Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Monday
13 May 2019
Time: 9.00
am Starters Bar
Venue: Edinburgh
Room, Top Floor, Municipal Chambers, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sue Bidrose
District Licensing Committee
PUBLIC AGENDA –
STARTERS BAR
ON-LICENCE APPLICATION
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Chairperson
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Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Colin Lind
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Peter Burrows
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Senior Officer Kevin
Mechen, Secretary, District Licensing Committee
Governance Support Officer Lynne
Adamson
Lynne Adamson
Governance Support Officer
Telephone: 03 477 4000
Lynne.Adamson@dcc.govt.nz
www.dunedin.govt.nz
Note: Reports
and recommendations contained in this agenda are not to be considered as
Council policy until adopted.
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District Licensing
Committee
13 May 2019
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Part
A Reports
Starters Bar - New Licence Opposed
Department: Customer and Regulatory Services
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s Name:
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Otago University
Students’ Association Incorporated
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Site Address
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155 Frederick Street, Dunedin
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Trading Name:
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Starters Bar
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Style of Licence
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Tavern
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Application Number
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ON-3-2019
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Date received by Council
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12 February 2019
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This is a
report for an application for a new on-licence for the premises situated at 155
Frederick Street, Dunedin, and known as the “Starters Bar”.
The criteria found at section 105 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012
(the Act) apply to this application.
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applicant is seeking to trade Sunday to Wednesday 12 midday to 12 midnight and
Thursday to Saturday 12 midday to 1am the following day.
3 After
public notification of the application one public objection was duly made. Both
the Police and Medical Officer of Health have opposed the application because
the hours are beyond those allowed for a premises in or adjacent to a
residential area. There is a decision pending regarding the status of the
premises’ location.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
4 The
applicant, the Otago University Students’ Association Incorporated (OUSA)
is the main representative body for the students.
5 They have
been looking for a large capacity venue for student orientated functions where
they can provide a safe and welcoming place for their customers.
Somewhere they can feel at home.
6 Their
intention is to try and keep the students in the North Dunedin area rather than
have them wander into the Octagon area late at night. The OUSA has harm
reduction initiatives they hope will be the start of a culture shift away from
the binge-drinking behaviours prevalent amongst younger people.
7 The hours
sought are:
i) Sunday to Wednesday 12.00
midday to 12.00 midnight
ii) Thursday to Saturday 12.00
midday to 1.00 am the following day.
8 They have
also asked that the premises is designated a supervised area at all times.
PUBLIC NOTICE
9 The
Public Notice attracted one objection.
Objections
10 An
objection has been received from the landlord’s representative of two
properties adjacent to that of the Starters Bar, Ms
K Seque. Her parents own the properties at 6 Clyde Street and 153 Frederick Street, Dunedin.
11 The objection is
based on the amenity and good order of the location. She said it has been
common for people to jump the low boundary fences of both properties and using
the driveways as a means to go to and from the premises. The residents of
the two properties report finding vomit and urine and occasionally broken
glass.
12 Ms Seque does not believe the outdoors area of
the premises is a safe place. The licensee does not have security in the
area and this is allowing underage patrons to enter the property.
13 This has been a
problem for many years and does not believe the new owners will solve the
problems.
Agencies
14 The Medical Officer
of Health (MOH) initially opposed the application because they considered the
amenity and good order of the location was affected by the presence of the
premises. After a monitoring visit the MOH also doubted the applicant had
the staff, systems and training to be compliant with the legislation.
15 Both the MOH and
Police have opposed the application because the trading hours sought exceed
those allowed for a premises in or adjacent to a residential area. A
hearing was held on 12 March 2019 to consider whether the premises is deemed to
be in or adjacent to a residential area. the decision for this is
pending.
16 The OUSA has
implemented a management plan to address the issues identified during the
monitoring visit. A further visit was made which has satisfied the MOH
that the new operators are taking their responsibilities seriously.
CONCLUSION
17 There are two
matters for the Committee to consider. The first is the relationship with
the neighbouring properties and how it can be managed. The second relates
to the trading hours which in turn is dependent on the findings of the
Committee regarding the premises location and whether it is deemed to be in or
adjacent to a residential area.
18 The decision
regarding the premises location is not available at the time of writing this
report.
Signatories
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Author:
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Kevin Mechen - Secretary, District Licensing Committee
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Authoriser:
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Attachments
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Title
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Page
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⇩a
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Licence Application
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8
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⇩b
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Host Responsibility
Policy
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⇩c
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Risk Mitigation Report
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⇩d
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Menus
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⇩e
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Floor Plan
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24
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⇩f
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Objection
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26
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⇩g
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Police Report
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27
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⇩h
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Medical Officer of
Health Report
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29
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⇩i
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Medical Officer of
Health Supplimentary Report
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35
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⇩j
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Fire and Emergency NZ
Report
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36
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⇩k
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Licensing Inspector
Report
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37
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⇩l
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Planning & Building
Certificates
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41
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⇩m
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Public Notices
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44
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⇩n
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Miscellaneous Documents
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48
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