Business Licensing & Regulation, Bylaw No. 906, 2009
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District of Chetwynd Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw No. 906, 2009
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DISTRICT OF CHETWYND
BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION
BYLAW NO. 906, 2009
Adopted September 1, 2009
CONSOLIDATED VERSION FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY
Includes Amendment Bylaw:
Amending Bylaw No.: Date Adopted:
985, 2013 July 15, 2013
1084, 2018 November 19, 2018
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DISTRICT OF CHETWYND
BYLAW NO. 906, 2009
A bylaw to provide for the licensing and regulation of the carrying on of business in the
District of Chetwynd
WHEREAS pursuant to the Community Charter the Council of the District of Chetwynd has the
authority to provide for a system of business licences, permits and approvals;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the District of Chetwynd deems it necessary and appropriate to
provide for the licensing and to regulate the operation of businesses;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the District of Chetwynd, in open meeting assembled,
enacts as follows:
1.
CITATION
This bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "District of Chetwynd Business Licensing
and Regulation Bylaw No. 906, 2009".
2.
DEFINITIONS
"Amusement Hall" means a building or room used for the entertainment of the public in
which electronic video games or pool are played;
"Auctioneer" means a person who carries on the business of accepting bids and
declaring goods sold at public sale in which goods are sold to the highest bidder;
"Business" means the carrying on of a commercial or industrial undertaking of any kind
or nature or the providing of professional, personal or other services for the purpose of
gain or profit;
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means any person from time to time appointed by the
Council by resolution as Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the District of Chetwynd and
also includes any person lawfully acting in the capacity of Bylaw Enforcement Officer;
"Cannabis Production" means a licenced producer of cannabis as authorized under the
Cannabis Act;
"Cannabis Sale" means a retailer of cannabis as authorized under the Cannabis Control
and Licencing Act (BC);
Bylaw No.
1084, 2018
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"Chief Administrative Officer" means the person appointed by Council as the Chief
Administrative Officer for the District of Chetwynd, or that person's designate;
"Contact Information" means information to enable an individual at a place of business
to be contacted and includes the name, position name or title, business telephone number,
business address, business email or business fax number of the individual;
"Council" means the Council of the District of Chetwynd;
"Dealer" means a second hand dealer or a pawnbroker;
"Director of Financial Administration" means the person appointed by Council as the
Director of Financial Administration or that person's designate;
"Drug Paraphernalia" means any product, equipment, thing or material used or
intended to be primarily used to produce, process, package, store, inject, ingest, inhale or
otherwise introduce into the human body a controlled substance as defined in the
Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, R.S.C.;
"Escort Service" means any person carrying on business of providing or furnishing male
or female escorts for social occasions;
"Home Based Business" means any trade, business, profession, or other occupation
carried on for remuneration in a dwelling unit, which is secondary to the principal
residential use of the dwelling unit, and as defined in the District of Chetwynd Zoning
Bylaw;
"Junk" includes any of the following used or old articles or things: rubber tires, metal,
plastics, plastic containers, glass, paper, sacks, wire, ropes, rags, machinery, cans, or any
other article or thing commonly found in a junk shop;
"Junk Dealer" means a person who carries on the business of purchasing or selling junk,
or who carries on the business of a junk store or junk shop;
"Licence" means a valid and subsisting business licence issued pursuant to this bylaw;
"Licensee" means a person who holds a licence;
"Municipality" means the District of Chetwynd;
"Non-Profit Organization" means an organization within the municipality whose
objective is to support or engage in activities of public or private interest without any
commercial or monetary profit, and may include charities or service organizations;
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"Non-resident Business" means a business, other than a resident business, carried on
within the municipality or with respect to which any work or service is performed within
the municipality;
"Pawnbroker" means every person who carries on the business of taking goods or
chattels in pawn;
"Peddler" means any person carrying on any undertaking involved with selling from a
booth, stall, vehicle, door-to-door or from other than an established place of business
within the municipality;
"Person" means, in addition to its ordinary meaning, a partnership, association, company,
society, body corporate and, in the singular, shall mean and include the plural and, in the
masculine, shall mean and include the feminine and vice versa;
"Premises" means a building, portion of a building or an area of land where a business is
operated;
"Resident Business" means a business carried on, in or from premises within the
municipality;
"Rooming House" means any dwelling in which three (3) rooms or more are let, with or
without board;
"Second Hand Dealer" means a person who carries on the business of buying, selling,
taking in trade, procuring, offering for sale or accepting in pawn second-hand property, or
who operates a second-hand dealer's premises, but does not include an Auctioneer;
"Second Hand Goods" means goods and chattels which have been previously used and
includes jewels, coins, postage stamps, paintings and other chattels whether of a similar
kind or not, but does not include junk, scrap, books, magazines, motor vehicles, motor
vehicle parts, furniture or clothing;
"Theatrical Show" includes musical shows, concerts and theatrical shows at a drive-in
theatre, opera house, rink, amusement park or other place of amusement, entertainment or
exhibition; and
"Video recording" means a visual recording of a transaction at a specific location.
