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THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF SILVERTON
BYLAW NO. 444 - 2007
BUSINESS LICENSE
A Bylaw to regulate the carrying on of business in the
Village of Silverton and to establish fees for Business Licenses
Whereas Section 8 (6) and to Part 3, Division 9 of the Community Charter Council may regulate, by bylaw,
the carrying on of business within its municipal jurisdiction;
Now Therefore the Council of the Village of Silverton, in open meeting assembled, enacts as follows:
1.
This Bylaw may be cited as "The Village of Silverton Business License Bylaw No. 444 - 2007 and
is effective on the date of adoption.
2.
Bylaw No. 305 - 1993 cited as "Business License Bylaw No. 305 - 1993 and any amendments
thereto are hereby repealed.
3.
Definitions: In this Bylaw unless the context otherwise requires:
Act means Community Charter, Chapter 26 Revised Statutes of British Columbia, 2003, as
amended and the Local Government Act, Chapter 323, Revised Statutes of B.C. 1996, as amended.
Applicant means any person who makes application for a business license under the provisions of
this bylaw.
Business means the carrying on of a commercial or industrial undertaking of any kind or the
provision of professional, personal or other services for the purpose of gain or profit.
Carnival and Circus etc. means a person or business having any mechanical device or game of
skill or chance or any side show.
Coffee Shop, Catering means serving food or drink or the act of preparing and/or serving food or
drink for public.
Door to Door, Mobile Vendor and Direct Seller means a business or person located outside the
School District No. 10 conducting or soliciting business within the Village.
Home Occupation means a business carried out on a residential parcel located in a residential zone
pursuant to the Village of Silverton Zoning Bylaw.
Hotel Complex means a building normally occupied temporarily by tourists or transients and
which shall include one or more of the following: banquet room, pub, cocktail lounge, dining
lounge or restaurant.
Laundromat means coin-operated or operator-operated laundry or dry-cleaning service.
License Inspector means the person appointed as License Inspector by the Council of the Village
of Silverton, to administer this Bylaw.
Liquor Outlet means premises licensed under the Revised Statutes of British Columbia providing
and/or serving primarily alcohol, including, but not limited to pub, lounge, beer and wine store.
Miscellaneous means any business not specifically classified in Schedule 'A' of this Bylaw.
Motel and Resort means any building comprising of not less than two sleeping or rental units
normally occupied temporarily by tenants or transients.
Person means, in addition to its usual connotation, a firm or partnership, association, company,
society, or body corporate and in the singular shall mean and include the plural masculine and
feminine and the converse.
Professional means any one or a combination of the following but is not limited to:
Accounts, Chartered or other
Insurance Agent
Appraiser
Medical Practitioner
Architect/Building Designer
Notary Public
Barrister/Solicitor
Optometrist
B.C. Land Surveyor
Orthodontist
Barber/Hairdresser
Photographer
Chiropractor
Psychiatrist
Consulting Engineer
Real Estate Agent
Dentist
Veterinarian
Restaurant means any food premises, whether permanent or temporary, fixed or movable, in
which food is served to the public in exchange for money or service.
Retail Merchants includes such businesses as: Bakery, Food and Drug Stores, Sand and Gravel
Sales and Delivery, Tools and Equipment Sales and Rentals, Hardware and Building Supplies
Store, Gift and Novelty Shop, Book and Magazine Stands and Electronic Sales and Repairs Store.
Village means the Corporation of the Village of Silverton.
4.
No person shall carry on business within the Village without first having obtained and paid for a
Municipal Business License as set forth in Schedule "A" hereof.
5.
Application for a municipal business license shall be made by completing an application in the form
attached as Schedule "B' and by tendering the appropriate license fee as set out in Schedule "A".
6.
In the event of a change of ownership of the business for which the license was issued, the new
owner shall be required to pay a transfer fee of twenty per cent (20%) of the regular annual license
fee.
7.
The license holder or person in charge of the premises wherein the business is carried on or
practiced shall at all times keep the license or licenses prominently displayed in the sales or
reception are of the premises to which the public have access.
8.
