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BILL NO. 2013.17
THE CORPORATION OF THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA
BYLAW NUMBER 2013.20
A BYLAW FOR THE PROVISION OF LICENSING VARIOUS
BUSINESSES IN THE TOWNSHIP OF RAMARA
WHEREAS pursuant the Municipal Act, 2001, S.C. 2001, c. 25, Section 150, as amended a local
municipality may licence, regulate and govern any business wholly or
partly carried on within the municipality;
AND WHEREAS it is the intent of the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ramara to
regulate various businesses within the municipality to protect and promote the health and safety of its
residents by regulating the goods and merchandise sold, the manner in which those items are sold
and the locations from which they are sold;
AND WHEREAS the Council of the Township of Ramara is desirous of adopting a licensing bylaw
and repealing bylaws 2005.105 and 2006.07;
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township of Ramara enacts as follows:
1.
DEFINITIONS
1.1
"Accessory" means a use, building or structure that is normally incidental and/or
subordinate, and is exclusively devoted to a main use and/or building and/or structure,
and is located on the same lot therewith.
1.2
"Business" License means a license to operate a business at one (1) designated
location in the Township of Ramara for the duration of the licensing year and may for
licensing purposes include a vehicle/person which travels from location to location in the
Township.
1.3
"Applicant" means a person who is required to be licensed pursuant to this bylaw or who
has made application for a license to the Township of Ramara and shall include a
licensee.
1.4
"Approval" means written approval unless otherwise specified.
1.5
"Boarding" means the taking in of dogs for a period of time for hire.
1.6
"Breeding" means the generating of offspring resulting in quality of bloodlines as in
purebred.
1.7
"Building Code" means the regulation made pursuant to the Building Code Act, 1992,
and its amendments.
1 .8
"Business" means any business wholly or partly carried on within a municipality, even if
the business is being carried on from a location outside the municipality, and includes
trades and occupations; exhibitions, concerts, festivals and other organized public
amusements held for profit or otherwise; the sale or hire of goods or services on an
intermittent or one-time basis; and the display of samples, patterns or specimens of
goods for the purpose of sale or hire.
1.9
"Commercial Cooking Equipment" means refreshment vehicles that are equipped with
but not limited to all manners of cooking equipment, exhaust hoods, grease removal
devices, exhaust ductwork, exhaust fans, dampers, fire extinguishing equipment and all
other auxiliary or ancillary components or systems that are involved in the capture,
containment and control of grease laden cooking effluent
1.10
"Council" means the Council for The Corporation of the Township of Ramara
1.11
"Dog" means any member of the species Canis familiaris and shall include a male or
female, spayed or neutered dog over the age of twelve weeks (3 months).
1.12
"Fire Code" means Ontario Regulation 213/07 and its amendments.
1.13
"Fire Official" means the person who may, from time to time, be appointed by Council to
the position of Fire Official/Chief or his/her designate.
1.14
"Goods" includes books, magazines, pictures, slides, film, phonograph records, pre
recorded magnetic tape and any other reading, viewing, listening, or something that is
marketed or sold as a commodity (an economic good).
1.15
"Hawker/Peddler" means door to door sales and street vendors who do not reside in the
municipality and do not remain
in one fixed location to conduct business on a
temporary, intermittent or one time basis
1.16
"Health
Unit" means the Simcoe Muskoka District Health
Unit and includes any
successor or assign.
1.17
"Highway" means a street, avenue, parkway, driveway, square, place, bridge, viaduct or
trestle, any part of which is intended for or used by the general public for the passage of
vehicles and includes the area between the lateral property thereof;
1.18
"Inspector" means a Township Building Inspector, Fire Inspector, Bylaw Inspector,
Canine Control Officer, Chief Building Official, Provincial Offence Officer or Health Unit
Inspector which includes Zoning Administrator and police officer or designate.
1 .1 9
"Kennel" means:
a) an establishment for the keeping of purebred dogs which has been registered or is
eligible for registration with an association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree
Act (Canada).
