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Consolidated February 23, 2023
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE PURPOSES ONLY OF BYLAWS 3474, 3528, 3704,
3723, 3701, 3852, 3887
CITY OF CAMPBELL RIVER
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
BYLAW NO. 3296
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A BYLAW TO AUTHORIZE THE ISSUANCE OF BUSINESS LICENCES AND TO REGULATE
BUSINESS WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL RIVER IN THE
PROVINCE OF BRITISH COLUMBIA.
The Council of the City of Campbell River, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007".
DIVISION 1 Definitions
In this Bylaw and in any regulations passed pursuant to this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise
requires, the following words or terms shall have the meaning assigned to them herein.
Amd Bylaw 3528 Nov/13, Amd Bylaw 3704 Oct/18, Amd Bylaw 3723 Dec/18, Amd Bylaw 3887 Feb
"Agent"
includes a person who sells or offers for sale, solicits
business, or takes orders on behalf of any person not doing
business within the City.
"Auctioneer"
means any person licenced as such for the purpose of
conducting auction sales.
"Building Rentals"
(i)
Apartment Houses: includes any building or portion
of any building containing four (4) or more rental units (not
being a lodging house, hotel or motel as defined herein)
designed, used or occupied as independent dwelling units,
provided that the sharing of utilities, laundry facilities,
parking and/or storage facilities shall not be deemed to
affect the independence of dwelling units, and also includes
a person who offers more than four (4) rental units held by
him as a member of a strata corporation.
(ii)
Hotel-Motel: includes any building other than
apartments or lodging houses as defined herein comprising
four (4) or more sleeping or rental units intended or
designed to be temporarily occupied by tourists or
transients.
(iii)
Lodging Houses: includes boarding and rooming
houses and any building or part thereof whether completely
or partially furnished, used or designed for the purpose of
accommodating for consideration boarders or lodgers, but
does not include apartments houses, hotels, and motels as
defined herein, nor the accommodating of not more than
two (2) boarders or lodgers.
"Building Inspector"
means the person so appointed from time to time by Bylaw
or resolution of Council and shall include any Acting or
Assistant Building Inspector.
"Business"
means the carrying on of a commercial or industrial
undertaking of any kind or nature or providing of
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professional, personal, or other services for the purpose of
gain or profit, but does not include an activity carried on by
the government, its agencies or government owned
corporations.
"Cannabis Retail Store"
means an establishment for the retail sale of cannabis
permitted under license issued by the Province of British
Columbia as a cannabis retail store.
"Carrying on Business"
without restricting the generality of the term shall include
any person who advertises himself as carrying on business
of any kind or nature, or who deals in or buys, sells, barters
or displays, or offers by advertisement or otherwise, to buy,
sell or barter commodities or other things of any kind, either
on behalf of himself or of any other person, or who
advertises himself as open to render professional or other
services to any other person, or who provides professional
or other services to any other person.
"City"
means the City of Campbell River.
"Door-to-Door
includes the carrying on of business by the display or
and Direct Sales"
demonstration of samples, the taking of orders, or the
offering for sale of goods, wares or other merchandise
directly to or from the public, either on highways or in any
other public place, in commercial premises or in private
premises occupied by the prospective purchaser.
"Family & Group
means a facility as defined in the Community Care
Daycare"
Facilities Act but does not include the provision of daycare
to fewer than three (3) children not ordinarily resident in the
family home.
"Food Truck"
means a food service business contained within any mobile
food preparation vehicle, whether self-propelled or attached
as, or transported by, a trailer, including kiosks or carts in
which foods or non-alcoholic beverages are processed,
prepared, stored, and dispensed to the consumer.
"Home Based Business"
means the carrying on of a business within the dwelling unit
in a residential zone or in an accessory building as per
Section 16.8 of the Zoning Bylaw.
"Inter-Municipal Business" means a Business that performs a service or activity within
more than one Participating Municipality by moving from
client to client rather than having clients come to them. This
includes but is not limited to trades, plumbers, electricians,
cleaning services, pest control or other similar businesses.
This does not include fruit stands, flea markets, trade shows
or other similar businesses.
"Inter-Municipal Business means a business licence which authorizes Inter-Municipal
Licence"
Business to be carried on within the boundaries of any or all
of the Participating Municipalities in accordance with this
Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw 3523, 2013 and will
be in addition to a Municipal Business Licence.
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"Licence Inspector"
means the person appointed as Licence Inspector by the
Council of the City of Campbell River to administer and
enforce the provisions of this Bylaw.
"Liquor Licenced
means an establishment where a full range of liquor
Establishment"
products are sold for consumption on the premised and also
shall include any establishment where retail liquor sales are
conducted.
"Medical Health Officer"
means the Medical Health Officer duly appointed from time
to time for the Municipality and includes any Acting or
Assistant Medical Health Officer.
"Municipal Business
means a licence or permit, other than an Inter-Municipal
Licence" Business Licence, issued by a Participating Municipality that
authorizes a Business to be carried on within the
jurisdictional boundaries of that Participating Municipality.
