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CITY OF TERRACE
CONSOLIDATED FOR CONVENIENCE
BYLAW NO. 2112-2016/ 2129-2017/ 2135-2017/
2204-2020/ 2267-2022
"A BYLAW TO PROVIDE FOR THE LICENCING, REGULATING AND SETTING
OF FEES FOR ALL BUSINESSES WITHIN THE CITY OF TERRACE."
WHEREAS pursuant to Section 8(6) of the Community Charter, the Council of the
City of Terrace may, by bylaw, regulate in relation to business;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 15(1) of the Community Charter, the Council of
the City of Terrace may provide for a system of licences, permits or approvals;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 154 of the Community Charter, the Council of
the City of Terrace may, by bylaw, delegate its powers, duties and functions to an
officer or employee of the City, which delegation may under Section 60(4) of the
Community Charter include the authority to suspend or cancel a business licence;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 59(2) of the Community Charter, the Council
of the City of Terrace has given notice of its intention to adopt this Bylaw in
accordance with Section 59(3) to provide an opportunity for persons who consider
they are affected by the bylaw to make representations to Council;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the City of Terrace, in open meeting assembled,
enacts as follows:
1.0
DEFINITIONS
1.1
In this Bylaw:
BUSINESS means carrying on 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, but does not include an activity carried on by the
government, its agencies or government owned corporations.
CITY means the Corporation of the City of Terrace.
COUNCIL means the Council of the City of Terrace.
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FLOOR AREA means the total combined floor area of each story of a building,
including basements and any ground area or outdoor area used for business
purposes.
HIGHWAY means a street, road, lane, pathway, walkway, bridge, viaduct and any
other way open to public use, other than a private right-of-way on privately
owned parcels.
HOME OCCUPATION means a profession that is carried out in a residential dwelling
unit or accessory building on a residential zoned parcel where such
profession is secondary to the use of the parcel for residential purposes.
LICENCE INSPECTOR means the official appointed by Council to administer this
Bylaw or designee.
NON-RESIDENT BUSINSESS means a business, other than a resident business,
carried on in the City or with respect to which any work or service is
performed in the city.
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REGULARLY ENGAGED includes an individual licencee, any
relatives of the licencee, managers, clerks, sales people, accountants, or
drivers, or any other employees, servants, agents, or contractors of the
licencee who are actually engaged in the carrying on of the business licenced
or to be licenced.
OFFICER IN CHARGE means the member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police
who is appointed as the Officer in Charge or designee.
PARK AND PUBLIC PLACES BYLAW means the City of Terrace's most current Park
and Public Places Bylaw.
PARKING SPACE means a space of the size and dimensions to park one motor
vehicle and does not include aisle space and other areas providing access
to the parking space.
PASSENGER DIRECTED VEHICLE means a commercial passenger vehicle as
defined under the BC Passenger Transportation Act.
PREMISES means any lands or buildings on the lands or both or any part thereof
including without limitation any definite site within a building such as a room,
shop or other definite area.
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RESIDENTIAL AREA means a land use in which Residential zones predominate;
Residential is category of zone, building or use that provides for dwelling
units for human habitation.
RESIDENT BUSINESS means a business carried on in or from premises within the
City.
SIDEWALK means that portion of a street intended exclusively for the use of
pedestrians.
STREET AND TRAFFIC BYLAW means the City of Terrace's most current Street
and Traffic Bylaw.
TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SERVICES means the use of Passenger Directed
Vehicles for the purposes defined in the Passenger Transportation Act.
VENDING MACHINE means any device operated by the insertion of a slug or coin
and operated manually, mechanically or electrically.
ZONING BYLAW means the City of Terrace's most current Zoning Bylaw.
2.0
PROHIBITION
2.1
No person shall carry on a business within the City unless the person is the
holder of a valid and subsisting business licenced issued under this Bylaw by
the Licence Inspector.
3.0
CLASSIFICATION OF BUSINESSES
3.1
Businesses in the City are classified in accordance with Schedule "A"
attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw. Business classifications
referred to in this Bylaw are defined in Schedule "A".
3.2
There is hereby fixed and imposed upon each business for which a licence is
required under this Bylaw a business licence fee as set out in Schedule "A"
attached hereto and forming part of this Bylaw.
3.3
Where a business is carried on in or from more than one premises in the City,
the business carried on in or from each such premises shall be deemed a
separate business. A business licence shall be required for each such
business and the full licence fee shall be paid for each such business.
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3.4
An exception to the requirements in Section 3.3. is hereby provided for the
activities of a Professional Services business, in which a person may carry out
a Professional Service business on, in, or from one or more premises under a
single valid business licence issued to that person. The additional location(s)
of the Professional Services business activity shall be deemed as a Business
Office under the regulations in this bylaw and shall require an annual licence
for the Business Office use as set out in Schedule 'A" of this Bylaw.
3.5
Where a person carries on more than one business from a single premises or
location, each business shall be deemed a separate business. A business
licence shall be required for each such business and the full licence feel shall
be paid for each such business.
4.0
APPLICATIONS FOR BUSINESS LICENCES
4.1
An application for the issuance, transfer or amendment of a business licence
shall be made to the Licence Inspector.
4.2
The Licence Inspector shall have the power to grant, refuse, issue, transfer,
suspend and cancel the business licence as hereinafter provided subject to
the provisions of the Community Charter.
Added by
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4.3
The Licence Inspector may establish terms and conditions that must be met
for obtaining, continuing to hold, or renewing a license, including conditions
related to:
(a) Safety and security on and about the licensed premises;
(b) The protection of minors, including but not limited to conditions regarding
signage and patron identification;
(c) Public health and safety in relation to the licensed premises;
(d) Prevention of nuisances, including but not limited to conditions intended to
reduce noise, odours, and patron misconduct on and about the licensed
premises; and
(e) Requirements that, the opinion of the Licence Inspector, are necessary to
ensure that the licensed business does not have a negative impact on the
public, the neighbourhood, or other businesses in the vicinity.
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4.4
An application for the issuance, transfer or amendment of a business licence
shall be signed by the owner or operator of the business or duly authorized
agent, provided that in the case of partnerships or multiple owners, any one
of such partners or owners may apply and sign the application and such
partner or owner shall be deemed to be duly authorized by all the partners or
owners of that business.
