April 14, 1998
To:Scarborough Community Council
From:Lorne Ross, MCIP, RPP.
Subject:ST. NICHOLAS GREEK ORTHODOX CHURCH
THE 21st HELLENIC SUMMER FESTIVAL
3840 FINCH AVENUE
WARD 17 - SCARBOROUGH AGINCOURT
Purpose:
The purpose of this report is to grant an exemption from By-law No. 24389, The Noise By-law, to St. Nicholas Greek
Orthodox Church and The St. Nicholas Greek-Canadian Community of Scarborough for their annual Summer Festival for
the period June 25 to July 1, 1998, inclusive, and for the subsequent years 1999 and 2000, subject to conditions.
Funding Sources, Financial Implications and Impact Statement:
NIL
Recommendations:
It is recommended that the Scarborough Community Council recommend that Council:
(1)grant an exemption from By-law No. 24389, The Noise By-law, to St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church andThe St.
Nicholas Greek-Canadian Community of Scarborough for their annual Summer Festival for the period June 25 to July 1,
1998, inclusive, and for the subsequent years 1999 and 2000, subject to the following conditions:
(a)that St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and The St. Nicholas Greek-Canadian Community of Scarborough
implement those actions recommended by Universal Light and Sound in their correspondence dated March 20, 1997, to
mitigate the effects of the noise to the adjoining neighbourhoods, and in particular:
(i)limit the number of speakers to 4;
(ii)cease the noise at 12:00 midnight, and
(iii)work with representatives of 42 Division, Toronto Police Service, to address issues of traffic control and parking; and
(2)declare The 21st Hellenic Festival of The St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and The St. Nicholas
Greek-Canadian Community of Scarborough, for the period of June 25 to July 1, 1998, to be of AMunicipal Significance@
and request that the City Clerk issue the appropriate letter to The Liquor Licence Board of Ontario.
Background:
By-law No. 24389, The Noise By-law, provides a procedure for the granting of an exemption from the by-law for a
specified time period, not in excess of six months, and the exemption may contain such terms and conditions as the Council
sees fit.
Scarborough Community Council, at its meeting of April 1, 1998, set May 6, 1998 as the date for the public meeting to
hear the request of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and The St. Nicholas Greek-Canadian Community of Scarborough
for any exemption of its 1998 Summer Festival and its 1999 and 2000 Summer Festivals from the requirements of The
Noise By-law.
In 1996, the former Scarborough Council granted an exemption for the years 1996 and 1997.
As a result of the 1996 Festival, the former Scarborough Council recommended certain actions be undertaken in
conjunction with the 1997 Festival, including the implementation of a program, as recommended by Universal Light and
Sound, specialists in sound and sound systems, to mitigate the effects of the noise. Additionally, the organizers worked
closely with the Police from 42 Division to address the issues of traffic control, parking and crowd control.
These actions successfully addressed the concerns of the adjoining neighbourhoods.
The recommended conditions for the 1998 Festival mirror those actions undertaken in conjunction with the 1997 Festival
to mitigate the effects of the noise.
Contact Name:
Frank Weinstock
Director, Property Standards
(416) 396-7731
(416) 396-4266 fax number
weinstoc@city.scarborough.on.ca
Lorne Ross, MCIP, RPP.
Commissioner of Planning and Buildings, Scarborough