The member shall remain in good standing with the association for
the purpose of breeding or sale of dogs; or
b) the keeping of dogs for the purpose of hunting;
c) the keeping of dogs for the purpose of competition;
d) the keeping of dogs for the purpose of the boarding of dogs for profit or gain; or
e) the keeping of dogs for the purpose of predator control for protecting livestock or
poultry
1.20
"Kennel run" means an area of a kennel established for a dog to exercise freely and
easily to maintain its physical health;
1.21
"License Fee" means the appropriate fee for the license as set out in the Licensing Fees
and Charges Bylaw;
1 .22
"Licensee" means a person who has been issued a license pursuant to this bylaw either
in the current calendar year or in a previous calendar year and shall include an
applicant.
1 .23
"Licensing Officer" means the person or persons appointed by Council to issue licenses
1.24
"Licensing Year" means the period from January 1 st to December 31St of each given
year unless otherwise stated in the attached schedule.
1.25
"Occupant" means the person in occupation or having charge, management or control
of any premises, whether on his own account or as an agent of any person
1.26
"Operator" means a person who operates a business within the Township of Ramara.
1.27
"Owner" means the registered owner of a property or business located within the
Township of Ramara.
1.28
"Person" includes not only an individual, but also a body corporate or political, or party,
or any party, or any firm or heirs, executors, administrators, successors or other legal
representatives thereof to whom the contexts may apply, and words implying the
singular shall include more persons or thing as described above or things of the same
kind, than one, any words implying the masculine gender shall includes females as well
as males;
1.29
"Planning Act" means the Planning Act R.S.O. 1990, c.P13, as amended from time to
time.
1.30
"Premises" means land and includes any and all buildings or other structures thereon
and includes any vehicle or conveyance used in the operation of the business and
premise shall have the same meaning.
1.31
"Purebred" means any dog that is registered or eligible for registration with an
association incorporated under the Animal Pedigree Act (Canada) or any other similar
National Association;
1.32
"Refreshment Vehicle" means a motorized vehicle from which refreshments are sold or
offered for sale, and without limiting the foregoing, are commonly known as a chip
wagon/fry truck, coffee truck, ice cream cart/truck hot dog cart or any other food trailer,
including a mobile barbeque facility and which may change location from time to time
and which is not located in a permanent building or structure
1 .33
"Refreshment" means, but shall not be limited to, such items as french fries, hot dogs,
hamburgers, chicken, sausage, fish, ice cream, beverages and similar items which can
be sold from a refreshment vehicle which conforms with the requirements of this bylaw
and any other regulations that any other agency or Ministry may impose.
1.34
"Salvage
Yard/Wrecking
Yard"
means
an
area
where
motor
vehicles
or
farm
implements are wrecked and/or disassembled and the parts resold or an area where
second hand goods are collected to be sorted and sold;
1.35
"Second Hand Goods" means any article that has been used for the purpose it was
designed and is offered for re-sale by a second hand vendor
1 .36
"Structure" means anything constructed or erected the use of which requires location on
the ground, or which is attached to something having location on or in the ground.
1.37
"Township" means the Corporation of the Township of Ramara
1 .38
"Vehicle" means a motor vehicle, trailer, traction engine, farm tractor, road-building
machine, bicycle and any vehicle drawn, propelled or driven by any kind of power,
including muscular power, but does not include a motorized snow vehicle or a street
car.
1.39
"Zoning Administrator" means a person or delegate appointed by Council from time to
time for the purposes of administering the Township's Zoning By-law(s).
1.40
Zoning By-law means the most current comprehensive zoning by-law in force in the
Township or portions thereof, as amended and passed, pursuant to the Planning Act,
R.S.O. 1990, c. P. 13 (the "PlanningAct').
1.41
Where a definition is not provided herein and is not provided
in the appropriate
Provincial Legislation, recourse shall be provided in the last available edition of the
Oxford Dictionary.
2.
LICENSES
2.1
No person shall carry on in this municipality any of the businesses listed in Schedule "A"
attached to this Bylaw unless and until they hold a license, paid the prescribed license
fee as established by Council as amended from time to time and met the requirements
of this bylaw to the satisfaction of the Licensing Officer.
