Festivity catering organization

A catering establishment may organize a festivity several times a year. You report the festivity to the municipality. If you also want to stay open longer, ask permission from the municipality.

This can be a sports activity or an activity with music. For example, consider live music in a bar. 

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Approach

This is how you report a festivity and request a waiver for opening hours:

  • Go to the Environment Counter.
  • Do the permit check.
  • You will see if you need to report and if you need an exemption. You can do this right away.
  • Log in.
  • Among other things, you pass on:
    • How you consulted with local residents and what you did with their ideas
    • when you want to organize the festivity
    • until what time the festivity lasts

Cost

Reporting an incidental festivity is free of charge. 

Description

You can organize a festivity in your (catering) business, such as a performance by a band. This is allowed a few times a year. You may then make more noise than is normally allowed.

Terms

To organize occasional festivities, you must submit a notification. The following conditions apply:

  • you may hold a maximum of twelve incidental festivities per establishment per calendar year 
  • you are obliged to inform the mayor of this via a form 5 working days before the start of the festivity
  • you must make every effort to avoid undue annoyance, for example, by closing windows and doors
  • there is nuisance when noise exceeds 20 dB(A) above the generally applicable noise standard for the establishment in question

Note!

  • you will receive back a dated and signed form bearing a registration number
  • this should be hung in a place visible from the street side close to the entrance door.

Term

You will be notified by email within a week from the municipality.

Objection and appeal

If you disagree with the decision of municipality, you can file an objection. With this you let the municipality know why you disagree with the decision. Do so within 6 weeks. The municipality will then take another look at your application and make a new decision.

If you still do not agree with the decision of the municipality? Then you can ask the court if the municipality made a good decision. This is called "appeal.

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