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CONSOLIDATED
BUSINESS REGULATION BYLAW NO. 1882
Please note: This is a consolidated bylaw prepared for
convenience only and is not a certified copy.
A BYLAW TO REGULATE AND PROVIDE FOR THE LICENSING OF
BUSINESSES IN THE TOWN OF COMOX
Consolidated to include the following bylaws:
Bylaw
No.
Adopted
Name
Purpose
1889
August 1, 2018
Comox Business Regulation
Amendment Bylaw No. 1889,
2018
A Bylaw to amend Comox
Business Licence Bylaw (add
cannabis regulations).
1895
September 19,
2018
Comox Business Regulation
Amendment Bylaw No. 1895,
2018
To reverse and reapply changes
adopted by Bylaw 1889, and
remove definition and reference
to Medical Practitioner.
1930
November 6,
2019
Comox Business Regulation
Amendment Bylaw No. 1930,
2019
To align with regulations from
higher levels of government.
1882.04
June 3, 2020
Comox Business Regulation
Amendment Bylaw No. 1882.04,
2020
To add additional cannabis store
regulations
1882.05
June 1, 2022
Comox Business Regulation
Amendment Bylaw No. 1882.05
To add regulations for Liquor
Primary Licensed Establishments
with greater than 175 seats.
1882.06
April 16, 2025
Comox Business Regulation
Amendment Bylaw No. 1882.06
Remove Schedule A - Business
Licence Fees - and incorporate
them into Fees and Charges Bylaw
No. 2016.
2059
March 18, 2026
Miscellaneous Bylaws
Amendment Bylaw No. 2059
To amend multiple bylaws that
reference the Fees and Charges
Bylaw
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
WHEREAS the Town of Comox may regulate business by bylaw and may require that businesses
be licensed;
WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Comox considers it expedient to impose a system of
business licences;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Town of Comox has given notice of its intention to adopt a
bylaw regulating business and has provided interested persons with an opportunity to make
representations.
NOW THEREFORE in open meeting assembled the Council of the Town of Comox enacts as
follows:
1.
Title
This Bylaw may be cited as the Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882.
2.
Interpretation
The following definitions apply to this Bylaw:
"Apartment Building Business" means the Business of renting, or making available for rent,
three or more residences on a single parcel, where each residence has access through
common corridors or stairways.
"Bed and Breakfast Business" has the same meaning as in the Comox Zoning Bylaw 1850.
(Business definition replaced, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Business definition replaced, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
(Business definition replaced, Bylaw 1882.06, Apr 16, 2025)
"Business" means
(a) carrying on a commercial or industrial activity or undertaking of any kind,
and
(b) providing professional, personal or other services for the purpose of gain
or profit,
but does not include an activity carried on by the Provincial government, by
corporations owned by the Provincial government, by agencies of the Provincial
government or by the South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority or
any of its subsidiaries.
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
"Business Licence" and "Licence" means a Business Licence issued pursuant to this
Bylaw, and includes an Intermunicipal Business Licence and an Inter-Community
Business Licence.
"Bylaw Enforcement Officer" means
(a) the person appointed by the Town of Comox to enforce bylaws; and
(b) the Corporate Officer, Deputy Corporate Administrator or Parks
Superintendent for the Town of Comox.
(Cannabis definition added, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Cannabis definition replaced, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Cannabis definition replaced, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025)
"Cannabis" has the same meaning as in the Comox Zoning Bylaw 1850.
(Cannabis-Related Establishment definition added, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Cannabis-Related Establishment definition replaced, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
"Cannabis-Related Establishment" means a building or part thereof where
(a) the use of cannabis is advocated or promoted; or
(b) paraphernalia used in the consumption of cannabis is offered or kept for
sale at retail.
"Carnival" means the Business of holding an event at which admission is charged or
concessions are sold that is held in the open as part of a temporary use of
buildings or structures, and includes a festival and a circus.
"Contractor" includes general contractor, builder, electrician, excavating service
provider, plumber, and roofer.
"Council" means Council of the Town of Comox.
"Eligible Intermunicipal Business" means a Business that is listed on Schedule 1 of
the agreement authorized under the Comox Intermunicipal Business Licence
Agreement Authorization Bylaw, as amended from time to time, but does not
include Door-to-Door Sales.
