In order to be able to better decide which events will be permitted in the future, the district committee has drawn up an evaluation catalogue, which also includes noise pollution.
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Patrick Stabler
The Au-Haidhausen (BA) district committee has decided on a catalog of criteria to evaluate requests for events on Mariahilfplatz. These should therefore preferably have a social or cultural character and last a maximum of a few days. Furthermore, the BA records its preference for events without noise pollution and for organizations from the city district in the catalogue. The panel also gives a positive rating if the space is only partially used. After all, the central area in the Au should “remain as completely accessible as possible for the residents”. It is true that the approval of events on Mariahilfplatz is not the responsibility of the district committee, but of the municipal department for labor and economics. However, this always obtains a statement from the BA for inquiries and is usually based on its vote.
“The catalog of criteria should guide us and remind us again and again what we actually want on this pitch,” said Sonja Rümelin (Greens). In addition, the BA hopes that this will calm down the recent heated debate as to the extent to which Mariahilfplatz should be opened for other events in addition to the Dulten and the weekly and farmers’ markets. Among other things, the BA convened a residents’ meeting on this question in April, at which the majority of the approximately 350 participants spoke out against more hustle and bustle on the square. There were also a number of suggestions as to how the extensive area could be made more attractive. They should now find their way into a citizens’ workshop that will take place next spring.
At the residents’ meeting, a majority of residents advocated banning all commercial events on Mariahilfplatz away from the markets and Dulten. However, the BA did not want to go that far in its list of criteria. “Commercial or not is not an exclusion criterion for us,” it says. In addition, according to the catalogue, events should end by 10 p.m. at the latest, ensure accessibility and gender equality and pay attention to ecology and sustainability. Access to the church should not be restricted, nor should the weekly markets and the Dulten.