The Business License will be granted for a one year period to commence on the first day of January
and terminate on the thirty first day of December in each year.
9.
The annual fee for renewal of a valid and existing license shall be due and payable on February
28th of the licensed year. A penalty of ten dollars ($10.00) will be added to the Business License
renewal fee not paid by February 28 of the same licensed year.
10.
If one company or person operates more than one business under the same name, at one location,
they will be charged one full license fee. This fee will be determined by the cost of the highest
licensed fee as per Schedule "A".
11.
A fifty percent (50%) reduction in fee will be made on account of any person commencing business
after the 31st day of July of the licensed year.
12.
Records shall be kept of all licenses issued and such records shall be considered public records.
READ A FIRST TIME THIS 12th DAY OF DECEMBER 2006.
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 12th DAY OF DECEMBER 2006.
READ A THIRD TIME THIS 12th DAY OF DECEMBER 2006.
RECONSIDERED AND ADOPTED THIS 9TH DAY OF JANUARY 2007.
Mayor
Administrator
Certified a true copy of the
"Village Of Silverton Business License
Bylaw No. 444 - 2007".
Administrator
THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF SILVERTON
BYLAW NO. 444 - 2007
BUSINESS LICENSE
SCHEDULE 'A'
BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION AND ANNUAL FEES
1.
Carnival and Circus etc. means a person or business having any
mechanical device or game of skill or chance or any side show.
$100.00 / day
2.
Coffee Shop, Catering means serving food or drink or the act of
preparing and/or serving food or drink for public.
$50.00 /year
3.
Door to Door, Mobile Vendor and Direct Seller means a business or
person located outside the School District No. 10 conducting or soliciting
business within the Village.
$100.00 / year
or
$25.00 / day
4.
Home Occupation means a business carried out on a residential parcel
located in a residential zone pursuant to the Village of Silverton Zoning
Bylaw.
$50.00 / year
5.
Hotel Complex means a building normally occupied temporarily by
tourists or transients and which shall include one or more of the
following: banquet room, pub/bar, cocktail lounge, dining lounge or
restaurant.
$275 / year
6.
Laundromat means coin-operated or operator-operated laundry or dry-
cleaning service.
$50.00 /year
7.
Liquor Outlet means premises licensed under the Revised Statutes of
British Columbia providing and/or serving primarily alcohol, including,
but not limited to pub, lounge, beer and wine store.
$50.00 / year
8.
Motel and Resort means any building comprising of not less than two
sleeping or rental units normally occupied temporarily by tenants or
transients.
$100.00 / year
9.
Professional means any one or a combination of the following but is not
limited to:
Accountants, Chartered or other
Insurance Agent
Appraiser
Medical Practitioner
Architect/Building Designer
Notary Public
Barrister/Solicitor
Optometrist
B.C. Land Surveyor
Orthodontist
Barber/Hairdresser
Photographer
Chiropractor
Psychiatrist
Consulting Engineer
Real Estate Agent
Dentist
Veterinarian
$100.00 / year
10.
Restaurant means any food premises, whether permanent or temporary,
fixed or movable, in which food and drink is served to the public on the
premises in exchange for money or service.
$75.00 / year
11& 12
Retail Merchant includes such businesses as: Bakery, Food and Drug
Stores, Sand and Gravel Sales and Delivery, Tools and Equipment Sales
and/or Rentals, Hardware and Building Supplies Store, Gift and Novelty
Shop, Book and Magazine Stands and Electronic Sales and Repairs Store.
$100.00 / year
(GST registrant)
$50.00 / year
(small supplier)
13.
Miscellaneous means any business not specifically classified in Schedule
'A' of this Bylaw.
$50.00 /year
THE CORPORATION OF THE VILLAGE OF SILVERTON
BYLAW NO. 444 - 2007
BUSINESS LICENSE
SCHEDULE 'B'
APPLICATION FOR BUSINESS LICENSE
Business Name:
Location:
Business Mailing Address:
Owner:
Owner/Operator Mailing Address:
Telephone:
Business Location:
Home:
Business Description:
Other Information:
Signature of Business License Applicant:
Date of Application: