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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-11-163 - Noise Exemption Request - Bethany ChurchREPORT TO:Mayor C. Zehr and Members of Council DATE OF MEETING: November 28, 2011 SUBMITTED BY: Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department, 519-741-2325 PREPARED BY: Shayne Turner, Director of By-law Enforcement, 519-741- 2753 WARD(S) INVOLVED: 10 DATE OF REPORT: November 17, 2011 REPORT NO.: CSD-11-163 SUBJECT: NOISE EXEMPTION REQUEST – BETHANY EVANGELICAL MISSIONARY CHURCH RECOMMENDATION: That an exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code be granted to the Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church for their annual Christmas Pageant on December 2, 3 and 4, 2011, between the hours of 6:00 P.M. and 9 P.M., daily. BACKGROUND: The Bethany Evangelical Missionary Church at 160 Lancaster Street East is holding its annual Christmas pageant from December 2nd to 4th, 2011. This will involve the outdoor display in their parking lot and will include amplified sound for approximately 20 minutes per hour, each hour, between 6 P.M. and 9 P.M.. As such, the Church is requesting an exemption from Chapter 450 (Noise). A copy of their request is attached. REPORT: The Church has conducted this pageant for over 10 years and the By-law Enforcement Division is not aware of any complaints registered from the adjacent neighbourhood. ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN: Approval of a noise exemption for this event supports the Community Priority of Quality of Life, as contained in the City’s Strategic Plan. FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS: N/A î ó ï COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: This event is well known and publicized throughout community. ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department Encl. î ó î î ó í