"Mobile Vendor"
means a mobile business, other than a food truck, whether
self-propelled or attached, or transported on, a trailer in
which goods, wares, merchandise, or services are offered
for sale to a consumer.
"Participating Municipality" means the following local governments that have adopted
an Inter-Municipal Business Licence Bylaw:
City of Campbell River
City of Courtenay
City of Duncan
City of Nanaimo
City of Parksville
City of Port Alberni
District of North Cowichan
District of Lantzville
Town of Comox
Town of Lake Cowichan
Town of Ladysmith
Town of Qualicum Beach
Village of Cumberland
"Person"
in addition to its usual connotation, shall include a firm or
partnership, association, company, society, body corporate
and the singular shall mean and include the plural,
masculine and feminine and converse.
"Premises"
includes a store, office, warehouse, factory, building, house,
enclosure, yard or other place occupied, or capable of being
occupied by any person for the purpose of any business,
trade or occupation and shall also mean any area situated
within any of the foregoing, where more than one separate
and/or distinct class or classification of business is being
carried on.
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"Principal Municipality"
means the Participating Municipality where a Business is
physically located, or has a Premise, or, where the licencee
does not maintain a Premise in any of the Participating
Municipalities, the municipality that issues the Inter-
Municipal Business Licence.
"Professional Business"
shall include the carrying on of a business of a personal
service to the public that requires, as a condition precedent
to carrying on the service, a licence or other statutory
authorization with the exception of persons who require
supervision.
"Professional Fundraiser" means a person who directly or by use of agents, solicits
donations for any purpose whether out-right, or in exchange
for anything, where the overhead or administrative costs of
the solicitations inclusive of all expenses, exceed 10%.
"Second Hand Dealers"
shall include junk dealers and operators of second hand
stores, junk stores, junk yards, pawn shops and
consignment shops.
"Senior Police Officer"
means a member of the R.C.M. Police stationed in the City
of Campbell River and who is in charge of such police
detachment.
"Social Escort"
means any person who, for a fee or other form of payment,
escorts or accompanies another person, but does not mean
a person providing assistance to another person because of
that person's age or disability.
"Escort/Dating Service"
means any person carrying on a business of furnishing
escorts or partners for social occasions.
"Street Entertainers"
means any person who entertains in a designated area as
defined by the City. Shall include Acoustic Musicians,
Actors, Mime's, Clowns, Jugglers and Visual Artists.
DIVISION 2 General Regulations
Amd Bylaw 3528 Nov/13 Sec. 2.1 (1), (2), (3) and 2.4
2.1 (1)
No person shall carry on business within the City without first having obtained and
paid for a Municipal Business Licence or an Inter-Municipal Business Licence,
provided that this provision shall not apply to any business exempted from the
requirement to hold a business licence by operation of any Provincial or Federal
Statute or Regulation.
(2)
This Bylaw shall pertain to obtaining a Municipal Business Licence.
(3)
The Inter-municipal Business Licence Bylaw No. 3523, 2013 shall pertain to
obtaining an Inter-Municipal Business Licence.
2.2
Notwithstanding Section 2.1, no licence fee is required with respect to any performance,
concert, exhibition or entertainment, the entire proceeds of which, above actual bona fide
expenses, are devoted to any charitable purpose.
2.3
Except as may be specifically provided herein, any person carrying on more than one
business shall obtain and pay for a separate business licence for each and every such
business.
2.4
The fees payable for a Municipal Business Licence are prescribed in Division 5.
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2.5
(1)
Every licence granted pursuant to this Bylaw shall state that the holder is licenced
to carry on the business stipulated therein in a lawful manner for the period
specified at the place therein stated.
(2)
Any person who carries on more than one business in or from any one premises
shall obtain a separate licence for each business.
(3)
For the purpose of this Bylaw, where a business is carried on, in or from more
than one premises in the City, the business carried on, from or in each premises,
shall be deemed a separate and distinct business.
(4)
The licence holder or person in charge or control of premises wherein the
business is carried on or practiced, shall at all times keep the licence or licences
prominently displayed in the sales or reception area of the premises to which the
public has access, or an area designated by the Licence Inspector.
(5)
Every holder of a licence shall notify the Licence Inspector of any change in the
mailing and/or the business address, the classification of the business, or any
alteration to the premises in which the business is carried out, and upon the
termination of the carrying on of the business by the licence holder, he shall notify
the Licence Inspector that the licence is no longer required.
2.6
(1)
Every person applying for a licence shall complete the forms supplied by the City
for such purpose, and shall tender the prescribed licence fee as set out herein
with such application.
(2)
No licence shall be issued until the prescribed fee has been paid to the City.
2.7
(1)
Except as hereinafter provided, licences shall be granted for a one-year period or
a six month period, to commence on the date of issue. No licence fee paid
hereunder shall be refundable. Licence renewal payments that are 30 days or
more overdue will be subject to a $25 late payment charge.
(2)
The period for a licence with respect to a circus, horse show, dog show, pony
show or exhibition, or other itinerant show or entertainment, elsewhere than in a
licenced theatre or licenced place shall be for one (1) day.
