Marlborough Sounds Resource Management Plan 2 October 2014 36.2.7 Erection and Use of Frost Fans The construction use and maintenance of a frost fan is a Controlled Activity provided that the activity conforms to the following standards and terms: 36.2.7.1 Standards and Terms 36.2.7.1.1 Noise from a frost fan shall not exceed 55 dB LAeq (15min): a) at a distance of 300 metres from the device; or b) at any point within the notional boundary of any existing dwelling, visitor accommodation or other habitable building (other than on the property on which the frost fan is situated); whichever is the least distance. 36.2.7.1.2 a) Subject to (b), sound levels shall be measured in accordance with the provisions of NZS 6801:2008 Acoustics – Measurement of Environmental Sound and assessed in accordance with the provisions of NZS 6802: 2008 Acoustics – Environmental Noise; b) Noise from a frost fan which has special audible characteristics such as tonality or impulsiveness, shall have a 5 dB penalty added to the measured level before compliance with rule 36.2.7.1.1 is assessed except that: (i) where the Reference Method in the Standard is used to determine the penalty, the value of the penalty shall be a value in the range 0.1 dB to 6.0 dB as determined by that method; c) for the avoidance of doubt, NZS 6801:1991 and NZS 6802: 1991 do not apply. 36.2.7.1.3 The frost fan shall only be operated for protection of crops from frost from bud burst to harvest, with the exception that frost fans may also be operated in the following circumstances: a) For the purposes of maintenance and testing, limited to operation between 8am to 5pm on any day; or b) For compliance monitoring at any time when the monitoring is undertaken by the Council or, where the monitoring is undertaken by a third party, when the Council has been notified. 36.2.7.1.4 When protecting crops from potential frost damage, a frost fan shall only be operated in wind speeds not greater than 8 km/ hr (averaged over periods not greater than 5 minutes) and when the local air temperature is less than 1C. For o the purposes of this rule, temperature shall be measured within the property to be protected, for vineyards at the lowest fruiting wire and for other crops at the lowest point of the bud height (above ground level) of the plants being protected. 36.2.7.1.5 The frost fan shall not be located within 500 metres of an Urban Residential or Rural Township Zone, or within 300 metres of a Rural Residential Zone. 36.2.7.2 Information Requirements An application shall include the following information: 36 – 25A