2015-07-21 Planning & Organisation Committee Agenda

PLANNING & ORGANISATION COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                    21 JULY 2015


7.8.2(m)   For Sunshine Beach—
                …
           v        the Sunshine Beach neighbourhood centre, zoned Visitor Mixed Use on Map
                    ZM4, is characterised by mixed-use development that encourages an active
                    street front; and
           vi       the high quality building design within the Sunshine Beach neighbourhood
                    centre, with its variation and separation of building forms, contributes to the
                    casual beachside character and provides a popular meeting place for
                    residents and visitors;
7.8.2(u)   For the Visitor Mixed Use Zone— Business Uses are integrated with Multiple
           housing, where development—
           i        typically provides for local Business Uses on the ground floor that promote
                    an active street front;
           ii       provides Business Uses that directly service visitors and residents in the
                    local area;
           iii      contributes to the economy of Noosa through tourism and hospitality; and
           iv       has a scale and bulk consistent with surrounding residential development;
The proposed use broadly aligns with these outcomes and the type of development anticipated
for the Visitor Mixed Use zone. The business will add to the mix of entertainment and dining
businesses in Sunshine Beach and venue for locals and visitors. Since the use is consistent
within the zone, The Noosa Plan provisions indicate it can be supported, provided the applicant
demonstrates it will not cause undue impacts on the residential amenity of the area.
The proposal introduces some unique amenity considerations because it is the first licenced
premises proposed at the south-western end of the neighbourhood centre (i.e toward the
Douglas Street corner of Duke Street). The site is adjacent a number of houses and unit
buildings, which are accustomed to low levels of noise from the existing commercial uses at that
end of the Duke Street neighbourhood centre, with these comprising offices, hairdresser and a
daytime café (Costa Noosa). Residents’ concerns with potential noise impacts have been
reflected by the number of public submissions objecting to the development. As such, noise
associated with a new licenced premises in this location forms the critical assessment issue.
 Noise
Following a Council request for further information, the applicant provided an Acoustic
Assessment prepared by Road Pro Acoustics, which identifies the following potential noise
sources:
o    Vocalisations from patrons, particularly in the outdoor areas;
o    Music;
o    Waste disposal from the kitchen to the bins at the rear of the site;
o    Vehicles at the rear of the site; and
o    General operational sounds e.g. roller doors being opened and closed, kitchen, sounds
     associated with dining such as cutlery, plates and glasses making contact with each other
     or another hard object, chairs moving etc.
The report states the proponent will seek a “subsidiary on-premises” liquor licence to allow for
alcohol consumption in association with meals. It adopts peak noise limits (at receptors) as
identified by the Liquor Regulation 2000 for hospitality venues, being:
o    Between 6.00am and 10.00pm – LA10, adj ≤ background level LA90 + 10dB(A)
o    Between 10.00pm and 6.00am - LA10, adj ≤ background level LA90 + 5dB(A)


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