Business Licencing and Regulation (Consolidated) Bylaw No. 6815-2011 (Part 7.6 – Cannabis)
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City of Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge
Business Licencing and Regulation
Bylaw No. 6815-2011
Effective Date: November 13, 2012
THE FOLLOWING DOCUMENT HAS BEEN REPRODUCED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY and is a
consolidation of the following:
1.
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
2.
Business Licence and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7135-2015
3.
Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7250-2016
4.
Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7441-2018
5.
Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7467-2018
6.
Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7471-2018
7.
Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7494-2018
8.
Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7529-2019
9.
Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7675-2020
10. Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 7722-2021
11. Business Licencing and Regulation Amending Bylaw No. 8022-2025
Individual copies of any of the above bylaws can be obtained by contacting the Clerk's
Department
City of Maple Ridge
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
Table of Contents
Part 1
Citation ............................................................................................................ 2
Part 2
Severability ...................................................................................................... 2
Part 3
Previous Bylaw Repeal .................................................................................... 2
Part 4
General Provisions .......................................................................................... 2
Part 5
Definitions ....................................................................................................... 2
Part 6
General Licence Requirements ..................................................................... 15
6.1 Licence Requirements ................................................................................... 15
6.2 Licence Application ........................................................................................ 16
6.3 Licence Fees .................................................................................................. 16
6.4 Variable Licence Fees .................................................................................... 17
6.5 Licence Period ............................................................................................... 17
6.6 Licence Renewal ............................................................................................ 17
6.7 Licence Changes ........................................................................................... 17
6.8 Licence Posting .............................................................................................. 18
6.9 Licence Inspector's Powers and Duties ........................................................ 18
6.10 Refusal of a Licence ...................................................................................... 19
6.11 Terms and Conditions of a Licence ............................................................... 19
6.12 Suspension and Cancellation of a Licence ................................................... 19
6.13 Council Reconsideration ................................................................................ 20
Part 7
Specific Regulations ...................................................................................... 20
7.1 Adult Entertainment Store ............................................................................. 20
7.2 Adult Publications .......................................................................................... 21
7.3 Arcades, Cyber Centres and Billiard Halls ..................................................... 21
7.4 Automobile Wrecking and Salvage ................................................................ 22
7.5 Body Rub Studios, Body Painting Studios and Modelling Studios ................ 23
7.6 Cannabis ........................................................................................................ 26
7.7 Casinos .......................................................................................................... 26
7.8 Commercial Parking Lots ............................................................................... 27
7.9 Dog Daycare .................................................................................................. 27
7.10 Exotic Performer ............................................................................................ 28
7.11 Farm Produce Retail ...................................................................................... 28
7.12 Farmers' Market ............................................................................................ 29
7.13 Insurance ....................................................................................................... 30
7.14 Internet Access .............................................................................................. 30
7.15 Licensed Premises and U-Brews ................................................................... 31
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7.16 Mobile Cart .................................................................................................... 31
7.17 Mobile Food Vendors ..................................................................................... 32
7.18 Mobile Ice Cream Vendors ............................................................................ 33
7.19 Non-Profit Agencies/Organizations ............................................................... 34
7.20 Peddlers/Canvassers .................................................................................... 34
7.21 Post Box Rental Agency ................................................................................. 35
7.22 Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor - Single Detached .................................... 35
7.23 Second Hand Dealer ...................................................................................... 36
7.24 Social Escorts ................................................................................................ 39
7.25 Solicitor for Charity/Fundraising ................................................................... 40
7.26 Supportive Recovery (Assisted Living) ........................................................... 40
7.27 Temporary Commercial Vendor ..................................................................... 40
7.28 Tobacco Sales ................................................................................................ 41
7.29 Shark Fin Products ........................................................................................ 41
7.30 Short-Term Rental Accommodation .............................................................. 41
Part 8
Offence and Penalty ...................................................................................... 42
Schedule A - Licence Fees ......................................................................................... 44
Schedule B - Specifications for Warning Signs .......................................................... 61
Schedule C - Second Hand Dealer's Report .............................................................. 63
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
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City of Maple Ridge
Business Licencing and Regulation
Bylaw No. 6815-2011
A Bylaw respecting the granting of licences and regulating of Business within the City
of Maple Ridge.
WHEREAS Council may, pursuant to the provisions contained in the Community
Charter, regulate in relation to Business;
AND WHEREAS in regulating under the Community Charter, Council may provide for a
system of licences, permits or approvals;
AND WHEREAS Council may, pursuant to the Community Charter, delegate its
powers, duties and functions to an officer or employee of the City, which delegation
may include the authority to suspend a Business Licence;
AND WHEREAS Council considers it in the public interest to regulate and licence
Businesses within the City;
AND WHEREAS Council has given notice of its intention to adopt this Bylaw by placing
advertisements in the local newspapers, and has provided an opportunity for persons
who consider they are affected to make representations to Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, Council of the City of Maple Ridge in open meeting assembled
enacts as follows:
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Part 1 Citation
1.1
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011.
Part 2 Severability
2.1
If a portion of this bylaw is held invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
then the invalid portion must be severed and the remainder of this bylaw is
deemed to have been adopted without the severed section, subsequent
paragraph, subparagraph, clause or phrase.
Part 3 Previous Bylaw Repeal
3.1
Maple Ridge Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Warning Sign Bylaw No. 5228-1995, and
3.2
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6333-2005, and the following
amendment bylaws are hereby repealed:
Amendment Bylaw
Effective Date
Bylaw No. 6451-2006
November 28, 2006
Bylaw No. 6503-2007
December 18, 2007
Part 4 General Provisions
4.1
Unless otherwise defined herein, all words and phrases in this Bylaw shall
have the meaning given to them in the Local Government Act and the
Community Charter.
4.2
Headings for each section of this Bylaw are intended to organize the content
and are to be used for reference purposes only.
4.3
Wherever the singular or masculine form of a word is used, it shall also mean
the plural or feminine form of the word as the case may be.
Part 5 Definitions
5.1
In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words have
the following meanings:
"Acupuncturist" means a person who pierces any part of a client's body with
needles as a means of treating disease or pain, and who holds a valid licence
issued by the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and
Acupuncturists of British Columbia.
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"Adult Entertainment Store" means Premises that, excluding contraceptive
devices, offers for rent, use, viewing or sale an object, device, machine or any
form of entertainment including an Adult Publication that is designed or
intended to be used in a Sexual Act or which depicts a Sexual Act.
"Adult Publication" means any book, pamphlet, magazine or printed matter
however produced, which contains a visual image or representation of Nudity,
Sadomasochistic Behaviour or a Sexual Act.
"Amusement Machine" means a machine on which mechanical, electrical,
automatic, computerized, video, online or internet games are played for
amusement or entertainment and for which a coin or token may be inserted
or a fee charged for use.
"Antique" means a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative object made at
an earlier period and according to various custom laws at least 100 years ago.
"Applicant" means any person that applies for a Licence pursuant to this
Bylaw.
"Application" means a written request by an Applicant for the issuance of a
Licence in the form attached to this Bylaw as Schedule "A" as amended from
time to time.
"Arcade" means Premises where five (5) or more Amusement Machines are
made available to members of the public for a fee.
7722-2021
"Assisted Living Facility" means a premises or part of a premises, other than a
Community Care Facility;
(a) In which housing, hospitality services and assisted living services,
as defined in the Community Care and Assisted Living Act are
provided by or through the operator to three (3) or more adults
who:
(i) Are not related by blood or marriage to the operator of the
premise; and
(ii) Do not require, on a regular basis, unscheduled professional
Health Services; or
(b) Designed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council to be an Assisted
Living Residence; and is regulated under the Community Care and
Assisted Living Act.
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"Auction" means offering or putting up for sale real or personal property
where the public is invited to make competitive bids for the items offered for
sale, but does not include a Crown officer selling Crown property by auction or
a sheriff's officer or bailiff selling property under a judgment or in satisfaction
of rents or taxes.
"Automated Teller Machine" means a machine that permits a customer to
access and use certain financial services customarily provided by a Financial
Institution, and includes such a machine that is located in or affixed to any
Premises, including the Premises in which a Financial Institution operates its
principal Business if the machine can be accessed by customers outside the
Financial Institution's regular Business hours.
"Automated Vending Machine" means any machine or device that:
a) is operated by or requires for the operation thereof the insertion of a
coin, token, currency of any kind, credit card or bank card, and
b) sells or dispenses money, a service or goods, or provides music,
recreation, or amusement of any kind whatsoever.
"Bingo Hall" means a recreational facility used or intended to be used for the
purpose of playing bingo, where a licence has been issued by the British
Columbia Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch to charitable or religious
organizations as a Licensee, but excludes Casinos and casino halls.
"Billiards" includes snooker, pool, bagatelle and other similar games.
"Billiard Hall" means any Premises where three (3) or more billiard tables are
made available to members of the public for a fee, but does not include
Premises owned and operated by a Non-Profit Society or Premises with a
Liquor Primary Licence.
"Body Painting Studio" means any Premises where, directly or indirectly, a fee
is paid for any activity involving the application of paint, powder, or similar
materials to the body by another person.
"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.
"Buy" includes purchase, barter, deal in, take in exchange, take in part
payment, or receive on consignment.
7494-2018
"Cannabis" means dried flowers, leaves, stems and seeds of the Cannabis
sativa plant, cultivated for the purpose of inhaling or ingesting.
7494-2018
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"Cannabis Retail" means a retail use devoted to sales of non-medical
cannabis products in accordance with Federal and Provincial Regulations.
"Canvasser" means any person who canvasses or solicits Business within the
City from cards or samples, or in any other manner whatsoever, takes orders
for works or services or for the sale of any goods or any article or thing for
immediate or future delivery, or for the purpose of promoting any Business.
"Carnival" means an itinerant exhibition, show or production temporarily
located in the City, which offers to the public amusement rides, circus
performances, games of skill or chance, or other similar entertainment.
"Caterer" means any person engaged in the preparing or serving of food or
drink for consumption at Premises other than where that person carries on
the Business, but excludes Mobile Food Vendors, Mobile Ice Cream Vendors,
and Businesses that prepare food for take-out.
"Casino" means any Premises licensed or permitted to operate as a gaming
facility under the Gaming Control Act, but does not include bingo halls.
"Cheque Cashing Centre" means any Premises where the Business of cashing
cheques or negotiable instruments for a fee charged or chargeable to the
payee of the cheque or the payee's agent is carried on, but does not include a
Financial Institution.
"Chief Constable" means the officer in charge of the Maple Ridge Detachment
of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
7441-2018
"City" means the City of Maple Ridge.
"Commercial Kennel" means a kennel limited to the keeping, training,
breeding, selling, or Dog Boarding for (a fee), and limited to the number of
Dogs specified in the Licence but not to exceed a density of fifty (50) Dogs per
site.
"Commercial Parking Lot" means an area of land or any building or part
thereof where the parking of motor vehicles is provided for a fee, and includes
areas provided specifically for customers of a Business, or tenants of a
building other than a building used exclusively for residential purposes.
"Community Care" means a Business licensed or required to be licensed
under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
7722-2021
"Community Care Facility" means a premises or part of a premises, regulated
under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act as defined in the
Community Care and Assisted Living Act;
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(a) In which a person provides care to three (3) or more persons who
are not related by blood or marriage to the person and includes any
other premises or part of a premises that, in the opinion of the
medical health officer is used in conjunction with the Community
Care Facility for the purpose of providing care; or
(b) Designated by the lieutenant Governor in Council to be a
Community Care Facility.
"Contractor" includes any person who undertakes to do or perform any
construction, building, carpentry, plastering, lathing, shingling, or concrete
work, or any other construction work or service for a fee, except where a
Licence fee for other work or service is specifically imposed elsewhere in this
Bylaw but shall not include a land developer.