2.2
License categories shall be as follows:
Type 1- Hawker/Peddler
Required for businesses or occupations of a general nature and for which no premises
are occupied and may move from location to location with the intent to sell goods.
License application attached as Schedule "B"
Type 2
-- Salvage/Wrecking Yard
Required for businesses that have occasion to occupy premises or land where vehicle
parts, farm implements or second hand goods or parts thereof are disassembled and
goods are offered for resale. License application attached as Schedule "C"
Type 3 - Refreshment Vehicle
Required for businesses that have occasion to occupy premises for the purpose of
selling various refreshments and are required to comply with the Health Protection &
Promotion Act. License application attached as Schedule "D"
Type 4-- Kennel
Required
for
owners/operators
of
dog
kennels
either
boarding/breeding/predator
control/hunting and competition kennels in excess of three dogs.
License application
attached as Schedule "E"
3.
REQUIREMENTS
3.1
All businesses required to be licensed must complete the specific application form
attached as Schedules "B", "C", "D" and "E" to this Bylaw, pay the prescribed license fee
as established by Council and the requirements specific to the Schedule.
3.2
Issuance of a business licence pursuant to the provisions of this bylaw shall be required
to satisfy the requirements of the Ontario Building Code, Property Standards Bylaw,
Township Official Plan, Township Zoning Bylaw, Ontario Fire Code and all other bylaws
of the Township which may be in effect.
3.3
Inspection of the premises to ensure compliance may be required to be performed by
the Chief Building Official, Property Standards Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer,
Provincial Offences Officer, Canine Control Officer, Public Health Inspector or Fire Chief
or any Inspector designated by these persons prior to licence renewal each year.
Specific inspections are detailed under the requirements of Types 1, 2, 3, 4 of the
licence categories.
3.4
The applicant must provide the Township with written approval from the land owner if
the business is being conducted on lands owned by someone other than the applicant.
3.5
The applicant shall be responsible for obtaining all necessary inspections and approvals
as set out in this by-law, at their own expense, in addition to the licensing fee.
4.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
4.1
All licenses granted under this bylaw unless otherwise stated, forfeited or revoked shall
be for one year and expire on the 31
st day of December of the year in which the licence
was issued.
4.2
Upon receipt of an application the Licensing Officer shall undertake any investigations
that, in their opinion, are necessary to assess the application in addition to the specific
requirements.
All costs incurred
in such investigations shall be at the applicant's
expense.
4.3
The Township may refuse to issue or renew a license if the property taxes or utility
accounts for the premises at which the licensed business is located are unpaid, or if any
outstanding monies are owing to the Township for services provided to or on the subject
property.
4.4
The Township retains the right to refuse to issue or renew a license, or suspend or
revoke an existing license if the owner or applicant is in contravention of any other
municipal by-law. The license may be issued or reinstated once compliance has been
met.
4.5
Upon receipt of a completed application and the appropriate fees for a license, the
Licensing Officer shall make any enquiries with any municipal official, employee or
agency who has conducted inspections relative to the business under application;
4.6
All applications for renewal of licenses' expiring under the provision of this bylaw shall
be made no later than 2 weeks before the licence is required or set to expire.
4.7
Renewals of licenses' may be granted by the Licensing Officer, provided no change in
the location, owner or the nature of the business has occurred and the necessary
application has been received, compliance to all requirements of the licence and paid
the prescribed licence fee.
4.8
The Licensing Officer shall not issue a license until the application and license fees
have been paid and all inspections and requirements have been met as listed on the
license application.
4.9
No license issued under the authority of this bylaw is transferable from premise to
premise or owner to owner
4.10
If one applicant operates more than one business at the same location he/she shall
submit one application form for each business to be conducted at the location.
4.11
All licenses shall be prominently displayed in their place of business or if there are no
premises on their person.
4.12
Council at their discretion can limit, revoke, suspend or refuse a licence.
5.
