HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-13-024 - Noise Exemption Request
REPORT TO:
Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
March 18, 2013
SUBMITTED BY:
Michael May, Deputy CAO, Community Services
(519-741-2200, ext. 7079)
PREPARED BY:
Shayne Turner, Director of By-law Enforcement, (519-741-
2753)
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
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DATE OF REPORT:
March 12, 2013
REPORT NO.:
CSD-13-024
SUBJECT: NOISE EXEMPTION REQUEST – CHICOPEE SKI CLUB –
396 MORRISON ROAD
RECOMMENDATION:
That an exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code be
granted to the Chicopee Ski Club for their Snow Cross Championships to be held on
March 23 and 24, 2013, between the hours of 8:30 AM and 6PM.
BACKGROUND:
The Chicopee Ski Club is organizing their annual Snow Cross Championships on March 23 and
24, 2012. Thus they are requesting an exemption from the City’s Noise By-law (Chapter 450).
REPORT:
This event has been held at Chicopee Ski Club each March for several years. This is the first
year that they have requested an exemption to the City’s Noise by-law. Staff are not aware of
any complaints received with regard to last year’s event. They have submitted this request as a
result of discussions they had with staff with regard to the overall annual plan of events.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
This request 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:
Chicopee Ski Club has traditionally had a good working relationship with the adjacent
neighbourhood and will ensure that they are apprised of the event in advance of the event date.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Kim Kugler, Acting Deputy CAO, Community Services Department
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