"Convenience Store" means a use devoted to the retail sale of groceries,
perishable items, household items, domestic supplies, convenience goods,
and related accessory uses.
"Corporate Officer" means the Corporate Officer for the City.
"Cyber Centre" means any Premises that have available for the use of its
patrons for a fee, four (4) or more computer terminals or other electronic
devices that provide or are capable of providing access to the internet or other
computer network systems, but does not include a school, college, university
or other educational institution or a public library.
"Daycare" means the provision of care of children in a home environment,
licensed for this use in accordance with the Community Care and Assisted
Living Act, and includes group childcare, family childcare, in-home multi-age
childcare and pre-school as defined under the Child Care Licensing
Regulation, and not to exceed a maximum of 8 children in care.
7441-2018
"Dog" means any animal of the canine species.
"Dog Boarding" means to feed, house and care or a Dog for a fee but does not
include Dog Daycare.
"Dog Daycare" means to feed, house, care, and/or groom a Dog for a fee
between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm with a maximum of twenty (20)
Dogs per site, and may involve retail sales of Dog related items but excludes
overnight Dog Boarding.
"Driver's Licence" means a valid driver's licence issued pursuant to, or an
equivalent licence recognized under, the Motor Vehicle Act of the Province of
British Columbia.
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"Dwelling Unit" as defined in the City of Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as
amended from time to time.
"Electronic Gaming" means any activity or game of chance for money or other
valuable consideration carried out or played on an electronic or mechanical
device or machine, but excludes the purchase or sale of lottery tickets
pursuant to a government lottery scheme.
"Exotic Performer" means a person who, for a Business purpose, is in a state
of Nudity or who removes a majority or all of that person's clothing to be in a
state of Nudity, but excludes a person depicted in a motion picture.
"Farm Produce" means berries, fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, fresh cut
flowers, live fowl, live poultry, bedding plants, seeds, and trees commonly
known as Christmas Trees sold only during the Christmas season, bulbs and
similar products, live shrubs or trees grown or produced from seeds, seedlings
or cuttings on the individual farm on which the sale is taking place; but
excluding dressed fowl or poultry and butchered meat.
"Farmers' Market" means the carrying on of a Business that organizes a
group of vendors to gather in a temporary, open-air market located outdoors
for the purpose of selling to the public only goods described in section 7.12 of
this Bylaw.
"Financial Institution" means a bank, credit union, trust company or other
similar business that, among other things, accepts deposits, invests money, or
lends money.
"Fitness Centre" means any Premises that provide patrons the opportunity to
perform physical activity for a fee and includes recreational clubs, fitness
centres, hand ball courts, squash courts, health clubs, rock climbing facilities,
batting cages, and gymnasiums.
"Food Primary Licence" means a Food Primary Licence issued pursuant to the
Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
"Highway" as defined in the City of Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw as
amended from time to time.
"Home Occupation" means a business accessory to the use of a dwelling unit
or to the residential use of a lot occupied by a dwelling.
"Junk" means any scrap, waste, discarded material, goods or debris whether
or not stored for salvage, dismantling or recycling.
"Licence" means a Business licence required pursuant to this Bylaw.
"Licensee" means a person to whom a current Licence has been issued under
this Bylaw.
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"Licence Inspector" means the Director of Licences, Permits and Bylaws or
their designate.
"Licensed Premises" means any Premises licensed under the provisions of
the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and includes restaurants;
"Liquor Primary Licence" means a liquor primary licence or liquor primary club
licence issued pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
"Loiter" means to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses or to remain in
an area for no obvious or legal reason.
"Manufacturing" means carrying on the Business of assembling, fabricating,
processing, altering or finishing any goods.
8022-2025
"Market" means to offer for sale, promote, canvass, solicit, advertise, or
facilitate short-term rental accommodation, and includes placing, posting or
erecting advertisements physically or online, but does not include the mere
provision of a neutral space or location for such marketing in newspapers,
bulletin boards, or online.
7467-2018
"Massage Therapy" means a medical, therapeutic or cosmetic massage
treatment given by a person duly licensed or registered under any statute of
the Province of British Columbia governing such activities.
"Medical Health Officer" means a medical health officer designated under
section 71 of the Public Health Act.
"Mobile Cart" means any device designed to be moved by human power.
"Mobile Food Vendor" means a person who sells or offers to sell food items
from a Cart or Vehicle.
"Mobile Ice Cream Vendor" means a person who sells or offers to sell frozen
novelty products such as ice cream bars, popsicles, or yogurt bars from a Cart
or Vehicle located on a public Highway.
"Modelling Studio" means Premises where, directly or indirectly, a fee is paid
for the furnishing of persons as models who pose in a state of Nudity on the
Premises for the purpose of being sketched, painted, drawn, sculptured,
photographed, or otherwise depicted, but does not include a studio which
functions as an educational institution authorized under legislation of the
Province of British Columbia governing educational institutions, nor to a studio
which functions to provide models who are sketched, painted, drawn,
sculptured, photographed, or otherwise depicted and the depiction is
produced for commercial purposes, or to a studio which is being operated for
purely artistic purposes.
7441-2018
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"Neighbourhood Daycare" means an establishment for the provision of care
and supervision of a maximum of 15 children in a home environment,
licensed for use in accordance with Community Care and Assisted Living Act,
and includes Group Daycare, Out of School Care, Pre-School, Emergency Care
and Childminding, as defined under the Child Care Licensing Regulation.
"Non-Profit Society" means a registered charitable society that is:
(a) incorporated and in good standing under the Society Act; and
(b) registered as such under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and qualified to
issue tax receipts to its donors.
"Nudity" means the showing of the post-pubertal, human, male or female
genitals or pubic area with less than a full, opaque covering.
"Outdoor Recreation" means such activities as paintball, zip lining, horseback
riding academies, go-carting, mountain biking, rock climbing and similar
activities but does not include the private use of municipal parks or facilities
without the express written permission of the Director of Parks and Open
Spaces for the City.
7135-2015
"Payday Loan" means the business of offering, arranging, or providing payday
loans (as defined in the Business Practices and Consumer Protection Act, SBC
2004 c.2,as amended, and regulated by the Payday Loans Regulation, B.C.
Reg. 57/2009, as amended) to consumers.
"Pawn" means the deposit of personal property as a pledge or collateral
security for an assessed value.
"Peddler" means a person who sells or offers for sale goods or food items by
going from place to place or house to house, or by appointment and
demonstration, whether such person is acting on that person's own behalf or
as an employee of another, but excludes a Solicitor for Charity.
"Personal Services" means provision of specific services to the person
including, but not limited to, barbering, hairdressing, beauty salons, nail
salons, tattoo parlour, tailoring, shoemaking, dry cleaning and pet grooming,
and excluding Adult Entertainment and Pawn shop use.
"Pet Store" means a retail store where domesticated animals are offered for
sale or sold to the public, but excludes an animal shelter.
"Picture Identification" means one or more of the following provided it has not
expired and has a photograph of the bearer:
(a) driver's licence issued by a Canadian province or territory;
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(b) identity card issued by a Canadian province or territory;
(c) passport;
(d) Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada;
(e) Certificate of Canadian citizenship issued by the Government of
Canada; or
(f) Conditional Release Card issued by Correctional Services Canada.
"Police Department" means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with a
detachment located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
"Police Officer" means an officer of the Police Department.
"Post Box" means a box or other receptacle used or intended to be used for
the collection or storage of mail.
"Post Box Rental Agency" means a Business that makes available for rent,
lease, purchase, possession or use one or more Post Boxes to a person or to
a Business that does not normally occupy the Premises where the Post Box or
Post Boxes are located, but does not include Canada Post.
"Premises" includes but is not limited to stores, offices, warehouses, factory
buildings, houses, enclosures, and yards.
"Prenatal Alcohol Exposure" means the consumption of any alcoholic
substance (beer, wine, spirits) which has detrimental effects on the growing
fetus, including implications for mental, learning, physical, and behavioural
development.
8022-2025
"Principal Residence" means the same as defined in the Short-Term Rental
Accommodations Act.
"Private School" means any Premises used for elementary, secondary,
college, technical, language or other education or instruction generally offered
to the public and which is not operated by School District No. 42 (Maple
Ridge).
"Professional" includes persons engaged in the Professional Business of
offering any of the following services in accordance with a federal or provincial
licence or standard including but not limited to: accountant, agrologist,
architect, chiropractor, dentist, ecologist, engineer, financial consultant,
forester, land surveyor, lawyer, naturopathic physician, notary public,
optometrist, orthodontist, osteopath, pharmacist, physician, physiotherapist,
podiatrist, psychiatrist, psychologist, radiologist, registered psychiatric nurse,
surgeon and undertaker.
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"Professional Dog Walker" means an individual whose Business or
employment is walking Dogs owned by other persons.
7675-2020
"Property Manager" means a person or business hired to manage the day to
day operations of a commercial property for a fee.
"Proprietor" means the person who ultimately controls, governs, or directs the
activities carried on within the kinds of Premises referred to in this Bylaw and
includes the person actually in charge thereof.
"Public Market" means any Premises containing stalls, tables, spaces,
divisions or compartments individually rented, occupied or operated for the
purpose of displaying or selling goods to the public.
"Realtor" means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the Real
Estate Services Act.
7675-2020
"Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor" means a person that rents or leases or
offers to rent or lease two or more Dwelling Units to other persons.
8022-2025
"Retirement Residence" means accommodation for seniors who can direct
their own care and is not considered a Registered Assisted Living facility or a
Community Care Facility.
"Restaurant" means an establishment where food and beverages are sold to
the public and where provision is made for consumption on or off the
Premises. The establishment may be licensed as "Food Primary" under the
Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
"Retail Business" means a Business selling goods for final consumption, in
contrast to a sale for further sale or processing, and includes accessory
manufacturing or assembly of the goods for sale.
"Sadomasochistic Behaviour" means scenes involving a person or persons,
any of whom are in a state of Nudity, who are engaged in activities involving
flagellation, torture, fettering, binding, or other physical restraint of any other
person.
"School Holiday" means any day which is a holiday, or any day or part thereof
that is a non-instructional day for schools in Maple Ridge.
"Scrap Dealer" means a person whose primary Business is the collection and
delivery of scrap to a licensed salvage yard, recycling plant or recycling depot.
"Scrap Metal Dealer" means a scrap metal dealer as defined in the City's
Scrap Metal Dealer Regulation Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
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"Second Hand Articles" means any used goods, including Junk, offered for
sale or taken in Pawn including but not limited to the following:
(a) used clothing, furniture, costume jewellery, footwear, and houseware
items such as dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils and cutlery; and
(b) used books, papers, magazines, vinyl records and long play records.
"Second Hand Dealer" means a person carrying on the Business of buying,
selling, taking in Pawn, procuring or offering for sale Second Hand Articles and
includes the following persons, stores, or transactions:
(a) a person who is licensed by the Province of British Columbia to deal in
used motor vehicles;
(b) a person who deals only in antiques;
(c) a person who only purchases, sells or collects recyclable materials for
the sole purpose of recycling. Recyclable materials shall include
bottles, cans, plastics, glass, cardboard, paper or other recyclable
materials but shall not include scrap metal that is not part of a can or
food container;
(d) a thrift store or charity store which receives Second Hand Articles by
donation;
(e) transactions involving Second Hand Articles purchased at a public
auction where the seller's name and address is recorded in the records
of the auction house;
(f) transactions involving Second Hand Articles purchased at a
consignment store where the seller's name and address is recorded in
the records of the consignment store; and
(g) transactions involving an exchange or trade of Second Hand Articles
for another Second Hand Article where no money is given by the dealer
to the person from whom the Second Hand Article was received.
"Second Hand Dealer's Report" means the report form attached hereto as
Schedule "C" or a similar report form, including an electronic report accessible
by or from a centralized electronic registry to which the Police Department has
uninterrupted and unlimited access, provided such other report form has first
been approved in writing by both the Police Department and the Licence
Inspector.