ACCESSIBILITY
5.1
The Township is committed to meeting the needs of people with disabilities by meeting
accessibility requirements under the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
(AODA), 2005. Businesses requiring a municipal business licence in Ramara must also
meet the requirements of the AODA.
6.
INSURANCE
6.1
No application for a license shall be approved until the applicant provides proof of
current and valid liability insurance for the term of the license in the amount set out in
the license application.
7.
SIGNAGE REQUIREMENTS
7.1
All exterior signage on licensed property must adhere to all regulations as set by the
Ministry of Transportation, County of Simcoe or designated authority.
7.2
Exterior signage on licensed property shall not contain any language or phrase that is
vulgar or may be perceived vulgar in nature.
7.3
Exterior signage on licensed property may not contain any nudity.
8.
ADMINISTRATION
8.1
This bylaw will be administered by and licenses issued by the Licensing Officer.
8.2
Where the Licensing Officer refuses to grant a licence for non-compliance to the
provisions of this bylaw, the applicant may appeal the decision of the Licensing Officer
to Council upon giving notice to the Clerk.
8.3
Where, after issuing the license, the licensee violates, in the opinion of the licensing
Officer, any of the provisions of this Bylaw that apply to the license, notice of violation
shall be given to the licence holder that the license will be revoked in 7 days (1 week)
unless compliance to the Bylaw is achieved.
8.4
Where notice has been given to the licensee that the licence will be revoked, the license
holder may appeal the decision of the Licensing Officer to Council upon giving notice to
the Clerk within the 7 days (1 week) period as established.
8.5
Upon receiving notice under either Section 8 of this bylaw, Council shall hold a hearing
at a scheduled Council meeting to hear all evidence and make a determination on the
matter before it.
8.6
The Clerk upon receiving a notice of appeal by a license applicant or licensee shall
advise the appellant and Licensing Officer of the date and time the matter will be heard
by Council.
9.
ENFORCEMENT
9.1
The Licensing Officer, Provincial Offences Officer, Bylaw Enforcement Officer and any
other person designated by Council be and are hereby authorized to enforce the
provisions of this bylaw.
9.2
Any person who violates any provisions of this bylaw upon conviction is guilty of an
offence and shall be liable to a fine in an amount to be determined pursuant to the
Provincial Offences Act RSO 1991, c.p.33.
9.3
Any person who contravenes any provision of this bylaw is guilty of an offence and is
liable to a fine as listed in Schedule "F" attached to and forming part of this bylaw.
10.
SCHEDULE
10.1
Schedule A, B, C, D, E and F form and are part of this Bylaw.
BYLAW READ A FIRST SECOND AND THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 25
TH DAY OF
MARCH, 2012.
BILL DUFEY, MAYOR
c/JANICE E. tICK!NNON, CLERK
SCHEDULE "A" TO BYLAW 201 320
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
1
Hawker & Peddler
2
Salvage yards/Wrecking yards/Second hand goods
3
Refreshment Vehicle
4
Kennel
SCHEDULE "B" TO BYLAW2O13.20
Township of Ramara
, _4__j#.
2297 Highway 12, P.O. Box 130
Brechin, ON LUK 180
TYPE 1
Hawker/Peddler License Application
New License Application
LI
License Renewal Application
LI
Section 1: Applicant Information
Name of Business
Name of Applicant
Business Address
Mailing Address
Business
Phone
No. (
Cell Phone No.
Email Address
______________________________
Website
_________________________
Section 3: Property Information
Owner of Property
Legal Description of Property
Municipal Address
Landowner Permission Attached
Yes
LI
No
LI
Zoning of Property
Section 4: License Fee
Applicable License Fee AttachedYes
LI
No
LI
License will not be issue until all applicable fees are paid in full.
Section 5: Proof of Insurance
Proof of a minimum of $2,000,000 (Two Million Dollars) in Commercial Liability Insurance is required to be
submitted with the License Application.
Certificate of Insurance attached
Yes
LI
No
LI
Section 6:
Restrictions
RESTRICTION
COMMENTS
1.
Premises or land on which the business is being licensed
must comply with Township's bylaws (i.e. Zoning)
2.