3.
GENERAL REGULATIONS
3.1. Appointment of Bylaw Enforcement Officer
The Council shall appoint a person as a Bylaw Enforcement Officer for the
purposes of enforcing and carrying out the provisions of this bylaw.
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3.2. Authority of Council and Bylaw Enforcement Officer
3.2.1.
The Bylaw Enforcement Officer shall classify and interpret each
application for a business licence in accordance with the categories listed
in Schedule "A" of this bylaw, and shall charge a fee in accordance with
the fees listed in Schedule "A" of this bylaw.
3.2.2.
The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may grant a business licence if the Bylaw
Enforcement Officer is satisfied that the applicant has complied with all
applicable bylaws of the District of Chetwynd, including without
limitation bylaws regarding building, zoning, health, sanitation and
business insofar as those bylaws impose requirements in respect of the
business for which the licence application is made.
3.2.3.
The Bylaw Enforcement Officer, or Council on appeal pursuant to Section
4.15, may refuse an application for a business licence but
(a) the application must not be unreasonably refused; and
(b) the Bylaw Enforcement Officer or Council, as the case may be, must
give reasons for the refusal.
3.2.4.
In the case of a refusal by a Bylaw Enforcement Officer to issue a business
licence, the Bylaw Enforcement Officer must notify the applicant of the
right to appeal the decision of the Bylaw Enforcement Officer to the
Council.
3.2.5.
The Council shall have the authority to suspend or cancel a licence
pursuant to section 60(2) of the Community Charter for such period as the
Council may deem appropriate and, in the event of such suspension or
cancellation, the Council shall give notice of the suspension or
cancellation to the licensee.
3.2.6.
Before suspending or cancelling a business licence, Council must give the
holder notice of the proposed action and an opportunity to be heard.
3.2.7.
The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may refuse to issue a business licence if
the proposed business to which the application relates would involve the
sale of goods or services in violation of applicable provincial or federal
laws.
4.
REGULATIONS FOR ISSUING LICENCES
4.1. Licence Required
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4.1.1.
No person shall carry on a business, including home based businesses and
peddlers, within the municipality without having first obtained a valid
business licence in accordance with this bylaw and having paid the
necessary fees in accordance with Schedule "A" of this bylaw. For the
purposes of this bylaw, businesses are classified in Schedule "A" of this
bylaw.
4.1.2.
The soliciting of sales of any article, commodity or thing, or any
agreement for the provision of any service shall require a business licence
issued under the provisions of this bylaw.
4.2. Licence Approvals
4.2.1.
An applicant shall, upon request by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer,
produce certificates or letters of approval, as may be required by Federal,
Provincial or Local Government authorities.
4.2.2.
When the issuance of a licence requires insurance coverage, proof of that
insurance coverage in a form acceptable to the Director of Financial
Administration shall be submitted prior to the issuance of the licence.
4.3. Licensing Period
4.3.1.
Except as otherwise provided in this bylaw, licences shall be granted for a
one-year period, to commence on the first day of January and terminate on
the 31st day of December in each and every year.
4.3.2.
Where a new business commences operation after June 30th of any year,
the annual fee will be reduced by fifty percent (50%).
4.3.3.
The period for a licence in respect of a circus, horse show, dog or pony
show, exhibition or other itinerant show or entertainment, when held
elsewhere than in a licenced theatre or other licenced place, shall be for
one (1) day.
4.4. Licence Renewal
4.4.1.
Licence holders must renew their business licence annually by submitting
the required business licence fee prior to the beginning of each licensing
period.
4.4.2.
If any of the information provided on the original application form has
changed, the licence holder must provide current information to the
municipality prior to having the licence renewed.
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4.4.3.
Where applicable, the licensee must provide the municipality with up-to-
date proof of insurance and proof of certification of the licensee and
employees, as required under the provisions of this bylaw, in order to have
the business licence renewed and to carry on business.
4.5. Application Forms
4.5.1.