2.8
(1)
The licence so granted shall be deemed a personal licence to the licencee therein
named.
(2)
In the event of a sale of a business for which a licence has been issued, the
Purchaser shall be required to pay a transfer fee of $20.00 upon application.
Such application to transfer must comply with the requirements of the Bylaws of
the City regulating buildings, zoning, health, sanitation and business.
2.9 (1)
The Licence Inspector may grant a licence where he is satisfied that the applicant
therefore has complied with the requirements of the bylaws of the City regulating
building, zoning, health, sanitation and business and may suspend for such period
as he may determine any licence if the holder of the Licence:
(i)
is convicted of an offence indictable in Canada;
(ii)
is convicted of any offence under any Municipal Bylaw or Statute of the
Province in respect of the business for which he is licenced or with respect
to the premises named in his licence;
(iii) has, in the opinion of the Official, been guilty of such gross misconduct in
respect of the business or in or with respect to the premises named in his
licence that it warrants the suspension of his licence;
(iv) has ceased to meet the lawful requirements to carry on the business for
which he is licenced or with respect to the premises named in the licence;
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(v)
has, in the opinion of the Official, conducted his business in a manner,
performed a service in a manner, or sold, offered for sale, displayed for sale
or distributed to a person actually or apparently under the age of 16 years
any thing, that may be harmful or dangerous to the health or safety of a
person actually or apparently under the age of 16 years.
(2)
The suspension of a licence by the Licence Inspector shall be made, in writing,
signed by the Inspector and served on the person holding such licence or
delivered to the holder of such licence by registered mail to the address given by
the Licencee on the application for the licence. A notice of suspension of licence
may be posted by the Licence Inspector upon the premises for which the licence
was issued and such notice shall not be removed until the licence is reinstated,
the former Licencee ceases to occupy the premises, or a new business other that
the one carried on by the former Licencee is started in the premises. The
Licencee must surrender the licence to the Licence Inspector upon a suspension
being ordered. A licencee or applicant who has had their business licence
suspended or not granted may apply to have Council reconsider the matter.
(3)
Council may revoke a licence for reasonable cause after giving notice to the
Licencee and after giving him an opportunity to be heard.
2.10
(1)
All premises in or upon which the applicant proposes to carry on any business,
shall be approved by the City Building Inspector before a business licence is
granted.
(2)
The applicant shall, upon request by the City Building or Licence Inspector,
produce certification or letters of approval, as may be required by Federal,
Provincial or local government authorities.
(3)
An applicant whose business is governed by Federal or Provincial Acts or
Regulations shall, upon request, supply proof to the Licence Inspector of his or his
employees' qualifications under those Acts or Regulations.
(4)
When the issuance of a licence requires insurance coverage, proof of that
insurance coverage in a form acceptable to the Licence Inspector of the City shall
be submitted prior to the issuance of the Licence.
DIVISION 3 Regulations of Business
3.1
(1)
All General Contractors shall supply a list to the Licence Inspector or Building
Inspector or post a list of all sub-trades employed by them on the building site in a
conspicuous place where construction is being carried on.
(2)
All General Contractor's shall use only sub-contractors who have a valid business
licence with the City of Campbell River.
3.2
The Door to Door or Direct Salesperson when conducting or attempting to conduct
business must:
(i)
advise the customer the full legal name consisting of all personal names,
surname and the name of the business or other organization with whom
the salesperson is associated, affiliated or representing.
(ii)
display a clearly visible identification card on which is printed, the
salespersons' legal name and business affiliation.
(iii)
display a copy of the business licence issued hereunder.
Amd Bylaw 3701 Feb/19 Sec. 3.3(i) added, Amd Bylaw 3887 Feb/23 Sec. 3.3(2) and 3.3(3) amended
3.3
(1)
The driver of a vehicle used as a mobile vendor shall not park or stop more than is
necessary to serve customers, and at no time shall the vehicle remain stopped or
parked for longer than fifteen (15) minutes at one specific location unless in
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receipt of a permit issued by the City for this purpose. When stopped for the
serving of customers, the vehicle shall be legally parked at the street curb or
pulled off the road or highway so as not to impede traffic.
(i)
A Mobile Vendor permit issued under part 3.3(1) above may, without
limitation, contain restrictions or requirements, or both, on:
a)
The public locations in which a vendor may operate;
b)
Hours of operation;
c)
Duration of operation;
d)
Associated anciallary activities, including furniture, singage, advertising
and facilities for garbage/recycling:
e)
Noise, pest and odor control;
f) Size and type of vehicle used for mobile vending
(2)
A valid City-issued Food Truck permit must be obtained and maintained for each
food truck unit operating in Campbell River.
When stopped for serving customers, the vehicle shall be legally parked at the
street curb or pulled off the road or highway so as not to impede traffic.
