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District of Maple Ridge
1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
2. MINUTES –October 1, 2012
3. PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL
3.1
4. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Regional Context Statement Amendment Process
Staff report dated October 15, 2012 recommending that the process outlined in
the report titled “Regional Context Statement Amendment Process” be endorsed.
COUNCIL WORKSHOP AGENDA
October 15, 2012
9:00 a.m.
Blaney Room, 1st Floor, Municipal Hall
The purpose of the Council Workshop is to review and discuss policies and
other items of interest to Council. Although resolutions may be passed at
this meeting, the intent is to make a consensus decision to send an item to
Council for debate and vote or refer the item back to staff for more
information or clarification.
REMINDERS
October 15, 2012
Closed Council following Workshop
Committee of the Whole Meeting 1:00 p.m.
October 16, 2012
Public Hearing 7:00 p.m.
Council Workshop
October 15, 2012
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4.2 Draft Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
Staff report dated October 15, 2012 recommending that the report titled “Draft
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011 be referred to a regular
Council Meeting.
4.3 Animal Control Bylaw No. 6908-2012
Staff report dated October 15, 2012 recommending that Maple Ridge Animal
Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012 be referred to a regular Council
meeting.
4.4 Proposed Amending Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
Staff report dated October 15, 2012 recommending that the report titled
“Proposed Amending Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012“ be referred to a regular
Council Meeting.
4.5 Proposed Heritage Procedures Bylaw No. 6951-2012 and Development
Application Fee Amendment Bylaw No. 6952-2012
Staff report dated October 15, 2012 recommending that Maple Ridge Heritage
Procedures Bylaw No. 6951-2012 and Maple Ridge Development Application Fee
Amendment Bylaw No. 6952-2012 be forwarded to a regular Council Meeting for
consideration.
4.6 Community Services Update
Verbal presentation by the General Manager of Community Development, Parks
and Recreation Services
5. CORRESPONDENCE
The following correspondence has been received and requires a response. Staff is
seeking direction from Council on each item. Options that Council may consider include:
a) Acknowledge receipt of correspondence and advise that no further action will be
taken.
b) Direct staff to prepare a report and recommendation regarding the subject matter.
c) Forward the correspondence to a regular Council meeting for further discussion.
d) Other.
Once direction is given the appropriate response will be sent.
5.1
Council Workshop
October 15, 2012
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6. BRIEFING ON OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL
7. MATTERS DEEMED EXPEDIENT
8. ADJOURNMENT
Checked by: ___________
Date: _________________
Council Workshop
October 15, 2012
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Rules for Holding a Closed Meeting
A part of a council meeting may be closed to the public if the subject matter being considered relates to one
or more of the following:
(a) personal information about an identifiable individual who holds or is being considered for a position as
an officer, employee or agent of the municipality or another position appointed by the municipality;
(b) personal information about an identifiable individual who is being considered for a municipal award or
honour, or who has offered to provide a gift to the municipality on condition of anonymity;
(c) labour relations or employee negotiations;
(d) the security of property of the municipality;
(e) the acquisition, disposition or expropriation of land or improvements, if the council considers that
disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the interests of the municipality;
(f) law enforcement, if the council considers that disclosure might reasonably be expected to harm the
conduct of an investigation under or enforcement of an enactment;
(g) litigation or potential litigation affecting the municipality;
(h) an administrative tribunal hearing or potential administrative tribunal hearing affecting the municipality,
other than a hearing to be conducted by the council or a delegate of council
(i) the receiving of advice that is subject to solicitor-client privilege, including communications necessary for
that purpose;
(j) information that is prohibited or information that if it were presented in a document would be prohibited
from disclosure under section 21 of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;
(k) negotiations and related discussions respecting the proposed provision of a municipal service that are at
their preliminary stages and that, in the view of the council, could reasonably be expected to harm the
interests of the municipality if they were held in public;
(l) discussions with municipal officers and employees respecting municipal objectives, measures and
progress reports for the purposes of preparing an annual report under section 98 [annual municipal
report]
(m) a matter that, under another enactment, is such that the public may be excluded from the meeting;
(n) the consideration of whether a council meeting should be closed under a provision of this subsection of
subsection (2)
(o) the consideration of whether the authority under section 91 (other persons attending closed meetings)
should be exercised in relation to a council meeting.
(p) information relating to local government participation in provincial negotiations with First Nations, where
an agreement provides that the information is to be kept confidential.
District of Maple Ridge
COUNCIL WORKSHOP
October 1, 2012
The Minutes of the Municipal Council Workshop held on October 1, 2012 at 9:03
a.m. in the Blaney Room of the Municipal Hall, 11995 Haney Place, Maple Ridge,
British Columbia for the purpose of transacting regular Municipal business.
PRESENT
Elected Officials Appointed Staff
Mayor E. Daykin J. Rule, Chief Administrative Officer
Councillor C. Ashlie K. Swift, General Manager of Community Development,
Councillor J. Dueck Parks and Recreation Services
Councillor A. Hogarth P. Gill, General Manager Corporate and Financial Services
Councillor B. Masse F. Quinn, General Manager Public Works and Development
Councillor M. Morden Services
C. Marlo, Manager of Legislative Services
ABSENT A. Gaunt, Confidential Secretary
Councillor C. Bell Other Staff as Required
L. Holitzki, Director of Licences, Permits and Bylaws
Guest R. Stott, Environmental Planner
John Kelly, Chair, S. Traviss, Senior Human Resources Officer
Ad Hoc Fisheries Act D. Pope, Business Operations Manager
Task Force C. Nolan, Manager of Accounting
C.K. Lee, Accountant III
Note: These Minutes are posted on the Municipal Web Site at www.mapleridge.ca
1. ADOPTION OF THE AGENDA
The agenda was adopted as circulated with the following amendments;
The deferral of Item 4.4 Discussion of Union of British Columbia Municipalities
(UBCM) Conference to the October 9, 2012 Council Meeting; and
The addition of Item 4.8 Proposed Cell Tower in the Industrial Area
Council Workshop Minutes
October 1, 2012
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2. MINUTES
R/2012-435
Minutes It was moved and seconded
September 10, 2012
That the minutes of the Council Workshop Meeting of
September 10, 2012 be amended on Page 3, Item 4.5 second
paragraph to add the text “and that Mr. Adams be invited to
attend as a representative of ARMS” following the text “It was
the consensus of Council that the original composition of the
task force be maintained”; and
That the minutes of the Council Workshop Meeting of
September 10, 2012 be adopted as amended.
CARRIED
3. PRESENTATIONS AT THE REQUEST OF COUNCIL – Nil
4. UNFINISHED AND NEW BUSINESS
4.1 Bill C38 and Recommendations for the District of Maple Ridge
Discussion of report from the Ad Hoc Task Force – Federal Fisheries Act with
recommended comments and feedback to be provided to the federal
government on changes to the Federal Fisheries Act.
The Chief Administrative Officer introduced the topic.
Mr. John Kelly, Chair of the Ad Hoc Fisheries Act Task Force reviewed the
report. He thanked Council on behalf of the ad hoc group for having the
foresight to identify the issues and engage the community.
R/2012-436
Ad Hoc Task Force
Federal Fisheries It was moved and seconded
Act Report
That the report from the Ad Hoc Task Force – Federal Fisheries
Act be forwarded to the October 9, 2012 Council Meeting.