No public property or street including boulevards may
be used for the conduct of any business
3.
Written authorization from the property owner is
required
Section 7:
Applicant's Signature Required
Every annual license issued pursuant to this Schedule shall expire on the 31
st day of December in the year in
which it was issued. The license issued is not transferrable without the written permission of the Licensing
Officer. No refund will be given for a license that has been issued or renewed.
Applicant's Signature
Date
Section 8: Administrative Use Only
Hawker/Peddler/Transient Trader License No.
Issued by
Date
________________________
Licensing Officer
This application may contain "Personal Information" as defined under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
PrivacyAct. This information is collected pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. It will be used by the Township of
Ramara to process this application to determine whether to issue a license, for administration of such license and for law
enforcement purposes to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulation and bylaws. Questions about this collection
should be directed to the Licensing Officer, 2297 Highway 12, P.O. Box 130, Brechin, ON
LOK 1BO
qi.EN
1
.
SCHEDULE "C" TO BYLAW2O13.20
TYPE 2
Township of Ramara
2297 Highway 12, P.O. Box 130
Brechin, ON LOK 180
Salvage Yard/Wrecking Yard or Second Hand Goods License Application
New License Application
D
License Renewal Application
D
Section 1: Applicant Information
Section 3: Property Information
Yes
E
No
D
Section 4: License Fee
Name of Business
Name of Applicant
Business Address
Mailing Address
Business Phone No. L.J
Email Address
Home Phone No. Lj
Website
Owner of Property
Legal Description of Property
Municipal Address-
Landowner Permission Attached
Zoning of Property
Applicable License Fee AttachedYes
LI
No
LI
License will not be issue until all applicable fees are paid in full.
Section 5: Proof of Insurance
Proof of a minimum of $2,000,000 (Two Million Dollars) in Commercial Liability Insurance is required to be
submitted with the License Application.
Certificate of Insurance attached
Yes
LI
No
LI
Section 6: Restrictions
RESTRICTION
COMMENTS
1.
Buffer from any road by a solid metal or wood fence a
minimum of 2 meters high and a maximum of 3.1
meters high shall be kept in good repair and set back
from the property line as required by the Zoning Bylaw.
2.
No salvaged material shall be place higher than the
fence height
3.
No structure for human habitation may be placed with
the perimeter of the fence
4.
Yards must be kept neat and presentable at all times and
will be subject to inspection if deemed necessary by
Township Officials.
Section 7:
Applicant's Signature Required
Every annual license issued pursuant to this Schedule shall expire on the 31
5t day of December in the year in
which it was issued. The license issued is not transferrable without the written permission of the Licensing
Officer. No refund will be given for a license that has been issued or renewed.
Applicant's Signature
Date
Section 8: Administrative Use Only
Salvage Yard, Wrecking Yard or Second Hand Goods License No.
Issued by
Date
________________________
Licensing Officer
This application may contain "Personal Information" as defined under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
Privacy Act. This information is collected pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. It will be used by the Township of
Ramara to process this application to determine whether to issue a license, for administration of such license and for law
enforcement purposes to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulation and bylaws. Questions about this collection
should be directed to the Licensing Officer, 2297 Highway 12, P.O. Box 130, Brechin, ON
LOK 180.
SCHEDULE "D" TO BYLAW 2013.20
Township of Ramara
2297Highwayl2, P.O. Box 130
Brechin, ON LOK1BO
TYPE 3
Refreshment Vehicle License Application
New License Application
License Renewal Application
E
Section 1: Applicant Information
Name of Business
Name of Applicant
Business Address
Mailing Address
Phone No. (
Cell Phone No. I
Email Address
______________________________
Website
________________________________
Section 2: Refreshment Vehicle Information
Type of Vehicle
With Commercial Cooking Equipment (i.e. Deep Fryer)
** Refreshment Vehicles containing commercial cooking equipment such as deep fryers must meet NFPA 96 Standards.
With Cooking Equipment
BBQ
D
Type of Fuel
Is a Deep Fryer Being Used?