"Sexual Act" means a real or simulated act as defined in the Motion Picture
Act Regulations.
8022-2025
"Short -Term Rental" has the same definition described in the Zoning Bylaw.
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8022-2025
"Short -Term Rental Operator" means a person who rents out, or offers for
rent, their Principal Residence for a short-term accommodation.
8022-2025
"Sleeping Unit" has the same definition described within the Zoning Bylaw.
"Social Escort" means any person who, for a Business purpose, escorts or
accompanies another person, but does not include a person providing
assistance to another person because of that other person's age, medical
condition or disability.
"Solicitor for Charity" means a person who engages in the Business of
collecting or receiving money or goods, with or without the disposal or sale of
goods, and includes the sale of tickets for any form of entertainment or
drawing or other disposition of any prize, where some or all of the money
collected or the proceeds of the disposal or sale are, directly or indirectly,
given to a Non-Profit Society.
7467-2018
"Spa Services" means the provision of specific services to a person including
but not limited to body painting, esthetics, eyebrow and eyelash services,
manicures, pedicures, reflexology, reiki, and massage therapy.
7722-2021
"Supportive Recovery" means an Assisted Living Residence for adults
receiving services primarily for recovery from drug and alcohol addiction.
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"Temporary" means sixty (60) consecutive days in a twelve (12) month period.
"Temporary Commercial Vendor" means any person carrying on the Business
of selling or offering for sale goods from a temporary location, kiosk or Vehicle
on commercially zoned property.
"Theatre" means Premises primarily used for the provision of live
performances or for the projection or display of motion pictures to the public
for a fee.
"Tobacco" means tobacco and tobacco products in any form in which they
may be consumed, by a consumer, and includes snuff and raw leaf tobacco.
"Tobacco Product" means tobacco products and accessories as defined under
the Tobacco Tax Act.
"U-brew" means any Premises where supplies, prepackaged ingredients or
equipment are sold which contributes towards the making of wine, beer or
other alcoholic beverages.
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"Unit" means any structure or building that is zoned and or used for
residential, industrial or commercial purposes.
"Vehicle" as defined in the "Motor Vehicle Act".
"Warehouse" means Premises used for keeping or storing goods, to which the
general public does not have access, and which may include facilities for
distribution of Commercial or Industrial goods.
"Wholesale Dealer" means any person who carries on the Business of selling
any goods to Retail Businesses, to other Wholesale Dealers, or to Contractors
or manufacturers for use in their Businesses, but excludes an owner of a
warehouse that does not employ a representative, other than the warehouse
owner or operator, to solicit orders for, to handle or to distribute goods.
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Part 6 General Licence Requirements
6.1
Licence Requirements
6.1.1
Except as otherwise provided in this Bylaw:
(a)
no person shall carry on, maintain, own or operate a
Business in the City without holding a valid and subsisting
Licence; and
(b)
no person shall suffer, permit or allow a person to carry on,
maintain or operate a Business without a valid and
subsisting Licence.
6.1.2
A Licence is not required for:
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(a) a Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor that rents or leases or
offers to rent or lease no more than one Unit in the City; or
(b)
The Royal Canadian Legion Branch or the Army Navy & Air
Force Veterans in Canada Branch with respect to a licence
they may hold under the Liquor Control & Licensing Act as
amended from time to time or an establishment it may
operate with respect to the licence, as Council considered
the Royal Canadian Legion Branch and the Army Navy & Air
Force Veterans in Canada to be non-profit, charitable
institutions and organizations contributing to the general
interest and advantage of the City.
6.1.3
Every person who operates a Business from more than one Premise
in the City shall apply for and maintain a separate Licence in
respect of each Premise pursuant to section 6.1.1.
6.1.4
Every person who operates more than one Business at one Premise
shall apply for and maintain a separate Licence in respect of each
Business.
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6.1.5
Any person operating or carrying on a Business that is regulated,
controlled, permitted, or licensed by any other Bylaw or Provincial or
Federal enactment shall obtain the necessary approvals from the
appropriate authority prior to applying for a Licence.
6.1.6
A Licence is not to be deemed to be a representation by the City to
the Licensee that the Business or proposed Business complies with
any or all applicable Bylaws or other enactments.
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6.1.7
The holder of a valid and subsisting Home Occupation Licence is
permitted to hold a commercial display on commercial property,
subject to compliance with other municipal Bylaws, for up to one (1)
month in a six (6) month period without obtaining a separate
Licence as required in section 6.1.4.
6.2
Licence Application
6.2.1
All Applications for a Licence pursuant to this Bylaw shall:
(a)
be made in the form provided by the Licence Inspector for
that purpose;
(b)
be signed by the owner or operator of the Business or an
agent authorized in writing by the owner or operator; and
(c)
contain a true and accurate description of the following
information:
(i)
the nature of the Business;
(ii)
the Premises, including the civic address, from which
the Business is conducted;
(iii)
any other information the Licence Inspector may
require with respect to the operation of the Business
and its location; and
(iv)
not be altered or annotated in any manner.
6.2.2
The Licence Inspector may review the Application to verify general
compliance with this Bylaw and other applicable enactments. Any
errors or omissions in the information provided by the Applicant on
the Application will be the sole responsibility of the Applicant.
6.2.3
All Premises in or upon which the Applicant proposes to carry on
Business and or all vehicles used in connection therewith shall,
before any such Licence is granted for such Premises or for such
vehicle, first be approved by the Licence Inspector who may in his
discretion also require such Premises or vehicles to be approved by
Federal, Provincial or City Officials, as the Licence Inspector deems
necessary.
6.3
Licence Fees
6.3.1
Every Applicant shall, at the time of making the Application, pay to
the City the Licence fee set out for his Business in Schedule "A" to
this Bylaw. No Licence shall be issued until the payment of the fee
is made.
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6.3.2
Nothwithstanding section 6.3.1, the Licence fee prescribed in
Schedule A may be reduced for a Business which a Licence is
issued after the 30th day of September in any calendar year.
6.3.3
No reduction or refund of the annual Licence fee paid pursuant to
this Bylaw shall be made by the City due to any Licensee ceasing to
own or operate the Business for which the Licence was issued.
6.3.4
The fees set out in Schedule "A" of this bylaw shall be adjusted
annually and implemented on the 1st day of January in the following
year. This annual adjustment shall be based on the Consumer Price
Index (CPI) as established by Statistics Canada based on the
previous 12 month period ending December.
6.4
Variable Licence Fees
6.4.1
Where the Licence fee for a Business is based on the floor area,
ground area, number of professionals regularly employed, number
of machines, appliances, rental units or other factors used in the
carrying on of the Business, an Applicant who changes the factors
upon which the Licence fee is based shall immediately notify the
Licence Inspector in writing, and pay any additional Licence fee
which may be payable under Schedule "A" as a result of the change.
6.5
Licence Period
6.5.1
Licences shall be issued for a period no greater than one calendar
year and shall commence on the 1st day of January and expire on
the 31st day of December of each year, unless otherwise indicated
on the Licence.
6.6
Licence Renewal
6.6.1
Every Licensee shall renew the Licence prior to the beginning of
each licensing period as long as the Business for which the Licence
was issued is operating or being carried on within the City.
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6.6.2
The Licence renewal fee shown on the Licence renewal statement is
due and payable in full by December 31 the preceding year or a late
payment fee of $25 shall be applied.
6.7
Licence Changes
6.7.1
Every Licensee shall notify the Licence Inspector in writing within
forty-eight (48) hours of the termination of operation of the
Business.
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6.7.2
No Licensee shall make a change to a Business, including but not
limited to a change:
(a)
in location of the Business Premises;
(b)
to the Business name;
(c)
to any term or condition on which the Licence was issued; or
(d)
that would increase the Licence fee prescribed for the
Business in Schedule "A" without first applying to the
Licence Inspector to have the Licence changed.
6.7.3
The powers, conditions, requirements and procedures relating to
the granting or refusal of a Licence shall apply to all such
applications for a Licence change.
6.7.4
A person applying for a Licence change shall, at the time of making
the Application, pay to the City the amount by which the Licence fee
under Schedule "A" will increase.
6.7.5
In addition to the fee set out in Schedule "A", a Licensee applying
for a change of location of the Premises in which the Business is
carried on shall pay to the City a transfer fee of $50.00.
6.7.6
A person applying for a name change for a corporation shall, at the
time of application, supply a true copy of the name change
certificate issued by the Corporate Registry (Victoria).
6.8
Licence Posting
6.8.1
Every Licensee shall post the Licence in a conspicuous place on the
Premises or on the thing or article in respect of which the Licence is
issued and, in the case where the holder thereof has no Business
Premises in the City, such Licence shall be carried upon his person
at all times when he is engaged in the Business for which the
Licence was issued.
6.9
Licence Inspector's Powers and Duties
6.9.1
On receipt of an Application and before issuing any Licence or
authorizing a change with respect to an existing Licence, a Licence
Inspector may:
(a)
at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, inspect
the Premises for which the Licence or the change to an
existing Licence is sought; and
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(b)
require the Applicant to provide proof of any certification,
approval, or qualification which may be required by a
federal, provincial or municipal authority with respect to the
business.
6.9.2
A Licence is issued on terms or conditions imposed in respect of
that Business by this Bylaw or in any other enactment.
6.9.3
Subject to section 16 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c.26
a Licence Inspector may enter the Premises at a reasonable time to
inspect and determine whether the regulations and requirements of
the Bylaw are being met.
6.10 Refusal of a Licence
6.10.1
An Application may be refused by the Licence Inspector in any
specific case, provided that:
(a)
the Application shall not be unreasonably refused; and
(b)
the Licence Inspector shall give written reasons for the
refusal.
6.10.2
If the Licence Inspector refuses to grant a Licence, the Applicant
who is subject to the decision is entitled to have Council reconsider
the matter.
6.11 Terms and Conditions of a Licence
6.11.1
Council or the Licence Inspector may impose terms and conditions
with respect to a Licence granted under this Bylaw. The terms and
conditions imposed on a Licence may include any one or more of
the following requirements that the Licensee:
(a)
comply with a particular provision of a Municipal Bylaw or
any other Provincial or Federal enactment within a specified
period of time; and
(b)
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 Municipal Bylaw
or any other Provincial or Federal enactment with respect to
that Business.
6.12 Suspension and Cancellation of a Licence
6.12.1
A Licence may be suspended or cancelled by the Licence Inspector
for reasonable cause.
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6.12.2
Without limiting what constitutes reasonable cause, any one or
more of the following circumstances may constitute reasonable
cause:
(a)
the Licensee fails to comply with this Bylaw or a term or
condition of the Licence;
(b)
the Licensee is convicted of an indictable offence in
Canada, which offence, in the opinion of Council or the
Licence Inspector, directly relates to the Business;
(c)
the Licensee is convicted of an offence under any Municipal
Bylaw or Provincial or Federal enactment in respect of the
Business for which the Licensee is licensed or with respect
to the Premises for which the Licence was issued; or
(d)
the Licensee has ceased to meet the lawful requirements to
carry on the Business for which the Licensee is licensed or
with respect to the Premises for which the Licence was
issued.
6.13 Council Reconsideration
6.13.1
An Applicant or Licence holder who wishes Council to reconsider an
Licence Inspector's decision to refuse, suspend or cancel a Licence
shall, within ten (10) business days of the date of the refusal,
suspension or cancellation, deliver to the Corporate Officer a written
request stating the grounds upon which the request is based.
6.13.2
The Corporate Officer shall refer to Council a request made under
section 6.13.1 and notify the applicant or Licence holder of the time
and place at which Council will reconsider the Licence Inspector's
decision.