CARRIED
Council Workshop Minutes
October 1, 2012
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4.2 Customer Service Initiatives
Presentation by S. Traviss, Senior Human Resources Officer and D. Pope,
Business Operations Manager
The Senior Human Resources Officer gave a PowerPoint presentation
outlining the District’s exceptional customer experience initiatives. The
Business Operations Manager spoke to the focus of the initiatives and the
groups selected to participate in the initiatives. She outlined customer service
initiatives developed by WestJet and Coast Capital.
The General Manager of Public Works and Development Services spoke to the
work done in the area of customer service through Lewco Consulting. He
outlined the process used to formulate draft customer service standards and
how these are being implemented. He advised on what is being done to
continually improve customer service at the District and referred to bylaws
being worked on which will also improve customer service.
4.3 Council Matrix Update
Staff report dated October 1, 2012 recommending that the Council Matrix be
adopted.
The Chief Administrative Officer reviewed the report.
Note: Councillor Ashlie left the meeting at 11:10 a.m.
R/2012-437
Council Matrix
Update It was moved and seconded
That the Council Matrix attached as Appendix I to the staff
report dated October 1, 2012 be forwarded to the October 9,
2012 Council Meeting.
CARRIED
Note: Councillor Ashlie returned to the meeting at 11:12 a.m.
Council Workshop Minutes
October 1, 2012
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4.4 Discussion of Union of British Columbia Municipalities (UBCM) Conference
Update from Mayor and Council members attending the 2012 UBCM
Conference
Deferred to the October 9, 2012 Council Meeting
4.5 Financial Update
Staff report dated October 1, 2012 providing an update on financial activity to
the end of August, 2012
The Manager of Accounting provided a PowerPoint presentation which
highlighted the General Revenue Fund, Capital Program and the Sewer Utility
and Water Utility budgets.
Note: The meeting was recessed at 11:30 a.m. and reconvened at 3:30 p.m.
Councillor Dueck was not in attendance when the meeting reconvened.
4.6 Federation of Canadian Municipalities (“FCM”) Target 2014 Campaign
Staff report dated October 1, 2012 recommending that the FCM’s Target
2014 campaign in support of the Government of Canada long term
infrastructure strategy be endorsed and that the new plan is fully in place
before existing programs expire in 2014.
R/2012-438
FCM Target 2014
Campaign It was moved and seconded
That the staff report dated October 1, 2012 titled “Federal of
Canadian Municipalities (“FCM”) Target 2014 Campaign” be
forwarded to the October 9, 2012 Council Meeting.
CARRIED
4.7 Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan Update
Staff report dated October 1, 2012 providing information on the
implementation of the Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows Parks, Recreation and
Culture Master Plan.
The Parks, Recreation and Culture Master Plan Update will be rescheduled.
Council Workshop Minutes
October 1, 2012
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4.8 Proposed Cell Tower in the Industrial Area
Councillor Morden referred to a recent application for a cell phone tower and
asked that staff meet with the applicant and request that the application be
held in abeyance until a policy on cell towers is discussed by Council.
R/2012-439
Proposed Cell
Tower It was moved and seconded
That staff be directed to send a letter to Scott Telecom
Services, the proponent of a cell tower application at 20030
Stewart Crescent, requesting that the application be held in
abeyance until a review of the District’s policy on cell towers.
CARRIED
5. CORRESPONDENCE – Nil
6. BRIEFING ON OTHER ITEMS OF INTEREST/QUESTIONS FROM COUNCIL – Nil
7. MATTERS DEEMED EXPEDIENT – Nil
8. ADJOURNMENT – 3:49 p.m.
_______________________________
E. Daykin, Mayor
Certified Correct
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C. Marlo, Corporate Officer
District of Maple Ridge
TO: His Worship Mayor Ernie Daykin MEETING DATE: October 15, 2012
and Members of Council FILE NO:
FROM: Chief Administrative Officer MEETING: Workshop
SUBJECT: Regional Context Statement Amendment Process
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On July 29, 2011, the Greater Vancouver Regional District Board approved the new Regional Growth
Strategy Metro Vancouver 2040, Shaping Our Future. The Strategy centres on the following five
goals:
1. Create a Compact Urban Area
2. Support a Sustainable Economy
3. Protect the Environment and Respond to Climate Change Impacts
4. Develop Complete Communities
5. Support Sustainable Transportation Choices
The policies contained within each of these five goal areas are organized around the roles for the
Region, local municipalities and other governments and agencies to successfully implement the
Plan.
Each municipality in the Metro Vancouver Region is required to submit a revised Regional Context
Statement, which identifies how their Official Community Plan aligns with the policy directions of the
Regional Growth Strategy before July 29, 2013. The two-year time requirement is established in Part
25, Sec. 866 of the Local Government Act.
It is anticipated that the District’s Official Community Plan will generally align with the policies of the
new RGS. Currently there are a number of significant studies underway, such as the Commercial
and Industrial Strategy, that are anticipated to have OCP policy implications and that need to be in
conformance with the RGS.
The preparation of the new RCS is outlined on Attachment 2 and detailed in this report. It is
expected that there is ample time to prepare the RCS, including updates to Council, preliminary
review by Metro Vancouver staff and a community consultation program, in advance of the July 2013
deadline.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the process outlined in the report titled “Regional Context Statement Amendment Process”
dated October 15, 2012, be endorsed.
4.1
DISCUSSION:
a) Background Context:
The Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy was adopted by the Greater Vancouver Regional
District Board on July 29, 2011. The Regional Growth Strategy (RGS) establishes five (5) policy goal
areas that are aimed at integrating local land use plans, transportation services and infrastructure
across the Region. Each of the 5 goals includes a number of policies that outline the various
responsibilities for the Region, local municipality and other governments and agencies necessary to
successfully implement the Plan.
In order for the District of Maple Ridge to meet our requirements under the RGS, a Regional Context
Statement (RCS) must be prepared that outlines how the District’s Official Community Plan aligns
with the RGS and if there are policy areas not currently in conformance with the RGS, how these
policies will be brought into alignment with the RGS over time. Maple Ridge is required to submit a
revised RCS to the Board of Metro Vancouver before July 29, 2013.
The District’s current Regional Context Statement forms part of the Official Community Plan Bylaw
No. 6425 – 2006 approved by Council on November 14, 2006. A copy of the current Regional
Context Statement is included in this report as Appendix A.
Legislative Requirements
The Local Government Act outlines the requirements for Regional Growth Strategies and a
municipality’s requirement to include a Regional Context Statement in their Official Community Plan
(Part 25, Sec. 866). Amendments to an existing Regional Context Statement are required within two
(2) years of a regional board adopting a new regional growth strategy. Acceptance of the RCS is by
Resolution of the Metro Board based on a 50% + 1 weighted average of the Board. If the Board
does not respond to the District within 120 of receiving the proposed RCS, it is deemed to have been
accepted by the Board as outlined in Sec 866 (5) of the Local Government Act.
Preparing a new or amendments to an existing Regional Context Statement is an amendment to the
Official Community Plan and as such, must follow the requirements outlined in Part 26, Sec. 879
respecting consultation during the development [or amendment] of an official community plan.
b) Process
Metro Vancouver has outlined a process for review and acceptance of a Regional Context Statement
that includes an initial Metro Vancouver staff review process prior to the formal submission of the
RCS for acceptance by the Regional Board. The attached Maple Ridge Regional Context Statement
Amendment Process diagram (Appendix B) incorporates Metro’s desire for early review as well as a
number of updates with Council on the progress of the RCS and a community consultation element.