"Eligible Inter-Community Business" means a Business defined as an Inter-
Community Business in the Comox Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, as
amended from time to time.
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
"Financial Institution" means a Business at which customers purchase, deposit, or
borrow money or financial instruments.
"Flea Market" means an occasional or periodic sales activity held within a building,
structure or open area where groups of individual sellers offer goods, new and
used, for sale to the public and includes craft fairs.
Highway" has the same definition as in the British Columbia Motor Vehicle Act, as
amended from time to time.
"Home-Based Business" means a Business that is defined as a "Home Occupation"
in the Comox Zoning Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
"Intermunicipal Business Licence" means a Business Licence that is for an Eligible
Intermunicipal Business and is:
(a) issued pursuant to an application for an Intermunicipal Business Licence
under this Bylaw; or
(b) issued pursuant to an application for an Intermunicipal Business Licence
under a bylaw of the City of Courtenay.
"Inter-Community Business Licence" means a Business Licence that is for an Eligible
Inter-Community Business and is:
(a) issued pursuant to an application for an Inter-Community Business Licence
under this Bylaw; or
(b) issued pursuant to an application for an Inter-Community Business Licence
under a bylaw of any of the Participating Municipalities, as defined in the
Comox Inter-Community Business Licence Bylaw, as amended from time to
time.
(Licence Inspector definition updated, Bylaw 1882.04, Jun 3, 2020)
"Licence Inspector" means the Corporate Officer, and also any person lawfully
acting as delegate in that capacity.
(Liquor Primary Licensed Establishment definition added, Bylaw 1882.05, Jun 1, 2022)
"Liquor Primary Licensed Establishment" means a premises issued a liquor primary
licence pursuant to the Liquor and Cannabis Regulation Branch.
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(Medical Practitioner definition added, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Medical Practitioner definition deleted, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
"Mobile Vending Unit" means the operation of a food service or merchandise
business from a truck, trailer or cart.
"Mobile Vendor" means a person who, from a motor vehicle, trailer or cycle, as
defined or licensed under the Motor Vehicle Act, as amended from time to time,
offers for sale food or merchandise, or who advertises or takes orders for goods or
services.
"Park" means,
(a) any property or structure held by the Town for public use by Crown Lease
or Crown Licence, by permit or lease from the Ministry of Transportation
and Infrastructure, or by lease, statutory right-of-way or occupancy or
access agreement with a private landowner; and
(b) all play areas, playgrounds, play fields, trails, greenbelts, required buffer
zones, public squares, open spaces, boulevards, beaches, beach accesses
and other public places under the care, custody or jurisdiction of the Town
of Comox for public recreation or community purposes.
"Parks Use Permit" means a current and valid permit issued pursuant to the Comox
Parks Use Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
"Peddler" means a person who,
(a) not having any Place of Business within the municipality, sells or offers for
sale by going door to door, goods, wares, merchandise, or foodstuffs, or
any other effects whatsoever therein, or
(b) being the agent for a person not resident within the municipality, sells or
offers for sale, goods, wares, merchandise or foodstuffs, or carries on or
exposes samples or patterns of any goods, wares, merchandise, or
foodstuffs to be afterwards delivered within the municipality to a person
not being a wholesale or retail dealer in such goods, wares, merchandise
or foodstuffs, or
(c) carries or exposes samples or patterns or quotes prices for the selling of
any goods, wares, or merchandise of food-stuffs, to be afterwards
delivered within the municipality to any person.
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
"Place of Business" means:
(a) the land, building or Mobile Vending Unit at which the customers of the
Business are regularly served;
(b) the location of the commercial or industrial undertaking; or
(c) for a Business that only serves customers at property occupied by the
patron, the residence or office of the Licence holder.
(Recreational Cannabis Retail Store definition added, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Recreational Cannabis Retail Store definition replaced, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
"Recreational Cannabis Retail Store" means a building or part thereof where
cannabis is offered or kept for sale at retail.
(Residential Land definition added, Bylaw 1882.04, Jun 3, 2020)
"Residential Land" means land with either a Residential or a Multi-family
Residential designation, as classified as in section 4.1 of Town of Comox Zoning
Bylaw 1850.
"Town" means the Town of Comox.