Every person applying for a business licence shall complete the
application form attached as Schedule "B" to this bylaw.
4.5.2.
Every person applying for a transfer of business licence under section 4.11
shall complete the application form attached as Schedule "B" to this bylaw.
4.5.3.
All application forms must be signed by the business owner or his duly
authorized representative.
4.5.4.
Where an applicant applies for more than one licence, the particulars of
each licence applied for shall be included on a separate application form.
4.6. False Declarations
Any person making an application for a business licence shall give true and correct
details for the business that the licence is being applied for, on the application form
supplied by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer. Any false declaration or concealment
of material facts shall be deemed a violation of this bylaw and shall be subject to
the penalties set forth in this bylaw.
4.7. Licence Fees
4.7.1.
Every person carrying on, maintaining, owning or operating a business
within the municipality, including a person requesting the transfer of a
licence, must pay the prescribed fee for that business in accordance with
Schedule "A" of this bylaw.
4.7.2.
Paid licence fees are non-refundable, except if the application is
withdrawn prior to the issuance of the licence or if the issuance of the
licence is refused.
4.8. Form of Licence
Every licence granted pursuant to this bylaw shall state that the holder is licenced to
carry on the business stipulated in such licence in a lawful manner for the period
specified in the licence at the place stated in the licence.
4.9. Display of Licence
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4.9.1.
Licences shall be permanently displayed at all times in the business area of
the premises for businesses which have public access. All other businesses
shall produce the business licence certificate for public inspection when
requested.
4.9.2.
Businesses that have commercial vehicles shall have their name, address
and telephone number affixed to a conspicuous place on both sides of each
commercial vehicle and shall be subject to the District of Chetwynd
Commercial Vehicle Licensing Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
4.10. Separate Licence
4.10.1. Where a business is carried on, in or from more than one premises in the
municipality, the business carried on, in or from each premises shall be
deemed to be a separate business and shall require a separate licence.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if a portion of a premises is separated from
the remainder of that premises only by the presence of a highway, the
premises shall be considered one premises and one business licence only
shall be required.
4.10.2. Where there is more than one separate and distinct business category
located within the same premises, each separate and distinct business
category shall have a separate licence, unless the same person or persons,
and no others, own each of the separate and distinct businesses.
4.10.3. Notwithstanding Section 4.10.2, where there is more than one distinct
trade name operating within the same premises, each trade name shall
have a separate licence.
4.11. Change of Location, Name or Ownership
Any person proposing to obtain a transfer of a business licence with respect to a
change of location, name or ownership shall make application as required under
section 4.5.2 and pay the necessary fees under section 4.7 of this bylaw, and the
powers, conditions, requirements and procedures relating to the initial licence
application shall apply.
4.12. Suspension of Licence
The Bylaw Enforcement Officer is authorized to suspend a business licence for
such period as the Bylaw Enforcement Officer may determine, if the holder of a
licence:
(a) is convicted of an offence indictable in Canada;
(b)
is convicted of any offence under any municipal bylaw or Statute of the
Province in respect of the business for which the licensee is licenced or with
respect to the premises named in that person's licence;
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(c)
has ceased to meet the lawful requirements to carry on the business for which
he/she is licenced or with respect to the premises named in that person's
licence.
4.13. Notification of Suspension
4.13.1. Where a licence has been suspended prohibiting the continued operation
of the business from those premises, a "Notice of Suspension" in the form
set out in Schedule "C" of this bylaw, shall be issued in writing to the
licensee by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer outlining the reasons for the
suspension. The "Notice of Suspension" shall be served on the licensee
personally or delivered to the licensee by registered mail to the address of
the business shown on the business licence application.
4.13.2. A "Notice of Suspension" of a licence may be posted by the Bylaw
Enforcement Officer upon the premises for which the licence was issued
and such notice shall not be removed until the licence is reinstated, the
suspended licensee ceases to occupy the premises, or a new business other
than the one carried on by the licensee is started in the premises.
4.13.3. No person shall carry on a business, for which a business licence is
required by this bylaw in circumstances where the applicable business
licence has been suspended or revoked pursuant to this bylaw.
4.14. Revoking Licence
4.14.1. Council may revoke a licence for reasonable cause after giving notice to
the licensee and after giving the licensee an opportunity to be heard.
4.14.2. The notice and opportunity to be heard, referred to in section 4.14.1 are
not required in the case of a licensee who cannot be located despite
reasonable efforts on the part of the municipality.
