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City ordered lights out at 9 p.m. following complaints from neighbours
CIBC News ° IPostedu Sep 18, 2011 111000 AM IET 1I ILast Updated: September 1
Immaculata Kglh School's field was recently renovated to add ard- iball turf and Ibright lights for
evening garnes. The city's Ipllalrnn ft cormnrnittee voted in August to restrict hglhd ng hours, and now
the Ottawa Catholk Sclhooll (Board Ihas appealed. (SuIplphed)
The Ottawa Catholic School Board (OCSB) has appealed a city planning committee's
order restricting playing time on an artificial turf field at Immaculata High School.
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Following a two-hour debate, the city's planning committee voted in late August to
limit the use of lights at the Immaculata High Schoole to 9 p.m. on weeknights
and 10 p.m. on weekends — well before the normal lights -out time of 11 p.m. at city -
run sports fields.
The vote came after some neighbours complained about the late-night noise and
bright lights.
While the school board's appeal of the planning committee's order is being heard by
the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal, the field can once again remain lit until 11 p.m.,
Coun. David Chernushenko's office confirmed Tuesday.
'Incredibly frustrating,' councillor says
"This is incredibly frustrating but despite our desire to see the hours curtailed I have
been informed, and have double and triple checked, that the city will not be able to
enforce the approved hours of operation until such a time as the tribunal has taken
place," the councillor wrote in an email to residents.
"However, this does not mean that light spillage or noise violations would not be
investigated and enforced. Excessive noise — if you believe this to be the case — can
still be reported and should still be investigated, even if it occurs before 11 p.m. As
for the light settings and orientation, a planning inspector has been on site and
determined that the lights are fully compliant."
Ottawa Footy Sevens, the city's largest recreational adult soccer league, partnered
with the OCSB and paid for a $2 -million field renovation at Immaculata in
exchange for exclusive rights to rent the field after school hours.
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The city's planning lawyer, Tim Marc, has said the city has earlier said it would be an
"uphill battle" to fight an appeal before the Local Planning Appeal Tribunal.
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