4.5
A separate application form is required for each business for which a
business licence is required.
4.6
An application for the issuance, transfer or amendment of a business licence
shall be made on the form supplied by the Licence Inspector, who may from
time to time prepare and amend an application form including the name,
location, type and extent of the proposed business and the name, address,
telephone number and qualifications of the applicant.
4.7
Applicant is responsible for compliance with all provincial and federal acts
and regulations governing the type of business in question.
5.0
FEES AND TERM OF BUSINESS LICENCE
5.1
Prior to the issuance of the business licence, an applicant shall pay to the
Licence Inspector the licence fee for the type or classification of business to be
carried on, as set out in Schedule "A" to this Bylaw.
5.2
Except as hereinafter provided, business licences shall be granted for a one
year period to commence the first day of January and to terminate the 31st
day of December in each and every year.
5.3
No proportionate reduction or rebate of the business licence fee shall be
made on account of a person commencing to do business after January 1 or
ceasing to do business before December 31 in any year, except that the
business licence fee shall be reduced by one half for a person who becomes
liable to be licenced after July 31 in any year.
5.4
No business licence fee or part thereof paid hereunder shall be refundable.
5.5
The period for a business licence for a theatre including drive-in theatre,
amusement hall, concert hall, music hall, opera house, rink, amusement park
or other place of amusement, entertainment or exhibition may be six months,
three months, one month or one day. The period requested shall be by
written application to the Licence Inspector.
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5.6
The period for a business licence for a circus, horse show, dog show, cat
show, pony show, exhibition or other itinerant show or entertainment, when
held elsewhere then in a licenced theatre or other licenced place, shall be for
one day.
5.7
The period for a business licence in respect of horse racing shall be one day.
5.8
Business licence fees shall be due and payable on the first business day in
January in each calendar year except for a new application for a business
licence, which will be paid upon application.
6.0
RENEWAL OF BUSINESS LICENCE
6.1
It shall be incumbent upon each person to renew a business licence on the
first business day of each licencing period as long as such business is being
carried on.
6.2
Unless requested by the Licence Inspector, an application form is not required
for the renewal of a business licence provided that the renewal follows a valid
business licence from the previous licencing period, the applicant pays the
applicable licence fee for the following licence period and changes have not
occurred in (where applicable):
.1
The mailing of business address of business;
.2
The nature or classification of the business;
.3
The premises in which the business is being carried out;
.4
The floor or ground area used;
.5
The number of people regularly engaged;
.6
The number of vending or other dispensing machines or other
machines, appliances or things used; or
.7
The number of rental units maintained.
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7.0
TRANSFERS
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7.1
Where a person proposes to relocate a licenced business from the premises
authorized by the business licence to new premises the person shall not
commence operation of the business at the new premises unless
approval to transfer the licence to the new premises from the Licence
Inspector has been obtained and the person has paid to the Licence Inspector
a fee of $50.00 for the transfer of the licence to the new premises. The
particulars of such a transfer shall be endorsed on the business licence by the
Licence Inspector.
Amended by
#2129-2017
7.2
Where a person (the "transferor") proposes to transfer a business licence to
another person (the transferee) the transferee shall not commence operation
of the business unless the transferor has obtained the approval of the Licence
Inspector for a transfer of the business licence to the transferee and has paid
to the Licence Inspector a fee of $25.00 for the transfer of the licence to the
transferee. The particulars of such a transfer shall be endorsed on the
business licence by the Licence Inspector.
8.0
AMENDMENT OF BUSINESS LICENCE
8.1
In the event of any person who is the holder of a business licence making,
during the currency of such licence, any change in nature, character, kind
description or extent of the business carried on by the person within the City,
it shall be the duty of such person forthwith to notify the Licence Inspector of
such facts in writing. The Licence Inspector may require such person to make
an application to amend the nature, character, kind, description or extent of
the business and to take out and pay for such other, further or additional
business licences as shall be applicable or required under the provisions of
this Bylaw. The power of the Licence Inspector and the procedures set out in
this Bylaw relating to the issuance and refusal of business licences and appeal
thereon shall apply to all such applications.
9.0
ESCORT SERVICES
Every person carrying on or operating the business of an escort service as
defined in Schedule "A" shall:
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.1
Upon request supply to the Licence Inspector the name and age and
proof of identification of any person engaged or proposed to be
engaged in the said business; and
.2
Notify the Licence Inspector within 48 hours of any change in the
personnel engaged in the said business.
10.0
FOOD PREPARATION BUSINESS
10.1
Upon receipt of an application for a food preparation business as defined in
Schedule "A", the Licence Inspector shall request from the applicant a copy of
a health report from the local Environmental Health Officer having jurisdiction
in the City in respect of the premises where the food preparation business is
to be operated. No business licence shall be granted by the Licence Inspector
to a food preparation business until a report from the local Environmental
Health Officer approving of the premises for the operation of the food
preparation business has been received.
11.0
SUBCONTRACTORS
11.1
No person shall, without supplying to the Licence Inspector trade certification
according to the Industry Training Authority Act, SBC 2003, c.34, s. 23, carry
on the business of a subcontractor as defined in Schedule "A" in the
following designated trades:
.1
Automotive Collision Repair Technician;
.2
Automotive Painting and Refinishing Technician;
.3
Automotive Service Technician;
.4
Electrician;
.5
Powerline Technician;
.6
Plumber;
.7
Refrigeration Mechanic;
.8
Roofer;
.9
Sheet Metal Mechanic;
.10
Sprinkler System Installer; and
.11
Steamfitter/Pipefitter.
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12.0
SECOND HAND STORES
12.1
In this Section, "second hand dealer" includes every person whose primary
business is the carrying on the trade or business of purchasing or selling used
or second hand goods, or who keeps a store, shop or other place of business
for the purpose of carrying on such trade or business.
12.2
Every second hand dealer shall keep a record of all used or second hand
goods purchased, taken in barter or received. Such records shall set out:
.1
An accurate and detailed description of the goods,
.2
The time and date such goods were received, and
.3
The name and address of the person from whom the goods were
received.
