Appendix L - Acoustic Report · MCU21/0146

4     ASSESSMENT CRITERIA

4.1      NOOSA PLAN 2020

The Major Centre Code applies to the proposed residential development. The Performance and Acceptable
Outcomes of the code relating to noise are presented in Table 7.

4.1.1     Major Centre Code

                       Table 7 – Major Centre Code Criteria for Assessment


            Performance Outcomes                                      Acceptable Outcomes


 Building Design and Streetscape
 Mechanical plant, equipment and                     AO31.1
 storage                                             Mechanical plant, equipment and storage areas, including
 PO31                                                vents and exhausts, are not visible from any street or
 Mechanical plant and equipment (including           public space.
 air conditioning equipment) and storage
 areas are designed and located to:                  AO31.2
        a) avoid adverse visual impacts when         Mechanical plant, equipment and storage areas are:
           viewed from the street and
                                                         a) located more than 2 metres from any property
           adjoining properties; and
                                                            boundary;
        b) visually integrate with the building
                                                         b) where located at ground level, screened by
           design.
                                                            fencing 1.5 metres in height or dense vegetation
                                                            of at least 1.5 metres in width incorporating
                                                            grouped trees and shrubs with a maximum
                                                            separation distance of 1 metre measured from the
                                                            centre of the tree or shrub;
                                                         c)   re visually integrated into the line and plane of the
                                                              building and roof design and do not project
                                                              beyond the height or width of the building when
                                                              viewed from the street and adjoining properties;
                                                         d) fully enclosed or screened where above ground
                                                            level such that they are not visible from the street
                                                            frontages nor adjoining premises; and
                                                         e) are acoustically screened from any adjoining
                                                            sensitive land use.
 Mixed use development
 PO36                                                AO36
 Where residential development is proposed           Development provides for one or more of the following
 it is provided for in mixed use buildings with      residential activities, in the form of small dwellings only
 small dwellings, where such activities are          and accommodated in a mixed-use building format:
 ancillary to and support the predominant                a) one caretaker’s accommodation unit;
 business functions of the zone
                                                         b) dwelling unit (e.g. shop top housing);
                                                         c)   dual occupancies;
                                                         d) multiple dwellings.



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