"Trade Show" means an event involving organizing a group merchants to gather in
one location or building to offer or promote sales, such as the sale of goods, wares,
merchandise, services, products or concepts.
(Vacation Rental Business definition added, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025)
"Vacation Rental Business" Vacation Rental has the same definition as in the Comox
Zoning Bylaw 1850.
3.
General Requirements
(1) No person shall carry on any Business within the Town unless the person is
the holder of a valid and subsisting Business Licence for the Business.
(2) No person shall carry on any Business within the Town contrary to the
requirements of this Bylaw.
(3) Every holder of a Business Licence shall post the Licence in a conspicuous
place accessible to members of the public that attend the Place of Business.
(4) No holder of a Business Licence shall carry on a Business at a Place of
Business different from that stated on the Licence.
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(5) No holder of a Business Licence shall carry on a Business with a name
different from that stated on the Licence.
(6) If a person carries on a Business at more than one Place of Business,
(a) the person shall obtain a Business Licence for each Place of
Business, and
(b) a Mobile Vending Unit requires only one Business Licence per
Mobile Vending Unit in operation.
(7) If a person carries on multiple Businesses at the same Place of Business, the
person shall obtain a Business Licence for each Business.
(8) If a holder of a Business Licence changes the type of Business that the Licence
holder carries on, that person shall obtain a new Licence for the new type of
Business.
4.
Application Process
(1) A person may apply for a new Business Licence by:
(a) accurately completing the prescribed form of application and
submitting the form to the Licence Inspector;
(b) if eligible, indicating whether the Business Licence sought is an
Intermunicipal, or an Inter-Community Business Licence; and
Subsection 4(1)(C) Updated, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025
(c) paying to the Town the applicable fee set out in Schedule "D" of
the Comox Fees and Charges Bylaw.
Subsection 4(2) Updated, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025
(2) A person may apply to renew a Business Licence for the following year by
accurately completing and submitting the prescribed form and declaration to
the Licence Inspector and paying the applicable fee set out in Schedule "D" of
the Comox Fees and Charges Bylaw.
Subsection 4(3) Updated, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025
(3) A person may apply to amend a subsisting Business Licence by accurately
completing and submitting the prescribed form of application to reflect the
amendment and by paying the applicable fee set out in Schedule "D" of the
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
Comox Fees and Charges Bylaw. A person must amend a Business Licence if
the name of the Business or the Place of Business changes.
(4) A Business Licence may not be transferred and every person who wishes to
become a Business Licence holder shall apply for a new Licence.
(5) A person who applies for a new, renewed or amended Business Licence must
also provide to the Licence Inspector, upon request, all information necessary
to determine whether the Business will comply with all conditions of the
Licence.
5.
Licence Issuance and Term
(1) Subject to section 5(2), once the Town has received:
(a) a complete application;
(b) all applicable fees, and
(c) all other information requested under section 4(5),
the Licence Inspector shall issue within a reasonable time and in the form
prescribed a new, renewed or amended Business Licence.
(2) The Licence Inspector may refuse to issue, amend or renew a Business Licence
for a Business if:
(a) the Licence Inspector has reasonable cause; or
(b) the carrying on of the Business would contravene a condition
specified in section 7 [Conditions of Licence].
(3) Each new and amended Business Licence is valid as of the date the Licence is
issued.
(4) A renewed Business Licence is valid as of January 1 of the year for which it is
renewed.
(5) A Business Licence shall expire on January 31 of the year following the year it
is issued or renewed, unless otherwise indicated on the Business Licence.
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(6) A person may only apply to renew a Business Licence between December 1
and January 31 of each year.
(7) It is the sole responsibility of the holder of a Business Licence to renew it prior
to the Business Licence's expiration and within the permitted period.
6.
Licence Suspension and Cancellation
(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Licence Inspector may:
(a) suspend a Business Licence until such time as all the conditions set
out in section 7 [Conditions of Licence] have been restored; or
(b) cancel a Business Licence for reasonable cause.
(2) The Licence Inspector shall not suspend or cancel a Business Licence until the
Licence Inspector has given the Licence holder reasonable notice of an
intention to suspend or cancel the Licence and has provided the Licence
holder with an opportunity to provide written submissions.
(3) The Licence Inspector may give notice pursuant to this section in writing sent
by courier or registered mail to the address of the holder of the Business
Licence stated on the most recent application.
