRG Environmental (MRG) was commissioned by Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd to conduct
an acoustic assessment of the proposed Boutique Resort at Makepeace Island, Noosa North Shore,
(Real property description Lot 55 MCH 1667)
This proposal has been requested in response to an information request issued by Sunshine Coast
Regional Council (SCRC) on 10/05/2013. Section 2 Issue 2 of this information request outlines the
requirements of an acoustic assessment. This proposal presents a scope of work to prepare an
acoustic assessment in response to Councils information request which requires the following to be
assessed:
the use of the barge and watercraft,
onsite mechanical plant and equipment e.g. diesel generator,
onsite bar/patron area(s) associated with a liquor licence/permit,
amplified music through a domestic stereo/commercial PA system,
use of the tennis court during evening and night time periods.
1.1 Project Description
The proposed boutique resort development is located at Makepeace Island, Noosa North Shore (see
Figure 1.1). The island is located between Tewantin and Noosa North Shore. The site is currently
occupied by a detached dwelling comprising a main house and central facilities, detached bedroom
bungalows, boat shed, jetty and swimming pool. The remainder of the site is undeveloped
containing vegetation. Residential properties are located to the west across the Noosa River.
Figure 1.1: Proposed Site Locality (Source: http://makepeaceisland.com)
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 1
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 5
The site is connected to telecommunications, water, and electricity infrastructure networks with
onsite sewer treatment and disposal. All access to the site is by boat from the Noosa River and these
can moor at the islands jetty.
1.2 Proposal
The proposal is to operate the existing site facilities as a ‘boutique resort’. No new buildings,
structures or site works are required for the proposal. The ‘boutique resort’ will operate within the
existing development comprising the following:
guest lounge
island bar and dining
kitchen and storerooms,
bedroom wing
bungalows (comprising 2 bedrooms each)
caretakers/staff dwelling
wastewater treatment plant.
Recreational facilities include a pool, tennis court and boat shed.
Staff are either dropped off at Noosa Marina, carpool with the general manager or park near the
Moorindil Street boat ramp.
A central bin store is currently located on site and will continue to be utilised. The bin storage area is
located under the boat shed and accommodates 6 x 75 L plastic bins with latched lids. Waste is
removed from the site daily via the barge. The general manager’s vehicle is used to transport the
waste from the barge to the dump.
MRG were advised of operational hours for various site aspects as shown in Table 1.1.
Table 1.1: Typical Site Operations
Activity Daytime Evening Nighttime
(7 am to 6 pm) (6 pm to 10 pm) (10 pm to 7 am)
Bar/Dining
Day room (rarely)
Media Room (rarely)
Pool (rarely)
1.3 Emergency Power
Emergency power will be supplied by an onsite generator. The generator is a Wasp Diesel 110 kVA
Model #WDJD110. MRG were advised that the generator was used during construction and as yet
has not been required to provide emergency power for resort operations. The generator is tested
periodically to confirm it is operating well.
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 2
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 6
1.4 Amplified Music
The site has an integrated amplified music system which is computer controlled via central
amplifications units. The details of the amplified music system are presented in Table 1.2.
Table 1.2: Amplified Music System (Source: Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd)
Brand Description Model # QTY Location
Rotel 6 channel amp rkb-650 1 Drives Pool and Kitchen speakers
Rotel Amp RB-1072 1 Drives Tennis Court speakers
Bose Amp B-2000 1 Drives Bar Speakers
Bose Amp B-2000 1 Drives Wantilan Speakers
Bose Speaker (Sub) Panaray MB4 2 Wantilan
Bose Speaker (Sub) Panaray MB4 2 Bar
Bose Speaker Panaray 402 4 Bar
Bose Speaker Panaray 402 4 Wantilan
Bose Speaker Free Space 51 2 Tennis Court
Bose Speaker Free Space 51 2 Pool
B&W Speaker WM6 4 Pool
B&W Speaker WM6 2 Tennis Court
Denon AVR 2808 1 Drives Media room speakers
B&W Subwoofer AS2 1 Media Room
B&W Speaker M1 5 Media Room
In addition each bungalow has a small domestic Ipod docking stereo system.
1.5 Vessels
The island operates the following vessels.