Part 7 Specific Regulations
7.1
Adult Entertainment Store
7.1.1
No owner or operator of an Adult Entertainment Store shall permit
any person who is less than nineteen (19) years of age to be at the
Premises at any time.
7.1.2
No owner or operator of an Adult Entertainment Store shall exhibit
or permit to be exhibited in any window at the Premises or viewed
from outside the Premises any depiction of a Sexual Act or any
good, material, device, machine or entertainment which is designed
or intended to be used in or for a Sexual Act.
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7.1.3
Every Adult Entertainment Store shall post and keep posted at all
times at every entrance to its Premises a clearly visible and legible
sign, not less than 21.59 centimetres (8 ½ inches) by 27.94
centimetres (11 inches) in dimension, containing the words "Adults
Only".
7.2
Adult Publications
7.2.1
Except in an Adult Entertainment Store licensed under this Bylaw,
no owner or operator of a Business shall sell or offer to sell or
display or permit to be displayed at a Business Premises, an Adult
Publication except as follows:
(a)
all Adult Publications shall be located on a shelf, the bottom
edge of which is at least 120 centimetres (47.25 inches)
from the floor; and
(b)
all Adult Publications shall be placed behind an opaque
substance which extends for the full length of the shelf on
which the Adult Publications are placed and which extends
vertically for at least 20.32 centimetres (8 inches) from the
bottom of the shelf.
7.3
Arcades, Cyber Centres and Billiard Halls
7.3.1
Every owner or operator of an Arcade, Cyber Centre or Billiard Hall
shall:
(a)
post and keep posted at all times at every entrance to the
Premises a clearly visible and legible sign, not less than
21.59 centimetres (8 ½ inches) by 27.94 centimetres (11
inches) in dimension, containing the words "No Loitering";
(b)
ensure Loitering does not take place;
(c)
post and keep posted at all times in a conspicuous place,
near any Amusement Machines, computer terminals or
billiard tables, a summary of the rules of conduct for
customers, including the regulations set out in this section;
(d)
ensure that the Premises are well lit and clean;
(e)
not cover up any window in a manner that would prevent a
clear view of the interior of the Premises from the exterior of
the Premises;
(f)
ensure that the owner or not less than one employee of the
Business is present at the Premises at all times that the
Premises are open to the public;
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(g)
not permit any patron to be at the Premises between the
hours of 12:00 Midnight and 7:00 am; and
(h)
not allow any person apparently or actually under the age of
fifteen (15) years, unless such person is accompanied by his
parent or guardian, to use, play, operate or loiter about an
Amusement Machine or computer terminal or be present in
a Billiard Hall:
(i)
between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm Monday
to Friday inclusive unless such day is a School
Holiday; or
(ii)
between the hours of 10:00 pm and 12:00 Midnight
Sunday to Thursday inclusive unless the day
immediately following is a School Holiday; and
(iii)
where reasonable doubt exists as to the age of a
person desiring to play an Amusement Machine or
use a computer terminal or to be present in a Billiard
Hall, the owner or operator of those Premises shall
not permit any person who is unable to provide
documented proof of age indicating that person is
fifteen (15) years of age or older to remain at the
Premises.
7.4
Automobile Wrecking and Salvage
7.4.1
Every owner or operator of an automobile wrecker, salvage yard,
automobile dealer/rebuilder, towing with storage Business and
towing without storage Business is subject to the regulations of this
section.
7.4.2
Every owner or operator shall maintain on the Premises a
permanent building of at least 100 square metres (100 m²) and the
building must contain an office together with washroom and
cleanup facilities for employees.
7.4.3
The Premises shall be kept by the owner or operator in a clean,
orderly, uncluttered and unobstructed condition and any building or
continuous landscape screen on the Premises must be kept in good
and sufficient repair and properly painted.
7.4.4
No by-products or materials of the Business shall be burned except
in a furnace or incinerator designed to trap fly ash and to contain
the whole of the fire.
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7.4.5
Every owner or operator shall keep on the Premises a record of the
vehicle identification number (VIN) and the serial numbers of all
automobiles and equipment bearing these numbers, in accordance
with the following:
(a)
every record shall be written in ink in a plain legible hand in
the English language;
(b)
every record shall include the precise date and hour of
receiving the automobile or equipment for salvage or
destruction;
(c)
every record shall include the name, residence, or street
address, and description of the person from whom the
automobile or equipment was received. The description of
the person must include date of birth, height, weight, eye
color, race, gender and the type and number of Picture
Identification presented. This information must be
compared to and recorded from the person's Picture
Identification by the proprietor;
(d)
every owner or operator shall, at all reasonable times during
Business hours, produce the owner or operator's register for
the inspection of the Licence Inspector;
(e)
the owner or operator's register may be removed at any time
by the Licence Inspector for inspection at the headquarters
of the officer or for use as evidence in Court;
(f)
immediately upon the return of a register to the owner or
occupier, the owner or occupier shall enter in proper
sequence each and every transaction involving the receiving
of automobiles or equipment made during the absence of
the register;
(g)
the owner or occupier shall not permit any entry in a register
to be erased, obliterated, or defaced, or permit any page or
other portion of the register to be cut out or removed; and
(h)
the owner or occupier shall number each record in the
register in sequence and number each page of the register
in sequence.
7.5
Body Rub Studios, Body Painting Studios and Modelling Studios
7.5.1
Every application for a Licence to operate a Body Rub Studio, Body
Painting Studio and Modelling Studio shall be accompanied by a
floor plan for the entire Premises in the scale and detail as may be
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required by the Licence Inspector, and when any alterations are
made to the Premises, the owner or operator shall file revised plans
immediately with the Licence Inspector.
7.5.2
Every owner or operator of a Body Rub Studio, Body Painting Studio
or Modelling Studio shall:
(a)
provide the Licence Inspector with the name, address, and
photocopy of Picture Identification of every person proposed
to be employed or engaged in the Business;
(b)
notify the Licence Inspector within twenty-four (24) hours of
any change in the personnel employed or engaged in the
Business; and
(c)
not employ or engage any person in the Business without
first receiving the approval of the Licence Inspector.
7.5.3
No owner or operator of a Body Rub Studio, Body Painting Studio or
Modelling Studio shall:
(a)
employ any person or allow any person at the Premises who
is less than nineteen (19) years of age;
(b)
permit the Premises to be open to the public between the
hours of 12:00 Midnight and 8:00 am;
(c)
permit any person engaged in providing a Body Rub to
manipulate, touch or massage the male or female genitals
of any patron;
(d)
permit any person engaged in providing a Body Rub at the
Premises to perform a Body Rub unless the person is
wearing clean, washable, non-transparent outer garments
covering the body between the neck and the top of the
knee, the sleeves of which do not reach below the elbows;
and
(e)
exhibit the owner or operator's body, or permit other
persons to exhibit their bodies in any window at or about the
Premises, or exhibit or permit to be exhibited any sign
outside the Premises showing any Nudity or any printed
words that might indicate that the Premises is a place that
offers any form of Sexual Act or entertainment involving
Nudity.
7.5.4
Every room at the Premises which is used for Body Rub or Body
Painting or Modelling shall:
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(a)
be at least 2.5 metres by 2.5 metres in size;
(b)
not be equipped with a locking device on any door to the
room;
(c)
not have any means by which a person may view the interior
of the room, other than a door providing entrance to the
room;
(d)
be equipped with lighting of at least 50 foot candle power at
all points in the room, which lighting shall remain on when
the door is closed;
(e)
contain a massage table that is made of metal, is not less
than 1 metre in height and is supplied with a single use,
disposable coverings; and
(f)
not contain any mattress, futon, bed, couch, chair or other
item of furniture that could reasonably be used as a bed.
7.5.5
The Applicant for a Body Rub, Body Painting or Modelling Studio
Business Licence shall provide a copy of Picture Identification and a
copy of a criminal records search completed by the Police for:
(a)
the proprietor, in the case of a sole proprietorship;
(b)
each partner with an ownership interest, in the case of a
partnership;
(c)
each director and officer of the corporation, in the case of a
corporate owner; and
(d)
each employee or independent contractor who will be
providing massage or Body Rub, Body Painting or Modelling
services as part of the Business to the Licence Inspector,
each such search to have been completed within thirty (30)
days of the application date and confirming that the sole
proprietor, partner, directors and officer, and employees or
independent contractor, as applicable, has not been
convicted of any offence related to the keeping of a
common bawdy house, prostitution, drug possession or
dealing, pornography or violent crimes against any person.
7.5.6
In the case of a partnership or corporate owner, the Applicant shall
provide to the Licence Inspector the name of the partner or the
name of the director or officer who will provide day to day
management of the Body Rub Studio, Body Paint Studio or
Modelling Studio.
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7.5.7
Every Body Rub Studio, Body Paint Studio or Modelling Studio shall
meet the following terms and conditions while in operation in the
City under a validly issued Business Licence:
(a)
the requirements set out in section 7.5.3 (hours of
operations) shall be met;
(b)
the requirements of section 7.5.4 shall be met during all
hours when the Business is open for Business;
(c)
the owner or the individual identified in section 7.5.5 shall
provide day to day management of the Business;
(d)
the owner or the individual identified in section 7.5.5 shall
be responsible for ensuring that a written record is kept of
the full name, address and telephone number of every
person to whom the Business provides services, together
with the date, time, nature and cost of every service
performed for each person and the method of payment and
shall make such written records immediately available for
inspection to the Licence Inspector or his delegate any time
upon request;
(e)
prior to permitting any employee or independent contractor
to provide a service at the Business, comply with the
provision of sections 7.5.3 (a) and 7.5.5 (d) with respect to
that employee or independent contractor; and
(f)
all persons hired to provide any service(s) or the person
providing day to day management are required upon
request, by any Officer, to produce Picture Identification.
7.5.8
A failure to comply with any or all of the foregoing terms and
conditions shall be a sufficient basis for the Licence Inspector to
suspend, revoke or refuse to issue any further Business Licence to
the Body Rub Studio, Body Paint Studio or Modelling Studio.
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7.6
Cannabis
7.6.1
No owner or operator of a Cannabis Retail Store shall permit any
person who is less than nineteen (19) years of age to be at the
Premises at any time.
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7.6.2
All provincial applications submitted to the City of Maple Ridge are
subject to an application review.
7.7
Casinos
7.7.1
No owner or operator of a Casino shall:
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(a)
employ any person at the Premises who is less than
nineteen (19) years of age; or
(b)
permit any person to be at the Premises at any time who is
less than nineteen (19) years of age.
7.8
Commercial Parking Lots
7.8.1
It shall be a condition of the granting of a Licence to any person to
carry on the Business of a Commercial Parking Lot that one sign
shall be posted at each entrance to the parking lot and one sign at
each exit of the parking lot, stating in wording clearly legible by day
or night, the circumstances under which a Vehicle may be removed
from the Premises and the address of the place at which it may be
reclaimed.
7.8.2
Except as set out in section 7.8.1, no person shall cause any Vehicle
to be removed from a Commercial Parking Lot without the authority
of the owner of the Vehicle.
7.8.3
An owner or operator of a Commercial Parking Lot, or a duly
authorized agent of such owner or operator, may cause a Vehicle to
be removed from a Commercial Parking Lot if:
(a)
the owner or operator of that Vehicle has not purchased a
valid parking ticket or the parking ticket for that Vehicle has
expired or there is no contract or permission to park that
Vehicle at that Commercial Parking Lot;
(b)
the Vehicle constitutes a hazard or an obstruction to the
free and normal use of the Commercial Parking Lot;
(c)
the Vehicle is parked in a reserved parking spot and does
not bear a valid and subsisting permit to be in a reserved
parking spot; or
(d)
the Vehicle is parked in a space designated, by way of the
international symbol for the disabled, for disabled persons
parking only and the Vehicle does not bear a valid and
subsisting disabled persons parking placard.