Yes
D
No
E
Without Cooking Equipment
Yes
D
No
LI
Type of Food Being Served
Address Location of Vehicle
Section 3: Property Information
Owner of Property where vehicle is to be located
Letter of Permission Attached
Yes
El
No
El
Section 4: License Fee
-- Consult Fee Schedule for applicable License Fees
Applicable License Fee AttachedYes
LI
No
El
License will not be issue until all applicable fees are paid in full.
Section 5: Proof of Insurance
Proof of a minimum of $2,000,000 (Two Million Dollars) in Commercial Liability Insurance is required to be
submitted with the License Application.
Certificate of Insurance attached
Yes
El
No
El
ection 6: Documentation Required
The following Clearance Certificates must be attached to your application form:
1.
Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit Annual Inspection
Yes
El
No
El
Report (must note permission to open/operate)
2.
Propane/Gas Inspection by a Licensed Installer (within 6
Yes
El
No
El
months)
3.
Appropriate Roads Authority (Municipal Works, County
Yes
El
No
El
Roads Dept., MTO)
4.
Ramara Fire & Rescue Services
Yes
El
No
El
5.
ZoningAdministratorApproval
Yes
El
No
El
6.
Chief Building Official Approval
Yes
El
No
El
7.
Bylaw Enforcement Approval
Yes
El
No
El
Section 7: Applicant's Signature Required
Every annual license issued pursuant to this Schedule shall expire on the 31
5t day of December in the year in
which it was issued. The license issued is not transferrable without the written permission of the Licensing
Officer. No refund will be given for a license that has been issued or renewed.
Applicant's Signature
Date
Section 8: Administrative Use Only
Refreshment Vehicle License No.
Issued by
Date
Licensing Officer
This application may contain "Personal Information" as defined under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
PrivacyAct. This information is collected pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. It will be used by the Township of
Ramara to process this application to determine whether to issue a license, for administration of such license and for law
enforcement purposes to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulation and bylaws. Questions about this collection
should be directed to the Licensing Officer, 2297 Highway 12, P.O. Box 130, Brechin, ON L0K 1B0.
SCHEDULE "E" TO BYLAW2O13.20
TYPE 4
Kennel License Application
Township of Ramara
2297Highwayl2, P.O. Boxl3O
Brechin, ON LOK1BO
New License Application
El
Section 1: Applicant Information
Section 3: Property Information
License Renewal Application
El
Yes
El
No
El
Section 4: License Fee
Applicable License Fee Attached
Yes
El
No
License will not be issue until all applicable fees are paid in full.
Proof of a minimum of $2,000,000 (Two Million Dollars) in Commercial Liability Insurance is required to be
submitted with the License Application.
Certificate of Insurance attached
Yes
El
No
El
Name of Business
Name of Applicant
Business Address
Mailing Address
Business Phone No.
Email Address
Cell Phone No. (
Website
Owner of Property
Legal Description of Property
Municipal Address
Landowner Permission Attached
Zoning of Property
Section 6:
Restrictions
RESTRICTION
COMMENTS
1.
Premises or land on which the business is being
licensed must comply with Township's bylaws (i.e.
Zoning, Building, Fire) and established standards.
2.
Subject to inspection if deemed necessary by
Township Officials
3.
New Application requires sketch of property with
measurements and location of structures for the
kennel and the kennel run.
Section 7: Applicant's Signature Required
Every annual license issued pursuant to this Schedule shall expire on the 31
5t day of December in the year in
which it was issued. The license issued is not transferrable without the written permission of the Licensing
Officer. No refund will be given for a license that has been issued or renewed.
Applicant's Signature
Date
Section 8: Administrative Use Only
Kennel
License
No.
Issued by
Date
________________________
Licensing Officer
This application may contain "Personal Information" as defined under the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of
PrivacyAct. This information is collected pursuant to the Municipal Act, 2001, as amended. It will be used by the Township of
Ramara to process this application to determine whether to issue a license, for administration of such license and for law
enforcement purposes to ensure compliance with all applicable statutes, regulation and bylaws. Questions about this collection
should be directed to the Licensing Officer, 2297 Highway 12, P.O. Box 130, Brechin, ON
LOK 1BO.
