Appendix L - Acoustic Report · MCU21/0146

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1  INTRODUCTION ...................................................................................................................... 4
2  SITE DESCRIPTION .................................................................................................................. 4
 2.1    SITE LOCATION ................................................................................................................ 4
 2.2    NOOSA PLAN 2020 ZONING .......................................................................................... 5
3 EXISTING ACOUSTIC ENVIRONMENT ................................................................................... 5
 3.1    NOISE MONITORING ....................................................................................................... 5
   3.1.1    Unattended Measurements Results .............................................................................................. 6
 3.2    MECHANICAL PLANT AND LOADING DOCK ACTIVIES ................................................ 7
   3.2.1    Attended Measurement Results ..................................................................................................... 7
 3.3    ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE MONITORING ............................................................................ 9
4 ASSESSMENT CRITERIA ........................................................................................................ 11
 4.1    NOOSA PLAN 2020 ........................................................................................................ 11
   4.1.1    Major Centre Code............................................................................................................................ 11
   4.1.2    Dual Occupancy and Multiple Dwelling Code ........................................................................ 14
 4.2    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION ACT 1994 ................................................................ 15
 4.3    ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION (NOISE) POLICY 2019 ............................................ 15
   4.3.1    Acoustic Quality Objectives ........................................................................................................... 15
 4.4    AS2107:2016................................................................................................................... 15
 4.5    JUDGEMENT NO. 765 OF 2020 (3 SEPTEMBER 2020) ................................................ 16
 4.6    ADOPTED NOISE LIMITS ............................................................................................... 16
5 NOISE IMPACTS AND EMISSIONS ....................................................................................... 18
 5.1    HOFMANN DRIVE – ROAD TRAFFIC NOISE ................................................................ 18
 5.2    NOOSA CIVIC SHOPPPING CENTRE ............................................................................. 20
   5.2.1    Mechanical Plant Noise ................................................................................................................... 20
   5.2.2    Loading Dock Activities ................................................................................................................... 22
   5.2.3    Compactor............................................................................................................................................ 24
6 RECOMMENDATIONS – BUILDING SHELL AND EXTERNAL GLAZING............................. 26
 6.1    GLAZING ......................................................................................................................... 26
 6.2    ROOF / CEILING CONSTRUCTION ................................................................................ 27
 6.3    EXTERNAL WALLS .......................................................................................................... 28
 6.4    ACOUSTIC SEALING OF WINDOW FRAMES ................................................................ 28
7 RECOMMENDATIONS – NOISE EMISSIONS ....................................................................... 29
 7.1    MECHANICAL PLANT .................................................................................................... 29
 7.2    OTHER NOISE SOURCES ................................................................................................ 29
8 NOOSA CIVIC SHOPPING CENTRE MECHANICAL PLANT – ACOUSTIC TREATMENTS .. 30
 8.1    MECHANICAL PLANT OPERATING HOURS: ................................................................ 30
 8.2    STATIONARY PLANT TREATMENTS............................................................................. 31
9 CONCLUSION ......................................................................................................................... 32
APPENDIX A – GLAZING MARKUPS ........................................................................................... 33




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