A Little Birdie - 287 Gympie Terrace - Cover Letter 190716

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 tenancy has internal and external components, however the external
component is of most interest for this assessment.
There is on-street parking along Gympie Terrace and Weyba Road for staff and
customers, and these roads appear to be generally quite busy. The foreshore also
appears to be generally quite busy with pedestrians.
The tenancy has roller doors to the street front, which are expected to remain open
during all operations.
Ambient music will be played inside the café/restaurant, however the tenancy is still
being fitted out and no sound system has been installed at present. It is not
proposed to have speakers in the outdoor area.
The proposed maximum hours of operation for the café/restaurant 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 in the outdoor area;
         Music;
         Waste disposal;
         General operational sounds e.g. roller doors being opened and closed,
          sounds associated with dining such as cutlery, plates and glasses making
          contact with each other or another hard object, chairs moving etc.
The orientation of the tenancy towards the street with no sensitive receivers
opposite reduces the potential impacts of general kitchen noise and other sounds
generated inside.

5. Existing Acoustic Environment and Noise Criteria

Evening and night-time use of the site is of most interest for this assessment.
Background noise levels were measured during attended measurements on the
evening/night of Monday 25th July 2016 at the location shown in Figure 3.




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