12.3
Such records shall at all reasonable times during business hours be produced
for the inspection by the Officer in Charge having jurisdiction in the City of
Terrace or any person authorized to make such inspection on his or her
behalf.
12.4
No such second hand dealer shall permit any entry or record made in
accordance with this Bylaw to be erased, obliterated or defaced, nor shall the
second hand dealer permit all or any part of such record to be cut out or
removed.
12.5
Every second hand dealer shall notify the Officer in Charge having jurisdiction
in the City of Terrace within 24 hours after purchasing, taking or receiving
used or second goods, the following information with respect to such goods:
.1
A detailed description of such goods, including any descriptive mark or
name on any such goods,
.2
The time and date that such goods were received by the second hand
dealer, and
.3
The name and address of the person from whom such goods were
received.
12.6
A second hand dealer must not alter the form of, or sell, exchange or
otherwise dispose of, any used or second hand goods purchased, taken in
barter or received for a period of 72 hours after the hour that such good was
purchased, taken or received.
12.7
The record required to be maintained under paragraph 2 herein shall be
maintained with respect to each used or second hand good purchased, taken
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or received by a second hand dealer, from the date that such good was
purchased, taken or received by the second hand dealer until at least 30 days
after such good has been sold, exchanged or otherwise disposed of by the
second hand dealer.
13.0
PAWN BROKERS
13.1
All persons taking goods and chattels in pawn shall notify the Officer in
Charge having jurisdiction in the City of Terrace within twenty-four (24) hours
after a pawner has delivered an article for pawn to a pawn broker. The Pawn
Broker shall not alter the form of, sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of those
goods within seventy-two (72) hours after the hour of taking or receiving.
14.0
HOME OCCUPATIONS
14.1
Every person carrying on a business as a home occupation in the City of
Terrace must conduct their business in accordance with the Home Occupation
requirements of the Zoning Bylaw.
15.0 FARMERS' MARKET
15.1 In addition to obtaining a Facility Use Permit with the City, a farmers'
market operating under auspices of the Skeena Valley Farmers' Market
Association must obtain a business licence with the City and must obtain a
minimum of $3 million liability insurance (showing the City of Terrace as a
co-insured party), that will cover all Street Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors,
and any other business or commercial venture participating in the market.
16.0 STREET VENDOR, MOBILE FOOD VENDOR AND MOBILE NON-PREP FOOD
VENDOR
Amended by
#2135-2017
16.1 Street Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors, and Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendors
must be in compliance with all City, Provincial and Federal enforcement
regulation regarding safety and sanitary requirements and vehicle use on
Highways.
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16.2 The City of Terrace is not liable for any damage or injury caused by any
person carrying on a business as a Street Vendor, Mobile Food Vendor, or
Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendor.
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16.3 Every person carrying on a Street Vendor, Mobile Food Vendor, and/or
Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendor in the City of Terrace must adhere to the
following regulations as applicable to their use:
.1
Permit Requirements
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#2135-2017
Prior to obtaining a business licence with the City, the applicant for a
Street Vendor, Mobile Food Vendor, or Mobile Non-Prep Food
Vendor business, as defined in Schedule "A", must provide the
Licence Inspector with the following:
a.
$3 million liability insurance showing the City of Terrace as a
co-insured party, a copy of which is to be kept on file at the
City;
b.
Health Permit approval from the local Environmental Health
Officer (if preparing and serving food or beverages), a copy of
which is to be kept on file at the City; and
c.
BC Safety Authority approval from the local Gas Safety Officer
(if installed with appliances or equipment operated by propane
in the vapour state).
.2
Designated Sites
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a.
Street Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors, and Mobile Non-Prep
Food Vendors are prohibited to operate:
i.
In a Residential Area;
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ii.
Except for Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendor, Thirty (30)
metres from the front or main entrance of a Food
Preparation Business, as defined in Schedule "A", or
business engaged in the sale of similar goods;
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iii.
Except for Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendor, One-hundred
(100) metres from the parcel line of an elementary
school, secondary school, or post-secondary institution;
and
iv.
Sixty (60) metres from Market Street and George Little
Park during the operation of the Skeena Valley Farmers'
Market.
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b.
In accordance with prohibitions under Section 16.3.2.a, Street
Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors, and Mobile Non-Prep Food
Vendors are permitted to operate in following designated sites:
i.
Street Vendors are permitted to operate on any Sidewalk
within the City of Terrace municipal boundary, provided
that:
A.
Placement of the cart, stand or kiosk maintains a
minimum of 1.5 metres of clear Sidewalk space;
B.
Pedestrian mobility is not obstructed in any way;
and
C.
The cart, stand or kiosk is not parked and operated
greater than four (4) hours consecutively in any
one location.
ii.
Mobile Food Vendors are permitted to operate on any
on-street, curbside or parking space location within the
City of Terrace municipal boundary, provided that:
A.
Pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicle mobility is not
obstructed in any way;
B.
The vehicle or trailer is not parked and operated
greater than four (4) hours consecutively in any
one location;
C.
The vehicle or trailer is not operated longer than
two (2) consecutive days per week in any one
location; and
D.
The vehicle or trailer is not parked overnight.
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iii.
Street Vendors and Mobile Food Vendors may operate
on private property where restaurant use is permitted as
per Zoning Bylaw provided that they have obtained
permission and provided the City with a Letter of
Consent from the property owner(s), a copy of which is
to be kept on file at the City of Terrace. Street Vendors,
Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendors and Mobile Food
Vendors are permitted to be parked and operated for
eight (8) consecutive hours. Overnight parking is
prohibited. Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendor may operate
on any private property provided that they have
obtained permission and provided the City with a Letter
of Consent from the property owner(s), a copy of which
is to be kept on file at the City of Terrace.
iv.
In accordance with the Parks and Public Places Bylaw, it
is unlawful for any person(s), business, corporation, or
other body to conduct any business or commercial
venture in any park, unless the following is adhered to:
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A.
Street Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors, and Mobile
Non-Prep Food Vendors associated with a special
event, festival, or other community activity that
has obtained a Facility Use Permit may operate
within a park provided that they have obtained
written permission from the organiser of such
event, festival, or other community activity.
Without written permission, a Street Vendor or
Mobile Food Vendor must not operate within one-
hundred (100) metres from the park associated
with such event, festival, or community activity.
