HomeMy WebLinkAboutCSD-18-096 - Noise Exemption - Labour Day Weekend German Festival - Schwaben Club - 1668 King Street EastREPORT TO:Committeeof the Whole
DATE OF MEETING:August 27, 2018
SUBMITTED BY:Gloria MacNeil, Director of By-law Enforcement
(519-741-2200, ext. 7952)
PREPARED BY:Gloria MacNeil, Director of By-law Enforcement
(519-741-2200, ext. 7952)
WARD (S) INVOLVED:Ward10
DATE OF REPORT:August 8, 2018
REPORT NO.:CSD-18-096
SUBJECT:Noise Exemption-Labour Day Weekend German Festival-Schwaben
Club 1668 King Street East
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RECOMMENDATION:
That an exemption to Chapter450 (Noise) of the City of Kitchener Municipal Code be
granted to George Kraehling and the Schwaben Club for a German Festival which will be
taking place over the Labour Day weekend onAugust 31, 2018 from 5pm 10pm, Saturday
September 1, 2018 from 10am 12am and on SundaySeptember 2, 2018 from 10am to
12am.
BACKGROUND:
George Kraehling is organizing a German Festival in the parking lot of the Schwaben Club located at
1668 King St E,over the Labour Day weekend. There will be a large tent erected in the parking lot area
at the rear of the Schwaben Club, the event will take place in the tented area and will includemusic
played by a live band; thus they are requesting an exemption fr-law (Chapter 450).
REPORT:
The Schwaben Club is a non-profit organization which will be holding a German festival over the Labour
Day weekend. The festival is an annual event that moves between sixteen cities across North America.
The event typically attracts up to1,000 peoplea dayover the three day event.
The Friday night is a meet and greet with the main festival taking place over the Saturday and Sunday.
There will be dance performances by dance groups representing each of the cities who participate in the
annual event along with music by traditional German bands.
Mr. Kraehling has made arrangements with the neighbouring businesses and with Eastwood Collegiate
for the use of their parking lots to accommodate parking, aswell as the use of the space to support the
construction of the tent being used to hold the festivities.
***This information is available in accessible formats upon request. ***
Please call 519-741-2345 or TTY 1-866-969-9994for assistance.
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ALIGNMENT WITH CITY OF KITCHENER STRATEGIC PLAN:
Therecommendationofthisreportsupportstheachievementofthestrategicvision
throughthedeliveryofcoreservice.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
N/A
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT:
The event organizer is responsible for ensuring that this event is communicated throughout the
community in advance of the event.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Michael May,Deputy CAO, Community Services Department
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