(i)
Provided that they are in possession of a permit issued by the City for this
purpose, food trucks may operate in the following public locations:
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Spirit Square
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Rotary Park
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Ken Forde Park
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The Parking Lot at the base of Rockland Road
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The Maritime Heritage Parking Lot
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The boat launch overflow gravel parking lot
(ii)
Provided that they are in possession of a permit issued by the City,
food trucks may operate between the hours of 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.
from Monday to Saturday and between the hours of 8 a.m. and 10
p.m. on any Sunday and statutory holiday.
(iii)
The owner or operator of a food truck or mobile food vending
business must provide proof that is satisfactory to the City that they
have obtained the following permissions or met the following
regulations:
(iv)
Approval from Island Health
(v)
Proof of Motor vehicle Insurance for food trucks and trailers
(vi)
Proof of Liability Insurance coverage with a minimum liability
coverage of $3,000,000.
(vii)
Food truck owners or operators are required to use generators with
silencing boxes if the locations at which they are operating do not
have access to power. Food trucks must have their own water
sources.
(viii)
Food trucks shall be operated such that they maintain clearance on
all sides of the unit for pedestrians to pass safely and easily, and
such that they do not interfere with or obstruct adjacent properties,
access by emergency services, City services or sanitation vehicles.
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(ix)
A Food Truck Permit issued under part 3.3(2) may, without limitation,
contain restrictions or requirements, or both, on:
a) Associated ancillary activities, including furniture, signage,
advertising and facilities for garbage/recycling
b) Noise, pest and odor control
.
(3)
Where mobile vendors and food trucks are permitted, the owner or operator shall
keep the mobile vendor or food truck space and surrounding area clean and clear
of all waste, discarded debris and food stains.
3.4
(1)
Every person carrying on a business of or operating a Private Patrol Agency shall
supply the Senior Police Officer of the R.C.M. Police, Campbell River Detachment
with the name, address, age and description of all persons employed by him and
shall inform him when such persons leave the employ of the Private Patrol
Agency. In the event that automobiles are used by employees of a Private
Agency, the licence number of those vehicles shall also be supplied.
(2)
All persons carrying on the business of or operating a Private Patrol Agency shall
file with the Senior Police Officer of the R.C.M. Police, Campbell River
Detachment, a list of the owners or occupants of all premises which he has
agreed to guard or patrol and shall furnish a supplementary report each month of
any addition to or deletions from any list.
3.5
No person or religious or charitable business shall use any highway or portion
thereof for the purpose of soliciting aid unless they have obtained from the City a
permit for the privilege of using such highway. Such permit shall specify the dates
and hours during which such soliciting may be carried out.
3.6
(1)
An applicant for a Taxicab or Limousine Licence shall produce to the Licence
Inspector proof that a permit or licence has been or will be issued to the applicant
by the Provincial Authority having jurisdiction.
(2)
Every applicant for a taxicab or limousine licence shall furnish proof in his
application that he has sufficient off-street parking facilities to accommodate all of
his taxicabs or limousines not in use.
(3)
No Licencee shall employ, engage or permit any person to operate or drive any
taxicab or limousine unless such person holds a valid and subsisting Chauffeur's
Licence issued under the provisions of the Motor Vehicle Act of the Province of
British Columbia and a permit issued by the Senior Police Officer of the City of
Campbell River under Chauffeur's Permit Bylaw No. 2742, 1999.
(4)
Every Licencee operating a taxi or limousine business from a residential area shall
be permitted to park only one taxi or limousine at the said residential site.
3.7
(1)
All persons carrying on the business of operating tow trucks or maintaining
compounds for the storage of vehicles towed to those compounds by tow trucks
shall, in each twenty-four (24) hour period, report to the Senior Police Officer of
the R.C.M. Police, Campbell River Detachment and provide a list containing the
following information:
(i)
the licence number, vehicle identification number, make, model, colour and
year of every vehicle towed by that tow truck during the twenty-four (24)
hour period;
(ii)
the place of origin of the tow; and
(iii)
the destination of the tow.
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(2)
All persons operating as a business a compound for the storage of towed vehicles
shall, in each twenty-four (24) hour period, report to the Senior Police Officer of
the R.C.M. Police, Campbell River Detachment:
(i)
the licence number or vehicle identification number, make, model, colour
and year of every vehicle towed to that compound; and
(ii)
the towing company that towed the vehicle to the compound.
(3)
No driver of any tow truck:
(i)
who has been requested to tow a vehicle from the scene of an accident
shall solicit or suggest a specific destination for the motor vehicle being
towed;
(ii)
Shall offer his services at the scene of a motor vehicle accident whether
his presence there is by coincidence or otherwise, unless he has been
requested to do so by the owner or driver of the motor vehicle involved in
that accident, or by an attending Peace Officer including Bylaw
Enforcement Officers and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police.
3.8
All persons carrying on the business of motor vehicle repair or auto body and
paint shop and motor vehicle wrecking for the purpose of restoration shall be
restricted to two wrecked or non-operating vehicles stored on the site. Under no
circumstances shall such a business offer for sale parts from said vehicles.