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B.
If a Street Vendor, Mobile Food Vendor and/or
Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendor has obtained
Health Permit and BC Safety Authority approval
and permission from the organiser of such event,
festival, or other community activity, a business
licence is not required provided that they must
only operate during the reserved times and
locations
of
the
event,
festival,
or
other
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community activity for which the Facility Use
Permit pertains to.
v.
Subject to Section 16.3.2.b.ii, two (2) Mobile Food
Vendors are permitted to operate at Ferry Island and
Fisherman's Memorial Park without Facility Use Permit
permission, provided that:
A.
The vehicle or trailer is entirely self-contained,
meaning that the Mobile Food Vendor must
supply its own power and water source; and
B.
The Mobile Food Vendor must only be parked and
operated at the locations specified in Schedule
"B" between the times of 6:00 a.m. and 10:00
p.m., on any day.
vi.
Subject to Section 16.3.2.b.ii, two (2) Mobile Food
Vendors are permitted to operate without Facility Use
Permit permission at George Little Park and are
permitted to park perpendicular to the associated
parking spaces, provided that:
A.
No event, festival, or community activity has
reserved the park;
B.
The vehicle or trailer is entirely self-contained,
meaning that the Mobile Food Vendor must
supply its own power and water source; and
C.
The Mobile Food Vendor must only be parked and
operated at the locations specified in Schedule
"B" between the times of 10:00 a.m. and 6:00
p.m., on any day.
Amended by
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.3
Design Requirements
Street Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors, and Mobile Non-Prep Food
Vendors must adhere to the following design requirements:
a.
The vehicle, trailer, cart, stand or kiosk must appropriately
represent the food products or merchandise being sold.
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b.
A Mobile Food Vending unit, except a Mobile Non-Prep Food
Vendor, must not exceed the length of 14.6 metres (including
the vehicle towing the unit, if applicable). If there is a vehicle
towing the unit and the Mobile Food Vending unit is longer
than 14.6 metres, the vehicle towing the unit must unhitch and
relocate elsewhere.
c.
A waste and recycling receptacle must be provided for
customers. Street Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors, and Mobile
Non-Prep
Food
Vendors
should
consider
providing
compostable takeaway products to encourage zero waste and
should have at least one bin for each waste stream: garbage,
recycling, and organics.
d.
Other than providing a waste receptacle for public use,
accessory equipment placed on a Sidewalk, Parking Space, or
Highway is prohibited.
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e.
The vehicle, trailer, cart, stand or kiosk should be entirely self-
contained. Items such as propane tanks, generators, and other
similar equipment shall be attached to, or enclosed within the
unit.
f.
External power, piping, or plumbing is prohibited.
g.
The vehicle, trailer, cart, stand or kiosk must incorporate
appropriate lighting and/or reflectors to ensure visibility at all
times of the day.
h.
Any grease, oil, or any other waste generated from food
preparation must be collected and deposited in a manner
approved by the Licence Inspector and local Environmental
Health Officer and must not be deposited into the municipal
storm, sanitary, or water main.
.4
Additional Requirements
Amended by
#2135-2017
Street Vendors, Mobile Food Vendors, and Mobile Non-Prep Food
Vendors must:
a.
Ensure compliance with all Workers' Compensation Board
(WCB) regulations;
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b.
Display the business licence in a conspicuous place on the
vehicle, trailer, cart, stand or kiosk;
c.
Only serve food and/or beverages approved by the local
Environmental Health Officer or sell merchandise that is hand-
crafted. Commercially-produced merchandise or alterations to
merchandise is prohibited;
d.
Not cause noise or odours that create a nuisance, cause a fire
hazard or electrical interference;
e.
Maintain a clean street and remove any refuse left behind as a
result of operating;
f.
Only serve the public while fully stopped in a designated area;
and
g.
Not leave the vehicle, trailer, cart, stand or kiosk unattended.
17.0
MERCHANT SIDEWALK SALES
17.1
Every person carrying on a business in the City of Terrace wishing to hold
merchant sidewalk sales relating to that business must adhere to the
following conditions:
.1
Operate only in the area directly in front of their licenced business
premises;
.2
Provide a $3 million dollar liability insurance showing the City as a co-
insured party, a copy of which is to be kept on file at the City of Terrace;
.3
Merchants must maintain a clean street and remove any refuse left
behind as a result of operating;
.4
If food products are being sold, Merchants must ensure the
requirements of the local Environmental Health Officer are met;
.5
Merchants must incorporate appropriate lighting and/or reflectors to
ensure visibility at all times of the day;
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.6
Merchants must not cause noise or odours that create a nuisance,
cause a fire hazard or electrical interference; and
.7
Merchants must maintain a minimum of 1.5 metres of clear Sidewalk
space and must not obstruct pedestrian mobility in any way.
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#2135-2017
18.0 MOBILE FIREWORKS SALES
18.1 Sale of Fireworks
Sales of fireworks should comply with all regulations set out under the
"Terrace Fire Prevention Bylaw No. 1365-1994" as well as the "City of Terrace
Nuisance bylaw 1318-1993/1640-1998"
18.2
Permitted Locations for Sale of Fireworks
Fireworks retailers may operate on commercial zones: C1, C1-A, C2, C3, and
C7 provided that they have obtained permission and provided the City with a
Letter of Consent from the property owner(s), a copy of which is to be kept on
file at the City of Terrace.
19.0 NON-MOTORIZED TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS
19.0
Any person carrying on a business involving the use of non-motorized
transportation within the City of Terrace must adhere to the following
conditions:
.1
Compliance with all street and traffic signage and rules of the road
governing safe operation of a vehicle, buggy or cart.
.2
Staging areas for the collection of passengers or chattels must be
approved in writing by the City of Terrace.
.3
Liability insurance in the minimum amount of $3 million dollars with
the City of Terrace named as co-insured must be obtained and
submitted to the City of Terrace Licencing Department at time of
application.
.4
Any and all passengers must have adequate seating with appropriate
restraints.
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.5
Routes to be travelled by non-motorized vehicle, buggy or cart for
business use must be pre-approved in writing by the City of Terrace.