Herreshoff 30 Electric Bay river boat to transport guests to and from the island at their
leisure. Capacity is 10 people plus 1 driver.
175 hp Brig 645 speedboat for fast transfer to the Noosa Marina. Capacity is 10 people plus
1 driver.
Registered barge used for servicing the island. The barge can be used for passengers,
vehicles and servicing. The barge is able to carry 15 - 18 cars.
Proposed number of vessel movements during the daytime, evening and nighttime were supplied by
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd and are presented in Table 1.3.
Table 1.3: Typical Vessel Movements
Vessel Daily Movements
Daytime Evening Nighttime
(7 am to 6 pm) (6 pm to 10 pm) (10 pm to 7 am)
Herreshoff 30 Electric Bay 0-1 Patrons 0 Patrons 0 Patrons
River Boat
175 hp Brig 645 speedboat 0-4 Patrons 0-1 Patrons 0 Patrons
1 Staff 1 Staff 1 Staff
Barge 1/week during the daytime
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 3
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 7
2 Existing Noise Environment
MRG conducted noise measurements to establish the existing ambient noise environment. Noise
measurements were conducted at Location N1 at 37 Tait Street, Tewantin as presented on Figure
1.1. Measurements were conducted from Friday 14 to Tuesday 18 June 2013 with a Larson Davies
LD831. The noise logger was field calibrated with no significant drift noted during the measurement
period.
Weather observations were taken from the nearest Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) station being
Tewantin RSL Park (Station Ref: 040908). No rainfall was measured during the monitoring period.
A summary of unattended measurements for ambient and background noise levels are presented in
Table 2.1 and Table 2.2 respectively. The background noise levels were calculated using the lowest
10th percentile of measured LA90 noise levels within each period. A plot of LA1, LA10, LAeq and LA90 is
presented in Figure 2.1. Noise sources in the vicinity of the measurement site included birds,
insects, distant road and river traffic.
The following periods are defined:
Daytime 7:00 am to 6:00 pm
Evening 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm
Nighttime 10:00 pm to 7:00 am
Table 2.1: Summary of Unattended Noise Measurements at Location N1 – Ambient Noise Levels
Measured Noise Level (dB(A)
Descriptor Period
Minimum Maximum Average
Daytime (7am-6pm) 37.9 61.8 50.7
LA1 Evening (6pm-10pm) 30.4 57.6 40.5
Nighttime (10pm-7am) 26.6 62.5 36.4
Daytime (7am-6pm) 34.1 56.0 43.5
LA10 Evening (6pm-10pm) 28.9 50.2 36.0
Nighttime (10pm-7am) 24.1 50.5 31.2
Daytime (7am-6pm) 28.0 44.2 34.1
LA90 Evening (6pm-10pm) 26.1 37.2 29.8
Nighttime (10pm-7am) 22.0 36.7 26.4
Daytime (7am-6pm) 33.0 52.2 43.0
LAeq Evening (6pm-10pm) 27.6 45.2 35.7
Nighttime (10pm-7am) 23.3 49.0 36.6
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 4
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 8
Table 2.2: Summary of Unattended Noise Measurements at Location N1 – Background Noise Levels
Date Daytime Evening Nighttime
14/06/2013 - 28.0 -
15/06/2013 32.6 28.9 23.6
16/06/2013 30.0 28.3 25.0
17/06/2013 31.4 26.5 23.3
18/06/2013 - - -
Median 31.4 28.2 23.6
Note: ‘-‘ denotes that a full period of data was not available.
Figure 2.1: Measured Noise levels at N1 from 14/06/13 to 18/06/13
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 5
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 9
3 Noise Criteria
An information request was issued by Council on 10/05/2013. Section 2 Issue 2 of this information
request outlines the requirements of an acoustic assessment. Council’s information request
requires the following to be assessed:
the use of the barge and watercraft,
onsite mechanical plant and equipment e.g. diesel generator,
onsite bar/patron area(s) associated with a liquor licence/permit,
amplified music through a domestic stereo/commercial PA system,
use of the tennis court during evening and night time periods.
The use of barge and watercraft has been discussed in term of requirements of the Environmental
Protection Act 1994, frequency of vessel use and the existing ambient noise environment.
