Development Application part 2 Report and Plans MCU13/0052

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                                                                    accordance with the standards
                                                                    outlined in the Environmental
                                                                    Protection         Regulation              1998
                                                                    and     Environmental Protection
                                                                    (Noise)              Policy               1997.
                                                                    Construction           works       will     only
                                                                    occur        between     the       hours of
                                                                    7.00am and 6.00pm.


                                                                    There will be          some        low level
                                                                    noise         from       the
                                                                                         ongoing
                                                                    operation of air conditioning
                                                                    equipment associated with the
                                                                    outdoor            cabinets,               once

                                                                    installed.        Noise
                                                                                       emanating
                                                                    from  the    air  conditioning
                                                                    equipment is at a comparable
                                                                    level        to    a     domestic                air
                                                                    conditioning installation, and
                                                                    will generally accord with the
                                                                    background      noise     levels
                                                                    prescribed     by    Australian
                                                                    Standard          AS 1055.         The           air
                                                                    conditioning         unit will      be well
                                                                    removed           from       surrounding
                                                                    residential dwellings.

Environment              &      heritage No solution provided       037     Complies.
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values                                                              The    proposal is appropriately
037 There        are     no   significant                           located within a low density
adverse         effects        on    the                            rural area used for agricultural
biodiversity,    natural      vegetation,                           purposes and will not require
native     wildlife,   habitats,                                    vegetation removal. Although
landscape quality, water quality                                    the proposed facility is located
or  heritage values, including                                      approximately 60 m from the
those related to-                                                   border of the Great Sandy
a)changes to natural drainage;                                      National Park, the location is
b) disturbance to any of the                                        considered appropriate as the
wetland systems;                                                    facility will be separated from
c) management of landslide and                                      the National Park by a bitumen
fire risk;                                                          road and located              over        350      m

d) erosion and the transport of                                     from        the    closest         portion of
sediments offsite;                                                  mapped            remnant          vegetation
e) unmanaged public access;                                         within       the National          Park. The
f) effluent disposal;                                               proposed facility     otherwise
                                                                                                  is
g) changes to fauna habitat and                                     appropriately   setback    from
behaviour; and                                                      environmentally sensitive areas
h) disturbance of buildings and                                     (eg more than 900 m from Lake
features,     including  natural                                    Cootharaba           and   300        m      from
features,        of     heritage                                    onsite         Remnant         Vegetation)
significance.                                                       and will not require the removal
                                                                    of any vegetation.


                                                                    The         proposed facility             will    be
                                                                    located away     from   wetland
                                                                    systems and will  be unlikely to
                                                                    impact on the natural drainage
                                                                    or cause erosion of the land.