Travel along these routes will have to be adjusted to suit any road
closures or City sanctioned parades and events. Alternative routes
must be approved in writing by the City of Terrace.
.6
Animal drawn services must provide for immediate removal of
excrement from City streets and right-of-ways.
20.0
DISPLAY OF BUSINESS LICENCE
20.1
Every person who has been issued a business licence in respect of a resident
business shall at all times keep the business licence, or a legible copy thereof,
prominently displayed in a conspicuous location on the premises at which
such person is carrying on the business.
20.2
Every person who has been issued a business licence in respect of a non-
resident business shall at all times keep the business licence, or a legible copy
thereof prominently displayed in a conspicuous location at any and all
locations within the City at which such person is carrying on the business.
21.0 TRANSPORTATION NETWORK SERVICES
21.1
No business license shall be issued by the License Inspector for a
Transportation Network Service unless the business has an approval for
operating in the Region 5 (North Central and Other Regions) from the
Passenger Transportation Board.
21.2
An additional fee, as identified by Schedule "A", Part II (License Fee Tables)
must be paid by every driver operating under the authority of a
Transportation Network Service's Business License.
21.3
All licensing and operating requirements identified under the Passenger
Transportation Safety Act must be met for every vehicle and driver
operating under the authority of a Transportation Network Service's
Business License.
Added by
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22.0 TERMINATION OF BUSINESS
22.1 Every person who ceases to carry on a business licenced under this Bylaw
shall, upon termination of the business, notify the Licence Inspector in writing
that the business licence is no longer required and shall surrender the said
licence to the Licence Inspector.
Added by
#2129-2017
22.2 When a person terminates a business licence and subsequently re-activates
the same business within the same calendar year, they shall pay to the
Licence Inspector a fee of $100 in addition to the applicable licence fee.
23.0
SUSPENSION OF BUSINESS LICENCE
23.1
The Licence Inspector may suspend any business licence for any period of
time, as determined, if the holder of the business licence:
.1
Is convicted of an offence indictable in Canada;
.2
Is convicted of an offence under any Bylaw of the City or a statute of
the Province of British Columbia in respect of the business for which
the person is licenced or with respect to the premises named in such
persons business licence;
.3
Has, in the opinion of the Licence Inspector, been guilty of such gross
misconduct in respect of the business or with respect to the premises
named in the persons business licence that it warrants the suspension
of such persons licence;
.4
Has ceased to meet the lawful requirements to carry on the business
for which the person is licenced or with respect to the premises named
in such persons business licence; or
.5
Has, in the opinion of the Licence Inspector:
a.
Conducted such business in a manner,
b.
Performed a service in a manner, or
c.
Sold, offered for sale, displayed for sale or distributed to a
person actually or apparently under the age of sixteen (16) years,
anything that may be harmful or dangerous to the health or
safety or a person actually or apparently under the age of sixteen
(16) years.
23.2
The suspension of a business licence by the Licence Inspector shall be
made in writing, signed by the Licence Inspector and served personally
on the person holding such licence or delivered by registered mail to
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the address given by the licencee on the application for business
licence at the premises named in the business licence.
23.3
The Licence Inspector shall, immediately following the suspension of
any business licence, advise Council in writing of the particulars of the
said suspension.
23.4
No person shall carry on a business for which a licence is required
under this Bylaw during the period of suspension of such business
licence.
24.0
REVOCATION OF A BUSINESS LICENCE
24.1
Council may revoke a business licence for reasonable cause after giving
notice to the licencee and after giving the person an opportunity to be heard.
24.2
The notice and opportunity to be heard is not required for a licencee who by
reasonable efforts cannot be found.
25.0
APPEAL
25.1
Any person may appeal to Council
a.
Whose licence has been suspended,
b.
Who has applied for, but who has been refused a licence by the Licence
Inspector,
c.
Who has applied for a transfer or an amendment of a issued business
licence, but whose application has been refused by the Licence
Inspector, or
d.
Who wishes to appeal the classification of a business licence as given
by the Licence Inspector.
25.2
Unless otherwise provided by the Local Government Act or Community
Charter, all appeals to Council in accordance with Section 23.1 shall be
commenced within thirty (30) days from the date of the commission or
omission of the act complained of by delivering within the time limits as
aforesaid a notice of appeal in writing to the Clerk of the City. The notice of
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appeal shall state in a concise manner the grounds upon which the appeal is
made.
25.3
The Council shall hear the appeal at a meeting of the Council to be held no
later than thirty (30) days after the receipt of the notice of appeal in
accordance with Section 23.2 and shall afford the appellant a full hearing
upon the appeal. The appellant shall be entitled to be present in person and
to be represented by Counsel.
25.4
The decision of the Council on an appeal shall be reached by a majority vote
of all the members present at such meeting. Where the votes of the members
of Council then present are equal for and against the appeal, the appeal shall
be negatived and it shall be the duty of the member presiding to so declare.
The decision of the Council on such appeal, or where such appeal is
negatived, shall be communicated in writing to the appellant.
26.0
RECORDS
26.1
The Licence Inspector shall keep and maintain records for a period of seven
(7) years of:
.1
Any application for the issuance, transfer or amendment of a business
licence and any action taken in respect of such application;
.2
Any violation of this Bylaw which comes to the attention of the Licence
Inspector and any action taken in respect of such violation;
.3
Any revocation or suspension of a business licence;
.4
Any appeal commenced under Section 23 of this Bylaw;
.5
Any enforcement proceedings taken against any person licenced.
26.2
All records kept and maintained by the Licence Inspector in accordance with
Section 24.1 shall be public records and shall be open to inspection during
municipal office hours to any person, provided that this provision shall not
apply to internal notes or memoranda prepared by members of the business
licence branch or to any documents which are not required to be kept as
public records pursuant to Section 24.1.
27.0
ENFORCEMENT, OFFENCES AND PENALTIES
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27.1
The Licence Inspector may at any reasonable time enter upon any property
which is subject to this Bylaw for the purpose of ascertaining whether the
provisions of this Bylaw are being complied with. No person shall prevent or
obstruct the Licence Inspector from carrying out such an inspection.
27.2
Every person required to be licenced under this Bylaw and every person in
charge of a business requiring a licence shall on demand of the Licence
Inspector produce and show to the Licence Inspector the business licence the
person is required to hold or give satisfactory proof that such business licence
has been obtained.