4.14.3. A "Notice of Revocation", in the form set out in Schedule "D" of this
bylaw, may be posted by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer upon the
premises for which the licence was issued and such notice shall not be
removed until the licence is reinstated, the former licensee ceases to
occupy the premises, or a new business other than the one carried on by
the licensee is started in the premises.
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4.15. Appeal Procedures
4.15.1. Any person whose licence has been suspended or revoked, or who has
been refused a licence or who wishes to appeal the classification as given
by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, may appeal to the Council by giving
written notice to the Chief Administrative Officer of his or her intention to
appeal. Such appeal shall state the grounds upon which the appeal is made.
Council shall appoint a time and a place for the hearing of the appeal and
may confirm or set aside such decisions made by the Bylaw Enforcement
Officer, as may deem appropriate.
4.15.2. A notice of hearing to revoke a licence under section 4.14 or after a refusal
to issue a licence under section 3.2.3, or to consider granting of a licence
under section 3.2.2, shall be made in writing, outlining the time, date, and
place of the hearing and the reasons for Council's consideration of a
request to revoke or refuse the licence served on the licensee or delivered
to the licensee by registered mail to the address shown on the application
for the licence.
4.16. Notification of Business Changes
4.16.1. Every holder of a licence shall promptly notify the Bylaw Enforcement
Officer of any changes in the mailing business address or change in
number of employees.
4.16.2. Upon the termination or permanent closure of the business by a licensee,
the licensee shall notify the Bylaw Enforcement Officer that the applicable
licence is no longer required and shall promptly surrender such licence to
the Bylaw Enforcement Officer.
4.17. Compliance with Bylaws and Other Enactments
4.17.1. Where any federal or provincial law or any other enactment applies to any
matter referred to in this bylaw, the issuance of a business licence under
the provisions of this bylaw shall not relieve the licensee from complying
with the provisions of such other enactment.
4.17.2. The issuance of a licence shall not be deemed to be a representation by the
municipality to the licensee that the business or proposed business
complies with any or all applicable laws or enactments. The business
owner remains responsible to ensure compliance with all applicable laws
and enactments.
4.17.3
The Bylaw Enforcement Officer may grant a licence where, upon
inspection of the business premises, he or she is satisfied that the applicant
has complied with the bylaws of the municipality regulating building, fire
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services, zoning, health and safety, sanitation and business, where
applicable to that type of business.
5.
REGULATION OF BUSINESSES
5.1. Peddlers
Where a peddler carries on business on municipal property the peddler shall comply
with all requirements for the use of sidewalks and public places as set out in the
applicable bylaws.
5.2. Amusement Halls
A person must not operate an amusement hall between the hours of 12:00 midnight
and 9:00 am.
5.3. Escort Services
5.3.1.
Every person carrying on the business of operating an escort service must:
(a)
supply the Bylaw Enforcement Officer with the contact
information of every person employed or engaged in the said
business; and
(b)
notify the Bylaw Enforcement Officer within twenty-four (24)
hours of any change in the contact information in (a) above.
5.3.2.
Every person carrying on the business of operating an escort service must
not employ any person under the age of nineteen (19) years of age.
5.4. Second-Hand Dealers and Pawnbrokers ('Dealer')
This section applies to each Dealer who purchases or takes in pawn any second
hand goods.
5.4.1.
Each Dealer must keep a record on forms approved by the Bylaw
Enforcement Officer to be known as the "The Register", in which shall be
entered in the English language, written in a plain legible hand or
typewritten a record of goods received, purchased, or taken in exchange.
5.4.2.
Each entry into the Register must be made at the time of the receipt,
exchange, or purchase or immediately thereafter and shall include in
addition to the date of the purchase, receipt, or exchange, a full description
of the article or articles including the name of the maker and serial number
if known or can be ascertained.
5.4.3.
Each entry into the Register must include the name and address of the
person from whom the purchase was made and an identification number
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from their drivers licence, social insurance card, B.C. identification card or
passport.
5.4.4.
Each Dealer must retain a photocopy of picture identification of the person
from whom the purchase was made, or record and retain a video recording
of all transactions at a location where the transaction takes place.
5.4.5.
Goods received, purchased or taken in exchange by any licenced Dealer
shall be treated as purchased and will be so entered in the Register. For
greater certainty, goods which must be entered in the Register are used
goods. New goods may not require listing if they are covered by receipt or
invoice, provided however, that the onus is upon the Licensee to prove
that any goods are new.
5.4.6.