A brief summary of the process is as follows:
• Review OCP for alignment with RGS, including studies currently underway
• Provide Metro Vancouver staff with a preliminary/draft version for information and
comments
• Council update
• First Reading of OCP amending bylaw
• Referral of RCS to Metro Vancouver staff for formal review
• Community Consultation
• Update Council on input from Metro Vancouver staff and results of consultation
program
• Second Reading of OCP amending bylaw
• Public Hearing
• Third Reading of OCP amending bylaw and formal referral to Metro Vancouver Board
for acceptance
• Receive notice of acceptance from Metro Vancouver Board
• Final Adoption of OCP amending bylaw.
It is anticipated that the District’s OCP generally aligns with the Regional Growth Strategy. There are
a number of studies underway that will also need to conform to the RGS, including:
• Commercial & Industrial Strategy;
• North Albion Area Plan revisions; and
• Housing Action Plan.
If the plans and/or policies do not conform to the RGS, two options exist for Council’s consideration:
1. Amend the plans and/or policies; or
2. Apply to Metro Vancouver for a Regional Growth Strategy amendment.
As previously identified, the District is required to submit a revised RCS to the Greater Vancouver
Regional District Board for acceptance prior to July 29, 2013. The process outlined above can
achieve that deadline while providing a number of opportunities for Council discussion and revisions
to the draft RCS if necessary. The process also meets the District’s requirements for consultation
during the development or amendment of an Official Community Plan as outlined in Part 26, Sec.
879 of the Local Government Act.
c) Citizen/Customer Implications:
The amendments to the Regional Context Statement are a requirement of the recently adopted
Metro Vancouver Regional Growth Strategy 2040. As such, the amendments constitute an
amendment to the Official Community Plan which must include consultation as outlined in Part 26,
Section 879 of the Local Government Act. Community consultation is anticipated to occur in March
2013.
d) Interdepartmental Implications:
The Planning Department will seek the input of other departments as necessary in the preparation of
the Regional Context Statement. Departments that may be asked to participate include, but are not
limited to Engineering, Licences, Permits and Bylaws, Building, Parks and Leisure Services and
Sustainability and Corporate Planning.
e) Business Plan/Financial Implications:
Initiating the update of the Regional Context Statement is part of the Planning Department’s 2012
Business Plan. The process must be complete within the second quarter of 2013 in order to submit
the amended RCS to the Metro Vancouver Regional Board prior to July 29, 2013 as required.
f) Policy Implications:
Part 25, Section 866 of the Local Government Act requires that municipalities include regional
context statements in their Official Community Plan and identify the relationship between the OCP
and RGS and how the OCP will be made consistent with the RGS over time.
CONCLUSIONS:
The District is required to include a Regional Context Statement in our Official Community Plan
identifying how the policies within the OCP align with those of the Regional Growth Strategy. The RCS
must also identify how the District will address any policy areas that are not currently reflected in the
OCP, as required by Part 25, Sec. 866 of the Local Government Act. The process outlined in the
report and on the attached Maple Ridge Regional Context Statement Amendment Process diagram
provides a number of opportunities for review and discussion of the draft RCS with Council,
community consultation for the Official Community Plan amendment bylaw and early review and
discussions with Metro Vancouver staff.
In order to meet our obligations under the Local Government Act, the District must submit a
proposed Regional Context Statement to the Metro Vancouver Board before July 29, 2013 for their
acceptance. Once the Regional Board has accepted the RCS, by Resolution, Council will then be in a
position to give Final Approval to the OCP amending bylaw.
“Original signed by Jim Charlebois” ________
Prepared by: Jim Charlebois, MURP, MCIP, RPP
Manager of Community Planning
“Original signed by Chuck Goddard” for _____________
Approved by: Christine Carter, M.PL, MCIP, RPP
Director of Planning
“Original signed by Frank Quinn”_____________________
Approved by: Frank Quinn, MBA, P.Eng
GM Public Works & Development Services
“Original signed by J.L. (Jim) Rule_____________________
Concurrence: J.L. (Jim) Rule
Chief Administrative Officer
The following appendices are attached hereto:
Appendix A: OCP Chapter 1, Section 1.4 Regional Context Statement
Appendix B: Maple Ridge Regional Context Statement Amendment Process diagram
Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Chapter 1, Page 12
Bylaw No 6425 - 2006
The GVRD Livable Region Strategic Plan was approved by the
GVRD Board of Directors on January 26, 1996 and deemed to
be a regional growth strategy by the Minister of Municipal
Affairs on February 10, 1996. The LRSP is a regional vision
for growth, transportation, and environmental protection to
guide growth and development in the GVRD.
According to Part 25 of the Local Government Act, an Official
Community Plan must include a Regional Context Statement
that is accepted in accordance with Section 866 of the Local
Government Act by the GVRD. The Regional Context
Statement is to identify the relationship between the OCP and
the matters noted in the Livable Region Strategic Plan, and if
applicable, how the OCP is to be made consistent with the
Livable Region Strategic Plan over time.
Relationship between the Official
Community Plan and the Livable Region
Strategic Plan
Protect the Green Zone
a) The Green Zone areas in Maple Ridge are identified on
Figure 7 of the OCP and include:
• Areas designated on Map Schedule “B” as Agriculture
and Forest. These areas include: lands within the
Agricultural Land Reserve, the Blue Mountain Provincial
Forest, and the Malcolm Knapp Research Forest;
• The following parks are also included in the Green Zone:
Kanaka Creek Regional Park, Golden Ears Provincial
Park, Whonnock Lake Park and Maple Ridge Park; and
• Watercourses identified on the Natural Features Schedule
C.
b) The OCP recognizes and protects our Green Zone areas by:
• identification of an Urban Area Boundary and managing
growth within that Boundary (Map Schedule B and
policies 2-2 through 2-4, 2-6 and 6-29);
1.4 Regional Context Statement
Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Chapter 1, Page 13
Bylaw No. 6425-2006
• the protection of natural resources by land use
designations such as Conservation, Parks, Forest and
Agriculture, and public policies such as the Natural
Features and Watercourse Protection Development
Permit Areas, and Natural Features policies. (Section 8.9
and 8.10, and policies 5-1 and 5-43);
• endorsement of the Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows Sector
Plan for the Regional Greenways System, 2005 (Policy
4-9);
• promoting the viability of agriculture through an
Agricultural land use designation and public policy
(Policies 6-5 through 6-14);
• promoting the development of a regional parks system
through land use designations and public policy
(Schedule B, and Natural Features Schedule C, and
Policies 5-4, 5-7, 5-14, and 5-29);
• Incorporating a parks concept and framework for the
District as established in the Maple Ridge Parks,
Recreation and Cultural Master Plan (Policy 4-8); and
c) The Municipality and the Regional District will work
towards consistency between the OCP and the LRSP over
time based upon refinements to the Green Zone.