27.3
Any person who carries on a business for which a business licence is required
pursuant to this Bylaw without holding a valid and subsisting licence for the
business is guilty of an offence and is punishable upon summary conviction
thereof.
27.4
Notwithstanding anything herein contained, the amount of any and every
business licence fee payable by any person pursuant to the provisions of this
Bylaw shall be a debt due by that person to the City, which shall be
recoverable together with any costs in any court of competent jurisdiction.
27.5
Where a cheque or other negotiable instrument that is tendered in payment
for the fee or fees for any business licence issued under this Bylaw is
subsequently dishonoured upon presentation to the drawee, the business
licence so issued shall thereupon become null and void.
Amended by
#2204-2020
27.6
This Bylaw may be enforced by means of a municipal ticketing information
system. Every person who contravenes any provision of this Bylaw or
applicable Federal and Provincial Laws or Orders commits an offence and
shall be liable on summary conviction to a fine of not less than one hundred
dollars ($100) and not more than ten thousand dollars ($10,000) and the cost
of prosecution.
28.0
SEVERABILITY
28.1
If any section, subsection, or clause in this Bylaw is held to be invalid by a
court of competent jurisdiction, then that invalid portion shall be severed and
the remainder of this Bylaw shall be deemed to have been adopted without
the invalid and severed section, subsection or clause.
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29.0
REPEAL
29.1
This Bylaw repeals the City of Terrace Business Licence Bylaw No. 1227 -
1990 and all its amendments thereto.
30.0 COMING INTO FORCE
30.1 This Bylaw shall come into force upon the date of adoption.
40.0
CITATION
40.1
This Bylaw shall be cited as the "City of Terrace Business Licence Bylaw No.
2112 - 2016."
READ a first time this 24th day of May , 2016.
READ a second time this 24th day of May, 2016.
READ a third time this 11th day of July , 2016.
ADOPTED this 25th day of July, 2016.
Mayor
Clerk
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SCHEDULE "A"
The fee specified opposite each of the businesses classifications listed in Part II below
is the fee payable by a person for a business licence for the carrying on of such
business for a period of twelve (12) months commencing the first day of January and
to terminate the 31st day of December in each and every year, unless otherwise
stated. The licence fee is calculated in accordance with Part I below.
PART I - LICENCE FEE TABLES
TABLE 1
NUMBER OF PEOPLE REGULARLY ENGAGED:
ANNUAL LICENCE FEE:
1 to 2 people
$79.00
3 to 5 people
$105.00
6 to 10 people
$158.00
11 to 20 people
$263.00
20 plus
$341.00
TABLE 2
FLOOR AREA USED:
ANNUAL LICENCE FEE:
up to 25 m² (269 ft²)
$79.00
each additional 25 m² (269 ft²) or portion thereof
$ 5.00
TABLE 3
FLOOR AREA USED:
ANNUAL LICENCE FEE:
up to 500 m² (5382 ft²)
$110.00
each additional 100 m² (1076.4 ft²) or portion thereof
$ 16.00
TABLE 4
A fee of $158.00 per person for each natural person practising, following, engaging
or carrying on a profession as defined in this bylaw.
TABLE 5
A fee of $68.00 for each classification of business that is classified as a home
based business except for those businesses under Section 58 of Schedule "A".
Repealed &
Replaced
by
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PART II - BUSINESS CLASSIFICATIONS AND LICENCE FEES
BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION
LICENCE FEE
1.
Agent: a person who acts for or in place of
another person by authority from him to do
business within the City and who charges or
receives a commission for so doing.
A basic fee of the
$158.00 plus $16.00 per
person
2.
Apartment Building, rental lodging, boarding:
the business of renting or letting individual
rooms, suites, manufactured or mobile homes
in a manufactured or mobile home park, or
lodging for hire in an apartment building,
rooming or boarding house.
First rental unit: $28.00;
each additional unit:
$8.00
3.
Appliance Repairs: the business of repairing
electrical and mechanical appliances.
Table 1
4.
Automobile Parking: any premises for the
storing of automobiles, but does not include
vehicle wrecking yards.
Table 3
5.
Automobile Rental: the business of renting
motor vehicles, recreational or boats.
A basic fee of $58.00
plus $5.00 per unit
6.
Automobile Service Station or Garage or
Cardlock
$21.00 per fuel hose
outlet
7.
Automobile Repairs: the business of motor
vehicle, recreational vehicle or boating service,
repairs and/or painting.
Table 1
8.
Automotive Dealer: the business of selling used
or new motor vehicles, recreational vehicles and
boats, and the service of those items sold.
$210.00 per year
9.
Bakery
Table 1
10.
Bank: the business to which the Bank Act
(Canada), SC 1991, c. 46, applies.
$400.00 plus $16.00 per
person
11.
Banking Machines: the business of banking
from banking machines not adjacent to or
incorporated into the premises of a financial
institution.
$105.00 per machine or
group of machines in
one location
12.
Barber/Beauty Care Salon/Manicurist
Table 1
13.
Beer and Wine Store
Table 2
14.
Books Agent: the business of selling or offering
for sale books, magazines or other periodicals
by canvassing from house to house or place to
place within the City.
Table 1
Repealed &
Replaced
by
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15.
Bowling Alley: including any bowling alley
providing the sale or rental of bowling
equipment together with or without a lunch
counter or snack bar.
A basic fee of $58.00
plus $11.00 per alley
16.
Bulk Oil/Gasoline Plant
Table 3
17.
Business Office
Table 1
18.
Carwash
Table 2
19.
Catering Service: the providing of food and
service on a contract basis off the premises at
which the licencee is licensed to carry on
business
Table 1
20.
Circus or Carnival: means a travelling or
periodical enterprise offering amusements in
the form of mechanical rides or games of skill or
chance and variety shows.
$21.00 per ride per day,
per concession, per
booth
21.
Community Care Facility/Hospital: any facility
coming under this definition in the Community
Care and Assisted Living Act, SBC 2002, c.75, or
the business of private hospital, nursing home,
rest home or boarding home whether or not
board or meals are supplied to the occupants
thereof.
