Appendix D Acoustic Report - 14-16 Mary Street, Noosaville - Bounce Hostels 15.6.2018

Visitor Accommodation, Noosaville                                                                               1142R1-R0


                     These criteria are applicable for noise impacting on, and produced by, the
                     proposed development.
                     440V Refrigeration equipment
                     (1) This section applies to a person who is—
                              (a) an occupier of premises at or for which there is plant or equipment for
                              refrigeration (refrigeration equipment); or
                              (b) an owner of refrigeration equipment that is on or in a vehicle, other than
                              a vehicle used or to be used on a railway.
                     (2) The person must not use, or permit the use of, the refrigeration equipment on
                     any day—
                              (a) before 7a.m, if it makes a noise of more than 3dB(A) above the
                              background level; or
                              (b) from 7a.m. to 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 5dB(A) above the
                              background level; or
                              (c) after 10p.m, if it makes a noise of more than 3dB(A) above the
                              background level.
                     (3) In this section—
                     vehicle includes a trailer.
4       Background Noise
                     Noise measurements were carried out at the site from Wednesday 24th January
                     2018 to Thursday 1st February 2018 at the locations shown in Figure 3 and Figure
                     4. The locations were selected as being representative of background noise levels
                     for the nearest sensitive receivers.
                     The measurements were carried out using Rion NL-21 sound level meters
                     recording sound levels at 15-minute intervals, with the microphone at a height of
                     approximately 1.2 m. The instruments were checked for calibration prior to and
                     post-measurement using a 94 dB acoustic signal at 1000 Hz, and drift in
                     calibration remained within ±0.5 dB.
                     Weather conditions for the duration of the survey were sourced from the Noosa
                     Bureau of Meteorology station, and were generally suitable for noise monitoring
                     throughout the measurement period.




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