The onsite mechanical plant and equipment were assessed using the ‘background plus’ and sleep
disturbance noise level criteria. The assessment was based on acoustic modelling of operations to
the nearest sensitive receivers.
The bar area and amplified music has been assessed using the Office of Liquor and Gaming
Regulation (OLGR) noise level criteria. The amplified music assessment is based on measurements
conducted onsite and at the nearest sensitive receivers.
The use of tennis courts has been assessed using Councils Planning Scheme Policy 8— Tennis and
Other Courts as well as tennis court noise criteria previously used by Brisbane City Council.
3.1 Water Craft
Section 1 of Schedule 1 Exclusions relating to environmental nuisance or environmental harm Part 1
of the Environmental Protection Act (EP Act) states that environmental nuisance caused by any of
the following types of noise are excluded from sections 440 and 440Q:
(d) noise from operating a ship, including noise from—
(i) machinery and equipment; or
(ii) shore and ship based port operations for loading onto a ship, or unloading from a
ship, items other than bulk goods; or
(iii) ship to shore communications relating to safe berthing and cargo handling; or
(iv) a ship’s horn;
It should be noted that sections 440 and 400Q relate to ‘Offence of causing environmental nuisance’
and ‘Offence of contravening a noise standard’ respectively.
The Section 2.11 of Noosa River Plan 2004 states the following with respect to transportation noise:
a. Motorised water sports and transportation are conducted in a manner that
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 6
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 10
ii. considers the amenity and safety of other water users and surrounding land uses, including
maintaining low ambient noise levels; and
Actions arising from the Plan included:
4.1.10A Review speed limits within the Noosa River system, including Weyba Creek, Lake
Weyba and Doonella Lake using criteria of safety, noise, erosion and boatwash.
The Noosa speed limit review designated speed limits in the vicinity of Makepeace Island to between
6 to 40 knots as presented in Figure 3.1.
Figure 3.1: Noosa Speed Limit Review (Source: Maritime Safety Queensland, 2006)
As Council and Maritime Safety Queensland have included noise considerations within its speed limit
review, it is proposed to relate potential noise emissions from proposed use of site vessels against
frequency of use and other published guidelines.
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 7
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 11
3.2 Mechanical Plant & Equipment Noise Criteria
3.2.1 Background Plus
The ‘Background Plus’ noise limits are widely accepted in Queensland as being appropriate noise
limits for minimising the risk of noise complaints. ‘Background Plus’ noise limits are regularly used
by DERM when specifying noise criteria or assessing noise complaints. Traditionally ‘background
plus’ criteria have been applied as presented in Table 3.1.
Table 3.1: Informal ‘Background Plus’ Noise Criteria
Noise Sensitive Place
Daytime 7am - 6pm LAmax,adj ≤ Background noise level plus 5 dB(A)
Evening 6pm - 10pm LAmax,adj ≤ Background noise level plus 5 dB(A)
Nighttime 10pm - 7am LAmax,adj ≤ Background noise level plus 3 dB(A)
Noise Sensitive Commercial Place
Daytime 7am - 6pm LAmax,adj ≤ Background noise level plus 10 dB(A)
Evening 6pm - 10pm LAmax,adj ≤ Background noise level plus 10 dB(A)
Nighttime 10pm - 7am LAmax,adj ≤ Background noise level plus 8 dB(A)
Note: Background noise level is defined as LAbg,T.
These limits are based on superseded AS 1055.2:1989 ‘Acoustics-Description and measurement of
environmental noise Part 2: Application to specific situations’ reference:
Where LAmax,adj,T is greater than LAbg,T, the noise is likely to be discernible and if the difference
is substantial enough the noise will be annoying.
It should be noted that AS 1055.2:1989 also states the following:
Difference of 5 dB or less may be of marginal significance with respect to annoyance.
AS 1055.1:1989 ‘Acoustics-Description and measurement of environmental noise Part 1: General
Principles‘ states that:
LA90,T is commonly taken to be an approximation of LAbg,T
LA10,T is commonly taken to be an approximation of LAmax,T
With adoption of the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008, Reprint 1A, 2012 ‘background
plus’ criteria have been changed from those used informally. Environmental Protection (Noise)
Policy 2008 adopts the following ‘background plus’ criteria to control background creep:
(b) for noise that varies over time measured by LAeq,adj,T—more than 5dB(A) greater than the
existing acoustic environment measured by L A90,T.
