Annex 2 - Conditions consistent with the Operating Schedule
1 The premises are operated in accordance with the principles outlined by the ‘Nightsafe’ Initiative, as are relevant to those premises, and indicated in the associated leaflet.
2 The premises shall be operated in participation with the ‘Pubwatch’ and ‘Radiolink’ schemes.
3 The premises shall be operated in compliance with the recommendations contained in Safer Clubbing.
4 All staff to have received suitable training in relation to the proof of age scheme to be applied upon the premises. Records to evidence this will be made available to an authorised officer upon request.
5 Licensed door supervisors will be on duty whenever the premises are open for the purposes of a licensable activity or when patrons are upon the premises. The minimum number of door supervisors will be appropriate to risk assessment and in accordance with the criteria as stipulated by the ‘Nightsafe’ initiative.
6 Appropriate measures will be taken to ensure staff prevent the removal of bottles or glasses from the curtilage and grounds of the licensed premises.
7 The premises shall fund the employment by the Local Authority of one member of the door supervisor team for a period of one hour after licensable activity has ceased upon the licensed premises.
8 All door staff employed at the entrance / exit of the licensed premises will wear a reflective jacket / tabard of a design approved by the Lancashire Constabulary.
9 The premises are to be equipped with a closed circuit television system, which is appropriate to its purpose and provided and maintained to the satisfaction of the enforcement Authorities.
10 The Local Authority CCTV control room will be notified
a) On any occasion when the premises CCTV or radio system is operative
b) When the CCTV or radio system has been brought back into use.
11 The Police Licensing Unit shall be notified on any occasion when the CCTV or radio system is to be inoperative for a period in excess of one working day and shall provide a certificate from a competent person stating the reason for the system being inoperative and the measures which have been taken to satisfy the licence conditions.
12 The Radiolink equipment will be ‘live’ and will be monitored by the Head Doorman or another responsible person while the licensed premises are open for business.
13 Only toughened glass vessels are used to dispense beverages to customers.
14 At least one personal licence holder will be available on the licensed premises while the supply or sale of alcohol is being undertaken (whose identity will be known to all other staff engaged in the supply or sale of alcohol) except in the case of emergency.
15 Another member of staff shall be nominated to act for the Designated Premises Supervisor, in their absence, whose identity is known by all other staff when such absence occurs.
16 Adequate first aid provision is available at all times to include having at least one trained first-aider on the premises at all times the premises are being operated.
17 Risk assessments carried out by or on behalf of the Licence holder which relate to a licensing objective will be available for inspection by an officer or a Responsible Authority.
18 The premises shall maintain a drinks pricing policy which complies with any Local Authority resolution made in accordance with approval from the Licensees Forum or any successor liaison body recognised by the Licensing Authority.
19 Where there is reasonable suspicion that drugs are being carried, the licensee shall ensure that the outer clothing, pockets and bags of those entering the venue are searched by a trained staff member of the same sex.
20 Clearly visible notices, in a form prescribed by the Council, shall be displayed advising those attending that 1. It is a condition of entry that customers agree to be searched and 2. Police will be informed if anyone is found in possession of controlled substances or weapons.
21 Security arrangements are sufficient to discourage the sale and consumption of drugs and shall ensure such arrangements include regular checks of toilet areas.
22 Any customers known to have been previously convicted of committing criminal offences relating to drugs shall be excluded from the premises.
23 Records of incidents involving the use and/or detection of drugs shall be maintained and those records shall be available for inspection.
24 Confiscated and found drugs shall be stored, disposed, transferred in accordance with procedures agreed with the Lancashire Constabulary.
25 A drugs prevention strategy for the venue shall be developed and applied. The strategy shall include arrangements for the location of posters and the distribution of other information relating to drugs risks, the dangers associated with drugs and the legal provisions relating to drug use.
26 During the final hour of daily trading appropriate announcements are made or images are projected to remind patrons of the need to leave the premises without causing annoyance, nuisance or disturbance to local residents and to advise patrons of any taxi free-phone or collection arrangements available upon the premises.
27 The volume of amplified sound used in connection with regulated entertainment shall at all times be under the control of the licensee or management and the controlling mechanism shall be operated from a part of the premises inaccessible to the public.