ESTABLISHED KENNEL STANDARDS
The owner of every kennels shall obtain a kennel licence on or before the last business day of
December in each year from the Licensing Officer.
The owner of a kennel shall pay an annual kennel licence fee as prescribed by Council as amended
from time to time and such owner is not liable to pay any further license fee in respect to the kennel
or the dogs housed therein, but all dogs three months of age and older must be registered with the
Township.
Before any initial license for a kennel is issued by the Clerk, the owner must make application for the
license, pay the prescribed fee and have the kennel inspected by the Provincial Offences Officer.
The kennel use must comply with the requirements of the Township's zoning
bylaws,
The kennel must be inspected by a Provincial Offences Officer appointed by Council upon the initial
application and every three years thereafter to ensure compliance to this bylaw with the exception of
competition and hunting dogs kennels and predator control dog kennel where only the initial
application inspection will be required.
Upon any complaint from a person that the kennel does not comply with the requirements of this
bylaw, an inspection shall be carried out and if the kennel is found to be in noncompliance, a re
inspection fee will be charged as prescribed by Council.
A Provincial Offences Officer may enter on to private property where a kennel is located after a
complaint is received, for the purposes of inspecting to ensure that the provisions of this bylaw have
not been violated.
If there is a continuing breach of the provisions of this bylaw by the kennel owner or where the owner
fails to comply with an order made upon him/her by the Provincial Offences Officer or an Officer for
any Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, the licence may be suspended or revoked.
KENNELSTANDARDS
Every person who owns or operates a kennel shall comply to the requirements of the
Township's Zoning Bylaw that was in effect at the time the initial licence was issued and to the
following regulations:
No kennel building but shelter is required for competition (sled dogs) and predator control or hunting
dogs.
A kennel building for the housing of dogs is required for all boarding/breeding kennel dogs.
The kennel shall be comprised of a kennel building and kennel run and shall:
Have exercise area to enable each dog top exercise freely and easily to maintain its physical health
and well being;
Have a security fencing of adequate height, but not less than 1 metre in height to prevent any dog from
escaping; and
Be buffered by trees or fencing to fully obstruct the visibility of neighbouring properties from seeing
the kennel.
The kennel building shall have a floor made of concrete or other impermeable material, be
maintained, ventilated, kept in a sanitary and clean condition with adequate bedding and be free of
offensive odours.
The kennel run shall:
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have a floor made of concrete or other impermeable material;
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have a floor drain that is maintained and functioning at all times and connected to a
minimum of 15 meters of septic draining if the kennel was erected after the 13 th day of
Julyl 998;and
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The kennel run floor shall be thoroughly cleaned once a day.
PREDATORPROTECTION
Any bona fide farmer, who owns livestock as defined in the Livestock, Poultry and Honey Bee
Protection Act, Chapter L24, R.S.O.1990, may harbour up to three dogs in addition to any licensed
dogs for the property provided the predator protection does reside with the livestock they are
protecting.
Council for the Township, may by bylaw vary the number of predator protection dogs for
Individuals who are bonafide farmers and for specified parcels of land. Council at their
discretion may hold a public meeting.
ZONING CRITERIA FOR KENNELS
In order to erect a kennel in the Township the property must be zoned 'Agricultural" or" Rural" in
Ramara Township Zoning Bylaw 2005.85. In both zones a kennel must not be constructed within 300
meters (984.25feet) of a dwelling located on another lot. However, a dwelling may be constructed
within 300 meters of an existing kennel.
In the Agricultural zone in order to construct a kennel, the minimum lot area must be 40
Hectares or the original survey lot size. All setback requirements must be met according to the AG,
zone provisions and would be classified as an "On Farm Business". The exact same requirements
are required in the "RU" zone.
SCHEDULE "F"
DESCRIPTION
SECTION
SET FINE
1.
Failure to hold a valid municipal business
2
$200.00
license prior to conducting business