Late Night Event (Rave) Prohibition - Bylaw 7202 (2001) — full text

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2259883 July 23, 2007 CITY OF RICHMOND LATE NIGHT EVENT (RAVE) PROHIBITION BYLAW NO. 7202 EFFECTIVE DATE - FEBRUARY 12TH, 2001 CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE ONLY This is a consolidation of the bylaws below. The amendment bylaws have been combined with the original bylaw for convenience only. This consolidation is not a legal document. Certified copies of the original bylaws should be consulted for all interpretations and applications of the bylaws on this subject. AMENDMENT BYLAW EFFECTIVE DATE No. 8262 July 23, 2007 2259883 July 23, 2007 CITY OF RICHMOND LATE NIGHT EVENT (RAVE) PROHIBITION BYLAW NO. 7202 TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE - GENERAL PROHIBITION................................................................... 1 PART TWO - Repealed PART THREE - INTERPRETATION ............................................................................. 3 PART FOUR - PREVIOUS BYLAW REPEAL ............................................................ 3 PART FIVE - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES......................................................... 4 PART SIX - SEVERABILITY & CITATION............................................................. 4 2259883 July 23, 2007 CITY OF RICHMOND LATE NIGHT EVENT (RAVE) PROHIBITION BYLAW NO. 7202 The Council of the City of Richmond enacts as follows: PART ONE - GENERAL PROHIBITION 1.1 Except as provided in this bylaw, no person shall hold a late night event in the City. 1.2 An event of a non-commercial nature that is held as part of a graduation ceremony of an educational facility, as evidenced by a letter signed by an official of the educational facility and filed with the Manager, Zoning, is not subject to the prohibition in section 1.1. PART TWO - Repealed PART THREE - INTERPRETATION 3.1 In this Bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires: CITY means the City of Richmond. EDUCATIONAL FACILITY means a school, college, university college, university or other educational institution that is defined and regulated under an enactment of the Province of British Columbia. LATE NIGHT EVENT means a dance or other entertainment performance, or other event where 50 or more persons are assembled at any time between 2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. and where music, noise or sound of any kind or source, including but not limited to amplified recorded or computer generated music, amplified recorded or computer generated sounds, live music, sound or band music is performed or played. MANAGER, ZONING means the Manager, Zoning in the Urban Development Division of the City. PART FOUR - PREVIOUS BYLAW REPEAL 4.1. Event Regulation (Raves) Bylaw No. 7141 is repealed. Bylaw No. 7202 2. 2259883 July 23, 2007 PART FIVE - VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES 5.1 Any person who contravenes or violates any provision of this bylaw or who suffers or allows any act or thing to be done in contravention or violation of this bylaw commits an offence; and where the offence is a continuing one, each day that the offence is continued shall constitute a separate offence. 5.2 Upon being convicted of an offence under this bylaw, a person shall be liable: (a) to pay a fine of not less than $1,000 and not more than $10,000; (b) to imprisonment for a period up to 6 months; (c) to a fine and imprisonment; and (d) to pay the City's costs of prosecution. 5.3 In addition to the penalties imposed under section 5.2, a person convicted of an offence under this bylaw may also be liable to pay to the City or to another person compensation for any damage or loss sustained by the City or another person because of the commission of the offence; and in addition to the schedule of costs prescribed under section 132 (2) of the Offence Act, to pay to the City the costs incurred by the City in investigating and prosecuting the person. PART SIX - SEVERABILITY AND CITATION 6.1 If any part, section, subsection, clause, or sub clause of this bylaw is, for any reason, held to be invalid by the decision of a court of competent jurisdiction, such decision does not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this bylaw. 6.2 This bylaw is cited as "Late Night Event (Rave) Prohibition Bylaw No. 7202".