A basic fee of $21.00
plus $5.00 per bed or
licensed space
22.
Convenience Store:
-
Open less than 18 hours per day;
-
Open in excess of 18 hours per day.
Table 2
Double the fee set out in
Table 2
23.
Crematorium/Funeral
Home/Mortician:
the
business of providing or furnishing funeral
supplies and services to the public and includes
the preparation of dead bodies for internment or
cremation.
Table 1
24.
Data Processing/Computer Programming
Table 1
25.
Drycleaners or Laundry Plant or Call Office
Table 1
26.
Electronic Sales and Service: the business of
selling radios, televisions, computers and other
electronic equipment and the servicing of the
equipment sold.
Table 1
27.
Entertainment Hall
Table 3
28.
Equipment Sales: the business of selling used or
$210.00 per year
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new equipment which shall include farm,
mining, paving, logging or construction vehicles
and equipment.
29.
Escort Service: the business of providing or
furnishing male or female escorts or partners
for social occasions.
$788.00 plus $11.00 per
person
30.
Exhibition: the showing of wares, goods,
products, services or entertainment.
Table 1
31.
Express Transportation Service: means the
business of transporting parcels, commodities
or finished goods.
-
With storage facilities for hire
-
Without storage facilities for hire.
Table 3 plus Table 1
Table 1
32.
Financial Institution: any business to which the
Financial Institutions Act, RSBC 1995, c. 141,
applies, and any investment, loan or mortgage
agency, society or a company.
Table 1
33.
Food Preparation Business: any premises where
primarily food is prepared and served to the
public and includes a restaurant, dining room,
cabaret, lunch counter, tea room or coffee shop.
A basic fee of $58.00
plus $2.00 per seat and
per parking space (if the
food service is provided
to persons in motor
vehicles)
34.
General Contractor: a person who undertakes to
execute a work of construction, either on their
own behalf or by agreement with other persons,
and who in the course of such work employs or
oversees more than two of the distinct class of
subcontractors as defined in this bylaw at any
one time, or whose business includes more than
one distinct class of subcontractors as defined in
this bylaw.
$236.00
35.
General Contractor - Residential: person who
undertakes to execute a work of construction on
a single family dwelling who either on their own
behalf where they construct more than one
house per year, or by an agreement with others,
and who in the course of such work employs or
oversees more than two of the distinct class of
$126.00
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subcontractors as defined in this bylaw, or
whose business includes more than one distinct
class of subcontractors as defined in this bylaw.
36.
Health/Fitness Centre: the business of providing
services or premises for the purpose of
promoting health and fitness, and shall include
tanning studios, spas, gyms and aerobics fitness
centres.
Table 2
37.
Home and Garden Service: the business of
garden
services
including
lawn
mowing,
rototilling, rotovating, maintenance gardening
and clean-up services of buildings. Also
includes gutter & downspout cleaning and
septic cleaning.
Table 1
38.
Home Based Business: means any occupation
or profession carried out in a dwelling unit or an
accessory building by the family which is
permanently resident in the dwelling unit,
where such occupation or profession is clearly
incidental or secondary to the use of the
dwelling unit for residential purposes.
Table 5
39.
Hotel or Motel: any building containing not less
than three units being either sleeping or
dwelling units, or a temporary abode for tourists
or transients.
$26.00 basic fee plus
$8.00 per rental unit
40.
Insurance Agent/Broker/Adjuster
Table 1
41.
Janitorial: the business of providing services
pertaining to the cleaning of commercial or
residential premises, and includes pest control
and sanitation services.
Table 1
42.
Kennel/Commercial: a place for the keeping,
training,
care,
breeding,
treatment,
hospitalization or boarding of two but not more
than five dogs.
A basic fee of $79.00
plus $16.00 per 100m²
of floor area to a
maximum fee of
$2,000.00
43.
Kennel/Hobby: a place for the keeping, training,
care, breeding, treatment, hospitalization or
boarding of two but not more than five dogs.
$79.00
44.
Liquor Outlet: the business of providing and
serving primarily alcohol to the public including
a pub or lounge.
A basic fee of $84.00
plus $2.00 per seat
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45.
Mail Order Supply: (not including agent)
Table 1
46.
Manufacturer/Primary: the business of making a
product
from
raw
materials,
including
petroleum and gas refineries, flour mills, meat
and fish packaging plants, breweries and
winery.
$58.00 basic fee plus
$6.00 per 1000m²
47.
Manufacturer/Secondary:
the
business
of
making a product from those products made by
primary manufacturers, including asphalt and
concrete batching plants.
$58.00 basic fee plus
$6.00 per 1000m²
48.
Street Vendor: a non-motorized, mobile cart,
stand
or
kiosk,
where
hand-crafted
merchandise or food and/or beverages is
prepared and served directly to the public, and
operates only on private property or at
approved sidewalk locations.
$263.00 per year
(fee charged per unit)
49.
Mobile Food Vendor: a motorized vehicle or
trailer operating only when parked on private
property or at approved on-street, curbside
and parking space locations, where food
and/or beverages is prepared and served
directly to the public.
$525.00 per year
(fee charged per unit)
50.
Mobile Non-Prep Food Vendor: a motorized
vehicle only serving fresh food that is not
prepared or processed. i.e. fruit trucks, fresh
seafood or meat and eggs. A Mobile Non-Prep
Food Vendor is only permitted on private
property unless partaking in a special event,
festival, or other community activity in which
case they are permitted in a park.
$263.00 per year or a
30-day license
(consecutive 30 day
period) for $131.00
51.
Firework Retailer: a retailer selling fireworks as
defined by the Terrace Fire Prevention Bylaw
No. 1365-1994, either in a permitted storefront
location or from a motorized vehicle on a
permitted private property.
A 30-day license
(consecutive 30 day
period) of $131.00
52.
Office
or Commercial
Space Rental:
any
premises for the rental of offices warehouses,
suites or rooms for commercial purposes.
A basic fee of $26.00
plus $7.00 per 100m² of
floor area
53.
Pawnbroker and Second Hand Store: the
business of purchasing, taking and bartering or
receiving used or second hand goods for resale
Table 2
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purposes or loaning money against goods or
chattels, including junkyards.
54.
