Quad Bikes - MCU12/0012 - OUTSTANDING ISSUES REQUEST

From:	Jack Lewis [[email protected]]
Sent:	Wednesday, 4 April 2012 4:34 PM
To:	'[email protected]'
Subject:	Quad Bikes - MCU12/0012 - OUTSATNDING ISSUES REQUEST

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Hi Charles

As per our previous conversation today, there are outstanding issues pertaining to acoustic impacts which are outlined below:

The submitted acoustic information regarding the proposal is noted, however the application has not made an adequate assessment of all the potential noise impacts associated with the proposal. Council considers this outstanding information to be a relevant community concern and it must be provided in order to objectively assess the impacts on adjacent noise sensitive premises. Therefore it is required the applicant address this by engaging the services of a suitably qualified acoustic consultant to prepare and submit a noise impact assessment addressing the potential noise impacts that may be generated by the use (e.g. 12 quad bikes in operation at once, other noise sources such as patron noise and vehicles arriving and departing etc).  Where potential impacts are identified which can be viably controlled, then the assessment must make recommendations for noise amelioration accordingly.  This assessment must be prepared by a suitably qualified person and in accordance with the Ecoaccess Guideline Planning For Noise Control, the Environmental Protection (Noise) Policy 2008, the EPA Noise Measurement Manual and relevant Australian Standards, e.g. AS1055 series.

RHIAN DAVIES | ENVIRONMENT OFFICER
MEnvMan (Cleaner Production) BAppSci (Env  Health)

Environment & Landscape Assessment Unit
Engineering & Environment Assessment Branch
Sunshine Coast Regional Council

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Please note that Council's 1st decision period is due to expire on the 19 April 2012 (if the report is not received by this time, Council has the ability to extend the decision making period by a further 20 business days).
If you require any further information regarding this advice, please do not hesitate to call.

Regards,

Jack Lewis | Development Planner
Planning Assessment Branch - North I Tewantin Office
Regional Strategy & Planning I Sunshine Coast Regional Council
Phone: (07) 5449 5183
Email: [email protected]
Mail: Locked Bag 72, Sunshine Coast Mail Centre, Qld 4560