The latest ‘background plus’ noise criteria as defined in the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy
2008 have been used to assess potential annoyance from industry located to the southeast of the
proposed site. A minimum background of 30 dB(A) is applied where measurements of existing
background as present in Table 2.2 are below this level. The use of an LAeq descriptor allows for the
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 8
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 12
accumulated noise level emission from numerous facilities and sources to be assessed
simultaneously.
Consequently the noise level limits are as follows:
Daytime: LAeq of 36 dB(A) (component limit 34 dB(A))
Evening: LAeq of 35 dB(A) (component limit 33 dB(A))
Nighttime: LAeq of 35 dB(A) (component limit 33 dB(A))
3.2.2 Sleep Disturbance
World Health Organisation document entitled “Guidelines for Community Noise” (WHO, 1999)
recommends that to avoid sleep disturbance within bedrooms, indoor guideline values of 45 dB LAmax
should be adopted for single sound events.
Therefore an internal noise level goal of 45 dB(A) LAmax has been used to assess the potential for
sleep disturbance from industry to the southeast of the site.
3.3 OGLR
Liquor Act 1992 defines "unreasonable noise” in section 187(5). The Regulation 40 of the Liquor
Regulation 2002 sets the limits for noise as follows -
Between 6.00 am and 10.00 pm - the adjusted maximum sound pressure level LA10, plus
adjustments for tonal and impulse components, must not exceed the background level L A90 by
more than 10 dB(A) when measured at any affected premises.
Between 10.00 pm and 6.00 am - the sound pressure level LOCT10, in a full octave band with
centre frequencies from 63 Hz to 2000 Hz must not exceed the background level, L OCT90, by
more than 8 dB in any octave band when measured at any affected premises.
The Act does not differentiate between indoor and outdoor areas of affected premises and
"premises" is defined in section 4 of the Act as follows:
premises includes-
(a) land; and
(b) a building or structure on or in land; and
(c) a vehicle, boat, aircraft, train or other means of transport.
This standard therefore applies to all areas of affected premises including indoor and outdoor areas.
3.4 Tennis Courts
Council provides guidance on the placement of tennis courts within its Planning Scheme Policy 8—
Tennis and Other Courts (PSP8). The policy states that it is applicable to courts regardless of
whether they are for private, commercial or community use. Table 2.1 of the policy defines
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 9
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 13
appropriate setbacks as being 20m from any boundary with premises in a residential zone. The closest residential property is located approximately 200 m to the west of the existing tennis court. No specific noise assessment requirements are defined in the policy. Brisbane City Council has previously used the following criteria to assess the use of tennis courts at night in residential areas: BCC’s deemed to comply conditions to achieve their criteria were as follows: The BCC setback of 65 is greater than that proposed by SCRC PSP8 but the closest residential receiver is still located well beyond this distance. 0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 10 Report Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 14
4 Noise Modelling
The environmental noise model was configured using the CadnaA noise prediction software
(DataKustik, 2013) with calculations based on ISO 9613 ‘Acoustics — Attenuation of sound during
propagation outdoors’ algorithms.
The noise modelling takes into consideration the activity and equipment sound power levels of the
industrial operations to the southeast of the site and includes adjustments for attenuation from
geometric spreading, acoustic shielding from intervening ground topography, ground effect and
atmospheric absorption. The algorithm is inherently conservative, representing enhanced noise due
to moderate downwind conditions.
The following information was used in the setup of the noise model:
Topographic survey of the site was taken from SCRC online mapping system.
Building locations were taken from aerial photography from SCRC online mapping system.
Information regarding site operations was obtained during a site visit conducted on Friday 14 June
2013. The noise sources identified during the site visit and their estimated sound power levels (L WA)
based on onsite measurements are presented in Table 4.1. Operational hours were based on
information supplied by Makepeace as shown in Table 1.1. Small condenser units are located under
each bungalow. These are well shielded by blockwork walls to the nearest sensitive receiver and are
not considered further.