Refinements will arise due to:
• resolve inconsistencies in the LRSP Green Zone map and
Schedule “B” and “C” of the OCP;
• research and identification of environmentally sensitive
lands and FREMP area designations (Policy5-7);
• ongoing refinement to the major highway network which
includes Abernethy Way (Policy 7-9 and Figure 4 Major
Corridor Network Plan), while minimizing impacts to the
Green Zone, consistent with Green Zone policy;
• refinements to watercourse mapping and Conservation
designations based on ground-truthing, noting that the
location of a watercourse may not be accurate, and that
some watercourses identified for protection, may not
warrant protection based on detailed analysis. (Natural
Features Schedule C and Schedule B); and
• the designation of new Forest, Conservation and Park
lands (Schedule B)
d) In order to improve the jobs to housing ratio in the
community and to remain a vigorous partner in the regional
economy, Maple Ridge will collaborate with the GVRD and
the Agricultural Land Commission to develop a
comprehensive strategy to further community objectives.
Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Chapter 1, Page 14
Bylaw No 6425 - 2006
The strategy will include the completion of an agricultural
plan that will inform decisions regarding the Urban Area
Boundary, and a commercial and industrial lands strategy.
(Policies 11-1 and 11-2). Should the conclusion of these
strategies determine that lands most suitable for employment
generation are located within the LRSP Green Zone, Maple
Ridge will amend its Official Community Plan to provide for
employment development on such lands. At the same time
Maple Ridge will explore opportunities for additions to the
Green Zone.
Build Complete Communities
a) Maple Ridge supports the development of complete
communities in the Municipality by:
• improving opportunities for residents to live and work in
the same community, by ensuring adequate land is
available for commercial and industrial pursuits,
encouraging home-based businesses, and other
employment generating uses, and by increasing housing
density within and adjacent to community commercial
cores (Policies 6-23, 6-36, 3-20, 3-21, 3-18(2&3),
Section 6.5);
• enhanced opportunities for social and cultural interaction,
by encouraging through policy, the provision of
amenities, services and recreational opportunities closer
to residents, and in ensuring compact community
commercial cores are centrally located (Sections 6.3.3,
6.3.5 and 4.1.4 and policies 3-4 and 3-5);
• protection of culturally significant sites and heritage
values (Chapter 4.3);
• pursuing community health, safety, engagement and
diversity (Policies 3-17 through 3-20, Chapter 4.1 and
Development Permit Areas); and
• improving a variety of housing opportunities for residents
through land use designations and policy (Policy 3.1.3
and Section 3.2).
b) Maple Ridge supports the development of a network of
mixed use urban activity centres by:
• encouraging the Town centre to be the central focus of
activity for the business, cultural, and entertainment
sectors, the central public transit hub with inter-regional
connections by bus and train, and the focus for the
majority of the higher density residential areas of the
Municipality (Sections 6.3.3, and Policies 3-18(3), 3-22,
3-23, 7-11, and 7-19);
Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Chapter 1, Page 15
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• encouraging the concentration of activities in a hierarchy
of lower order commercial centres based upon the needs
of the surrounding population to promote compactness,
community identity, local public transit service, and
commercial activity (Policies 6-23, 6-32, 6-33, 6-37, 6-41
and 6-45);
• encouraging investment in the growth of agricultural,
commercial and industrial centres, and other employment
generating uses (Chapter 6);
• by promoting a pedestrian friendly, mixed use Town
centre area surrounded by high density, and other infill
occurring subject to compatibility (Policies 3-22, 3-23
and Sections 6.3.3 and 6.3.5)
• encouraging, through land use designations and policies,
infill housing and concentrated growth within the Urban
Area Boundary (Policies 2-3 through 2-5, 3-1, 3-18
through 3-22).
Achieve a Compact Metropolitan
Region
The Livable Region Strategic Plan seeks to encourage a better
balance in jobs and labour force throughout the region including
Maple Ridge. The purpose is to minimize urban sprawl in the
region, maximize the impact of investments in social and
physical infrastructure, and reduce commuting.
a) The Official Community Plan recognizes and encourages
greater emphasis on economic development to promote local
job creation and investment. (Sections 6.1, 6.2.1, 6.3.1 and
6.4.1).
b) The population for the District of Maple Ridge is projected to
be 108,900 in 2031. By managing growth within the Urban
Area Boundary, and concentrating and providing for
residential growth in the Town centre, Community
Commercial Nodes, in areas with area plans, and through
compatible infill, the housing capacity can be accommodated
until sometime after 2021. (Sections 1.2.1 to 1.2.3)
c) The Official Community Plan supports the on-going
development and redevelopment of the Town centre (Policies
3-22 through 3-23 and 6-21 through 6-29).
d) The Municipality will work towards consistency between the
OCP and the LRSP over time and will:
Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Chapter 1, Page 16
Bylaw No 6425 - 2006
• undertake an on-going review of the economic
development strategy to improve the jobs to housing ratio
in the community (Policies 6-1 and 6-7);
• increase employment capacity within the District (Chapter
6);
• support the equitable distribution of jobs and will request
Regional and Provincial participation in the
implementation of our economic development strategy
(Policy 6-4);
• collaborate with the GVRD and the Agricultural Land
Commission to develop a comprehensive strategy to
further community objectives, including the completion of
an agricultural plan that will inform decisions regarding
the Urban Area Boundary and commercial and industrial
lands strategy. (Policies 11-1 and 11-2);
• develop employment and population targets for the Town
centre and District over time (Policy 6-1);
• retain Thornhill as a long term Urban Reserve area, with
the timing for expansion dependent upon the population
exceeding 100,000 and residential capacity approaching
build-out. The policies further identify the conditions that
need to be achieved prior to development, including
approvals from GVRD for any necessary amendments to
the regional context statement and for extension of the
Fraser Sewerage Area, and the requirement to prepare an
area plan, adopted by Council that includes, but is not
limited to:
o policies regarding the types of residential land use
patterns, maximum density requirements and
appropriate phasing for the area;
o a fiscal impact assessment;
o transportation plan;
o identification of environmentally sensitive areas and
potential development impacts; and
o requiring agricultural impact assessment and
groundwater impact study to minimize the impact of
development on adjacent farm lands and aquifer.
(Policies 3-24 through 3-28); and
• Natural Features policies to protect land and water
resources and air quality, implement an environmental
management model, and prepare for climate change are
also applicable to the Thornhill Urban Reserve area.
(Sections 5.1 through 5.6).
Increase Transportation Choice
Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Chapter 1, Page 17
Bylaw No. 6425-2006
a) Maple Ridge supports improving transportation choice
through:
• encouraging improved urban design to provide for
alternative transportation modes (Policies 7-17, 7-30 and
7-36 and Development Permit Area guidelines);
• promoting bicycle use through implementing the Bicycle
Network Plan (Policy 7-26);
• promoting alternative transportation choices to the
automobile (Policies 7-4, 7-10, 7-11, Section 7.3, 7.4, 7.5
and 7.6);
• helping to alter travel behaviour by encouraging home-
based business, priority treatment for transit in inter-
regional movements, and promoting vehicle trip
reduction (Section 6.5.2, Section 7.3, Policies 7-4 and 7-
11);
• supporting the development of large format retail stores
in the Town centre and along major road corridors in
designated commercial areas. (Section 6.5.3); and
• supporting the Development and maintenance of a
Provincial, Regional and Municipal Road network in
accordance with Figure 4, Major Road Corridor. (Section
7.2)
b) Maple Ridge will contribute to a transit-oriented and
automobile-restrained transportation system for the region
by encouraging transit-oriented development through public
policy and infill development (Section 7.3, and Development
Permit Area guidelines) .
c) Maple Ridge supports the movement of freight and goods
throughout the District through public policy by:
• supporting the development of the Districts Long Term
Road Network, as identified on Figure 4 of the Official
Community Plan and working in cooperation with all
levels of government to advance improvements to the
transportation system. (Policies 7-6 to 7-8);
• Encouraging the development of a safe, integrated and
multimodal system based on long term interests,
including the economy. (Policy 7-1);
• Developing transportation strategies to address east-
west mobility issues and network improvements to
improve mobility. (Policies 7-1 and 7-9); and
• Locating commercial and industrial developments in
appropriate areas. (Policy 7-11).
