Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the operating schedule
1. There shall be no adult entertainment or services, activities, other entertainment or matters ancillary to the use of the premises that may give rise to concern in respect of children.
2. Where CCTV is installed with recording facilities such recordings shall be retained for a period of 30 days and made available within a reasonable time upon request by the Police.
3. Alcoholic and other drinks may not be removed from the premises in open containers save for consumption in any external area provided for that purpose.
4. When dancing is to take place on the premises in an area not previously approved for dancing by the authority, at least 14 days notice must be given to Environmental and Regulatory Services (Health Protection Service) and the Licensing Authority, identifying the area to be used which should be suitable and adequate in size as the designated dance floor for the intended use and dancing must not take place in that area unless approved by the authority.
5. No films or videos of any description will be shown so that they can be viewed by persons under the age of any applicable BBFC/Local Authority certification.
6. A permanent fixed residual current device (RCD) must protect the electrical supply serving all amplified music equipment used for the purpose of live public music.
7. The designated premises supervisor, or some other such person, will be assigned to act as lead safeguarder for children's issues at the premises.
8. Text/Radio pagers must be in use at all times door supervisors are deployed. The pager link will be activated, made available and be monitored by the DPS at all times that the premises are open to the public. All instances of crime and disorder will be reported via
text/radio pager link by the DPS or nominated representative to an agreed Police contact point.
9. No customers carrying open or sealed vessels shall be admitted to the premises at any time that the premises are open to the public.
10. Once an hour after 24:00, a staff member or door supervisor will make external sweeps to check that noise from the premises is not audible.
11. No externally mounted wall speakers are permitted.
12. All doors and windows will be kept closed after 22:00 hours except for the purposes of access and egress and in the event of an emergency.
13. Telephone numbers for taxi firms will be displayed in prominent locations.
14. Staff and/or door supervisors will ensure that people do not congregate outside the premises.
15. Smokers will be requested not to congregate on Bank Street.
16. No drinks in open containers shall be taken off the premises or beyond the doors located on Bank Street.
17. At least 1 door supervisor per 100 customers or part thereof will be deployed from 21:00 hours until 15 minutes after the premises close. A minimum of 2 door supervisors will be deployed from 22:00 hours. Door supervisors will use a counting device to determine level of customers within the premises and monitor and manage occupancy
levels.
A minimum of 2 door supervisors will be located at each point of exit 30 minutes prior to the premises closing until 15 minutes after the premises closes in order to aid the swift dispersal of customers away from the area. Door supervisors will request dispersing customers to be mindful of the nearby noise sensitive premises.
18. There shall be no public access to the stage area, save for participation of a performance or similar.
19. The two raised area on either side of the dance floor are for performers only.
20. The premises licence holder shall prominently display notices on all building exits reminding patrons to leave the premises and use external areas quietly, so as not to disturb neighbours.
21. Doors intended to function as part of an acoustic lobby shall not be propped open at any time.
22. The designated premises supervisor or a nominated member of staff must take a pro-active approach to noise control, regularly and frequently checking that noise from patrons using the external areas of the premises, and any breakout of internal noise to such areas, is managed so as to prevent nuisance.
23. No amplifed sound shall be played except through an in-house sound system fitted with a sound limiter, the design and settings of which shall have received the prior written approval of Sheffield City Council's Environmental Protection Service.
24. All ventilation outlets serving licensed areas are to be acoustically baffled.
25. Exits intended for emergency use only shall not otherwise be left open.
26. The venue door supervisors or a designated member of staff are to control noise from patrons, and those persons wishing to enter who are outside and in close proximity to the premises, so as to prevent nuisance.
27. In the event that the investigation of complaints received evidences nuisance due to noise breakout from the premises then, notwithstanding any sound attenuation works already undertaken, a further scheme of sound attenuation works capable of preventing noise nuisance from the premises shall be submitted to and approved by the
Environmental Protection Service. Such further scheme of works shall then be installed as approved within an agreed timescale and shall thereafter be retained.
28. An incident log book will be kept at the premises and made available to the Police or other responsible authority on request.
29. There will be a written drugs policy. Regular drug searches will be carried out and the results recorded in a log book.
30. Draught beer, cider and spirits will be supplied in polycarbonate drinking vessels after 20:00 hours.
31. No drinks will be taken onto the dance floor and signage will be displayed and the area monitored.
32. No under 18's are permitted into the premises after 19:00 hours.
33. A challenge 25 policy is to be in force, acceptable forms of identification will be passport or photocard driving licence.
Any embedded permissions and restrictions attached to the justices on/off licence including those specified at Appendix 1.
Specific conditions converted from the Public Entertainment Licence
1. Capacity
1) The number of members of the public who may be present at any one time on the premises or in any part of such premises specified below shall not exceed: -
Area Capacity
The whole of the premises 400