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TOWN OF SIDNEY
BYLAW NO. 2175
A BYLAW TO ESTABLISH FEES TO RECOVER COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
ASSESSMENT OF CANNABIS AND LIQUOR LICENCE APPLICATIONS
WHEREAS Section 41 of the Liquor Control and Licensing Act permits a local government to
impose fees to recover the costs associated with providing comments and recommendations on
a liquor licence application; and,
WHEREAS Section 35 of the Cannabis Control and Licensing Act permits a local government to
impose fees to recover the costs associated with providing comments and recommendations on
a cannabis licence application;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Town of Sidney, in open meeting assembled, enacts as
follows:
Citation
1.
This bylaw may be cited as the "Town of Sidney Cannabis and Liquor Licensing Fee
Bylaw No. 2175".
Interpretation
2.
In this Bylaw,
"Act" means either the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and its regulations or the
Cannabis Control and Licensing Act and its regulations, as applicable to the licence
application;
"assessment" means a Council assessment or a staff assessment;
"Council assessment" means a method used to conduct an assessment of a licence
application involving Council's taking into account related matters, commenting on,
making recommendations in connection with, and otherwise considering;
"Council" means the Council of the Town of Sidney;
"licence" has the same meaning as under the Act;
"licence application" means an application under the Act for:
a) the issuance, amendment, or renewal of a licence;
b) any other application in connection with which the Act allows or requires the Town's
assessment;
"staff assessment" means a method used to conduct an assessment of a licence
application involving undertaking a technical evaluation of a licence application by the
Town's officers or employees, but does not include any of the following matters:
a) reporting to Council;
b) a public consultation process;
"Town" means the Town of Sidney.
Bylaw No. 2175 - Cannabis & Liquor Licensing Fee
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Fees and Deposits
3.
If the Town will give comments and recommendations on an application under section 38
of the Liquor Control and Licencing Act, or section 33 of the Cannabis Control and
Licencing Act, the applicant shall pay the following fees to the Town:
a)
$100.00 fee for a staff assessment of a licence application;
b)
$250.00 in the case of an application to amend an existing licence or an application
for a special occasion licence;
c)
$450.00 in the case of an application for a new licence, other than a new special
occasion licence;
d)
In addition to the fees required in (b) and (c) above, the applicant shall pay the
Town's cost for public notification as part of the public consultation process
required by the Act or requested by the Council to complete the Council's
assessment of a licence application, which costs shall be paid by the applicant first
providing a deposit of $1,500.00. If the Town's actual cost is less than the amount
of the deposit, the difference shall be refunded to the applicant. If the Town's actual
cost is greater, the applicant shall pay the difference.
Read a first time this
8th
day of July, 2019.
Read a second time this
8th
day of July, 2019.
Read a third time this
8th
day of July, 2019.
Adopted this
12th day of August, 2019.
MAYOR
CORPORATE OFFICER