THE Durban Botanic Gardens Trust says it is is committed to ensuring that events that take place at the Durban Botanic Gardens are fair and reasonable and fall within the city’s by-laws, and has given its assurance that issues raised by surrounding residents concerning the operational elements of various events have been noted.
As such, the Trust has implemented time changes for events that will be implemented to ensure they are fair and reasonable. According to Kerry Phillips, Trust Manager, times set are within the parameters set by municipal by-laws. Daytime events will not exceed a maximum of eight hours in duration and will finish no later than 6pm, Evening events will not exceed a maximum of six hours in duration and finishing times will be in accordance with municipal by-laws.
Events that take place on a Friday and Saturday will finish at 10.30pm, while events taking place on a Sunday will finish at 6pm. Events that take place from Monday to Thursday will finish at 9.30pm. With regard to public holidays, if the day after the event is a working day then the Sunday time constraints will apply, but if the day after the event is another public holiday, then the Saturday time constraints will apply.
Phillips said the sound levels (decibels dB) would be managed by an event sound engineer on site and monitored by the safety officer on site. The acceptable decibel level for a music event is between 85 and 105 dB.
A weather forecast will be communicated to all interested parties prior to an event as the predicted wind direction will have an impact on which direction and how far the sound may travel.
Phillips said the Durban Botanic Gardens Trust was established in 1993 to support the ongoing development of the Durban Botanic Gardens.
“The Trust fosters close relations with the public, various community groups and corporate bodies, supports Gardens-based education initiatives and raises funds for the maintenance and development of Africa’s oldest surviving botanic garden. One of the Trust’s main avenues to generate funds is through venue hire. Funds generated through this fundraising initiative go towards specialist services such as major collections of the Gardens such as cycads and orchids, establishment of the recently developed Indigenous Butterfly Habitat Garden, arboricultural maintenance, environmental education outreach, interpretive signage and botanical plant labels,” she said.
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