Table 4.1: Site Mechanical Plant and Equipment
Noise Sources Location Hours of Operation Est. LWA
Air conditioning condenser 10 kW A single condenser located outside Anytime 78
each bungalow and caretakers
residence.
Mains booster water pump Located near WWTP During peak water 66
demand, morning
and evening
WWTP (submerged pumps and South of Villa (approximately 10 m) Anytime 70
aerators)
Kitchen Exhaust Fan Eastern side of central building Anytime 80
Wasp Diesel 110 kVA Model Located near WWTP Emergency only 87
#WDJD110
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 11
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 15
4.1 Predicted Noise Levels
Noise levels (LAeq) from site mechanical plant were predicted at surrounding sensitive receivers and
are presented in Table 4.2.
Table 4.2: Predicted LAeq Noise Levels from Mechanical Plant
Location Predicted LAeq Noise Level dB(A)
28 Elkhorn Drive 28
37 Tait Street 29
39 Tait Street 27
43 Tait Street 27
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 12
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 16
5 Noise Assessment
5.1 Mechanical Plant and Equipment
Predicted mechanical plant noise levels at the nearest sensitive receivers (see Table 4.2) are within
the nominated criteria presented in Section 3.2.
5.2 Water Craft
Noise level measurements were undertaken for site vessels presented in Table 1.3. A summary of
the noise level measurements is presented in Table 5.1. It was noted during the site visit that the
Herreshoff 30 river boat is propelled by an electric motor and not considered a significant noise
source.
Table 5.1: Site Vessels Noise Level Measurements
Vessel Conditions Noise Level dB(A)
175 hp Brig 645 speedboat Approximately 6 knots 60 at 30 m
Approximately 10 knots 63 at 30 m
Approximately 20 knots 65 at 30 m
Full throttle 71 at 30 m
Registered barge. Idle 50 at 30 m
Mid throttle 56 at 30 m
Currently Noosa River noise emissions are controlled by use of speed limits as presented in Figure
3.1. As the area in the vicinity is designated with a 40 knot speed limit the maximum noise level
from site vessels is 71 dB(A) at 30 m.
Currently the EP Act does not set provisions for the assessment of recreational craft within non-
coastal waters. A draft Department of Environment and Heritage (DEH) and Queensland Transport
noise guideline released in 1993 (DEH QT, 1993) set the following limits from various water craft as
shown in Table 5.2. It is noted that the maximum noise level presented in Table 5.1 from site craft is
below the recreational craft noise level goal of 78 dB(A).
Table 5.2: Recommended Maximum Noise from Vessels
Boat Type Maximum Level Passby at 30 , Full Throttle,
dB(A)
Recreational Craft 78
Air Cushion Craft 78
Racing Boat 95
The site’s noise emission is considered acceptable given that the river is used by numerous
recreational craft and the site vessel movements are infrequent.
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 13
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 17
5.3 Tennis Court
The tennis court operational hours are during the daytime and evening (7 am to 10 pm). The
separation to the nearest sensitive receiver is approximately 200 m. This separation is well within
the setback proposed by Council of 20 m.
In addition a typical tennis court LAeq noise emission sound power level of 91 dB(A) (Federal Ministry
of Economics of the Land of Baden-Württemberg, 2013) corresponds to a predicted noise level of
less than 33 dB(A) at the nearest sensitive receiver. This noise level is within ‘background plus’ limits
proposed within Section 3.2.1 as well as tennis court criteria previously utilised by BCC and
nominated within Section 3.4. The potential noise impact of the tennis court is assumed to be
acceptable given that it is to be used during the daytime and evening and the predicted noise level.
5.4 Waste Collection
Waste is stored onsite and then transferred during the daytime to the Moorindil Street boat ramp.
Waste is stored in plastic wheelie bins under the boathouse which is located on the northeast
boundary of the island. Management advised MRG that bottles are not collected and deposited in
the holding bins during the evening and nighttime period (6 pm to 7 am).
Noise emissions are not considered significant given the refuse collection is limited to the daytime (7
am to 6 pm) and storage of waste is conducted at the far side of the island to sensitive receivers. It
should be noted that refuse transport via water vessel has been previously considered in Section 5.2.