The Register shall be a permanent record and the Dealer must ensure that
it is not mutilated or destroyed. The Second-hand Dealer's Register shall
be open to the Bylaw Enforcement Officer for inspection or any Peace
Officer at all times during which the business is open and may be removed
at any time by members of the police force or the Bylaw Enforcement
Officer for inspection or for use in courts if necessary.
5.4.7.
All Dealers must notify the designated officer at the Chetwynd RCMP
detachment within twenty-four (24) hours of the purchasing, taking, or
receiving of any used or second-hand goods and shall not alter the form of
or sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of such goods within seventy-two
(72) hours after the hour of purchasing the same. Such notifications to the
RCMP shall consist of the copy of the Second-hand Dealer's Register for
the day in question and must be delivered in person to the police office
within the time set out above.
5.4.8.
Every person carrying on business as a Dealer shall ensure that that
person's premises are kept in a neat and tidy condition, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall ensure that no part of the
premises that are visible from outside of the premises are in an unsightly
condition.
5.4.9
No Dealer shall purchase or receive any goods from any person actually or
apparently under the age of eighteen (18) years.
5.5 Drug Paraphernalia
5.5.1
No person carrying on a business shall display or permit to be displayed
on a street or in any window facing a street, or elsewhere where it can be
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seen by a person inside or outside the premises, or to the public at large,
any drug paraphernalia.
5.5.2
No person carrying on a business shall sell drug paraphernalia to any
person under the age of 19 years except where the premises are licensed as
a pharmacy under the Pharmacists Act.
5.6 Itinerants - Exhibitions
5.6.1
Any person applying for a license to carry on a business under Category 8
- Itinerants - Exhibitions shall provide a refundable security deposit to the
District of Chetwynd by way of cash or an irrevocable letter of credit, in
the amount of $1,500.00.
5.6.2
The security referred to in Section 5.6.1 of this Bylaw shall be taken in the
name of the District of Chetwynd and shall be deposited with the Bylaw
Enforcement Officer, together with the Application for Business License
and prescribed fee.
6.
PENALTIES
6.1. Any person who violates any provision of this bylaw shall, upon summary
conviction, be liable to a penalty not exceeding Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000)
plus the costs of prosecution.
6.2.
Each day that any violation of a provision of this bylaw continues shall be deemed
to be a separate offence.
7.
SEVERABILITY
If any section or lesser portion of this bylaw is held to be invalid by a court of competent
jurisdiction, such invalidity shall not affect the remaining portions of the bylaw.
8.
EFFECTIVE DATE
This bylaw shall come into full force and effect as and from the 1st day of January, 2010.
9.
REPEAL
The "District of Chetwynd Business Licence Bylaw No. 674/LIC/96" is hereby repealed.
Bylaw
No. 985,
2013
DISTRICT OF CHETWYND
BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION
BYLAW NO. 906, 2009
SCHEDULE "A"
CLASSIFICATIONS AND FEES OF BUSINESS LICENCES
SECTION 1
The following are the list of business licence categories and fees for every person carrying on,
maintaining, owning or operating any business, trade, occupation, calling, undertaking or thing
within the District of Chetwynd:
Category 1
Barbers and Hairdressers
Barber
$100.00
Hairdresser
$100.00
Category 2
Contractors
General
$100.00
Acoustical
$100.00
Air Conditioning
$100.00
Arborite
$100.00
Blacktopping
$100.00
Blasting
$100.00
Brickwork/Masonry
$100.00
Building
$100.00
Bulldozing
$100.00
Cabinet and Vanities
$100.00
Cement Finishing
$100.00
Ceramic Tile
$100.00