3.9
All persons carrying on the business as a Social Escort or operating a Social
Escort Service shall:
(i)
operate said business from a staffed commercial premise;
(ii)
supply the Licence Inspector and R.C.M. Police with the name, age,
address, and general description of every person proposed to be
employed or engaged int he said business together with such additional
information as the Licence Inspector may require; and
(iii)
notify the Licence Inspector and R.C.M. Police within 40 hours of any
change in the personnel employed in the said business.
Amd Bylaw 3704 Oct/18 section 3.10 added, Amd Bylaw 3723 Dec/18 section 3.10 replaced
3.10
All persons carrying on a business of Cannabis Retail Store shall:
(i)
ensure the transparency of store fronts and views into the store from the
street;
(ii)
must not display items for sale within direct view from the street;
(iii)
may only have one sign per premise;
(iv)
supply the Licence Inspector with proof of a monitored alarm system;
(v)
supply the Licence Inspector with proof of 24/7 video surveillance
systems;
(vi)
supply the Licence inspector with a CPTED review of the premises;
(vii)
supply the Licence Inspector and RCMP with the name, age, address,
criminal records check and general description of every person
proposed to be employed or engaged in the said business together
with such additional information as the Licence Inspector may require;
(viii)
notify the Licence Inspector and RCMP within two business days of
any change in the personnel employed in the said business.
DIVISION 4 Duties and Administration
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4.1
(1)
The Council may, by resolution, appoint a person to be the Licence Inspector
whose duty it shall be to carry out and administer the provisions of this Bylaw.
(2)
The Council may, by resolution from time to time, designate a person or persons
as Assistant Licence Inspector to assist with the enforcement and administration
of this Bylaw.
4.2
The Assistant Licence Inspector shall, in the absence of the Licence Inspector, have all of
the powers and responsibilities of the Licence Inspector.
4.3
The Licence Inspector and Assistant Licence Inspector are hereby authorized and
empowered to enter upon any property, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Monday to Sunday, in order to ascertain whether the provisions of this Bylaw are being
obeyed.
DIVISION 5
Fees
5.1
The business classifications set out in this Division are deemed to be separate and
distinct, and each business shall obtain a licence and pay the prescribed fees for each
business classification.
5.2
The fees payable under this Division shall be those prescribed in Schedule "A", attached
hereto and forming part of this Bylaw notwithstanding Section 2.3, 2.5(2) and 5.1 a
person carrying on more than one business from the same premises shall pay the
prescribed fee for the first business only. A six month licence shall be one-half of a yearly
licence.
DIVISION 6
Offences - Penalty
6.1
Any person who:
(i)
carries on a business for which a licence is required pursuant to this Bylaw
without holding a valid and subsisting licence for the business, or
(ii)
tenders a cheque or other negotiable instrument in full or partial payment
of any licence fee payable hereunder, if such cheque or negotiable
instrument is dishonored upon presentation for payment, or
(iii)
fails to display a valid and subsisting licence as required by the provisions
of this Bylaw, or
(iv)
fails to furnish any information or documentation as required by the
provisions of this Bylaw, or
(v)
carries on or remains open for business after receiving notice that his
licence has been suspended or revoked, or
(vi)
is governed by any regulation under the provisions of this Bylaw who fails
to comply with these regulations, or
(vii)
violates or does any act or thing which violates any provision of this Bylaw,
or
(viii)
suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in violation or contravention
of any of the provisions of this Bylaw, or
(ix)
neglects or refrains from doing anything required to be done by any of the
provisions of this Bylaw;
commits an offence.
Amd Bylaw 3474 Mar/12, Amd bylaw 3852 Mar/22
6.2
(1)
Every person who:
(a) violates or who causes or allows any of the provisions of this bylaw to be
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violated;
(b) fails to comply with any of the provisions of this bylaw;
(c) neglects or refrains from doing anything required under this bylaw; or
(d) who suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in contravention of any of
the provisions of this bylaw;
is deemed to have committed an infraction of, or an offence against, this bylaw
and is liable on summary conviction to a fine not less than $5,000 and a maximum
of $50,000, or to imprisonment for not more than six months, or to both.
For continuing offences, each day that such violation is caused, or allowed to
continue, constitutes a separate offence.
(2)
Where conviction is for failure to obtain and pay the prescribed licence fees
required, then the amount which should have been paid for such licence fee shall
be added to the said penalty and shall form part of this penalty.
7.
This Bylaw shall come into full force and effect on the 30th day of April, 2007.
8.
The Mayor and Clerk are hereby empowered to do all things necessary to give effect to
this Bylaw.
9.
Bylaw No. 2100 as amended, being "Business Licence Bylaw No. 2100, 1992" of the City
of Campbell River, is hereby repealed.
Read a first time on the
10th
day of
April
, 2007 .
Read a second time on the
10th
day of
April
, 2007 .
Read a third time on the
10th
day of
April
, 2007 .
Adopted on the
17th
day of
April
, 2007 .
