At the February 7th Corporate Services Committee meeting, staff report CORP-22-09 Noise Exemption Request and Notice Process was considered.

The committee voted 4-2 in favour (Yes - Carter, Hurst, Marks, Giberson; No - Neal, Nicholson) of Option A with amendments.

Option A - Staff Administered
Consistent with the process for other City By-laws, the Director, M.L.E.L.S. will receive, review and approve or deny exemptions to the Noise By-law. 
As this option is not tied to the Committee and Council process, this process can be completed in approximately twenty (20) to 30 (thirty) days. 

Process 

• Applicants will be required to submit an application and pay a two hundred fifty dollar ($250) application fee. 
• It is suggested that requests be submitted at least thirty (30) days in advance of the activity in order to allow sufficient time for staff to undertake public notice activities and to allow for public feedback to be received and reviewed by staff. 
• City staff will send a letter to all property occupants within one hundred and twenty (120) metres of the site, via regular mail, advising of details of the request, and the process for residents to submit comments to City staff. For multi-unit properties (e.g. residential, commercial, etc.) under single ownership, the notification will be sent to property owners to post for their occupants. 
• The noise exemption request application and any public feedback will be considered by the Director, M.L.E.L.S. The Director, M.L.E.L.S. would approve or deny the exemption. 
•  If the request is approved, staff will provide notice of the approved exemption on the City’s website, to the applicant, to Ward Councillors, the Mayor, and to those who submitted comments. If the request is not approved by the Director, staff will advise the applicant. 

If Committee were to choose this option, the following motion should be passed: 

1.  That Council approve a by-law to amend Noise By-law 112-82, as amended, and General Fees and Charges By-law 13-2003, as amended as outlined in Option “A” of Section 5.2 of Report CORP-22-09 “Noise Exemption Request and Notice Process”, dated February 2, 2022, and in a form and content acceptable to Legal Services and the Commissioner of Corporate Services; and, Report to Corporate Services Committee Item: CORP-22-09 Meeting Date: February 7, 2022 Page 6 
2. That the requirements of Notice By-law 147-2007 regarding notice to the public for amendments to the General Fees and Charges By-law 13-2003, as amended, be waived. 

This option was amended to add:

• That the Ward councillors and the Mayor be informed that an exemption request has been submitted to the City, and
• That this provision be subject to a 3 year review to seek council approval to either continue with or cease this practice.