5.5 Amplified Music Assessment
The assessment of amplifed music has been presented in Table 5.3 as recommended by the OLGR.
The amplified music test did not assess speakers located at the tennis court and it is recommended
that they be limited to during the daytime and evening period at 75 dB(C).
Table 5.3: Amplified Music Assessment
Instrumentation: Equipment:
Larson Davis LD 831 sound level meter
NC-73 Rion Calibrator
Calibration Results: All equipment hold current NATA calibration and was also field
calibrated prior and post testing with no significant drift noted.
Equipment Settings: Fast response, linear.
Detailed description of premises: Refer to Section 1.2, 1.4.
Detailed description of the location: Refer to 1.1.
Atmospheric conditions: 15 to 17 degrees C, light southwesterly breezes
Plan: Appendix A and B for configuration during testing.
Comment on background noise: Background noise level measurements were conducted at Location
N1. Noise levels were measured in the absence of amplifed music
from the premises.
Comment on readings: Intrusive noise levels measurements were conducted for:
Stereo system, refer Appendix A
Media room, refer Appendix B
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 14
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 18
During the measurements all speakers were operational. Areas of
facades which were open at the time of testing are also presented
in Appendix A and B.
Maximum allowable noise level: The maximum allowable noise levels as determined from the
amplified music testing and normalisation are as follows:
Stereo System
Daytime/Evening Nighttime
@ 3m dB dBA dB dBC
S1 96 86 80 79
S2 81 78 65 65
S3 92 84 76 76
S4 65 61 49 49
S5 62 54 46 46
It is noted that shaded recommended limits may have been
influenced by noise emission from the overall amplified music
system. However, the levels stated above should be used unless
further testing is conducted.
Media Room
Daytime/Evening Nighttime
@ 3m dB dBA dB dBC
S6 99 90 84 84
Final recommendnadtions: The maximum recommended noise levels are propsoed to control
amplified music from the site. Patron noise would be considered to
be minor as the resort wishes to cater towards couples.
Name of Acoustic Consultant: Matthew Goodfellow
B Eng(Hons) CPEng MIEAust RPEQ MAAS
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 15
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 19
6 Conclusion
MRG Environmental conducted a noise impact assessment for the proposed Boutique Resort at
Makepeace Island, Noosa North Shore. The noise assessment was conducted in response to a
request for information issued by SCRC.
The assessment found that noise emissions from the development would be acceptable with the
inclusion of the following:
Control of amplified music from onsite stereo system and media room as per limits specified
within Section 5.5; and
Tennis court is operated during the daytime and evening as per the proposal.
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 16
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 20
7 References Datakustik (2013). CadnaA Noise Prediction Software Version 4.0.135. DataKustik GmbH. Munich, Germany. DEH QT (1993). Environmental Guidelines - Noise from Waterways, Draft 1. EHP (2012). Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008, Reprint 1A, Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel, Brisbane. Federal Ministry of Economics of the Land of Baden-Württemberg (2013). Noise Manual for Urban Development: http://www.staedtebauliche-laermfibel.de/ Accessed: July 2013. International Organization for Standardization (1993). ISO 9613 Acoustics – Attenuation of sound during propagation outdoors. Maritime Safety Queensland (2006). The Noosa River Plan – Noosa River Speed Limit Review. Noosa Council (2004). The Noosa River Plan. Noosa Council Strategic Planning Section. Noosa Council (2006). PSP8 Planning Scheme Policy Tennis and other Courts. Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel (2013). Environmental Protection Act 1994, Current as at 1 July 2013. OGLR (2010). Guideline 50 Acoustic Consultants when Assessing Noise Associated with Entertainment and Patrons at Premises Licensed Under the Liquor Act 1992, Compliance Unit Office of Liquor and Gaming Regulation, City East 4002. OLGR (2013) Liquor Regulation 2002 Current as at 5 April 2013, Office of the Queensland Parliamentary Counsel, Brisbane. Standards Australia (1990). AS 1259.1:1990 Sound level meters Part 1: Non-integrating. Standards Australia, Sydney. Standards Australia (1997). AS 1055.1-1997 Acoustics – Description and measurement of environmental noise – General procedures. Standards Australia, Sydney. Standards Australia (1997). AS 1055.2-1997 Acoustics – Description and measurement of environmental noise – Application to specific situations. Standards Australia, Sydney. World Health Organisation (1999). Guidelines for community noise, World Health Organisation, Bonn, Germany. 0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 17 Report Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 21
8 Appendix A – Stereo System Amplified Music Testing
An amplified music test was conducted for the Makepeace Island stereo system. The system
includes internal and external speakers. It was noted that most external speakers were dominated
by the internal music system during the testing. As such the noise levels referenced at 3 m from
these sources would be a proxy for the control of internal sources. However, the noise limits at 3 m
from external speakers are adequate and only additional testing would confirm the external
component.
