The legal proceedings initiated by the City of Montreal against the owner of the building adjacent to the La Tulipe performance hall have been postponed to March to allow an agreement to be reached, the borough mayor announced on Saturday. .
“The court hearing that was scheduled for next Monday is postponed to March, allowing the parties involved to sit down and discuss solutions,” announced Luc Rabouin, mayor of the Plateau-Mont-Royal borough. , on his Facebook account on Saturday.
The La Tulipe performance hall is located on avenue Papineau, near avenue du Mont-Royal. It has been installed for 20 years in the former Variety Theater of Gilles Latulippe and the building has housed a performance hall since 1913.
The dispute concerns the adjacent building, a former warehouse converted into a residential building in 2016 and now occupied by its owner, Pierre-Yves Beaudoin. Many noise complaints have since cost “a fortune in fees of all kinds to defend themselves and [à la suite de] dozens of police visits, ”said La Tribu, owner of La Tulipe, in a letter posted on social media on Tuesday.
A mistake ”
The City of Montreal acknowledged Wednesday that it “should not have issued a residential status” to the new owner-occupant. “The permit was [délivré] by the arrondissement, by mistake, ”lamented Luc Rabouin.
The mayor of Plateau-Mont-Royal says he has been in contact with the owners of La Tulipe since June. The owner of the adjacent building received an infringement notice last August, which he contested on December 9, said Luc Rabouin on his Facebook page.
On December 15, the borough sent a formal notice to owner Pierre-Yves Beaudoin advising him that “legal steps will be taken to put an end to illegal use”.
“The La Tulipe theater is here to stay, I repeat. The cultural vitality of the metropolis and the Plateau is an asset that must be preserved, and we are clearly committed to this path, ”Luc Rabouin reiterated on Facebook on Saturday.