(4) Nothing in this Bylaw limits:
(a) a person's statutory entitlement to have Council reconsider a
Licence Inspector's decision to suspend, cancel or refuse to grant a
Business Licence;
(b) Council's authority to suspend or cancel a Business Licence is
independent of a decision of the Licence Inspector, if Council has
given the Licence holder notice of Council's intention and an
opportunity to be heard.
7.
Conditions of Licence
(1) It is a condition of each Business Licence that:
(a) the Licence holder comply with the requirements of this Bylaw;
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(b) the Business not be conducted in a manner that contravenes the
bylaws of the Town, including the Town's zoning bylaw, all as
amended from time to time;
(c) no equipment associated with the Business be located on a
Highway or in a Park, unless permitted by a Parks Use Permit;
(d) the Business only be carried on with all necessary permissions from
all public authorities having jurisdiction over the carrying on of the
Business; and
(e) the Place of Business remain free of an order issued pursuant to
the Fire Services Act or a Town bylaw in relation to buildings and
structures or the health, safety or protection of persons or
property, all as amended from time to time.
(Subsections 7(2) to 7(4) added, Bylaw 1882.04, Jun 3, 2020)
(2) The Licence Inspector may impose conditions of the nature specified in
subsection (3), on the granting or renewal of a Business Licence under this
Bylaw, in addition to the conditions imposed in section 8 [Specific Business
Regulations] of this Bylaw.
(3) The License Inspector may impose conditions of the following nature:
(a) a requirement that the Licence holder comply with a particular
provision of a Town Bylaw or any other provincial or federal
enactment within a specified period of time;
(b) a requirement that the Licence holder provide to the Licence
Inspector within a specified period of time evidence satisfactory to
the Licence Inspector of compliance with a particular provision of a
Town Bylaw or any other provincial or federal enactment applicable
to the class of business proposed.
(4) If the Licence Inspector has imposed conditions on a Business Licence, the
applicant who is subject to the decision is entitled to have Council reconsider
the matter by submitting a request in writing to the Corporate Officer within
30 days of the decision.
8.
Specific Business Regulations
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(1) Building Contractors - At each work site at which the Contractor is working,
every Contractor shall have immediately available for inspection upon
demand of a customer, a Bylaw Enforcement Officer or the Licence Inspector:
(a) a copy of the Business Licence; and
(b) a copy of every Business Licence for every sub-Contractor engaged
by the Contractor at the work site;
and no Contractor shall be excused from this requirement by the failure of the
Contractor or any sub-Contractor to hold a valid Business Licence.
(2) Mobile Vending - Every Mobile Vendor shall:
(a) obtain and maintain a valid Business Licence for each Mobile
Vending Unit;
(b) obtain and maintain a valid Parks Use Permit for each Mobile
Vending Unit locating in a Park;
(c) provide a Discharge Management Plan, for each Mobile Vending
Unit selling food or beverages, that describes how and where fats,
oils and grease will be disposed;
(d) provide proof of the following, as applicable,
(i)
approval to operate in accordance with the Public Health Act, as
amended from time to time;
(ii)
approval to operate from the Comox Fire Department;
(iii)
automobile liability insurance for mobile trucks and mobile trailers;
(3) Peddler - Every Peddler shall at all times display on their person in a
conspicuous place identification that states the Peddler's name and the
person or company for whom they work as employee or agent, if any.
(Added Subsection 8(4) in its entirety, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Replaced Subsection (4) in its entirety, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
(4) Recreational Cannabis Retail Store - The following regulations apply to
Recreational Cannabis Retail Stores:
(a) No business licence shall be issued for a Recreational Cannabis
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
Retail Store located less than 250 metres from any existing
Recreational Cannabis Retail Store, as measured by the shortest
distance between the outside of the perimeter walls of the
Recreational Cannabis Retail Stores. A Recreational Cannabis Retail
Store is an existing Recreational Cannabis Retail Store when a
business licence for the Recreational Cannabis Retail Store has
been issued.
(b) A Recreational Cannabis Retail Store must not operate except in
premises equipped with an odor control system that effectively
prevents the escape of any noticeable cannabis odor.