7.9
Dog Daycare
7.9.1
Parcel requirements and restrictions are subject to conformance
with the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time.
7.9.2
A Dog Daycare facility shall be located on a parcel which is zoned as
regulated by the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time
to time.
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7.9.3
A Dog Daycare facility shall comply with the requirements of the
Maple Ridge Kennel Regulation Bylaw, the Maple Ridge Zoning
Bylaw, the Maple Ridge Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw and the
Building Bylaw as amended from time to time.
7.9.4
Operator Obligations - Hours of Operation, Maximum Number of
Animals and Noise Control
(a)
The operator of a Dog Daycare facility:
(i)
shall not care for more than twenty (20) Dogs at any
time;
(ii)
may only operate between the hours of 7:00 am and
7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday inclusive; and
(iii)
shall not discharge or emit odorous, noxious or toxic
matter or vapours, heat, glare, noise or radiation, or
recurrently generated ground vibrations.
7.10 Exotic Performer
7.10.1
No owner or operator of a Business shall employ or engage an
Exotic Performer or permit an Exotic Performer to engage in
Business at the Premises unless:
(a)
there is no physical contact between the Exotic Performer
and any person who is not an Exotic Performer;
(b)
the Exotic Performer remains in or on a stage area
separated from the general seating area; and
(c)
the Exotic Performer and all persons viewing the Exotic
Performer are nineteen (19) years of age or older.
7.11 Farm Produce Retail
7.11.1
No owner or operator of a farm Business shall carry on a Retail
Business on land that is zoned for agricultural use under the Maple
Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time, unless fifty
percent (50%) of the goods offered for sale are produced on the
land at which the Retail Business is located.
7.11.2
Every accessory produce sales building or structure is limited to one
per lot and shall not exceed eleven square metres (11 m2) pursuant
to the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time.
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7.11.3
Every roadside stand Applicant shall satisfy the Licence Inspector
that:
(a)
the Applicant operates a farm in the City; and
(b)
the roadside stand:
(i)
shall not create a traffic hazard; and
(ii)
has been granted any required arterial highway
access approval, in writing, from the Province of
British Columbia.
7.11.4
The Licence Inspector shall not issue more than one roadside stand
Licence for any one legal parcel which is a farm.
7.12 Farmers' Market
7.12.1
Every Farmers' Market applicant shall:
(a)
provide evidence of permission by the owner to use the land
for the purpose of a Farmers' Market if the operation is on
land other than land owned by the Applicant;
(b)
permit only the display and sale of any of the following:
(i)
fruit, vegetables, nuts, honey, syrups, dairy products,
eggs, poultry, meat, flowers, herbs, and any products
derived there from, that are produced in the Province
of British Columbia and prepared for market in
accordance with applicable laws;
(ii)
artwork or handcrafted items that are designed,
created, produced and assembled in the Province of
British Columbia; and
(iii)
baked or handmade foods produced in British
Columbia;
(c)
provide evidence that all vendors intending to sell food
products have been granted a health permit for that
purpose before allowing the sale of any goods mentioned in
paragraph (b); and
(d)
satisfy the Licence Inspector that the Farmers' Market shall
not create a traffic hazard or result in obstruction or other
nuisance on municipal streets, sidewalks, or access routes.
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7.12.2
Despite subsection 6.1.1 of this Bylaw, a vendor who is permitted by
a person holding a current and valid Licence for a Farmers' Market
to display or sell goods at that Farmers' Market is not required to
obtain a separate licence for that purpose.
7.12.3
Despite subsection 6.5.1 of this Bylaw, a Licence for a Farmers'
Market:
(a)
permits the sale of goods at the Farmers' Market to be
carried on for only one day per week;
(b)
will only be issued once during any calendar year; and
(c)
unless suspended, cancelled or revoked, is valid for the
months between April 1 and October 31 of that year.
7.12.4
A person holding a Licence for a Farmers' Market must:
(a)
ensure that health permits are displayed at any space
where food products are sold;
(b)
comply, and ensure compliance among vendors, with any
conditions, restrictions or requirements of the Medical
Health Officer, the Fire Chief or a deputy acting in the place
of either; and
(c)
ensure that the market area is operated and maintained in
a safe, orderly, clean and sanitary condition, and that the
area is left in such condition after the market closes each
day.
7.13 Insurance
7.13.1
No Licence shall be granted for the operation of a spectator or
sports function, or any public entertainment, including, without
limitation, any exhibition, zoo, circus, carnival, rodeo, demolition
derbies, automobile or motorcycle races, car rallies, go-cart races,
horse races, public animal rides, or other similar function, or the
operation of a ferris wheel, merry-go-round or other similar device
until the applicant has deposited proof in a form and amount
satisfactory to the City that the Applicant has comprehensive
general liability insurance, which includes a cross-liability clause
and specifies the City as an additional insured. The Applicant shall
supply to the City a copy of the current certification from the
Elevating Devices Branch showing all carnival rides have been
inspected and are approved for use.
7.14 Internet Access
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7.14.1
Any person carrying on a Business that offers internet access to the
public, including but not limited to a Cyber Center, shall:
(a)
comply
with
all
applicable
Provincial
and
Federal
enactments; and
(b)
to the extent not in conflict with such legislation, ensure that
no person at the Premises under the age of eighteen (18) is
permitted to access or view websites or web pages that
depict a Sexual Act, Sadomasochistic Behaviour or Nudity.
7.15 Licensed Premises and U-Brews
7.15.1
A Business owner shall post signs warning of Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure which shall be located in the following Premises and in the
following locations:
(a)
For any Licensed Premises which are permitted to sell
alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, there
shall be at least one sign, located so it is clearly visible from
all locations where the sale or dispensing of the alcoholic
beverage takes place;
(b)
For any Licensed Premises which permits the consumption
of alcoholic beverages on the Premise, there shall be one
sign conspicuously displayed in both the male and female
washrooms located within the Premise, and at least one
sign located so it is clearly visible from all locations where
the sale or dispensing of the alcoholic beverage takes place;
(c)
For any U-brew Premises, there shall be at least one sign,
located so it is clearly visible from all locations where the
sale of the supplies, prepackaged ingredients or equipment
takes place;
(d)
For any Licensed Premises, there shall be a Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure warning placed on all menus; and
(e)
For sign specifications see Schedule "B" which is attached
to and forms a part of this Bylaw.
7529-2019
7.15.2
All Licensed Premises shall not be open later than 2:00 am on New
Year's Eve.
7.16 Mobile Cart
7.16.1
No Mobile Cart vendor shall carry on Business directly outside any
Premises at which is located a Business that offer the same items
for sale as those offered by the Mobile Cart Vendor.
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7.16.2
Every Mobile Cart vendor shall obtain the Municipal Engineer's
approval.
7.16.3
Every Mobile Cart vendor shall engage in Business using a Mobile
Cart that:
(a)
does not exceed four square metres (4 m²) in area;
(b)
is capable of moving on its own wheels without alteration or
preparation, although it may be towed by a Vehicle; and
(c)
is located on private property so that it does not interfere
with or block any Highway.
7.16.4
Every person carrying on the Business of a Mobile Cart vendor shall:
(a)
Provide a garbage container immediately next to the food
Cart and shall pick up all garbage and debris which results
from the Mobile Cart vendor's Business and which is located
within twenty-five (25) metres of the of the food Cart;
(b)
Obtain written approval from the provincial agency
responsible for health and the safe handling of food
products;
(c)
Provide to the Licence Inspector upon request, written
permission from the owner of the private property on which
the food Cart is located, which permission indicates that the
owner, operator and employees of the Mobile Cart vendor
Business may access the washroom facilities located on
that private property; and
(d)
Shall not operate on a property designated Park land unless
written approval from the Manger of Parks and Facilities has
been obtained.
7250-2016
7.17 Mobile Food Vendors
7.18.1 No Mobile Food Vendor shall carry on Business directly outside any
Premises at which a Business is located that offers the same items
for sale as those offered by the Mobile Food Vendor.
7.18.2 Every Mobile Food Vendor must be located on private property unless:
(a)
obtaining a Highway Use Permit
and/or
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(b)
obtaining written approval from the Director (or designate) of
Parks and Leisure Services to operate on designated Park land.
7.18.3 Every person carrying on the Business of a Mobile Food Vendor
shall:
(a)
provide garbage and recycling containers immediately next to
the Mobile Food Vendor and shall pick up all garbage and debris
which results from the Mobile Food Vendor's Business and which is
located within twenty-five (25) metres of the food vehicle;
(b)
obtain written approval from the provincial agency
responsible for health and the safe handling of food
products; and
(c)
provide to the Licence Inspector, upon request, written
permission from the owner of the private property on which
the Mobile Food Vendor is located, which permission indicates
that the owner, operator and employees of the Mobile Food
Vendor business may access the washroom facilities located on
that private property.
7.18 Mobile Ice Cream Vendors
7.18.1
No Mobile Ice Cream Vendor shall carry on Business in
contravention of the Motor Vehicle Act, the Highway Scenic
Improvement Act, or any other Municipal Bylaw or Provincial
enactment with respect to traffic and the use of Highways in the
City.
7.18.2
Every Mobile Ice Cream Vendor shall:
(a)
obtain written approval from the provincial agency
responsible for health and the safe handling of food
products;
(b)
obtain the Municipal Engineer's approval;
(c)
provide a garbage container immediately next to the Vehicle
and shall pickup all garbage and debris which results from
the Mobile Ice Cream Vendor's Business and which is
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located within twenty-five (25) metres of the Vehicle or
Mobile Cart;
(d)
not operate before 8:00 am or after 9:00 pm;
(e)
not sell from a fixed location in excess of twenty (20)
minutes;
(f)
not return to the same location or hundred block within one
(1) hour; and
(g)
not operate on a property designated Park land unless
written approval from the Manager of Parks and Facilities
has been obtained.
7.18.3
The amplified sound from a Mobile Ice Cream Vendor's Vehicle
shall:
(a)
not be played at a higher level than sixty (60) dBA measured
at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the Vehicle; and
(b)
be shut off when the Vehicle is not in motion.
7.18.4
A Mobile Ice Cream Vendor shall only stop its Vehicle in the course
of Business while actively engaged in making a sale and shall move
to another location after all customers have been served.
7.18.5
No member of the general public shall be permitted inside a Mobile
Ice Cream Vendor's Vehicle.
7.19 Non-Profit Agencies/Organizations
7.19.1
Every Non-Profit Society shall hold a valid and subsisting Licence as
per Schedule "A". There is no fee for such Licence.
7.20 Peddlers/Canvassers
7.20.1
Every Peddler/Canvasser while carrying on such Business shall:
(a)
carry a valid and subsisting Licence;
(b)
upon request, produce the Licence to the Licence Inspector,
Police Officer or any person to whom goods are offered for
sale;
(c)
display a photo identification tag;
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(d)
only offer anything for sale while going from place to place
or from house to house between the hours of 9:00 am and
6:00 pm; and
(e)
not enter onto a Premise where signage exists that states
"No Soliciting".
7.21 Post Box Rental Agency
7.21.1
Every owner or operator of a Post Box Rental Agency shall:
(a)
maintain a complete and accurate written record of the
name and address of every person who rents, leases, owns
or has possession of a Post Box on the Premises or who
receives the pickup or delivery service;
(b)
obtain from every person referred to in paragraph (a) a
statement of whether or not that person intends to use the
Post Box for Business and include that statement as part of
the written record referred to in paragraph (a);
(c)
where the person referred to in paragraph (a) is a
corporation, firm or Business proprietorship, maintain, as
part of the record and in addition to the information referred
to in paragraph (a), an accurate written record of the name
and address of at least one natural person authorized to
represent that corporation, firm or Business proprietorship;
(d)
maintain the record for each Post Box at the Premises
where the Post Box is located; and
(e)
make each customer record available for inspection upon
request by the Licence Inspector.