Original signed by:
______R. McDonell___
MAYOR
_____W.T. Halstead____
CITY CLERK
Business Licence Bylaw No. 3296, 2007 consolidated to Bylaw 3887, 2023
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Amd Bylaw 3474 Mar/12, Amd Bylaw 3704 Oct/18, Amd Bylaw 3723 Dec/18, Amd Bylaw 3701 Feb/19, Amd Bylaw 3887
SCHEDULE "A"
Business Licence Category Fee
Section 1 - Financial Institutions
1.01.00
Banks
$150.00
1.02.00
Credit Union
150.00
1.03.00
Trust Company
150.00
Section 2 - Building Rentals
2.01.00
Apartment Houses
$150.00
2.02.00
Hotel/Motel
150.00
2.03.00
Lodging Houses
150.00
2.04.00
Tourist Campgrounds/Trailer Parks
150.00
2.05.00
Trailer/Mobile Home Parks
150.00
2.06.00
Warehousing
150.00
2.07.00
Group Home/Care Facility
150.00
2.08.00
Entertainment Centre Rental
150.00
2.90.00
Other Building Rentals not listed in this Section
150.00
Section 3 - Professional Businesses
3.01.00
Appraiser
$150.00
3.02.00
Architect
150.00
3.03.00
Barrister & Solicitor
150.00
3.04.00
Chartered Accountants
150.00
3.05.00
Chiropractor
150.00
3.06.00
Dental Mechanic
150.00
3.07.00
Dental Technician
150.00
3.08.00
Dentist/Dental Surgeon
150.00
3.09.00
Engineer
150.00
3.10.00
General Accountant
150.00
3.11.00
General Finance
150.00
3.12.00
Insurance Agent and/or Salesman
150.00
3.13.00
Insurance Adjustor
150.00
3.14.00
Surveyor
150.00
3.15.00
Medical Specialist
150.00
3.16.00
Mortgage Broker
150.00
3.17.00
Notory Public
150.00
3.18.00
Ophthalmologist
150.00
3.19.00
Optometrist
150.00
3.20.00
Physician and/or Surgeon
150.00
3.21.00
Physiotherapist
150.00
3.22.00
Real Estate Agency
150.00
3.23.00
Veterinarian
150.00
3.24.00
Forestry Engineer/Consultant
150.00
3.25.00
Registered Massage Therapist
150.00
3.26.00
Laboratory
150.00
3.90.00
Other Professional Businesses not listed in this Section
150.00
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Section 4 - Personal Service Establishments
4.01.00
Barbers/Hairdressers
$150.00
4.02.00
Catering - Commercial
150.00
4.03.00
Chimney Sweep
150.00
4.04.00
Collection Agency
150.00
4.05.00
Courier/Delivery Service
150.00
4.06.00
Dance Teacher
150.00
4.07.00
Day Care
150.00
4.08.00
Dressmaker/Tailor
150.00
4.09.00
Video Exchange & Rental Service
150.00
4.10.00
Funeral Home
150.00
4.11.00
Janitorial Service
150.00
4.12.00
Laundromat
150.00
4.13.00
Laundry/Dry Cleaning Establishments
150.00
4.14.00
4.14.01
Mobile Vendors operating on private property only
Mobile Vendors operating on public space
150.00
300.00
4.15.00
Music Teacher
150.00
4.16.00
Telephone Answering Service
150.00
4.17.00
Photography (Photo Studio)
150.00
4.18.00
Private Patrol Agency
150.00
4.19.00
Restaurants
150.00
4.20.00
Cafes
150.00
4.21.00
Snack Bars
150.00
4.22.00
Take-out/Delivery Service
150.00
4.23.00
Travel Agency
150.00
4.24.00
T.V. Repairs/Small Electrical Repairs
150.00
4.25.00
Vending Machines
150.00
4.26.00
Window Coverings
150.00
4.27.00
Framing
150.00
4.28.00
Gym Fitness
150.00
4.29.00
Pest Control
150.00
4.30.00
Canned Music
150.00
4.31.00
Tourist Promoter
150.00
4.32.00
Shoe Repair
150.00
4.33.00
Beauty/Cosmetics/Esthetics
150.00
4.34.00
Optical
150.00
4.35.00
Hobbies & Crafts
150.00
4.36.00
Concession Stands
150.00
4.37.00
Home Gardener/Maintenance
150.00
4.38.00
Film Processing/Development
150.00
4.39.00
Lottery Ticket Sales
150.00
4.40.00
Home Mail Order
150.00
4.41.00
Computer Services
150.00
4.42.00
Mobile Spa Units
150.00
4.43.00
Alarm Systems
150.00
4.44.00
Mobile Pressure Washing
150.00
4.45.00
Drafting & Design/Graphic Design
150.00
4.46.00
Counselling/Consultation
150.00
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Section 4 - Personal Service Establishments
4.47.00
Office Services
150.00
4.48.00
Decorating/Interior Design
150.00
4.49.00
Respite Care
150.00
4.50.00
Massage Therapy
150.00
4.51.00
Upholstery
150.00
4.52.00
Social Escort or Social Escort Services
150.00
4.53.00
Private Investigator
150.00
