HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-12-147 - Exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) - Bethany EvangelREPORT TO:Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
November 5, 2012
SUBMITTED BY: Michael May, Deputy CAO, Community Services
Department, 519-741-3400, extension 3523
PREPARED BY:
Shayne Turner, Director of By-law Enforcement, 519-741-
2753
WARD(S) INVOLVED: 10
DATE OF REPORT: October 30, 2012
REPORT NO.: CSD-12-147
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 7, 8 and 9, 2012, 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
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Christmas pageant from December 7 to the 9, 2012. 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:
The aforementioned amendments support 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: Michael May, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department
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