Maple Ridge Official Community Plan Chapter 1, Page 18
Bylaw No 6425 - 2006
• Encouraging the use of the Fraser River for
transportation purposes, and the transshipment of
industrial goods and raw materials. (Policy 7-13).
d) The Municipality will work towards consistency between the
OCP and the LRSP over time and will:
• seek Provincial and Regional support to improve the
provision of public transit between Maple Ridge and
other communities, and increasing the capacity and
frequency of the West Coast Express (Policies 7-3, 7-22,
7-23 and 7-24);
• Maple Ridge has placed a priority on major inter-
regional transportation links which include:
i. the Golden Ears Bridge crossing;
ii. enhancement of inter-regional bus connections;
iii. Obtaining more frequent (off-peak and reverse
peak) West Coast Express train service to and
from Maple Ridge; and
iv. Development of a continuous high occupancy
vehicle and bus lane network to the east and
west along Lougheed Highway. (Policy 7-3)
Implementation
The District of Maple Ridge and the Greater Vancouver
Regional District are committed to working in partnership
together to achieve the shared goals of the LRSP and the OCP.
Section 866(4) of the Local Government Act requires that
amendments to the Regional Context Statement be submitted to
the GVRD Board for acceptance. The District is pursuing a
comprehensive strategy that amongst other things will include
the identification of additional employment generating lands.
Should suitable employment generating lands be identified
within the LRSP Green Zone, Maple Ridge intends to revise its
Regional Context Statement to enable such development.
Should a disagreement arise, both Maple Ridge and the GVRD
are committed to cooperative discussions to resolve dis-
agreements in keeping with provisions of the Local
Government Act.
Maple Ridge Regional Context Statement Amendment Process
IdenƟficaƟon of how the Official Community Plan aligns with
the Goals of the Regional Growth Strategy
IdenƟfy Plans or Strategies
currently underway that
will contribute to meeƟng
the RGS
Council Update
Regional Context
Statement & First Reading
of OCP Amending Bylaw
Forward to Metro
Vancouver Planning
staff for review
Community ConsultaƟon
Council Update on ConsultaƟon & Metro
Vancouver sta ff comments
OCP Amending Bylaw 2nd Reading
Public Hearing
Referral to Metro Vancouver
Regional Board for Acceptance
Final Approval
3rd Reading
Preliminary discussions
with Metro Vancouver
Planning staff
3rd Reading deferred
pending Council directed
revisions to RCS
October 15 2012
January—February 2013
February 2013
March 2013
April 2013
April—May 2013
May or June 2013
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District of Maple Ridge
TO: His Worship Mayor Ernie Daykin MEETING DATE: October 15, 2012
and Members of Council
FROM: Chief Administrative Officer MEETING: Council Workshop
SUBJECT: Draft Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The proposed Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw replaces Business Licencing and Regulation
Bylaw No. 6333-2005. This new bylaw is intended to update and simplify language making content
easier to interpret educate and enforce. It includes specific clarity in the following sections:
an increase in the Part 5 definitions section;
changes in 6.1 licence requirements;
additional guidelines for 6.12 Suspension and Cancellation of a Licence;
an amendment under 6.3.2 Licence Fees reflecting a new pro-rated date;
additional regulations throughout Part 7 Specific Regulations including the new prohibition
on Shark Fin products;
additional business categories along with assigned fees and increased fees for existing
businesses in Schedule A;
regulations pertaining to Prenatal Alcohol Exposure in Schedule B as requested by our Social
Planning department; and
Over the past year a number of municipalities have been working towards an Inter-Municipal
Business Licence program. The results of that work are detailed in this Report.
This report recommends moving forward with the adoption of the new Business Licence Bylaw. In
addition this report recommends the preparation of an Inter-Municipal Business Licence Agreement
Utilization Bylaw. Once the Inter-Municipal Bylaws are adopted by all the participating municipalities
a further amendment to the Business Licencing Bylaw will be required. This is anticipated for the
end of 2012 or early 2013.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
1. THAT Maple Ridge Business Licencing Bylaw No.6815-2011 be referred to a regular Council
meeting.
2. THAT staff be directed to place an advertisement in the local newspaper advising anyone
affected by the proposed Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2012 may
provide comments to the District as per section 59(2) of the Community Charter.
3. Council direct staff to develop an Inter Municipal Business Licence Agreement Authorization
Bylaw enabling the District to participate in a Pilot Program with the City of Abbotsford, City of
Chilliwack, District of Hope, Township of Langley, City of Langley, City of Pitt Meadows, City of
Surrey and the District of Mission.
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DISCUSSION:
a) Background Context:
The existing Business Licencing Bylaw 6333-2005 lacks clarity for several occupations and phrases.
The new bylaw will provide new definitions or further clarity for a number of definitions.
Existing licensing requirements do not provide for an offence of ‘allowing a person to carry on,
maintain or operate a Business without a valid and subsisting Licence.’ A proposed section 6.1.1 (b)
will enable enforcement staff to also address not only the business owner but the property owner in
event a business licence application is not forthcoming after all reasonable efforts have been
exhausted.
The suspension and cancellation of a licence under 6.12 is amended to add language giving the
applicant ten (10) business days to challenge the refusal, suspension or cancellation by notifying the
Corporate Officer. The subsequent section clearly outlines the Corporate Officer’s role to refer the
matter to Council. This language is absent in the current Business Licensing Bylaw.
Section 6.3.2 is amended to enact June 30th of the calendar year as the date for prorating licence
fees. This is a change from July 31st of the calendar which is in effect. Staff is routinely challenged
by customers who want to know why August 1st is the designated date for a 50% reduction in fees.
Changing the date will reduce the instances of negative feedback from the public and resistance to
the fee payment.
Specific Regulations section, Part 7, is amended to add:
Body paint Studio and Modelling Studio regulations. This is added within the Body Rub
Studio regulations;
Dog Daycare regulations specifying the hours of operation as 7 am to 7 pm from Monday to
Saturday and limiting the number of dogs per site. There is a need to define to clearly define
the difference between daycare and boarding. Dog Daycare is a commercial or agricultural
use while Dog Boarding is an entirely agricultural use;
Farm Produce Retail size and placement restrictions for the retail structure;
Expanded Insurance regulations;
Licensed Premises and U-Brews regulations with reference to Prenatal Alcohol Exposure;
Mobile Cart regulations;
Expanded Social Escort regulations; and
Tobacco Sales regulations.
Schedule B is a proposed section which replaces the Maple Ridge Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Warning
Sign Bylaw No. 5228-1995. The Social Planning Committee has compiled information, logos, posters
etc. and will proceed with a campaign to educate the public about the dangers of consuming alcohol
during pregnancy.