4.54.00
Telephone Installer
150.00
4.55.00
Tattoo Parlour
150.00
4.56.00
Video Productions
150.00
4.90.00
Other Personal Service Establishments not listed in this
section
150.00
4.91.00
Food Trucks
35.00 per day
Section 5 - Contractors/Sub-Contractors
5.01.00
General Contractor
$150.00
5.02.00
Concrete
150.00
5.03.00
Drywall
150.00
5.04.00
Electrical
150.00
5.05.00
Excavations - Land Fill - Trucking
150.00
5.06.00
Floor/Interior Wall Covering
150.00
5.07.00
Framing - Insulation
150.00
5.08.00
Glazing
150.00
5.09.00
Heating & Ventilation
150.00
5.10.00
Landscaper
150.00
5.11.00
Masonry & Bricklaying
150.00
5.12.00
Mechanical Equipment Installation
150.00
5.13.00
Doors & Windows
150.00
5.14.00
Carpenter
150.00
5.15.00
Painting & Decoration
150.00
5.16.00
Paving & Asphaltic Concrete
150.00
5.17.00
Plumbing, Pipe Fitting, Hot Water Heating
150.00
5.18.00
Refrigeration & Air Conditioning
150.00
5.19.00
Roofing, Waterproofing, Damp-proofing, Sheet Metal
150.00
5.20.00
Siding
150.00
5.21.00
Structural Metal Fabricating & Welding
150.00
5.22.00
Sandblasting
150.00
5.23.00
Pile Driving
150.00
5.24.00
Elevator Installation
150.00
5.25.00
Maintenance Contractor/Renovations
150.00
5.26.00
Sewer/Water/Roads
150.00
5.27.00
Tree Topping
150.00
5.28.00
Stucco
150.00
5.29.00
Line Painting
150.00
5.30.00
Vinyl Sundecking
150.00
5.90.00
Other Contractors not listed in this section
150.00
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Section 6 - Manufacturers
6.01.00
Machine Shop
$150.00
6.02.00
Sawmill
150.00
6.03.00
Pulp & Paper Mill
150.00
6.04.00
Re-Manufactured Electrical Motors
150.00
6.05.00
Chrome Plating
150.00
6.06.00
Fish Processing
150.00
6.07.00
Manufactured Boats
150.00
6.08.00
Shake & Shingle Mill
150.00
6.09.00
Other Manufacturers not listed in this section
150.00
Section 7 - Retail Merchants
7.01.00
Antiques
$150.00
7.02.00
Bakery
150.00
7.03.00
Building Materials
150.00
7.04.00
Kitchen Accessories
150.00
7.05.00
Clothing
150.00
7.06.00
Convenience Store
150.00
7.07.00
Delicatessen
150.00
7.08.00
Drugstore
150.00
7.09.00
Dry Goods
150.00
7.10.00
Small Appliances
150.00
7.11.00
Flooring
150.00
7.12.00
Florist
150.00
7.13.00
Furniture
150.00
7.14.00
Gift Shop
150.00
7.15.00
Groceries
150.00
7.16.00
Hardware
150.00
7.17.00
Jewellery
150.00
7.18.00
Meat/Fish Market
150.00
7.19.00
Mobile Home/Trailer Sales & Service
150.00
7.20.00
Musical Instruments
150.00
7.21.00
Nursery/Garden Centre
150.00
7.22.00
Office Equipment
150.00
7.23.00
Pet Store
150.00
7.24.00
Photographic Supplies
150.00
7.25.00
Retail Department Store
150.00
7.26.00
Sporting Goods
150.00
7.27.00
Stationery and/or Books
150.00
7.28.00
Tire Sales
150.00
7.29.00
Toys
150.00
7.30.00
Fish Sales
150.00
7.31.00
Variety Store
$150.00
7.32.00
Computers/Printers
150.00
7.33.00
Wine Art Supplies
150.00
7.34.00
Art Gallery
150.00
7.35.00
Screen Printing
150.00
7.36.00
Solariums/Gazebos/Hot Tubs
150.00
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Section 7 - Retail Merchants
7.37.00
Industrial Equipment/Supplies
150.00
7.38.00
Shoes
150.00
7.39.00
Firewood Sales
150.00
7.40.00
Craft
150.00
7.41.00
Cannabis Retail Store
2,500.00
7.90.00
Other Retail Merchants not listed in this Section
150.00
Section 8 - Wholesale
8.01.00
Motor Vehicle Accessories & Parts
$150.00
8.02.00
Bulk Fuel/Oil Sales
150.00
8.03.00
Electrical & Plumbing Supplies
150.00
8.04.00
Groceries
150.00
8.05.00
Welding Supplies
150.00
8.06.00
Bearings, Seals, Chains
150.00
8.07.00
Explosives
150.00
8.08.00
Industrial Equipment
150.00
8.90.00
Other Wholesalers not listed in this Section
150.00
Section 9 - Publication and Publicity
9.01.00
Advertising/Promotion Agency
$150.00
9.02.00
Printers
150.00
9.03.00
Newspaper - Publishing
150.00
9.04.00
Radio Station - Broadcasting
150.00
9.90.00
Other Publications & Publicity not listed in this section
150.00
Section 10 - Entertainment
10.01.00
Pool Room and Billiards Hall
