HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-13-079 - Noise Exemption Request - Oktoberfest Events
REPORT TO:
Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
August 12, 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-
2200, ext. 7753)
WARD(S) INVOLVED:
All
DATE OF REPORT:
July 25, 2013
REPORT NO.:
CSD-13-079
SUBJECT: NOISE EXEMPTION REQUEST – OKTOBERFEST
EVENTS
RECOMMENDATION:
That an exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code be
granted to K-W Oktoberfest Inc. for a series of events being held at various clubs
between October 11 and October 19, 2013, as outlined in the letter from K-W Oktoberfest
Inc., dated May 9, 2013, attached to Report CSD-13-079.
BACKGROUND:
The K-W Oktoberfest Inc. is requesting an exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) of the City’s
Municipal Code for a series of events that are being held at 9 clubs, during the 2013 Oktoberfest
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festivities, running from October 11th to the 19, 2013. A copy of their request is attached.
REPORT:
Staff within the By-law Enforcement Division reports that the number of noise complaints
relating to these events over the past several years has been minimal at best. Typically, there
appears to be a large a degree of acceptance by City residents to these events, given their vast
popularity and broad community benefits. The level of cooperation that staff has received from
event organizers has been positive.
ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
Approval of a noise exemption request supports the Community Priorities of Quality of Life and
Dynamic Downtown, as contained in the City’s Strategic Plan.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
Notification of the fest hall events is done throughout the community, by the KW Oktoberfest
Committee, through their normal course of business leading up to the festival.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY:
Michael May, Deputy CAO, Community Services Department
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