HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-06-164 - Exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) - Bethany Evengelical Missionary Church1
Corporate Services
Report To: Finance and Corporate Services Committee
Date of Meeting: November 20, 2006
Submitted By: Troy Speck, General Manager of Corporate Services
Prepared By: Shayne Turner, Director of By-law Enforcement
Ward(s) Involved: Bridgeport-Centre
Date of Report: November 15, 2006
Report No.: CRPS-06-164
Subject: EXEMPTION TO CHAPTER 450 (NOISE) -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 from November
30 to December 3rd, 2006, 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
Christmas pageant from November 30t" to December 3rd, 2006. This will involve the outdoor
display in their parking lot and will include amplified sound for approximately 15 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 approximately 10 years and the By-law
Enforcement Division is not aware of any complaints registered from the adjacent
neighbourhood.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None identified at this time.
COMMUNICATIONS:
No Corporate Communications required.
CONCLUSION:
Based on the circumstances surrounding this event, the By-law Enforcement Division does not
object to this request for an exemption.
Shayne Turner
Director of By-law Enforcement
Encl.