(c) If a Recreational Cannabis Retail Store is not operating within six
months of the date on which the Town first issues a Business
Licence for the Recreational Cannabis Retail Store, the Licence shall
expire.
(d) A Business Licence for a Recreation Cannabis Retail Store shall
expire if the Recreational Cannabis Retail Store operations are
discontinued for a continuous period of 6 months.
(e) A maximum of two (2) Business Licences for Recreational Cannabis
Retail Stores located within the area shown shaded in Schedule "B"
shall be issued.
(f) A maximum of one (1) Business Licence for a Recreational Cannabis
Retail Store located outside of the area shown shaded in Schedule
"B" shall be issued.
(g) No person shall display items related to cannabis or the use of
cannabis in any manner by which the items may reasonably be
seen outside of the Recreational Cannabis Retail Store.
(h) Other than where the word cannabis appears on a sign that includes only
the name of a business, and the name of the business includes the word
cannabis, no person shall advertise or promote cannabis or the use of
cannabis in any manner by which the advertising or promotion may
reasonably be seen or heard from outside of a Recreational Cannabis
Retail Store.
(Deleted subsection 8(4)(i), Bylaw 1930, Nov 6, 2019)
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(i)
Deleted.
(j) No person shall install security bars that are located within one
meter of a window which may be seen outside of the Recreational
Cannabis Retail Store.
(k) No person shall install roll down or other shutters which may be
seen outside of the Recreational Cannabis Retail Store.
(Added Subsection 8(4)((l), Bylaw 1882.04, Jun 3, 2020)
(l) Hours of operation for a Recreational Cannabis Retail Store shall be
limited to the following:
(i)
for Recreational Cannabis Retail Stores where Residential Land is less
than 50 metres from the outside of the perimeter walls of the
Recreational Cannabis Retail Store, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and
9:00 p.m. each day; and
(ii)
for all other Recreational Cannabis Retail Stores, between the hours of
10:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. each day."
(Added Subsection 8(5) in its entirety, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Replaced Section 8(5) in its entirety, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
(5) Cannabis-Related Establishment - The following regulations apply to
Cannabis-related Establishments:
(a)
No person shall display items related to cannabis or the use of cannabis
in any manner by which the items may reasonably be seen outside of the
Cannabis-Related Establishment.
(b)
Other than where the word cannabis appears on a sign that includes
only the name of a business, and the name of the business includes the
word cannabis, no person shall advertise or promote cannabis or the use
of cannabis in any manner by which the advertising or promotion may
reasonably be seen or heard from outside of a Cannabis-Related
Establishment.
(c)
No person shall block a window, which may be seen outside of the
Cannabis-Related Establishment, with translucent or opaque material,
artwork, posters, signs, shelving, display cases or similar elements.
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(d)
No person shall install security bars that are located within one meter of
a window which may be seen outside of the Cannabis-Related
Establishment.
(e)
No person shall install roll down or other shutters which may be seen
outside of the Cannabis-Related Establishment.
(Subsection 8(6) added in its entirety, Bylaw 1882.05, Jun 1, 2022)
(6) Liquor Primary Licensed Establishments - The following regulations apply to
Liquor Primary Licensed Establishments that have a maximum seating
capacity greater than 175, pursuant to the Comox Zoning Bylaw 1850:
(a) Hours of operation that liquor may be served at a Liquor Primary
Licensed Establishment shall be limited to the following:
(i)
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 11:00 p.m., Sundays to Thursdays;
and
(ii)
between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 12:00 a.m. midnight, Fridays and
Saturdays.
9.
General Provisions
Subsection 9(1) Updated, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025
(1) The fee payable to the Town for each new and renewed Licence is the amount
in Schedule "D" of the Comox Fees and Charges Bylaw.
Subsection 9(2)(a)(b) Updated, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025
(2) The fees payable for a new and first time Business Licence, excluding a
seasonal or temporary Licence, are prorated by the following amounts:
(a) for a new Licence issued between April 1 and June 30, 75% of the
applicable fee; and
(b) for a new Licence issued between July 1 and December 31, 50% of
the applicable fee.
(3) The Licence Inspector, Bylaw Enforcement Officers and members of the Royal
Canadian Mounted Police are authorized to enter any property for the
purpose of administering and enforcing this Bylaw, provided that the manner
and timing of such entry is consistent with the Community Charter.