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7.22 Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor - Single Detached
7.22.1
The Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor of a property with a single detached
residential use shall be the registered owner of the rental property.
7.22.2
Every Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor of a property with a single detached
residential use shall:
(a) Promptly respond to and address any complaints received by the
City or the police in respect to their rental units;
(b)
Hold a separate licence for each property that it operates;
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(c)
Maintain rental units in accordance with City Bylaws related to
property standards; and
(d)
Enter into a good neighbour agreement with the City as a
condition of receiving a new business license or amending an
existing business license.
7.23 Second Hand Dealer
7.23.1
An Application for a Licence for a Second Hand Dealer Business
shall be made jointly by all the persons who will be actively engaged
in the management and control of the Business.
7.23.2
If, in the course of any Licence period, additional persons are added
to those sharing the management and control of the Second Hand
Dealer Business, their names shall be immediately given to the
Licence Inspector.
7.23.3
Failure to disclose to the City any of the information required in this
Bylaw shall be grounds for immediate cancellation of the Licence
and forfeiture of the Licence fee paid for the Licence.
7.23.4
The Licence Inspector shall not issue any Licence or approve any
change to a Licence until the Police Department has reviewed and
reported on the Application and provided a copy of that report to the
Licence Inspector for his consideration.
7.23.5
Any Premises in respect of which a Licence has been issued for a
Second Hand Dealer Business shall be subject to inspection at any
reasonable time by the Chief Constable or Licence Inspector.
7.23.6
Every Second Hand Dealer shall:
(a)
maintain a Second Hand Dealer's Report;
(b)
at the time of buying or receiving each Second Hand Article,
write (in ink, in legible printing) or type into an approved
electronic registry, in the English language, the following
particulars in the Second Hand Dealer's Report:
(i)
the precise date and time at which each Second
Hand Article is bought;
(ii)
an account and description of each Second Hand
Article bought by the Second Hand Dealer, including a
notation of all distinctive marks and names on each
Second Hand Article;
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(iii)
the amount paid or consideration provided for each
Second Hand Article or the details of other
arrangements made for consideration;
(iv)
the
name,
address,
place
of
residence
and
description of the person from whom the Second
Hand Article is bought, such information to be
supported by Picture Identification; and
(v)
the make, description and provincial licence plate
number of any motor Vehicle used for delivery to the
Second Hand Dealer of any Second Hand Articles;
(c)
deliver to the Police Department every Monday before
10:00 am completed copies of every Second Hand Dealer's
Report for the preceding seven (7) days, which reports must
bear an original signature of the Licensee. If Monday is a
statutory holiday, copies of the preceding seven (7) days
Second Hand Dealer's Reports shall be delivered to the
Police Department the next business day after the Monday;
and
(d)
produce, upon request, at all reasonable times during
Business hours, the Second Hand Dealer's Report for
inspection by a Police Officer or by the Licence Inspector
and, upon request, give over the Second Hand Dealer's
Report to such person for inspection elsewhere, or for use
as evidence in Court or other proceedings.
7.23.7
No Second Hand Dealer shall permit any entry made in the Second
Hand Dealer's Report to be erased, obliterated or defaced, nor shall
the Second Hand Dealer permit such report or any part thereof to
be cut or removed from the Premises, except upon request by a
Police Officer when delivered to the Police Department.
7.23.8
No Second Hand Dealer shall:
(a)
alter, repair, dispose of, or in any way part with a Second
Hand Article (excluding Junk) bought by the Second Hand
Dealer; or
(b)
allow a Second Hand Article (excluding Junk) to be removed
from the Premises until after the expiration of thirty (30)
days from the time the Second Hand Article was bought by
the Second Hand Dealer.
7.23.9
During the thirty (30) day period set out in section 7.23.8 (b), each
Second Hand Article shall be:
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(a)
clearly and physically segregated and kept apart from all
other articles on the Second Hand Dealer's Premises; and
(b)
subject to inspection during Business hours by the Licence
Inspector.
7.23.10 Notwithstanding sections 7.23.8 and 7.23.9, a Second Hand Dealer
may:
(a)
dispose of a Second Hand Article after thirty (30) days from
the time the Second Hand Article was bought, if the Second
Hand Dealer has recorded the Second Hand Article in an
approved electronic registry; or
(b)
seek special authorization from the Chief Constable to
dispose of a Second Hand Article before the expiry of thirty
(30) days from the time the Second Hand Article was bought
by providing the Chief Constable with a written request for
such authorization.
7.23.11 Every Second Hand Dealer shall, at the request of a Police Officer,
present for viewing by the Police Officer, Second Hand Articles in the
Second Hand Dealer's possession.
7.23.12 No Second Hand Dealer shall buy any Second Hand Article whose
serial number or other identifiable marking has been wholly or
partially tampered with or removed.
7.23.13 No Second Hand Dealer shall buy any Second Hand Article from any
person if that person:
(a)
does not present Picture Identification;
(b)
sells goods for a person who is not in possession of Picture
Identification and this is known to the Second Hand Dealer;
(c)
is or appears to be under the influence of liquor or drugs; or
(d)
is under the age of eighteen (18) years.
7.23.14 No Second Hand Dealer shall buy or take in Pawn any Second Hand
Article from any person between the hours of 6:00 pm and 6:00 am.
7.23.15 Every Second Hand Dealer shall display and maintain the Second
Hand Dealer's name and address plainly and visibly in English
lettering on the front of the Second Hand Dealer's Premises and on
both sides of any Vehicle used in carrying on the Second Hand
Dealer's Business.
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7.24 Social Escorts
7.24.1
Every owner and operator of a Business that offers or provides the
services of one or more Social Escort shall:
(a)
within twenty-four (24) hours of hiring a person employed or
to be employed in the Business as a Social Escort, provide
the Licence Inspector with that person's name, age, address
and description; and
(b)
not offer the services or name of any Social Escort, or
introduce customers or potential customers to any Social
Escort, unless that Social Escort is nineteen (19) years of
age or older.
7.24.2
Every person operating or applying for a Licence to operate a Social
Escort Service shall, at the time of applying for a Licence for such
operation:
(a)
provide a list showing the name, age, birth date, address
and a copy of Picture Identification of every person
proposed to be employed or engaged in the said Business,
together with such additional information as the Licence
Inspector or Chief of Police may require; and thereafter:
(i)
notify the Licence Inspector within twenty-four (24)
hours of any changes in the personnel employed or
engaged in the said Business, and the provisions of
paragraph (7.24.2 (a)) above shall apply to any new
persons proposed to be engaged or employed by the
said Social Escort Service, and
(ii)
maintain to the satisfaction of the Licence Inspector
and Chief of Police a written record of every request
to provide or furnish a Social Escort, giving the name
and address of the person requesting the service
together with the name of the Social Escort
recommended and the function or functions to be
attended.
7.24.3
It shall be unlawful for any person carrying on a Business of
operating a Social Escort Service to employ or engage any person in
the said Business without first having obtained the approval of the
Licence Inspector or Chief of Police to the employment or
engagement of any such person.
7.24.4
Any Licence Inspector or any Police Officer whose duties include the
administration and enforcement of this Bylaw is hereby authorized
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to enter the Premises of a Social Escort Service at any time to
ascertain whether the regulations contained in this section are
being, or have been, complied with and it shall be unlawful for any
person to prevent or obstruct any such Licence Inspector or Police
Officer from the carrying out of any of this duties with respect to the
administration and enforcement of this Bylaw.
7.25 Solicitor for Charity/Fundraising
7.25.1
Except as authorized by Council, no person shall, anywhere in the
City:
(a)
solicit for donations of money or other material assistance;
or
(b)
sell or display for the purposes of selling any article or thing;
(c)
solicit for donations of money or other material assistance,
sell or display for the purposes of selling any article or thing
between the hours of 6:00 pm and 9:00 am daily; and
(d)
solicit where signage exists stating "No Solicitors"
7722-2021
7.26 Supportive Recovery (Assisted Living)
7.26.1
The residence/facility is to be brought into compliance with life
safety standards.
7.26.2
Every Registered Operator of a Supportive Recovery Home shall:
(a)
Promptly respond to and address any complaints received
by the City or the police in respect to their rental units;
(b)
Hold a separate licence for each property that it operates;
and
(c)
Enter into a Housing Agreement with the City of Maple Ridge
in accordance with the Local Government Act as a condition
of receiving a new business licence or amending an existing
business licence.
7.27 Temporary Commercial Vendor
7.27.1
Every person carrying on the Business of a Temporary Commercial
Vendor shall provide to the Licence Inspector, upon request, written
permission from the owner of the commercially zoned property on
which the Temporary Commercial Vendor's temporary structure or
Vehicle is located, which permission indicates that the owner,
operator and employees of the Temporary Commercial Vendor
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Business may access the washroom facilities located on that
property.
7.28 Tobacco Sales
7.28.2
No person carrying on the Business of Tobacco Sales shall:
(a)
sell Tobacco or Tobacco Products unless the Business is
licensed by the Province to sell such products;
(b)
permit Tobacco or Tobacco Products to be displayed in the
Retail Business Premises so that the Tobacco or Tobacco
Products are visible to the public if young persons are
permitted access to those Premises; and
(c)
sell any Tobacco or Tobacco Products to anyone under the
age of nineteen (19) years old.
7.29 Shark Fin Products
7.29.3
No person or Business entity shall:
(a)
possess, trade, sell or distribute by any means shark fins or
their derivative products with the exception of possession
for educational bona fide research purposes.
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7.30 Short-Term Rental Accommodation
7.30.1
A Short-Term Rental shall be located on a parcel as regulated by the
Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time.
7.30.2
A Business Licence shall not be issued to a property where a
Business Licence already exists for services to a vulnerable sector.
7.30.3
No person shall hold more than one Business Licence for the
purpose of Short-Term Rental accommodation.
7.30.4
A person applying for a business licence to carry on business as a
Short-Term Rental Operator shall provide at the time of Application"
(a)
a floorplan of the residence showing the area to be
designed for the Short-Term Rental. This may be the whole
home or designated bedrooms;
(b)
proof of general liability insurance for at least one millions
dollars;
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(c)
if located on a strata lot, provide strata council
authorization;
(d)
completion of a signed self certified Life Safety Checklist;
(e)
demonstrate an off-street parking plan as per the
requirements as defined in the Off-Street Parking and
Loading Bylaw No. 4350-1990.
7.30.5
Every Operator of a Short-Term Rental shall:
(a)
promptly respond to and address any complaints received
by the City or the police in respect to the Short-Term Rental
operation;
(b)
enter into a Short-Term Rental Accommodation Agreement
with the City as a condition of receiving a new business
license or amending an existing business license.
Part 8 Offence and Penalty
8.1
Every person who:
(a)
owns, operates, carries on or suffers or permits a person to
carry on a Business for which a Licence is required pursuant
to this Bylaw without holding a current Licence for that
Business;
(b)
fails to display a current Licence as required pursuant to
this Bylaw;
(c)
fails to provide any information or documentation as
required pursuant to this Bylaw;
(d)
carries on, remains open, or suffers or permits a person to
carry on or remain open for Business after receiving notice
that a Licence has been suspended or cancelled or after the
Licence has expired;
(e)
fails to comply with or suffers or permits a person to fail to
comply with the terms and conditions of a Licence issued to
that person under this Bylaw;
(f)
violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw;
(g)
suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in
contravention or violation of any of the provisions of the
Bylaw; or
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(h)
neglects to, refrains from or suffers or permits a person
from doing anything required to be done by this Bylaw;
shall be deemed to have committed an offence under this Bylaw and shall be
liable
to
the
penalties
hereby
imposed.
