Minden Hills, Ontario
· No. 19-70
· adopted 2019-05-30
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The Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills
BY-LAWNO: 19-70
Being a By-Law to licence, regulate and govern Refreshment Vehicles within the Boundaries of the
Township of Minden Hills and to rescind various By-Laws previously passed in the regard.
WHEREAS, Section 257.2(1) ofthe Municipal Act, R.S.0. 1990, Chap. M45, as
amerided, provides that by-Jaws may be passed by Councils for the licensing,
regulating and governing ofany business carried on within the Municipality;
AND WHEREAS, various by-laws, being By-laws to license, regulate and
control food shops and refreshment vehicles within the boundaries of the
Township of Minden Hills were passed by the Council for The Corporation of
the Township ofMinden Hills;
AND WHEREAS, the Council for The Corporation of the Township of Minden
Hills deems it expedient to license, regulate and govern only refreshment
vehicles;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of The Corporation of the Township of
Minden Hills hereby enacts as follows:
l) Definitions:
a) "Corporation" shallmean The Corporation of the Township of Minden Hills.
b) "Food shop" shall include all restaurants, take-out food establishments, snack bars, coffee
shops, ice cream parlours and refreshment vehicles within the boundaries of this
Municipality.
c) "Refreshment Vehicle" shall mean,
1 . A vehicle as defined by the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O.I990, or,
a'ffl Eo-n'sumption--are maae-'for-sale, orfered ror sale, storea,
l aMeeaf"orre-smaloe,veoa:lfwerhe:
structure or the vemcle is )ac'
beverages intended for humi
or sold.
d) "Township" shall mean all lands within the corporate limits of the Township ofMinden
Hills.
2) Licences:
a) No person shall operate, keep, maintain or engage in the business of a refreshment
vehicle without obtaining a licence to carry on such business from the CAO/Clerk
of the Corporation.
cations ?for a licepce sha%l .t?e made .@nnually? on (! f?o?r?? sppplied by the
b)
y on a form supplit
fee. of $500.00 per
try in each year, or p
ant shall
hmen.t' v'e,-hicle, -pa7a%le 'on the nrsta day of,J,am
refr.eshment vehicle'.3ommenciiig operation, whichever last ocaurs.' Every licenr
expires January l 5th m the year next followmg the year in which the licence is issued
c) No licence issued under this By-law shall be transferable.
3) Condition of Licence:
a) Every application for a licence under this By-law shall be accompanied by a copy of a
current approval from the local Health Unit.
TOWNSHIP OF MINDEN HILLS
REFRESHMENT VEHICLE LICENCE APPLICATION
Date:
Name:
Address:
Phone:
Home Phone:
Work Phone:
*k+k***************-k+k*** *k***k***** *************+k********-k******************tkk******
1. Type of Vehicle:
2. Location of Vehicle:
3. Type of Refreshments that are going to be sold:
4. Date of Operation:
s. Hours of Operation:
From:
6. Type of Cooking Source:
Propane:
Electric:
Other:
7. Health Unit Appro'val attached: Yes:
No:
8. Is written permission from the property owner on which the vehicle is located attached:
Yes:
No:
9. Are you within (100 feet) 30.48 metres from an existing food shop:
Yes:
No:
If yes, is written permission from the owner of the existing food shop attached:
Yes:
No:
10. If on an MTO Highway, MTO approval is required. Is this attached?
Yes:
No:
OFFICE USE ONLY:
Licence Fee of $
LICE'NSE NUMBER:
To:
,20
received on
4) Regulations:
a) No person shall operate a refreshment vehicle between the hours of
2:00 a.m. and 6:00 a.m. on any day.
b) No person shall operate a refreshment vehicle unless it is kept in a clean and sanitary
condition,
c) No person shall operate a refreshment vehicle within 30.48 metres (100 teet) of an
existing food shop, unless written permission is provided to the Corporation from the
owner ofthe existing food shop.
d) No refresh.ment veh,i.cle. shall be located on? a property? other than .a prop.erty zoned
ingBy-lawNo. 06-10,as amended,of(he
and Minden, zoning By-law No. 4-81, as an'
commercial as described in Zoning By-law No-. O-6 - l-0, as amendea, o-f the former
as amended, of
Townships of Anson, Hindon
ell, Zoning Byflaw l
.d Zoning By-law Ni
the former Township of Lutterworth and 2oning %:law No. 3-78, a-s amended, of
?wnship
+wnsliip
the former Townsliip of Snowdon.
5) Penalty:
a)
Any person who contravenes or fails to comply with a section of these By-laws is guilty
of an offence and is subject to penalties provided by the Provincial Offences Act.
6) General
a) If any provision of this By-law is, for any reason, declared by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, the same shall not affect the validity of the By-law as a whole
or any part thereof other than the provision so declared to be invalid and it is hereby
declared to be the intention that all the remaining provisions of this By-law shall
contiriue to be in full force and effect until repealed, notwithstanding that one or more
provisions thereof shall have been declared invalid.
7) By-Law, No. 99-25 of The Corporation of the Townships of Anson, Hindon and Minden; By-
Law, No. 13-89 of The Corporation of the Township of Snowdon; and By-Law, No. l4-94 of
The Corporation of the Township of Lutterworth are hereby rescinded in their entirety.
READ A FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD TIME, passed, signed and the Corporate Seal
attached hereto, this 30th day of May, 2019.
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Brent Devolin, Mayor
Dawrf" Newhook, Clerk-