During the testing intrusive noise was measured using the song entitled ‘Back in Black’ performed by
ACDC. The first minute of the song was used consistently during the testing. Reference source
testing points at 3 m from installed speakers are presented on Figure A.8.2 and Figure A.8.2. The
results of the testing are presented in Table A.8.1. The daytime evening limit was calculated by
taking a noise level goal of 40 dB(A) and applying the difference with the intrusive measurement to
the measured sound pressure levels at 3 m.
Table A.8.1: Stereo System Amplified Music Testing Summary
Hz 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 dBLin dB(C) dB(A)
A Normalisation Moderator 105 109 100 99 96 95 111 111 102
S1 102 109 103 92 95 97 111 111 102
S2 85 92 85 89 89 88 97 96 93
S3 88 106 101 91 93 94 107 107 99
Source L10 (3 m from S4 72 76 71 70 73 69 80 80 76
B source) S5 72 74 68 64 65 64 78 77 70
(A-B) (Moderator - Source
C maximum) 3 0 -3 7 1 -2
Intrusive levels at worst affected
D site L10 54 57 53 51 44 41
(C+D) (Normalised intrusive level
E at affected site) 57 57 50 58 45 39 55
Background at worst affected site
F L90 36 35 21 18 17 13
G (E-F) (Exceedance of Backgrounds) 22 22 29 40 28 27
Maximum allowable Tolerance
above background after 10 pm
H 11:15 pm 14/06/13 8 8 8 8 8 8
I Exceedance of Tolerance 14 14 21 32 20 19
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 18
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 22
Figure A.8.1: Stereo System Test Configuration – Ground Floor
Figure A.8.2: Stereo System Test Configuration – First Floor
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 19
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Page 23
9 Appendix B – Media Room Amplified Music Testing
An amplified music test was conducted for the Makepeace Island media room. The system includes
internal speakers.
During the testing intrusive noise was measured using ‘track 1’ of an album entitled Cadenza by
Mark Watson. The reference period of a minute was used consistently during the testing. Reference
source testing points at 3 m from installed speakers are presented on Figure B.9.1. The results of the
testing are presented in Table B.9.1. The daytime evening limit was calculated by taking a noise level
goal of 40 dB(A) and applying the difference with the intrusive measurement to the measured sound
pressure levels at 3 m.
Table B.9.1: Media Room Amplified Music Testing Summary
Hz 63 125 250 500 1000 2000 dBLin dB(C) dB(A)
A Normalisation Moderator 105 109 100 99 96 95 111 111 102
B Source L10 (3 m from source) S6 93 94 91 94 93 88 100 100 96
C (A-B) (Moderator - Source) 12 15 9 5 3 7
Intrusive levels at worst affected
D site L10 54 43 42 48 34 26
(C+D) (Normalised intrusive level
E at affected site) 66 58 51 53 37 33 52
Background at worst affected site
F L90 36 35 21 18 17 13
G (E-F) (Exceedance of Backgrounds) 30 23 30 35 21 20
Maximum allowable Tolerance
H above background after 10 pm 8 8 8 8 8 8
I Exceedance of Tolerance 22 15 22 27 13 12
Figure B.9.1: Media Room Test Configuration
0023-R1-01 KHA Makepeace Island Noise Impact Assessment Report 20
Report
Makepeace Island (Operations) Pty Ltd | 0023
Used in these records
Environmental Noise ReportRelated documentApplication case desk ↗
About this file
- File size
- 1.8 MB (small file)
- File type
No other editions are linked here.