Concrete
$100.00
Crane Operator
$100.00
Demolition
$100.00
Ditching
$100.00
Draft Sealing
$100.00
Drilling
$100.00
Drywall
$100.00
Electrical
$100.00
Elevator/Skip Hoist
$100.00
Excavating/Backfill
$100.00
Finishing Carpentry
$100.00
Flooring
$100.00
Framing
$100.00
Glazing
$100.00
Hauling
$100.00
Plumbing/Heating/Sheet Metal
$100.00
Insulation
$100.00
Intercommunications
$100.00
Land Clearing
$100.00
Landscaping/Gardening
$100.00
Logging
$100.00
Marble
$100.00
Moving
$100.00
Painting
$100.00
Paving
$100.00
Pipeline
$100.00
Plastering/Stucco
$100.00
Refrigeration
$100.00
Reinforcing Steel
$100.00
Roofing
$100.00
Sanitary
$100.00
Sign Painting
$100.00
Water and Sewer Installations
$100.00
Weatherproofing
$100.00
Welding
$100.00
Wrecking
$100.00
Wrought Iron
$100.00
Category 3
Entertainment
Amusement Hall
$100.00
Bar
$100.00
Billiard Hall
$100.00
Bowling Alley
$100.00
Cabaret
$100.00
Escort Service
$2,000.00, plus
$1,000.for each
escort employed
Lounge
$100.00
Pool Room
$100.00
Pub
$100.00
Rifle Gallery
$100.00
Category 4
Financial
Bank
$440.00
Finance Company
$440.00
Guarantee or Bonding Company
$440.00
Investment Company
$440.00
Loan Company
$440.00
Mortgage Company
$440.00
Category 5
Food Establishments
Cafe
$100.00
Coffee Bar
$100.00
Drive-In or Fast Food Restaurant
$100.00
Restaurant
$100.00
Category 6
Home based Business
$100.00
Category 7
Insurance and Real Estate
Appraiser
$100.00
Insurance Adjuster
$100.00
Insurance Agency
$100.00
Real Estate Agency
$100.00
Category 8
Itinerants
Direct Sellers:
Building Maintenance Materials
$100.00
Cosmetic Sales
$100.00
Electrical Appliances Sale
$100.00
Household Products Sales
$100.00
Kitchen Ware Sales
$100.00
Local Producers
$ 54.00
Non-Profit Organization
$ 10.00
Peddlers, including Hawkers and Hucksters
$100.00
Photographers
$100.00
Sale of Local Crafts
$ 54.00
Exhibitions:
Carnivals
$166.00 per day
Circuses
$166.00 per day
Dog and Cat Shows
$ 27.00 per day
Exhibitions
$ 50.00 per day
Horse and Pony Shows
$ 27.00 per day
Musical Attractions
$ 27.00 per day
Promoters of Entertainment
$ 50.00 per day
Promoters of Sporting Events
$ 50.00 per day
Scenic/Tourist Attractions
$ 50.00 per day
Theatrical Shows
$ 50.00 per day
Category 9
Manufacturing and Industrial
Concrete Block Forming
$100.00
Foundry
$100.00
Pipe Fabricating
$100.00
Planer Mill
$100.00
Ready Mix Concrete
$100.00
Sand/Gravel/Topsoil
$100.00
Sawmill
$100.00
Steel Fabricating
$100.00
Welding/Machine Shop
$100.00
Woodwork Products
$100.00
Category 10
Motor Vehicles and Equipment (Retail Sales)
Auto Body and Painting Shops
$100.00
Auto Wrecking
$100.00
Automobile Leasing and U-Drive
$100.00
Automobile Towing
$100.00
Battery/Radiator Sales and Service
$100.00
Commercial Motor Vehicle Washing
$100.00
Garage Repairs
$100.00
Machinery and Equipment Dealer
$100.00
New and Used Car Sales
$100.00
Sale of Motor Vehicle Parks and Accessories
$100.00
Service Stations
$100.00
Vulcanizing and Tire Repair
$100.00
Category 11
Pawnbrokers
$1,000.00
Category 12
Professional Offices
Accountant
$144.00
Architect
$144.00
Bailiff
$144.00
Barrister and Solicitor
$144.00
Chiropractor
$144.00
Collection Agency
$144.00
Dental Technician
$144.00
Dentist/Dental Surgeon
$144.00
Engineer
$144.00
Land Surveyor
$144.00
Optometrist
$144.00
Orthodontist
$144.00
Physician/Surgeon
$144.00
Physiotherapist
$144.00
Podiatrist
$144.00
Psychiatrist
$144.00
Psychologist
$144.00
Radiologist
$144.00
Veterinary Surgeon
$144.00
Category 13
Publication and Publicity
Advertising Agency
$100.00
Commercial Printers
$100.00
Newspaper Publishing
$100.00
Radio Broadcasting
$100.00
Television Broadcasting
$100.00
Category 14
Rentals and Accommodation
Apartments
$100.00
Camping Grounds
$100.00
Hotel
$100.00
Motel
$100.00
Rooming House
$100.00
Trailer/Mobile Home Park
$100.00
NOTE: The fees are for up to and including
15 rooms or pads. For each room or
pad above 15 in Category 14, $11.00
per unit applies with a maximum
licence fee of $440.00.