Inter-Municipal Licencing
Staff has spent months working on a Task Force with eight other local governments in the Fraser
Valley and the Ministry of Small Business, Ministry of Jobs, Tourism and innovation (the “Branch”) to
establish an Inter-Municipal Licence (IML) program for our local contractors, Professional Architects
and Engineers. The Fraser Valley Initiative involves the District of Maple Ridge, the City of Pitt
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Meadows, the District of Mission, the Township of Langley, the City of Langley, the City of Surrey, the
City of Abbotsford, the City of Chilliwack and the District of Hope.
The Task Force spent considerable time discussing the types of businesses that could be permitted
to take advantage of this program such as photographers, mobile hairdressers, caterers etc.
however these types of businesses would be competing directly with businesses in our commercial
areas who are paying commercial taxes and costs of setting up, particularly in our down town core
which would give the non-resident businesses an unfair advantage. Furthermore, the inspection
process such as police background checks and health department checks vary from municipality to
municipality and we could not be certain that these businesses have undergone the same scrutiny
that our local businesses have been required to comply with. Therefore, at this time, the Task Force
is only considering contractors as those business types being eligible for Inter-municipal licencing.
Each municipality will be required to adopt an Inter-Municipal Business Licence Agreement
Authorization Bylaw. At the conclusion of this process when all municipalities have such a bylaw in
place the District’s Business Licencing Bylaw will require an additional amendment to include
specific language related to the Inter-Municipal Licence.
The legislative authority to establish an inter-municipal business licence scheme is articulated in
Section 14 of the Community Charter which reads as follows:
Inter-municipal service, regulatory and other schemes:
14. (1) Two or more municipalities may, by bylaw adopted by the council of each participating
municipality, establish an inter-municipal scheme in relation to one or more matters for which
they have authority under this Act or the Local Government Act.
(2) A bylaw under subsection (1) may do one or more of the following:
a. provide that the bylaws of one or more of the participating municipalities in relation
to the matters dealt with by the scheme apply in other participating municipalities;
b. provide that the municipal powers, duties and functions of one or more of the
participating municipalities may be exercised in relation to the scheme in another
participating municipality;
c. provide that the council of one or more of the participating municipalities may
delegate under Division 6 (Delegation) of Part 5 (Municipal Government and
Procedures) to council members, council committees, officers, employees and other
bodies referred to in section 154 (1) (delegation of council authority) of another
participating municipality;
d. restrict a participating municipality from separately exercising its authority in relation
to the matters dealt with by the scheme; establish the process by which a
participating municipality may withdraw from the scheme.
a. establish the process by which a participating municipality may withdraw from the
scheme.
(3) If an inter-municipal service scheme is established under this section, this section, rather
than section 13 applies.
The participating municipalities and the Branch (the “Task Force”) agreed that:
the Participating Municipalities to provide data on the businesses where an IML can be
issued to the Branch;
the Branch to collect and analyze the data to develop the revenue modelling;
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a principle goal of the program is to be revenue neutral;
the Branch to develop and provide ongoing support for an online portal of the
Participating Municipalities;
IML business licenses to be issued by the municipalities in which they are physically
located.
The Task Force further determined that the IML program be enrolled as a one year pilot program
starting January 2013. At the end of the pilot program, each municipality will determine if they
wish to continue participating in the program on a permanent basis. The pilot program will work
under the following guidelines:
1. Participating Municipalities retain authority over business licensing, and existing linkages
between licence issuances and other municipal processes are maintained.
2. Mobile businesses must adhere to the bylaws of the municipalities in which they operate.
3. Participating Municipalities ensure that businesses obtain their IML from the municipality in
which they are physically located.
4. The business located outside of the Participating Municipalities will continue to obtain a
business license from each municipality where they conduct business.
5. The IML fee will be $250.00 in addition to the regular business license fee of the
municipality.
6. The revenue generated under IML Fee ($250.00) will be shared based on the following
formula:
(*) based upon Non-Resident License Revenue
1. Each municipality will upload IML data into the online portal developed by the Branch.
2. The pilot program is scheduled to run from January 2013 to December 2013.
Participating Municipality
% share of IML
Revenue (*)
1 Abbotsford 11.53%
2 Chilliwack 6.21%
3 Hope 0.87%
4 City of Langley 11.75%
5 Township of Langley 12.82%
6 Maple Ridge 11.81%
7 Mission 10.07%
8 Pitt Meadows 1.95%
9 Surrey 32.98%
Total 100%
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3. The Pilot is a dynamic system that will be reviewed regularly and may be altered at any time,
upon agreement of all Participating Municipalities.
The Pilot program for IML will only succeed if all nine Participating Municipalities agree to the
Terms of pilot and participate in the Pilot program. It is also further understood by the
Participating Municipalities that any municipality may withdraw from the Pilot at the end of the
program.
b) Desired Outcome(s):
The bylaw is designed to provide simplicity and clarity for ease of interpretation, education and
enforcement. The desired outcome of the proposed inter-municipal program is to provide contractors
with a fairer playing field when working in the Fraser Valley area.
Consultation:
Staff consulted and received input from the Social Planning Department, the Strategic Economics
Initiatives department and the Municipal Solicitor in the creation of this Bylaw.
CONCLUSIONS:
The Pilot program for the Inter-Municipal Business Licence is intended to enhance and enable
growth in the region by reducing red tape while being as close to revenue neutral as possible for all
Participating Municipalities. Once the Inter-Municipal Business Licence Agreement Authorization
Bylaw has been developed, staff will present the Bylaw to authorizing Bylaw to Council for
consideration and approval before the end of this calendar year.
The proposed Business Licencing Bylaw will provide simple and clear language. It is in the public
interest to have specific and transparent regulations to promote responsible business operation.
Staff is reintroducing the draft for Council consideration so that Council can direct staff to make
changes or conduct additional research.