$150.00
10.02.00
Bowling Alley
150.00
10.03.00
Theatre & Amusement Hall
150.00
10.04.00
Amusement Arcade
150.00
10.05.00
Carnival
150.00/day
10.06.00
Circus, Horse Show, Dog Show, Pony Show or Exhibition
150.00/day
10.07.00
Home Show
150.00
10.08.00
Golf Course
150.00
10.90.00
Other Entertainment Businesses not listed in this section
150.00
Section 11 - Motor Vehicle/Equipment/Machinery & Assorted Businesses
11.01.00
Motor Vehicle Repair
$150.00
11.02.00
Motor
Vehicle
Repair/Motor
Vehicle
Wrecking
for
Restoration Purposes
150.00
11.03.00
Service Station
$150.00
11.04.00
New/Used Motor Vehicle Sales
150.00
11.05.00
Used Motor Vehicle Sales
150.00
11.06.00
Motor Vehicle Parts & Accessories
150.00
11.07.00
Motor Vehicle Washing (Other than by a Garage/Service
Station
150.00
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Section 11 - Motor Vehicle/Equipment/Machinery & Assorted Businesses
11.08.00
Battery/Radiator Sales & Service
$150.00
11.09.00
Motor Vehicle Towing
150.00
11.10.00
Auto body/Paint Shop/Motor Vehicle Wrecking for
Restoration purposes
150.00
11.11.00
Auto body & Paint Shops
150.00
11.12.00
Small Machinery & Equipment Dealer
150.00
11.13.00
Heavy Equipment Dealer/Equipment Rentals
150.00
11.14.00
Automotive Leasing & U-Drive
150.00
11.15.00
Recreational Vehicle Sales & Service
150.00
11.16.00
Mobile Automotive/Marine Repair
150.00
11.17.00
Mobile Welding
150.00
11.18.00
Electrical Repair/Sales
150.00
11.19.00
Mobile Glass Repair
150.00
11.20.00
Aircraft Maintenance
150.00
11.21.00
Automotive Cleaning/Detailing
150.00
11.90.00
Other Motor Vehicle/Equipment/Machinery & Assorted
Businesses not listed in this Section
150.00
Section 12 - Transportation
12.01.00
Passenger Transportation Company
$150.00
12.02.00
Freight Company
150.00
12.03.00
Moving/Transfer Company
150.00
12.04.00
Taxi and/or Limousine
150.00
12.05.00
Tug & Barge Transportation
150.00
12.06.00
Other Transportation Businesses not listed in this Section
150.00
Section 13 - Door to Door - Direct Sales
13.01.00
Book or Magazine Agent
$150.00
13.02.00
Cosmetic Sales
150.00
13,03.00
Incidental Household Products
150.00
13.04.00
Kitchenware Sales
150.00
13.05.00
Electrical Appliance Sales
150.00
13.06.00
Building Maintenance Materials
150.00
13.07.00
Telephone Soliciting
150.00
13.08.00
Professional Fundraiser
150.00
13.09.00
Clothing
150.00
13.10.00
Promotion Agency
150.00
13.90.00
Miscellaneous Hawkers, Peddlers, Hucksters
150.00
Section 14 - Marine
14.01.00
Boat Charters/Guides
$150.00
14.02.00
Boat Marina
150.00
14.03.00
Boat Brokers
150.00
14.04.00
Boat Rentals
150.00
14.05.00
Boat Ramp, Boat Rentals & Ancillary Retail
$ 150.00
14.06.00
Boat Sales & Service
150.00
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Section 14 - Marine
14.07.00
Mobile Marine Repairs
150.00
14.08.00
Shipyards
150.00
14.09.00
Marine Equipment Sales & Service
150.00
14.10.00
Marine Towing
150.00
14.11.00
Marine Fuel Sales
150.00
14.12.00
Marine Repair
150.00
14.90.00
Other Marine Businesses not listed in this Section
150.00
Section 15 - Miscellaneous
15.01.00
Mail Order
$150.00
15.02.00
Secondhand Store
150.00
15.03.00
Pawnbroker
150.00
15.04.00
Animal Grooming
150.00
15.05.00
Taxidermist
150.00
15.06.00
Agent
150.00
15.07.00
Auctioneer
150.00
15.08.00
Sign Painting & Sales
150.00
15.09.00
Private Garbage Collection & Sanitary Services
150.00
15.10.00
Blanket Licence for Inner Portion or Hallway of a Shopping
Mall
150.00
15.11.00
Business Office
150.00
15.12.00
Recycling Depot
150.00
15.13.00
Buyer/Salal Evergreens
150.00
15.90.00
Other Miscellaneous Businesses not listed in this Section
150.00
Section 16 - Liquor Licences Establishments
16.01.00
Pubs
$150.00
16.02.00
Lounges
150.00
16.03.00
Marina & Neighbourhood Pubs
150.00
16.04.00
Cabarets
150.00
16.05.00
Beer & Wine Store
150.00
16.90.00
Other Liquor Licenced Establishments not listed in this
Section
150.00