Category 15
Retail Business
Retail Goods
$100.00
Bakery
$100.00
Building Materials
$100.00
Cannabis Production
$100.00
- plus a one-time administration fee of $1,500.00
Cannabis Sale
$100.00
- plus a one-time administration fee of $1,500.00
China and Glassware
$100.00
Clothing
$100.00
Confections
$100.00
Drugs
$100.00
Dry Cleaners
$100.00
Dry Goods
$100.00
Electrical Appliances
$100.00
Flooring Material
$100.00
Flowers
$100.00
Furniture
$100.00
Glass
$100.00
Groceries
$100.00
Hardware
$100.00
Janitorial Supplies
$100.00
Jewellery
$100.00
Laundry
$100.00
Bylaw No.
1084, 2018
Meat Market
$100.00
Mobile Home and Trailer Sales
$100.00
Musical Instruments
$100.00
Nurseries
$100.00
Office Equipment
$100.00
Paint
$100.00
Pet Shop
$100.00
Second Hand Goods
$100.00
Shoes
$100.00
Sporting Equipment
$100.00
Stationery
$100.00
Tire Sales
$100.00
Upholstery
$100.00
Varieties
$100.00
Category 16
Services
Dog Kennel
$100.00
Auctioneer
$100.00
Baton Teacher
$100.00
Bookkeeping
$100.00
Carpet Cleaners
$100.00
Caterer
$100.00
Computer Consulting
$100.00
Consulting Service
$100.00
Dance Teacher
$100.00
Daycare Centre
$100.00
Delivery Service
$100.00
Dressmaker
$100.00
Driving School
$100.00
Janitorial
$100.00
Mail Order
$100.00
Music Teacher
$100.00
Nursing Home
$100.00
Phone Answering Service
$100.00
Photographer
$100.00
Private Schools
$100.00
Public Stenographer
$100.00
Radio Communications
$100.00
Rest Home
$100.00
Shoe Repair
$100.00
Sign Painting and Sales
$100.00
Training Centre
$100.00
Travel Agency
$100.00
TV and Radio Repairs
$100.00
Water Hauling
$100.00
Category 17
Transportation
Freight Transportation Company
$100.00
Moving Company
$100.00
Passenger Transportation Company
$100.00
Taxicabs/Limousine Service
$100.00
Category 18
Wholesale Business/Warehouse
Automobile Parts and Accessories
$100.00
Building Materials
$100.00
Bulk Fuel/Oil Sales
$100.00
Dairy
$100.00
Groceries
$100.00
Hardware
$100.00
Plumbing and Heating Supplies
$100.00
Warehouse
$100.00
Category 19
Unclassified
Any person carrying on any business,
trade, employment, occupation,
undertaking or calling, not otherwise
enumerated in this Schedule "A" shall
pay to the District a fee as specified as
follows:
$100.00
SECTION 2
Every person requesting a transfer of business licence must pay a licence transfer fee of $25.00.
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DISTRICT OF CHETWYND
BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION
BYLAW NO.906, 2009 & ICBL BYLAW NO. 1051, 2017
"SCHEDULE B"
APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS LICENCE
Please PRINT in INK and complete all sections that apply to your business.
Where there is insufficient space on this form to complete a section, please attach
additional pages containing the relevant information.
The information provided on this form will be used to process your application. The information is collected under the
authority of the Community Charter and Municipal Bylaws. For information about the use of this information, contact the
FOI Coordinator during normal business hours at 5400 Hospital Road, Chetwynd or by phone at 250 401-4100.
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1.
APPLICATION
New Business Licence Application
Inter-Community Business Licence
Transfer of business:
Location
Name
Ownership
2. GENERAL INFORMATION
[Information in (a) to (d) is current information before a transfer of a Business Licence under (e)]
(a) Business Name and Address
Business Name:
Business Address (Location):
Business Mailing Address (if different from above):
Business telephone number:
(b) Owners Information
Name of Business Owner:
Address of Business Owner:
Telephone:
Cell:
Fax:
Email:
Alternate Contact:
Telephone:
Cell:
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(c) Manager or Agent Information
Business Manager OR Agent's Contact Information: (if different from above)
Name:
Address:
Telephone:
Cell:
Fax:
Email:
Alternate Contact:
Telephone:
Cell:
(d) Business Information
Description of Business Activity:
Number of persons working in the business:
Owners:
Employees:
Have you previously held a business licence?