“Original signed by E.S. (Liz) Holitzki”
__________________________________________
Approved by: E.S. (Liz) Holitzki
Director: Licences, Permits and Bylaws
“Original signed by Frank Quinn”
_______________________________________________
Approved by: Frank Quinn, MBA, P.Eng
General Manager: Public Works and Development Services
“Original signed by J.L (Jim) Rule”
__________________________________________
Concurrence: J.L. (Jim) Rule
Chief Administrative Office
LH/jd
Appendix I – Draft Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
APPENDIX I
District of Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge
Business Licencing and Regulation
Bylaw No. 6815-2011
Effective Date:
DRAFT
District of Maple Ridge
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
Table of Contents
Part 1 Citation ............................................................................................................ 2
Part 2 Severability ...................................................................................................... 2
Part 3 Previous Bylaw Repeal .................................................................................... 2
Part 4 General Provisions .......................................................................................... 2
Part 5 Definitions ....................................................................................................... 2
Part 6 General Licence Requirements ..................................................................... 13
6.1 Licence Requirements ................................................................................... 15
6.2 Licence Application………………………………………………………………………………..15
6.3 Licence Fees………………………………………………………………………………………….15
6.4 Variable Licence Fees…………………………………………………………………………….15
6.5 Licence Period……………………………………………………………………………………….15
6.6 Licence Renewal ............................................................................................ 15
6.7 Licence Changes............................................................................................ 15
6.8 Licence Posting .............................................................................................. 16
6.9 Licence Inspector’s Powers and Duties......................................................... 16
6.10 Refusal of a Licence ...................................................................................... 17
6.11 Terms and Conditions of a Licence ............................................................... 17
6.12 Suspension and Cancellation of a Licence ................................................... 17
6.13 Council Reconsideration ................................................................................ 18
Part 7 Specific Regulations ...................................................................................... 18
7.1 Adult Entertainment Store ............................................................................. 18
7.2 Adult Publications .......................................................................................... 19
7.3 Arcades, Cyber Centres and Billiard Halls ..................................................... 19
7.4 Automobile Wrecking and Salvage ................................................................ 20
7.5 Bed and Breakfast ......................................................................................... 21
7.6 Body Rub Studios, Body Painting Studios and Modelling Studios ................ 22
7.7 Casinos .......................................................................................................... 25
7.8 Commercial Parking Lots ............................................................................... 25
7.9 Dog Daycare .................................................................................................. 25
7.10 Exotic Performer ............................................................................................ 26
7.11 Farm Produce Retail ...................................................................................... 26
7.12 Farmers’ Market ............................................................................................ 27
7.13 Insurance ....................................................................................................... 28
7.14 Internet Access .............................................................................................. 29
7.15 Licensed Premises and U-Brews ................................................................... 29
7.16 Mobile Cart .................................................................................................... 30
7.17 Mobile Food Vendors ..................................................................................... 30
7.18 Mobile Ice Cream Vendors ............................................................................ 31
7.19 Non-Profit Agencies/Organizations ............................................................... 32
7.20 Peddlers/Canvassers .................................................................................... 32
7.21 Post Box Rental Agency ................................................................................. 33
7.22 Second Hand Dealer ...................................................................................... 33
7.23 Social Escorts ................................................................................................ 36
7.24 Solicitor for Charity/Fundraising ................................................................... 37
7.25 Temporary Commercial Vendor ..................................................................... 38
7.26 Tobacco Sales ................................................................................................ 38
7.27 Shark Fin Products ........................................................................................ 38
Part 8 Offence and Penalty ...................................................................................... 38
Schedule A – Licence Fees ............................................................................................41
Schedule B – Specifications for Warning Signs......................................................... ...57
Schedule C – Second Hand Dealer’s Report ................................................................59
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011 1
District of Maple Ridge
Business Licencing and Regulation
Bylaw No. 6815-2011
A Bylaw respecting the granting of licences and regulating of Business within the
District of Maple Ridge.
WHEREAS Council may, pursuant to the provisions contained in the Community
Charter, regulate in relation to Business;
AND WHEREAS in regulating under the Community Charter, Council may provide for a
system of licences, permits or approvals;
AND WHEREAS Council may, pursuant to the Community Charter, delegate its
powers, duties and functions to an officer or employee of the District, which
delegation may include the authority to suspend a Business Licence;
AND WHEREAS Council considers it in the public interest to regulate and licence
Businesses within the District;
AND WHEREAS Council has given notice of its intention to adopt this Bylaw by placing
advertisements in the local newspapers, and has provided an opportunity for persons
who consider they are affected to make representations to Council;
NOW, THEREFORE, Council of the District of Maple Ridge in open meeting assembled
enacts as follows:
Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011 2
Part 1 Citation
1.1 Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6815-2011.
Part 2 Severability
2.1 If a portion of this bylaw is held invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
then the invalid portion must be severed and the remainder of this bylaw is
deemed to have been adopted without the severed section, subsequent
paragraph, subparagraph, clause or phrase.
Part 3 Previous Bylaw Repeal
3.1 Maple Ridge Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Warning Sign Bylaw No. 5228-1995, and
3.2 Business Licencing and Regulation Bylaw No. 6333-2005, and the following
amendment bylaws are hereby repealed:
Amendment Bylaw Effective Date
Bylaw No. 6451-2006 November 28, 2006
Bylaw No. 6503-2007 December 18, 2007
Part 4 General Provisions
4.1 Unless otherwise defined herein, all words and phrases in this Bylaw shall
have the meaning given to them in the Local Government Act and the
Community Charter.
4.2 Headings for each section of this Bylaw are intended to organize the content
and are to be used for reference purposes only.
4.3 Wherever the singular or masculine form of a word is used, it shall also mean
the plural or feminine form of the word as the case may be.
Part 5 Definitions
5.1 In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words have
the following meanings:
“Acupuncturist” means a person who pierces any part of a client’s body with
needles as a means of treating disease or pain, and who holds a valid licence
issued by the College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and
Acupuncturists of British Columbia.
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“Amusement Machine” means a machine on which mechanical, electrical,
automatic, computerized, video, online or internet games are played for
amusement or entertainment and for which a coin or token may be inserted
or a fee charged for use.
“Antique” means a work of art, piece of furniture, or decorative object made at
an earlier period and according to various custom laws at least 100 years ago.
“Arcade” means Premises where five (5) or more Amusement Machines are
made available to members of the public for a fee.
“Adult Entertainment Store” means Premises that, excluding contraceptive
devices, offers for rent, use, viewing or sale an object, device, machine or any
form of entertainment including an Adult Publication that is designed or
intended to be used in a Sexual Act or which depicts a Sexual Act.
“Adult Publication” means any book, pamphlet, magazine or printed matter
however produced, which contains a visual image or representation of Nudity,
Sadomasochistic Behaviour or a Sexual Act.
“Applicant” means any person that applies for a Licence pursuant to this
Bylaw.
“Application” means a written request by an Applicant for the issuance of a
Licence in the form attached to this Bylaw as Schedule “A” as amended from
time to time.
“Auction” means offering or putting up for sale real or personal property
where the public is invited to make competitive bids for the items offered for
sale, but does not include a Crown officer selling Crown property by auction or
a sheriff’s officer or bailiff selling property under a judgment or in satisfaction
of rents or taxes.
“Automated Teller Machine” means a machine that permits a customer to
access and use certain financial services customarily provided by a Financial
Institution, and includes such a machine that is located in or affixed to any
Premises, including the Premises in which a Financial Institution operates its
principal Business if the machine can be accessed by customers outside the
Financial Institution’s regular Business hours.
“Automated Vending Machine” means any machine or device that:
a) is operated by or requires for the operation thereof the insertion of a
coin, token, currency of any kind, credit card or bank card, and
b) sells or dispenses money, a service or goods, or provides music,
recreation, or amusement of any kind whatsoever.
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“Bed and Breakfast” means a Business of providing a maximum of three (3)
bedrooms but no cooking facilities provided for tourists or persons who only
briefly occupy a Dwelling Unit, where the room rate includes meals provided
on the Premises and where the maximum length of occupancy at the Dwelling
Unit by a patron is not more than thirty (30) consecutive days in any twelve
(12) month period.
“Bingo Hall” means a recreational facility used or intended to be used for the
purpose of playing bingo, where a licence has been issued by the British
Columbia Gaming Policy and Enforcement Branch to charitable or religious
organizations as a Licensee, but excludes Casinos and casino halls.
“Billiards” includes snooker, pool, bagatelle and other similar games.
“Billiard Hall” means any Premises where three (3) or more billiard tables are
made available to members of the public for a fee, but does not include
Premises owned and operated by a Non-Profit Society or Premises with a
Liquor Primary Licence.
“Body Rub” means the act of manipulating, touching, or stimulating by any
means a person’s body or part thereof, but does not include medical,
therapeutic or cosmetic massage treatment given by a person duly licensed or
registered under any statute of the Province of British Columbia governing
such activities other than the Community Charter.