8.2
Every person who violates a provision of this bylaw, or who consents, allows or
permits an act or thing to be done in violation of a provision of this bylaw, or
who neglects to or refrains from doing anything required to be done by a
provision of this bylaw, is guilty of an offence and is liable to the penalties
imposed under this bylaw, and is guilty of a separate offence each day that a
violation continues to exist.
8.3
Every person who commits an offence is liable on summary conviction to a
fine or to imprisonment, or to both a fine and imprisonment, not exceeding
the maximum allowed by the Offence Act.
8.4
Each day that a violation continues is a separate offence against this Bylaw.
READ A FIRST TIME on the 23rd day of October, 2012.
READ A SECOND TIME on the 23rd day of October, 2012.
READ A THIRD TIME on the 23rd day of October, 2012.
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED the 13th day of November, 2012
PRESIDING MEMBER
CORPORATE OFFICER
Schedules
Schedule A - Licence Fees
Schedule B - Specifications for Warning Signs
Schedule C - Second Hand Dealer's Report
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Schedule A - Licence Fees
Licence fee each calendar year unless classification of Business otherwise stated
1.
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Adult Entertainment Store
(based on the floor area used for advertising display or
sale purposes, up to and including 250 square metres)
$500.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
b.
Body Rub Studio
$3,000.00
c.
Social Escort Service
$3,000.00
2.
AGRICULTURAL (called Farm Retail in Bylaw)
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Animal Production
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Crop Farming
c.
Floriculture
d.
Greenhouse
e.
Nursery
f.
Tree Production
g.
Tourism
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3.
ANIMAL CARE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Dog Daycare
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Dog/Animal Trainer
c.
Dog Walker
d.
Groomer
e.
Horse Boarding (6 or more)
f.
Kennel Commercial - boarding
g.
Unclassified Animal Service
4.
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & ASSEMBLY CENTRE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Assembly Hall
$110.00
b.
Arcade/Pinball/Cyber Centre
$205.00
c.
Bingo
$300.00
d.
Casino
$3000.00 plus $41 per
machine or game of
chance
e.
Children's Play Centre
$110.00
f.
Cinema
$110.00 per screen
g.
Dance studio
$110.00
h.
Gymnastics Centre
$110.00
i.
Outdoor Recreation
$110.00
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j.
Theatre (Performing Arts)
$110.00 per stage
k.
Unclassified Arts/Entertainment/Assembly Centre
$110.00
5.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Art Dealer
b.
Craft/Art Supplies
c.
Dance Supplies
d.
Hobby
e.
Music (Instruments, Sheets)
f.
Recordings (CD/DVD)
g.
Unclassified Arts & Entertainment Retail
h.
Video
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
6.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Entertainer/Performer/Producer
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Event/Party Planning
c.
Mobile Music
d.
Recording Studio
e.
Speaker/Facilitator
f.
Talent Agency
g.
Unclassified Arts & Entertainment Services
7.
AUTOMOTIVE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
All other Automotive Service
$110.00
b.
Auto Detailing/Upholstery
$110.00
c.
Auto Paint & Body
$110.00
d.
Auto Rental
$110.00
e.
Auto/Boats/RV/Motorcycle Repair & Service
$110.00
f.
Auto Towing & Transport with storage facilities
$320.00
g.
Auto Towing & Transport without storage facilities
$160.00
h.
Car Wash
$110.00
i.
Oil - Fuel & Heating
$110.00
j.
Tires Repair
$110.00
Category
Licence Fee
k.
Auto Wrecking
$500.00
l.
Gas Station
$110.00
m.
Gas Station/Convenience
$160.00
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n.
Gas Station/Car Wash
$160.00
o.
Gas Station/Convenience/Car Wash
$200.00
Category
Licence Fee
p.
Auto Dealer New & Used
q.
Auto Dealer New
r.
Auto Dealer Used
s.
Auto Parts & Supplies
t.
Boats & RV Dealer
u.
Motorcycle Dealer
v.
Tires Dealer
w.
Unclassified Auto Retail
For categories p. to w., based on the floor area used
for advertising display or sale purposes
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square
metres or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
8.
BUSINESS & OFFICE RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Computers/Business Machines
b.
Office Furniture
c.
Office Furniture & Stationary
d.
Stationary
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
9.
BUSINESS SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Answering Service
c.
Consulting Service
d.
Employment Counselling/Agency
e.
Office Administration Service
f.
Office/Business Service
g.
Office Equipment Repair
h.
Secretarial Service
i.
Temp Agency
j.
Writing Service
10.
CALL CENTRE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Call Centre
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Based on the floor area used for Business purposes
(excluding storage space)
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$110.00
$0.44 per square metre
7529-2019
11.
CANNABIS SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Cannabis Retail
$5000.00
b.
Cannabis Production
$5000.00
c.
Provincial Cannabis Application Review
$500.00
12.
CLOTHING & ACCESSORY RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Children's Clothing
b.
Family/Unisex Clothing
c.
Luggage & Leather
d.
Men's Clothing
e.
Unclassified Personal Retail
f.
Women's Clothing
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
13.
CLOTHING & LAUNDRY SERVICE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Boot/Shoe Repair
$110.00
b.
Dressmaker/Tailor/Alterations
$110.00
c.
Dry Cleaning
$110.00
d.
Laundromat
$110.00
e.
Unclassified Clothing Service
$110.00
f.
Unclassified Laundry Service
$110.00
7722-2021
8022-2025
14.
COMMUNITY CARE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Assisted Living - Mental Health
$10.00 per room
$110.00 minimum fee
b.
Assisted Living - Seniors & Disability
$10.00 per room
$110.00 minimum fee
c.
Assisted Living - Supportive Recovery
$10.00 per room
$110.00 minimum fee
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d.
Assisted Living Supportive Recovery Application
Review
$500.00
e.
Child Care - Group Child Care Centre
$110.00
f.
Child Care - Family Daycare
$110.00
g.
Chid Care - Neighbourhood Daycare
$110.00
h.
i.
Community Care Facility
Retirement Residence
$110.00
$10.00 per room
$110.00 minimum fee
j.
Transitional Housing/Care Home Other
$10.00 per room
$110.00 minimum fee
15.
COMMUNITY GROUPS
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Church Organizations
$0.00 for all categories
b.
Civic/Social Organizations
c.
Family & Social Services
d.
Foundations/Charities
e.
Public Service (Federal, Provincial, Municipal)
f.
Unclassified Community Group
16.
COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Computer & Electronic Repair
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Computer Consultant
c.
Data Processing
d.
Desk Top Publishing
e.
Software Development
f.
Telecommunications
g.
Unclassified Computer Services
h.
Web Design
17.
CONTRACTORS
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Awnings/Decks/Solariums/Railings
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Building (General Contractor)
c.
Crane Service
d.
Concrete - Pour/Finish/Form/Reinforce
e.
Damp Proofing
f.
Demolition
g.
Drywall
h.
Electrical
i.
Fencing
j.
Finish Carpentry
k.
Flooring - Carpet, Resilient
l.
Framing/Forms
m.
Gas
n.
Home Inspector
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o.
Insulation
p
Irrigation
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q.
Landscaper
r.
Masonry
s.
Mechanical
t.
Painter/Wallpaper
u.
Plumbing
v.
Plumbing & Gas
w.
Pool/Hot Tub
x.
Renovations/Restorations/Home Improvement
y.
Roofing
z.
Siding/Gutters
aa
Sign
bb Site Preparation
cc
Sheet Metal
dd Sprinkler
ee
Stucco
ff
Tile
gg
Unclassified Contractors
hh Underground Services
ii
Welding
18.
DESIGN SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Graphic
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Interior
c.
Landscape
d.
Unclassified Design Services
19.
DIRECT SALES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Direct Sales/Peddler/Canvasser
$110.00
b.
e-Commerce
$110.00
c.
Mail Order Agency
$300.00
20.
EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Business School
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Community College
c.
Driving School
d.
Fine Arts/Dance/Music
e.
General Interest/Hobby
f.
Private School - Academic
g.
Public School
h.
Support Service (Tutor)
i.
Trades/Tech School
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j.
Unclassified Education & Instruction
21.
ENGINEERING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Surveying & Mapping
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Testing Laboratory
c.
Unclassified Engineering/Science
22.
ENVIRONMENTAL & ECOLOGICAL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Conservation/Ecological Organization
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Environmental Consultant
c.
Environmental/Ecological Products & Services
d.
Planning Consultant
e.
Site remediation/Clean-Up
23.
FINANCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Accountant
$110.00 per Accountant
b.
ATM/Kiosk
For Businesses who have a separate Business Licence
on the same Premises under this Bylaw
$40.00 per machine
For Businesses without a separate Business Licence
on the same Premises under this Bylaw
$110.00 per machine
c.
Bank/Credit Union
$700.00
d.
Bookkeeping
$110.00
e.
Currency Exchange/Cheque Cashing Centre
$700.00
f.
Finance Company
$110.00
g.
Financial Planner Consultant
$110.00
h.
Insurance Agent/Broker
$110.00
i.
Insurance/Claims Adjuster
$110.00
j.
Loans & Mortgages
$110.00
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k.
Payday Loans
$700.00
l.
Stock/Bond Broker
$110.00
m.
Tax Preparation
$110.00
7467-2018
n.
Trustee
$110.00
24.
FOOD & BEVERAGE RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Bakery
b.
Beer and Wine Store
c.
Confectionary
d.
Convenience
e.
Deli
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f.
Grocery/Supermarket
g.
Liquor Retail Store
h.
Meat
i.
Produce
j.
Specialty Food
k.
U-Brew
l.
Unclassified Food & Beverage Retail
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
25.
FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Caterer
$110.00
b.
Food/Beverage Delivery Service
$110.00
c.
Liquor Primary Licence Establishment
For the first 200 occupants
$1200.00
For each additional occupant
$2.00
7529-2019
Provincial Application Review
$500.00
d.
Liquor Primary Licence Establishment with
Restaurant/ Food Primary Licence Establishment
Attached
For the first 200 occupants
$1200.00
For each additional occupant
$2.00
e.
Mobile Food Vendor
$110.00
f.
Mobile Ice Cream Vendor
$110.00
g.
Restaurant/Café
For the first 35 chairs
$110.00
For each additional chair
$1.20
26.
HEALTH RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Health Food/Product
b.
Optical
c.
Pharmacy
d.
Unclassified Health Retail
e.
Vitamin & Supplement
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square meter
27.
HEALTH SERVICES
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Category
Licence Fee
a.
Acupressure
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Counselling
c.
Dental Laboratory
d.
Hearing Centre
e.
Herbalist
f.
Medical/Diagnostic Laboratory
g.
Speech Therapist
h.
Unclassified Health Services
28.
HOMECRAFT
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Artist
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Ceramic & Pottery
c.
Floral
d.
Gift Baskets
e.
Handcraft
f.
Unclassified Homecraft
29.
HOME & PROPERTY RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Appliances, TV, Electronics
b.
Department Store
c.
Draperies/Blinds/Upholstery
d.
Flooring
e.
Framing/Pictures
f.
Furniture
g.
Garden Supply/Centre
h.
Glass - Auto/Commercial/Home
i.
Home Décor & Household Accessories
j.
Home Improvement Centre
k.
Lighting
l.
Lumberyard
m.
Paint & Wallpaper
n.
Pool & Spa Supplies
o.
Unclassified Home & Property Retail
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
30.
HOME & INDUSTRY SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Appliance Repair
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Carpet/Upholstery/Blind Cleaning
c.
Drain Cleaning
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d.
Drapery/Blind Cleaning
e.
Electronic Repair
f.
Furnace/Duct/Chimney Cleaning
g.
Furniture/Upholstery Repair
h.
Gardener/Lawn Maintenance
i.
Garbage/Rubbish/Sanitation Service
j.
Handyman
k.
Industrial Equip Repair/Maintenance
l.
Inspection Service
m.
