Appendix L - Acoustic Report · MCU21/0146

4.2       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994

The following relevant noise limits would apply:

440T Pumps:

      •    Between 10pm-7am: no audible noise
      •    Between 7am and 7pm: 5dB(A) above background level;
      •    Between 7pm and 10pm: 3dB(A) above background level.

440U Air-conditioning equipment:

      •    Between 10pm and 7am: 3dB(A) above background level;
      •    From 7am to 10pm: 5dB(A) above background level.

440V Refrigeration Equipment

      •    Between 10pm and 7am: 3dB(A) above background level;
      •    From 7am to 10pm: 5dB(A) above background level.

4.3       ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NOISE) POLICY 2019

4.3.1      Acoustic Quality Objectives

The Queensland Environmental Protection (noise) Policy 2019 specifies indoor and outdoor acoustic quality
objectives for residences and are presented in Table 9 below.

  Table 9 – Environmental Protection (noise) Policy 2019 Acoustic Quality Objectives

                                         Acoustic quality objectives (measured at
      Sensitive                                    the receptor) dB(A)                            Environmental
                      Time of day
      Receptor                                                                                         value
                                         LAeq, adj, 1hr     LA10, adj, 1hr        LA1, adj, 1hr

 Residence (for        Daytime and                                                                  Health and
                                               50                 55                   65
   outdoors)             evening                                                                    wellbeing
                       Daytime and                                                                  Health and
                                               35                 40                   45
                         evening                                                                    wellbeing
 Residence (for                                                                                     Health and
   indoors)                                                                                        wellbeing, in
                       Night-time              30                 35                   40
                                                                                                  relation to the
                                                                                                  ability to sleep



4.4       AS2107:2016

Australian and New Zealand Standard AS/NZS 2107:2016 ‘Recommended design sound levels and
reverberation times for building interiors’ (later referenced as AS2107) lists recommended indoor noise levels
based on the space use. Given that the applicable Noosa Shire planning codes do not list the indoor noise
targets for the residential development itself, we have adopted the following design targets:

      •    Living Areas: 30-40 dBA Leq,T
      •    Sleeping areas (night time) 30-35 dBALeq,T.



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