Yes
No If yes, year:
Jurisdiction where business licence previous held:
Has your business licence ever been cancelled, refused or suspended:
Yes
No
If yes, please provide details of cancellation, refusal or suspension:
(e) Transfer of Business Licence
[Complete the appropriate section below for the transfer of a Business Licence]
The Business Licence is being transferred as follows:
New Name of Licencee:
New Name of Business:
New Business Location:
New Mailing Address:
New Business Phone Number:
Cell Phone Number:
New Fax:
Email Address:
NOTE: Where a Business Licence is being transferred, section 6(b) below must be completed.
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3.
BUSINESS CATEGORY (please check the box that appropriately describes your business)
1.
Barbers and Hairdressers
11. Pawnbrokers
2.
Contractors
12. Professional Offices
3.
Entertainment
13. Publication and Publicity
4.
Financial
14. Rentals and Accommodation
5.
Food Establishments
15. Retail Business
6.
Home Based Business
16. Services
7.
Insurance and Real Estate
17. Transportation
8.
Itinerants
18. Wholesale Business/Warehouse
9.
Manufacturing and Industrial
19 Unclassified - specify
10. Motor Vehicles and Equipment (Retail
Sales)
4.
BUSINESS PREMISES
Floor area in business premises:
Square feet:
Square meters:
Floor area of business space in home:
Square feet:
Square meters:
Total square footage of home:
Restaurant and Beverage Rooms:
Seating Capacity (no. of seats):
5.
RENTAL UNITS
Type of rental units:
Number of rooms:
6.
DECLARATION (all applications must be signed)
IT IS AN OFFENCE TO MAKE A FALSE DECLARATION
(a)
I declare that the above statements of facts are correct in accordance with the particulars of this
application. Neither I nor my business has had any previous business licence revocation, suspensions or
convictions with regards to the operation of any business. I agree to comply with all bylaws of the District
of Chetwynd, the provisions of the Community Charter and all related Provincial and Federal Codes, Acts
and Regulations.
Signature of Applicant
Date
(b)
I hereby agree to transfer (subject to municipal approval) my right and interest in Customer Identification
No.
, issued to me for the business licence known as
to the above named applicant and I hereby surrender my licence for this business.
Signature of Transferor
Date
Note:
The information collected on this form will be used in the Business Directory, which is a public document. If
you do not agree to this please sign here to opt out of it:
____________________________
Signature of Applicant
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FOR OFFICE USE ONLY:
Business Category Number:
Department:
Approved by:
Date:
Comments:
Zoning
Building
Parking
Fire
Health
License Inspector
NOTES AND ADDITIONAL COMMENTS:
(Use additional sheets if necessary and attach to this application)
FEE:
CUSTOMER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER:
APPROVED BY:
DATE:
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DISTRICT OF CHETWYND
BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION
BYLAW NO. 906, 2009
SCHEDULE "C"
NOTICE OF SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS LICENCE
Date
TO:
WHEREAS pursuant to the District of Chetwynd Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, a
business licence was issued to
(person's
name),
of
(business name) located at
, Chetwynd, British Columbia, under
Licence No.
,
AND WHEREAS the said business has contravened section
of
the
District
of
Chetwynd Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw;
NOW THEREFORE the said business licence is hereby suspended until
(date) and is prohibited from continuing the operation of the said business from the said premises
for the following reasons:
PURSUANT to the District of Chetwynd Business Licensing and Regulations Bylaw, any person
whose licence has been suspended, who wishes to appeal the decision given by the Bylaw
Enforcement Officer, may appeal to the Council by giving written notice to the Chief
Administrative Officer of his or her intention to appeal. Such appeal shall state the grounds upon
which the appeal is made. Council shall appoint a time and a place for the hearing of the appeal and
may confirm or set aside such decisions made by the Bylaw Enforcement Officer, as Council may
deem appropriate.
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
Date
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DISTRICT OF CHETWYND
BUSINESS LICENSING AND REGULATION
BYLAW NO.906, 2009
SCHEDULE "D"
NOTICE OF REVOCATION OF BUSINESS LICENCE
Date
TO:
WHEREAS pursuant to the District of Chetwynd Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw, a
business licence was issued to
(person's
name),
of
(business name) located at
, Chetwynd, British Columbia, under
Licence No.
,
AND WHEREAS the said business has contravened section
of
the
District
of
Chetwynd Business Licensing and Regulation Bylaw;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the District of Chetwynd gave notice and gave an opportunity for
the licensee to be heard at a scheduled hearing;
NOW THEREFORE upon hearing the licensee and review of the said business licence, Council
revoked the said business licence and the said business is prohibited from continuing the operation
at these premises.
Council Resolution Dated:
Bylaw Enforcement Officer
Date