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
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
This event is well known and publicized throughout community.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Jeff Willmer, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department
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