Photo and Art Studio: the business of providing
photographic portrait services including art
renderings, etchings and sketchings.
Table 1
55.
Photofinishing
Service:
the
business
of
developing film, but shall exclude film drop off
centres where the processing of film is not
completed on the premises.
Table 1
56.
Pool/Billiard/Shuffleboard Hall: together with or
without refreshment stands.
A basic fee of $58.00
plus $11.00 per table
57.
Printing/Lithography/Duplicating/Binding
Table 3
58.
Printer/Publisher
A basic fee of $105.00
plus $26.00 per 100m²
of floor area
59.
Private
School:
including
kindergarten
or
daycare.
A basic fee of $32.00
plus $2.00 per license
space
60.
Professional Services: any person practising,
following, engaging or carrying on the following
professions, callings or occupations in a place of
business within the City:
-
Accountant
- Lawyer
-
Appraiser
- Medical Specialist
-
Architect
- Naturopath
-
Auctioneer
- Notary Public
-
Chiropractor
- Optician
-
Dental Mechanic
- Optometrist
-
Dental Surgeon
- Osteopath
-
Dentist
- Physician/Surgeon
-
Engineer
- Physiotherapist
-
Forester
- Veterinarian
-
Land Surveyor
Any person practising, following, engaging or
carrying on the following professions, callings
or occupations or others not elsewhere defined
in a place of business within the City:
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LICENCE FEE
-
Bookkeeper
- Mental Healer
-
Consultant
- Miscellaneous
-
Faith Healer
- Public Relations Agent
-
Draftsperson
- Health Care Specialist
- Practical Nurse - Promoters
-
Masseur
- Forestry Consultant
-
Registered Nurse - Outfitter/Guide
-
Technical Specialist
-
Professional
Instructor
-
Designer
- Locksmith
-
Collection Agency - Medical Laboratory
-
Professional Service
-
Commercial or Residential Artist
-
Other Healers of Human Diseases
-
Income Tax Preparer
Table 1
61.
Public
Market:
any
building
or
premises
containing stalls, tables, spaces, divisions or
compartments individually rented, occupied or
operated for the purpose of displaying or selling
merchandise.
Table 2
62.
Radio and TV Broadcasting
$473.00
63.
Real Estate Office
Table 1
64.
Recycling Material: recycling material shall
include bottles, papers and items of similar
nature, but shall not include metal, raw material
or manufacturing materials. A person who holds
a license under another section and who is
carrying on the business of recycling material at
the premises shall not also be required to hold a
licence under this section.
Table 3
65.
Refuse and Garbage Collection
Table 1
66.
Rental or Lease Agency: the business of renting
or leasing goods, wares, merchandise, or other
equipment.
Table 2
67.
Repair Service
Table 1
68.
Retail Business: any premises used for the
purpose
of
selling
goods,
wares
and
merchandise to the public for personal or
household use.
Table 2
69.
Sharpening: the business of sharpening saws,
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lawn mowers and other tools or equipment.
70.
Subcontractor: means any person carrying out
the business of not more than 2 of the following
classes: (refer to Section 11.1)
(a) concrete, masonry, stucco;
(b) drywall, t-bar;
(c) electrical, communications;
(d) excavating, earth moving, landscaping, trucking,
heavy equipment;
(e) flooring, painting, interior finishing;
(f) framing, siding;
(g) glazing, millwork;
(h) heating and ventilation;
(i) iron and steel works, reinforcing, welding;
(j) paving;
(k) plumbing, pipe fitting;
(l) refrigeration, air-conditioning;
(m)
roofing, sheet metal;
(n) steam fitting;
(o) sprinkler fitting;
(p) damp and water proofing.
$126.00
71.
Subcontractor/Tradesman - Retail: includes any
subcontractor listed under item 68 above, who
also conducts retail sales of the product or
category the person is classified under as an
incidental accessory to their subcontracting
business.
$158.00
72.
Taxi Service: the business of picking up and
discharging passengers within the City.
Table 1
73.
Telephone Soliciting: shall mean the business of
offering merchandise or services for sale by
telephone.
Table 1
74.
Theatre: any premises used for the showing of
theatrical,
operatic,
vaudeville
or
moving
pictures performances.
$58.00 plus $1.00per
seat
75.
Towing of Motor Vehicles:
(a) With storage:
$315.00 for the first
2000m² plus $9.00 for
each additional 100m²
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BUSINESS CLASSIFICATION
LICENCE FEE
(b) Without storage:
(customers parking
exempt)
Table 1
76.
Trailer
Court:
any
premises
used
to
accommodate
mobile
homes,
recreational
vehicles or campers.
A basic fee of $21.00
plus $11.00 per pad
77.
Travel Agency
Table 1
78.
Transportation Network Services means a
business that uses Passenger Directed Vehicles
for
purposes
defined
in
the
Passenger
Transportation Act.
$263 for each business
$79 for each driver
operating as a driver
under a TNS.
79.
Unclassified:
any
business
not
elsewhere
defined in this bylaw.
-
Service Industry
-
Retail Industry
Table 1
Table 2
80.
Utility: including telephone company, electric
company,
waterworks
company
or
gas
company.
$473.00
81.
Vending Machine Agency: the business of
renting, leasing, selling or otherwise placing
vending machines in any premises.
$58.00 plus $6.00 per
machine
82.
Warehouse: any premises used for the storage
of goods, commodities, wares or merchandise.
Table 3
83.
Wholesale: the business of selling goods,
commodities, wares or merchandise to other
businesses for resale or for use in their
business.
Table 3
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SCHEDULE "B"
MOBILE FOOD VENDOR - PERMITTED PARK LOCATIONS
GEORGE LITTLE PARK
2 Mobile Food Vendors are permitted between 10:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m., on any
day, provided that the park has not been reserved by an event.
Permitted to park perpendicular to parking spaces labelled #17 - #26 and #28 - #37.
Permitted Mobile Food Vending parking and operating area
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FERRY ISLAND, parking overflow area
2 Mobile Food Vendors permitted between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., on any day.
Permitted Mobile Food Vending parking and operating area
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FISHERMAN'S MEMORIAL PARK, parking entrance
2 Mobile Food Vendors permitted between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m., on any day.
Permitted Mobile Food Vending parking and operating area