132007.2446.05 - Request For An Other Change To An Existing Development Permit For Material Change Of Use - Visitor Accommodation Type 4 Conventional (Visitor Hostel) To Include 11 Additional Beds At 102 Pacific Avenue Sunshine Beach · Attachment 2 - 132007.2446.05 - Officer'S Report

   •       Up to 20 guests in the roofed communal area.
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Thus, from an environmental noise perspective, the application can be supported on the basis of
the use complying with the David Moore report and specific conditions including the above noise
control measures being imposed. It will be appropriate to add to and amend current noise
conditions to make sure that adequate control is required by any approval.
The peer review agrees that the proposed development can locate at the site without causing a
impacts to the surrounding amenity based on the inclusion of acoustic attenuation involving:
       •     At ground level, the incorporation of a 1.8 metre acoustic fence along the sites northern
             and eastern boundary as shown at Figure 6; and
       •     At the upper level the use of fixed windows facing the site’s northern and eastern
             boundaries.

The following images detail the acoustic fence required under the previous Other Change approval
and the modified extent of acoustic fencing required by the acoustic assessment of the current
application.




            Figure 6 – Left image - extent of approved acoustic fencing (2018 Other Change approval).
           Right Image – 1.8-metre-high acoustic fencing recommended for the proposed development


To enable the closure of the upper-level windows, three air conditioning compressor units will be
located within the northwestern side boundary. The acoustic report confirms that if all three air
conditioning compressors are operating at the same time and at their highest noise level (heating
mode), the noise levels to the closest residence to the northwest comply with the steady state
noise limits for the complete 24-hour day with no additional noise control measures required around
the compressors.