HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-13-102 - Noise Exemption - Bethany Evangelical Church
REPORT TO:
Community and Infrastructure Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
October 21, 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:
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DATE OF REPORT:
October 10, 2013
REPORT NO.:
CSD-13-102
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 6, 7 and 8, 2013, 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 6 to the 8, 2013. 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 many 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:
This request supports the Community Priorities 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
Encl.
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