Notice of Meeting:
I hereby give notice that an ordinary meeting of the
District Licensing Committee will be held on:
Date: Friday
10 July 2020
Time: 9.30
am
Venue: Edinburgh
Room, Municipal Chambers, the Octagon, Dunedin
Sue Bidrose
District Licensing Committee
Off-Licence Application – Biggies Pizza and
Suburbia
PUBLIC AGENDA
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Chairperson
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Colin Weatherall
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Members
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Andrew Noone
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Cr Mike Lord
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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
10 July 2020
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Part
A Reports
Report for Biggies Pizza and Suburbia
Off-licence application, 153 Stuart Street, Dunedin – From Secretary,
District Licensing Committee
Department: Customer and Regulatory Services
APPLICATION DESCRIPTION
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Applicant’s
Name:
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AMPT
Entertainment Limited
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Site
Address
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153
Stuart Street, Dunedin
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Trading
Name:
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“Biggies
Pizza and Suburbia”
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Style
of Licence
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Tavern
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Application
Number
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OFF-2-2020
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Date
received by Council
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27
April 2020
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1 This
is a report for an application by AMPT Entertainment Limited for a new
off-licence for the premises situated at 153 Stuart Street, Dunedin, and known
as “Biggies Pizza & Suburbia”. The criteria found at
section 105 of the Sale and Supply of Alcohol Act 2012 (the Act) apply to this
application.
2 There
have been no public objections made to the application. However, both the
Police and Medical Officer of Health have opposed the grant of this
licence. The inspector has not made a recommendation.
APPLICANT AND APPLICATION
Applicant
3 AMPT
Entertainment Limited has been the licensee company of this premises since
November 2014. There are two directors: Mr Ian Lindsay and Ms Tacey
Millard. There are no suitability issues with the applicant
company. This application is a result of the difficult trading times
resulting from the Covid-19 pandemic.
4 The
premises has operated primarily as a bar and nightclub with a pizza style
restaurant at the street level in the evening. The nightclub operates in
a downstairs area.
5 This
is the first off-licence to be held by the company. The hours sought are
Monday to Sunday, 10.00 am to 10.00 pm.
6 The
intention of the applicant is to see off-licence alcohol across the bar to
people coming to the premises for this purpose or when people are leaving the
premises. Deliveries will also be undertaken with and without food
orders.
PUBLIC NOTICE
7 The
public notice did not attract any public objections. However, both the
Police and Medical Officer of Health have opposed the grant of this licence.
8 Police:
The Police acknowledge there are no suitability issues with the
applicant. They make the following points in their opposition:
a) The
premises is in the heart of Dunedin’s CBD night-time economy.
b) The
premises is popular with the ‘student aged’ demographic and it is
common to see long queues to enter the premises on Thursday, Friday and
Saturday nights.
c) In
an area 500m radius from the premises, there have been 532 ‘calls for
police service’ in the last 12 months, 285 (53%) of which were during the
hours of trade requested in this application.
d) An
off-licence would allow people to take alcohol from a premises into an area
already saturated with alcohol-related harm.
e) Bath
Street is an area where alcohol is consumed, and fights and sexual assaults
occur. Other shop owners in the area often need to clean urine and vomit
from their doorways before they can open for customers.
f) Police
believe section 105(1)(h) of the Act needs to be considered by the Committee:
that the amenity and good order of the area will be reduced by more than a
minor extent if the licence is granted. If the Committee believe the good
order and amenity of the area is already so badly affected and it is unlikely
to be further reduced, then it would be undesirable to issue further licences
(section 105(1)(i) of the Act).
9 Medical
Officer of Health: The Medical Officer of Health (MOH) believes the Object
of the Act (section 105(1)(a)) is not met by this application and makes the
following points in support of their opposition:
a) The
population living in the area is generally younger with a high deprivation
status and is at a higher risk of experiencing alcohol-related harm.
b) The
applicant intends to sell a range of products including large package sizes (up
to 24 packs of beer), one litre bottles of spirits and 10 packs of RTDs (ready
to drink mixes).
c) Delivery
will be within 90 minutes of an order being taken. This means people can
be making the decision to order more alcohol while under the influence of alcohol.
d) The
premises is in an area where high levels of intoxication can be found.
e) There
are already 11 off-licence premises within a 1km radius of this premises.
f) The
MOH believes there is already so much alcohol-related harm in the central city
that it would be undesirable to grant another off-licence.
10 Licensing
Inspector: The Licensing Inspector has not made a recommendation
preferring to leave the Committee to make their decision. The Inspector
does make the following points:
a) The
applicant has extended their range of food options.
b) The
type of alcohol sold and where it is consumed could have a detrimental effect
on the area.
c) The
CBD is subjected to anti-social behaviour, but it cannot be linked to the
applicant’s premises.
CONCLUSION
11 This
application is made with the view to expanding their revenue options in the
uncertain times ahead.
12 There
are no suitability issues with the applicant.
13 The
reporting agencies have detailed some of the issues in the central city that
are prevalent.
14 It
is for the Committee to consider the issues and this application.
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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Off-licence Application
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8
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⇩b
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Email from Applicant -
detail Business Plan
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27
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⇩c
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Notice of Declaration
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28
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⇩d
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Police Opposition
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29
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⇩e
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Medical Officer of
Health Opposition
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31
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⇩f
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Medical Officer of
Health Report
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32
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⇩g
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FENZ Report
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36
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⇩h
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Licensing Inspector
Report
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38
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