28 Frequent collection of glasses and bottles will be undertaken to ensure that empty containers do not accumulate in or around the licensed premises.
29 There shall be placed at all exit points from the premises in a place where they can be seen and easily read by the public, clear and legible notices requiring customers to leave the premises and the area quietly so as to minimise disturbance to nearby residents.
30 Between 1800 and the terminal hour on Friday and Saturday use of the premises will be restricted to members of a club on such occasions as the licence holder may deem appropriate.
Admission to membership and operation of admission to the premises will be subject to the following requirements:
i. Members must be 18 years of age or over
ii. Applicants will be subject to the Challenge 21 procedure
iii. A record of members' names will be given and signatures will be retained
iv. Members will be issued with a membership card which they must sign
v. Membership cards must be produced and members must sign 'in' upon entry.
vi. Misuse of membership card will result in membership being withdrawn
vii. The licence holder will reserve the right to refuse or withdraw membership at his discretion.
31 No persons under 18 years of age will be admitted to the premises.
32 The licensee shall ensure that staff arriving before 0900 or departing late at night when the business has ceased trading conduct themselves in such a manner to avoid disturbances to nearby residents.
33 The placing of refuse, such as bottles, into receptacles outside the premises shall take place between 0800 and 2200 so as to prevent disturbance to nearby premises.
34 The licensee shall ensure that noise or vibration shall not emanate from outside the premises such as to cause persons in the neighbourhood to be disturbed. To this end sound insulation shall be provided and regard must be had to the ventilation requirements for the premises. All sound insulation shall be installed to the satisfaction of the Council.
35 The licensee shall ensure that cooking, noxious or persistent smells generated at the premises do not cause nuisance to nearby properties, and that the premises shall be adequately ventilated to the satisfaction of the Head of Environmental Services.
36 The licence holder and the DPS shall ensure that the maximum number of persons allowed onto the premises shall not exceed the capacity determined by the Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service.
37 The licence holder and the DPS shall permit, facilitate and assist in the display upon the premises of health education and crime prevention campaign materials in a form agreed with the Licensees Forum or any successor liaison body recognised by the Licensing Authority.
38 The licensee shall ensure free cold drinking water is available on request and adequate supplies of chilled soft drinks and bottled water shall be available for sale at the bar(s).
39 On New Year's Eve permitted hours shall extend from midnight on 31 December to the start of permitted hours the following day.
40 Live adult television may be broadcast during members only hours.
41 The licence holder will observe the criteria relating to the provision of Adult Entertainment set out in the guidance provided by Blackpool Council.
42 The consumption of alcohol in any external smoking areas associated with the premises shall be prohibited between the hours of 2300 and 1100 so as to minimise any nuisance or disturbance to any property or persons within close proximity. The smoking areas shall be located in such a position so that any associated use does not cause a nuisance to nearby noise sensitive properties.
43 The Licence holder is to support and rigorously enforce the Challenge 21 proof of age policy.
Any person who looks or appears to be under the age of 21 shall be asked to provide identification that they are over the age of 18. The following are the only forms of identification acceptable:
i. UK photo driving licence
ii. Passport
iii. Proof of Age Standards Scheme Card
OR any other nationally or locally approved form of identification which may be introduced in the future.
44 Noise from any Regulated Entertainment, Mechanical Ventilation or Refrigeration Plant shall be inaudible within the nearest sensitive properties or, at the discretion of the Local Authority, shall not exceed some other pre-agreed limit, which does not cause unreasonable disturbance to the residents of these properties or their guests.
45 Vibration produced as a result of any Regulated Entertainment shall not be perceptible in any adjoining or nearby sensitive properties.
46 All internal doors to any entrance/exit point, fire exit doors and external windows shall be closed during hours of any Regulated Entertainment except in the event of an emergency, save for the purpose of access and egress.
47 Any external light source associated with the premises shall not cause a nuisance or disturbance to any property within close proximity.
48 The Premises Licence Holder shall provide suitable containers for the storage of waste, which are constructed and maintained to prevent the removal of such waste by vandals, thieves, animals, accidental spillage or inclement weather. This shall include any external receptacles provided for the disposal of all discarded smoking related litter, so as to prevent waste litter being deposited onto the highway.