Janitor/Housekeeping
n.
Pest Control
o.
Pool Maintenance
p.
Power Washing/Building Cleaning
q.
Tool/Machine Repair
r.
Tree Services
s.
Unclassified Home/Industry Service
31.
LEGAL SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Consultant
$110.00
b.
Notary Public
$110.00 per Notary Public
c.
Unclassified Legal Service
$110.00
32.
MANUFACTURING
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Animal Food Manufacturing
b.
Blinds - Windows
c.
Boat/Ship Building & Repair
d.
Chemical (soap, paint)
e.
Clothing/Textile
f.
Computer/Electronic
g.
Concrete
h.
Electrical (including Lighting)
i.
Food & Beverage
j.
Foundry/Forging
k.
Glass
l.
Furniture
m.
Health & Beauty
n.
Log Homes
o.
Machinery/Equipment
p.
Metal
q.
Printing
r.
Remanufacturing
s.
Rubber
t.
Sawmill/Shake & Shingle
u.
Sign
v.
Unclassified Manufacturing
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w.
Vehicle Parts
x.
Wood Products
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the area used
for manufacturing purposes.
For Businesses with a manufacturing area of 750
square metres or less
$110.00
For Businesses with a manufacturing area between
751 and 2,750 square metres
$250.00
For Businesses with a manufacturing area between
2,751 and 5,000 square metres
$400.00
For Businesses with a manufacturing area of 5,001
square metres or greater
$550.00
7471-2018
33.
PERSONAL SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
7471-2018
a.
Barber/Hair Salon
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Body Piercing
c.
Life Skill Coach
d.
Nail Salon
e.
Psychic Services
7467-2018
f.
Spa Services
g.
Tanning Salon
h.
Tattoo Parlour
i.
Weight Loss Service
34.
PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Aerial Photographer
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Commercial Photographer
c.
Film Production
d.
Photo Supplies/Finishing
e.
Portrait Photographer
f.
Videography
35.
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Acupuncture
$110.00 per Acupuncturist
b.
Architect
$110.00 per Architect
7471-2018
c.
Barrister/Lawyer/Solicitor
$110.00 per
Barrister/Lawyer/Solicitor
d.
Chiropractor
$110.00 per Chiropractor
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e.
Dental Hygienist
$110.00 per Dental
Hygienist
f.
Dentist
$110.00 per Dentist
g.
Denturist
$110.00 per Denturist
h.
Engineer
$110.00 per Engineer
7471-2018
i.
Funeral/Crematory/Undertaker
$110.00 per Undertaker
j.
Land Surveyor
$110.00 per Surveyor
k.
Landscape Architect
$110.00 per Architect
7467-2018
l.
Midwife
$110.00 per Midwife
m.
Naturopath
$110.00 per Naturopath
7471-2018
n.
Optician
$110.00 per Optician
o.
Optometrist
$110.00 per Optometrist
p.
Physical/Occupational Therapist
$110.00 per Therapist
q.
Physician
$110.00 per Physician
r.
Psychiatrist
$110.00 per Psychiatrist
s.
Psychologist
$110.00 per Psychologist
t.
Registered Massage Therapist
$110.00 per RMT
7471-2018
u.
Registered Nurse
$110.00 per Registered
Nurse
7471-2018
v.
Speech & Hearing Health
$110.00 per Speech and
Hearing Health
Professional
w.
Veterinarian
$110.00 per Veterinarian
36.
PUBLISHER
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Books
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Music
c.
Newspaper
d.
Periodical/Newsletter
37.
REAL ESTATE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Land Development
$500.00
7441-2018
b.
Property Management
$110.00
c.
Real Estate Agency
$500.00
d.
Real Estate Appraiser
$110.00
38.
RECYCLING & SALVAGE
Category
Licence Fee
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a.
Recycling
$110.00
b.
Salvage
$500.00
c.
Scrap Metal Dealer
$1,200.00
7675-2020
8022-2025
39.
RENTAL UNITS
Category
Licence Fee
a.
b.
c.
Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor - Single Detached
(if renting more than 1 Unit, notwithstanding that
the units are located on separate Premises)
Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor - Single Detached
Application Review
Residential Dwelling Unit Lessor - Multi-Family
(if renting more than 1 Unit, notwithstanding that
the units are located on separate Premises)
$110.00 minimum fee
$500.00
$110.00 minimum fee
$40.00 per unit
d.
Commercial/Industrial
$110.00 minimum fee
$10.00 per unit
e.
Hotel
$110.00 minimum fee
$10.00 per room
f.
Motel
$110.00 minimum fee
$10.00 per room
g.
Room Rental
$110.00 minimum fee
$10.00 per room
h.
RV Park
$110.00 minimum fee
$10.00 per space/pad
i.
j.
k.
Short Term Accommodation
Short Term Accommodation Application Review
Trailer Park
$200.00
$500.00
$110.00 minimum fee
$10.00 per space/pad
40.
RENTAL SERVICE
Category Licence Fee
a.
Post Box Rental Agency $210.00
b. Rental Service, Stores, Yards
$110.00
41.
RESOURCE INDUSTRY
Category
Licence Fee
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a.
Fishing
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Forestry/Logging
c.
Mining
d. Sand / Gravel
e. Unclassified Resource Industry
42.
RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Fabric
b.
Florist
c.
Gift
d.
Jewellery
e.
Lottery
f.
News/Magazines/Books
g.
Pet Food/Supplies/Feed Dealer
h.
Shoes
i.
Toys & Novelty
j.
Unclassified Miscellaneous Retail
For categories a. to j. the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
7494-2018
7529-2019
43.
ROAD PAVING & PARKING
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Commercial Parking Lot
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Line Marking
c.
Parking Management Service
d.
Paving
e.
Road Construction
f.
Road Maintenance
g.
Traffic Control
h.
Unclassified Road Services
44.
SECOND HAND DEALER
7467-2018
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Antiques/Collectables
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Auctioneer
c.
Books/Toys
d.
Consignment Clothing
e.
Consignment Store
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f.
Electronics/Recordings/Games
g.
Furniture/Appliances
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h.
Jewellery/Watches
i.
Sporting Goods
j.
Thrift Store
k.
Pawn
$2500.00
45.
SECURITY
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Fire Protection Sales/Service
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Fire Alarm sales
c.
Fire Alarm service
d.
Locksmith
e.
Private Investigator
f.
Security sales
g.
Security service
h.
Security Patrol Service
i.
Security Systems Sales/Service
46.
SPORTS & RECREATION CENTRE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Bowling Alley
$205.00
b.
Billiards
$205.00
c.
Fitness Centre/Gym
$110.00 per facility plus:
$30.00 per gym;
$30.00 per exercise room;
$30.00 per court;
$50.00 per lap pool;
$30.00 per weight room;
and $15.00 per sauna or
jacuzzi
d.
Golf Course
$110.00
e.
Ice Arena/Curling
$110.00
f.
Riding Academies/Stables
$110.00
g.
Rock Climbing
$110.00
h.
Swimming Pool
$110.00
i.
Unclassified Sport/Recreation Centre
$110.00
For all categories, any Operator who holds a Liquor
Primary Licence - For the first 200 occupants
$1200.00
** For each additional occupant
$2.00
47.
SPORTS & RECREATION RETAIL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Bicycle & Accessories
b.
Equestrian
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c.
Sport/Outdoor
d.
Unclassified Sports/Recreation Retail
For all categories listed above, the fee is based on the floor
area used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres or
less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
48.
SPORTS & RECREATION SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Adventure/Sport Guide
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Athletic Instructor
c.
Unclassified Sports & Recreation Service
49. TEMPORARY VENDOR
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Carnival/Amusement
$110.00 per day
b.
Flowers
$500.00
c.
Kiosk
$110.00
d.
Non-Profit Sponsored Special Event
$0.00
e.
Produce
$500.00
f.
Special Event/Show/Trade Show/Exhibition
$500.00 per day
g.
Tree
$500.00
h.
Unclassified Temporary Commercial Vendor
$500.00
50. TRANSPORT GOODS & SERVICES
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Bus Service
b.
Courier/Delivery
c.
Freight Transport
d.
Mover
e.
Taxi/Limousine
f.
Trucking
g.
Unclassified Transportation
For all categories, the fee is based on the number of
vehicles used in the carrying on of Business
Per vehicle Used
$30.00
$110.00 minimum fee
51. TRAVEL
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Travel Agency
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Travel Services
c.
Tour Operator
d.
Unclassified Travel
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52. VENDING MACHINE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
Arcade/Pinball
$110.00 for all categories
b.
Newspaper
c.
Snack/Beverage
d.
Tobacco
e.
Toys/Amusement/Novelties
53. WAREHOUSING & STORAGE
Category
Licence Fee
a.
General Warehousing
b.
Moving & Storage
c.
Public Storage
For each square metre of floor area
$0.23 per square metre
$110.00 minimum fee
54. WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTION
Licence Fee
Category
a.
Agent/Broker
b.
Building Materials/Supplies
c.
Clothing & Textile
d.
Computer/Elect & Tech
e.
Electrical/Plumbing/Heating
f.
Food & Beverage
g.
Health & Beauty Categories
h.
Home Furnishings & Access
i.
Import/Export
j.
Machinery & Equipment
k.
Motor Vehicle Parts
l.
Nursery Stock & Supplies
m.
Paper Products
n.
Personal Goods
o.
Stationery/Office
p.
Unclassified Wholesale
q.
Wood/Lumber
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square
metres or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres
$0.44 per square metre
55. Any Unclassified Business
Any Business not otherwise provided for in this schedule
will be categorized as "unclassified"
$110.00
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Schedule B - Specifications for Warning Signs
Signs warning of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure shall meet the following minimum
requirements and the specific design as set out in this schedule.
a) Minimum dimension of Poster: 0.279 m x 0.432 m
b) Lettering on poster shall be in bold print, white on a red background and
shall be in the minimum of font size set out in this schedule.
c) The wording shall be as follows:
Required Wording
Required Font
Any chance you might be
Garamond - Size 40
Pregnant?
Hurry up - Size 60
Zero
Impact -Size 173
Alcohol
Impact - 94.3
No Safe Time. No Save Amount
Garamond - Size 30
For more information, contact
HealthLink BC: 8-1-1, Health Unit: 604-476-7000
Or speak to a medical professional
(Above 3 lines required in Garamond Font -Size 40)
City of Maple Ridge By-law No.: 6815-2011
(Required in Garamond Font - Size 14)
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1. Specifications for Warnings on Menus:
Notices on menus warning of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure shall meet the
following minimum requirements:
a) A minimum dimension of Menu Notice:
minimum of 2.54 cm in height and 6.668 cm in width menu notice
b) Lettering on poster shall be in bold print, white on a red background
and shall be a minimum of font size as below
c) The wording shall be as follows:
Required Wording
Required Font
Any chance you might be
Garamond - Size 10
Pregnant?
Hurry Up - Size 13
Zero
Impact - Size 30.5
Alcohol
Impact- Size 16.3
No Safe Time. No Safe Amount
Garamond - Size 8.5
City of Maple Ridge By-law No.: 6815-2011
(Font Size- Garamond - Size 5)
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Schedule C - Second Hand Dealer's Report
Report to RCMP of Articles Received
Date:
Name of Business:
Address:
Business Phone #:
Business Fax #:
PARTICULARS OF SELLER OR PERSON PAWNING
(Picture ID, Vehicle Information, Property/Make)
Name:
Address:
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD):
Buy
Pawn
(Slip #)
Type/Number
Vehicle Description & Licence Plate #:
Description of Articles Purchased/Pawned:
Model Number:
Serial Number or Markings:
Time of Purchase:
Price Paid:
Business Owner's Signature:
Note: Reports must be delivered to Ridge Meadows RCMP or faxed to 604-467-7633
by 9:30 am each Monday.