HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-09-143 - Exemption to Chapter 450 (Noise) - Bethany Evangelical Missionary ChurchREPORT
REPORT TO:
Finance and Corporate Services Committee
DATE OF MEETING:
October 26, 2009
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: October 16, 2009
REPORT NO.:
CRPS-09-143
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 December
3 to December 6, 2009, 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 December 3rd to 6th, 2009. 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 over 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.
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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.
ACKNOWLEDGED BY: Troy Speck, General Manager of Corporate Services
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