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(4) This Bylaw does not relieve any person from complying with any other
statute, regulation or bylaw relating to the operation of a Business and the
Place of Business, including those enactments relating to construction and
repair, fire safety or public health.
(5) In the event that any portion of this Bylaw is declared to be ultra vires by a
Court of competent jurisdiction, then such portion shall be deemed to be
severed from the Bylaw to that extent and the remainder of the Bylaw shall
continue in force and effect.
(Subsection 9(6) added, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Subsection 9(6) replaced, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
(6) The Licence Inspector is authorized to prescribe forms for Business Licence
Applications and Business Licences.
10. Offence
(1) Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw commits an offence
and shall, upon summary conviction, be liable to a minimum fine of $500.00
and a maximum fine of $10,000.00 together with such other penalties that
may be imposed by the court, including payment of the costs of prosecution
and compensation for loss or damage suffered by the Town.
(2) Each day that an offence continues shall constitute a separate offence against
this Bylaw.
11. Municipal Ticketing
(1) This Bylaw is designated under the provisions of section 264 of the
Community Charter as a Bylaw that may be enforced by means of a ticket in
the form prescribed, and in accordance with this Bylaw.
(2) Bylaw Enforcement Officers and members of the Royal Canadian Mounted
Police are persons designated to enforce this Bylaw pursuant to section
264(1)(b) of the Community Charter.
(3) Pursuant to section 264(1)(c) of the Community Charter, the words or
expressions set forth below in Column 1 designate the offence committed
under the Bylaw section numbers appearing in Column 2 opposite the
respective words or expressions.
(Subsection 11(4) replaced in its entirety, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
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CONSOLIDATED - Town of Comox
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(Subsection 11(4) replaced in its entirety, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
(Subsection11(4) replaced in its entirety, Bylaw 1930, Nov 6, 2019)
(Subsection 11(4) updated, Bylaw 1882.04, Jun 3, 2020)
(4) Pursuant to section 265(1) of the Community Charter the fine amount set
forth below in Column 3 is the fine amount for the offence that corresponds
to the section number and words or expressions set out in Columns 1 and 2
opposite the fine amount:
Column 1
Column 2
Column 3
Offence
Bylaw Section
Fine
Amount
No Business Licence
3(1)
$500.00
Fail to Display Licence
3(3)
$100.00
Unlicensed Business Location
3(4)
$100.00
Unlicensed Name Change
3(5)
$100.00
Unlicensed Business Change
3(8)
$250.00
Unlawful Placement of Equipment
7(c)
$100.00
Fail to Obtain Permission
7(d)
$100.00
Contractor-Fail to Produce Licence
8(1)(a)
$500.00
Fail to Produce Sub Licence
8(1)(b)
$200.00
No Mobile Vending Licence
8(2)(a)
$100.00
No Parks Use Permit
8(2)(b)
$100.00
No Discharge Management Plan
8(2)(c)
$100.00
Insufficient Permission
8(2)(d)
$100.00
Visible cannabis items
8(4)(g) or 8(5)(a)
$500.00
Visible cannabis promotion
8(4)(h) or 8(5)(b)
$500.00
Blocking window to cannabis related
establishment
8(5)(c)
$500.00
Installed security bars
8(4)(j) or 8(5)(d)
$500.00
Visible shutters
8(4)(k) or 8(5)(e)
$500.00
Open during prohibited hours
8(4)(l) or 8(5)(f)
$500.00
Serve liquor during prohibited hours
8(6)(a)
$500.00
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CONSOLIDATED - Town of Comox
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
12. Repeal
Comox Business Licence By-law, 1985, as amended, is repealed.
13. Adoption
(1) ADOPTED this
18th
day of April
, 2018
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CONSOLIDATED - Town of Comox
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(Schedule A Replaced, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Schedule A Replaced, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
(Schedule A Deleted, Bylaw 1882.06, April 16, 2025)
(Schedule B Added, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Schedule B Replaced, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
Schedule "B"
DETAIL 1
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Comox Business Regulation Bylaw No. 1882
Current to: March 18, 2026
(Schedule B Added, Bylaw 1889, Aug 1, 2018)
(Schedule B Replaced, Bylaw 1895, Sep 19, 2018)
Schedule "B"
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