ANNEX 2 - CONDITIONS IMPOSED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE OPERATING SCHEDULE
A personal licence holder will be on the premises from 8pm, Monday to Sunday.
Whenever the DPS is not at the premises a responsible person nominated by them shall be left in charge of the premises.
The licence holder and/or the designated premises supervisor or a person nominated by them shall be a member of and regularly attend at the meetings of the Pub and Club Watch schemes for the area within which the premises is located.
The premises shall have on duty three SIA registered door supervisors from 22.00 hours until half an hour after closing on the following occasions-
- every Friday and Saturday
- Sunday preceding a Bank Holiday
- all Bank Holidays
- Christmas and New Years Eve
A log book shall be maintained at the premises, in which shall be recorded the following details:
() The door supervisor's name;
() His/her Security Industry Authority licence number;
() The time and date he/she starts and finishes duty;
() Each entry shall be signed by the door supervisor.
That logbook shall be available for inspection on demand by an Authorised Officer of the Council, the Security Industry Authority or a Police Constable.
The premises will fully co-operate and participate in all Police led initiatives.
All bar staff are instructed not serve customers who are drunk.
All staff are trained on the fire evacuation procedures.
Emergency testing carried out regularly.
SIA approved door supervisors won’t admit customers who are underage or on pubwatch.SIA approved door supervisors will empty the bar efficiently as at the end of every night, and over the course of half an hour drinking up time, ensuring there is no crush to leave the premises.
The consumption of alcohol is not permitted in any outside areas of the premises.
The door adjacent to the bar which leads to the toilets and smoking area must remain closed at all times, other than use for access and egress.
The inner entrance doors to the premises, other than for access and egress, must remain closed at all times.
Amplified music and speech shall only be played in rooms where adequate sound insulation is provided.
Loudspeakers will not be sited or directed where they will cause disturbance to occupiers of neighbouring premises.
DJ's and other performers will be informed prior to events taking place, not to disturb occupiers of properties in the neighbourhood from their activities.
Adequate provision will be made so that any external area does not give rise to any disturbance within the vicinity.
There will be no loud speakers or amplification equipment used in external areas.
Staff will be trained so that customers’ behaviour does not disturb residents when they arrive or depart from the premises.
Deliveries, collections and operational servicing will only be carried out between 08.00 and 18.00 hours.
Visiting delivery drivers will be informed to switch their vehicle engines off and to minimise noise from any of their other activities.
Noise and vibration from extract ventilation systems, air conditioning, refrigeration units and compressors will not cause disturbance to occupiers of neighbouring properties.
All plant and machinery will be maintained and serviced in line with manufacturers’ instructions.
Premises will be provided with ventilation that does not discharge so as to cause disturbance to occupiers of neighbouring properties.
When under 18 events are held no alcohol is to be served to anyone on the premises.
A CCTV system shall be operated and in working order at the premises, internally, externally and on the entrances to the premises to the satisfaction of Lancashire Constabulary and shall be used to record during all hours that the premises are open to the public. All cameras to be fully operational to the satisfaction of the Police by 30/6/08.
The images recorded by the CCTV system shall be retained in unedited form for a period of not less than 31 days or other lesser period agreed with the Divisional Police Licensing Officer, Lancashire Constabulary
The maximum capacity of the premises including staff and entertainers shall be 250.
All members of staff concerned in the sale of alcohol shall receive documented training in relation to under age sale prevention. The documented information and training records must be available for inspection to an officer of a responsible authority.
There shall be in place for the premises a written policy to prevent the sale or supply of alcohol to persons under 18 years of age.
Persons who appear to be under the age of 21 years shall be required to produce proof of age by way of one of the following:
- A recognised proof of age card accredited under the British Retail Consortiums Proof of Age Standards Scheme (PASS)
- Photo driving licence
- Passport
- Citizen card supported by the Home Office
- Official ID card issued by HM Forces or European Union bearing a photograph and birth of the holder
There shall be a zero tolerance drugs policy in operation referred to in the Statutory Guidance to the Act and Safer Clubbing publication.
All members of staff to receive document training in relation to drugs and the premises own drugs policy. The documented information and training records must be available for inspection to an officer of a responsible authority.
The premises will conduct documented toilet checks every 20 minutes. The documented information must be available for inspection to an officer of a responsible authority.
Sales of alcohol for consumption off the premises shall cease at 2300 hours with the exception of staff members who may purchase alcohol for consumption off the premises at the end of their shift should it end after 2300 hours.
When disabled persons are present on the premises there shall be in place arrangements for their safe evacuation in the case of an emergency or other reason. Details of those arrangements shall be recorded in writing and all staff employed on the premises shall be aware of those arrangements.
The nosings on all steps and landings shall be maintained so that they are clearly visible by painting them in contrasting colours or other similar means.
All doors or gates both inside and outside the premises which are on an escape route shall be fitted only with approved fasteners and shall at all times be properly maintained and free from obstruction. All such doors and gates shall be capable of being opened easily and fully and shall open in the direction of the escape route.
All exit routes and doors on such routes shall be checked on every occasion before the premises is used for purposes of a licensable activity and at regular occasions when the premises are open to the public to ensure that they are free from defect, obstruction, trip hazards and surfaces are not slippery. A record of the initial inspection, any defects discovered and the remedial action taken shall be made in writing in a logbook kept for that purpose. That logbook shall be made available for inspection on demand to an Authorised Officer of the Council, a Fire Officer or a Police Constable.
Where any automatic self-closing fire-resisting doors activated by a fire alarm or fire detection system are fitted within the premises they shall not be prevented from closing by any device and shall be marked to both sides of the doors so that they are clearly visible and positioned at or about eye level with the words "FIRE DOOR KEEP CLEAR" in block letters not less than 50mm high when the premises are open to the public.
Whilst the premises are open any chain, padlock or any other device used to lock an exit door when the premises are not in use shall be removed.
Noise from music and associated sources (including D.J.'s and amplified voices) shall not be audible at the boundary of any neighboring residential premises at any time.
The licence holder or his representative shall conduct regular assessments of the noise coming from the premises on every occasion the premises are used for regulated entertainment and shall take steps to reduce the level of noise where it is likely to cause a disturbance to local residents. A written record shall be made of those assessments in a log book kept for that purpose and shall include, the time and date of the checks, the person making them and the results including any remedial action.
There shall be placed at all exits from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public notices requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly. (Note: this may also include a reference to vehicles).
Door supervisors and other members of staff to request customers to leave quietly and have respect for their residential neighbors.
The licensee shall request that staff arriving early morning or departing late at night when the business has ceased trading conduct themselves in such a manner to avoid disturbance to nearby residents.