“Body Rub Studio” means any Premises where a Body Rub is performed,
offered or requested for a fee.
“Body Painting Studio” means any Premises where, directly or indirectly, a fee
is paid for any activity involving the application of paint, powder, or similar
materials to the body by another person.
“Business” means the carrying on of 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.
“Buy” includes purchase, barter, deal in, take in exchange, take in part
payment, or receive on consignment.
“Carnival” means an itinerant exhibition, show or production temporarily
located in the District, which offers to the public amusement rides, circus
performances, games of skill or chance, or other similar entertainment.
“Canvasser” means any person who canvasses or solicits Business within the
District from cards or samples, or in any other manner whatsoever, takes
orders for works or services or for the sale of any goods or any article or thing
for immediate or future delivery, or for the purpose of promoting any
Business.
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“Caterer” means any person engaged in the preparing or serving of food or
drink for consumption at Premises other than where that person carries on
the Business, but excludes Mobile Food Vendors, Mobile Ice Cream Vendors,
and Businesses that prepare food for take-out.
“Casino” means any Premises licensed or permitted to operate as a gaming
facility under the Gaming Control Act, but does not include bingo halls.
“Cheque Cashing Centre” means any Premises where the Business of cashing
cheques or negotiable instruments for a fee charged or chargeable to the
payee of the cheque or the payee’s agent is carried on, but does not include a
Financial Institution.
“Chief Constable” means the officer in charge of the Maple Ridge Detachment
of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
“Commercial Kennel” means a kennel limited to the keeping, training,
breeding, selling, or Dog Boarding for (a fee), and limited to the number of
Dogs specified in the Licence but not to exceed a density of fifty (50) Dogs per
site.
“Commercial Parking Lot” means an area of land or any building or part
thereof where the parking of motor vehicles is provided for a fee, and includes
areas provided specifically for customers of a Business, or tenants of a
building other than a building used exclusively for residential purposes.
“Community Care” means a Business licensed or required to be licensed
under the Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
“Contractor” includes any person who undertakes to do or perform any
construction, building, carpentry, plastering, lathing, shingling, or concrete
work, or any other construction work or service for a fee, except where a
Licence fee for other work or service is specifically imposed elsewhere in this
Bylaw but shall not include a land developer.
“Convenience Store” means a use devoted to the retail sale of groceries,
perishable items, household items, domestic supplies, convenience goods,
and related accessory uses.
“Corporate Officer” means the Corporate Officer for the District.
“Cyber Centre” means any Premises that have available for the use of its
patrons for a fee, four (4) or more computer terminals or other electronic
devices that provide or are capable of providing access to the internet or other
computer network systems, but does not include a school, college, university
or other educational institution or a public library.
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“Daycare” means the provision of care of children in a home environment,
licensed for this use in accordance with the Community Care and Assisted
Living Act, and includes group childcare, family childcare, in-home multi-age
childcare and pre-school as defined under the Child Care Licensing
Regulation, and not to exceed a maximum of 8 children in care.
“District” means the District of Maple Ridge.
“Dog” means any animal of the canine species.
“Dog Boarding” means to feed, house and care or a Dog for a fee but does not
include Dog Daycare.
“Dog Daycare” means to feed, house, care, and/or groom a Dog for a fee
between the hours of 7:00 am and 7:00 pm with a maximum of twenty (20)
Dogs per site, and may involve retail sales of Dog related items but excludes
overnight Dog Boarding.
“Driver’s Licence” means a valid driver’s licence issued pursuant to, or an
equivalent licence recognized under, the Motor Vehicle Act of the Province of
British Columbia.
“Dwelling Unit” as defined in the District of Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as
amended from time to time.
“Electronic Gaming” means any activity or game of chance for money or other
valuable consideration carried out or played on an electronic or mechanical
device or machine, but excludes the purchase or sale of lottery tickets
pursuant to a government lottery scheme.
“Exotic Performer” means a person who, for a Business purpose, is in a state
of Nudity or who removes a majority or all of that person’s clothing to be in a
state of Nudity, but excludes a person depicted in a motion picture.
“Farm Produce” means berries, fruits, vegetables, honey, eggs, fresh cut
flowers, live fowl, live poultry, bedding plants, seeds, and trees commonly
known as Christmas Trees sold only during the Christmas season, bulbs and
similar products, live shrubs or trees grown or produced from seeds, seedlings
or cuttings on the individual farm on which the sale is taking place; but
excluding dressed fowl or poultry and butchered meat.
“Farmers’ Market” means the carrying on of a Business that organizes a
group of vendors to gather in a temporary, open-air market located outdoors
for the purpose of selling to the public only goods described in section 7.12 of
this Bylaw.
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“Financial Institution” means a bank, credit union, trust company or other
similar business that, among other things, accepts deposits, invests money, or
lends money.
“Fitness Centre” means any Premises that provide patrons the opportunity to
perform physical activity for a fee and includes recreational clubs, fitness
centres, hand ball courts, squash courts, health clubs, rock climbing facilities,
batting cages, and gymnasiums.
“Food Primary Licence” means a Food Primary Licence issued pursuant to the
Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
“Highway” as defined in the District of Maple Ridge Highway and Traffic Bylaw
as amended from time to time.
“Home Occupation” means a business accessory to the use of a dwelling unit
or to the residential use of a lot occupied by a dwelling.
“Junk” means any scrap, waste, discarded material, goods or debris whether
or not stored for salvage, dismantling or recycling.
“Licence” means a Business licence required pursuant to this Bylaw.
“Licensee” means a person to whom a current Licence has been issued under
this Bylaw.
“Licence Inspector” means the Director of Licences, Permits and Bylaws or
their designate.
“Licensed Premises” means any Premises licensed under the provisions of
the Liquor Control and Licensing Act and includes restaurants;
“Liquor Primary Licence” means a liquor primary licence or liquor primary club
licence issued pursuant to the Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
“Loiter” means to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses or to remain in
an area for no obvious or legal reason.
“Manufacturing” means carrying on the Business of assembling, fabricating,
processing, altering or finishing any goods.
“Medical Health Officer” means a medical health officer designated under
section 71 of the Public Health Act.
“Mobile Cart” means any device designed to be moved by human power.
“Mobile Food Vendor” means a person who sells or offers to sell food items
from a Cart or Vehicle.
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“Mobile Ice Cream Vendor” means a person who sells or offers to sell frozen
novelty products such as ice cream bars, popsicles, or yogurt bars from a Cart
or Vehicle located on a public Highway.
“Modelling Studio” means Premises where, directly or indirectly, a fee is paid
for the furnishing of persons as models who pose in a state of Nudity on the
Premises for the purpose of being sketched, painted, drawn, sculptured,
photographed, or otherwise depicted, but does not include a studio which
functions as an educational institution authorized under legislation of the
Province of British Columbia governing educational institutions, nor to a studio
which functions to provide models who are sketched, painted, drawn,
sculptured, photographed, or otherwise depicted and the depiction is
produced for commercial purposes, or to a studio which is being operated for
purely artistic purposes.
“Non-Profit Society” means a registered charitable society that is:
(a) incorporated and in good standing under the Society Act; and
(b) registered as such under the Income Tax Act (Canada) and qualified to
issue tax receipts to its donors.
“Nudity” means the showing of the post-pubertal, human, male or female
genitals or pubic area with less than a full, opaque covering.
“Outdoor Recreation” means such activities as paintball, zip lining, horseback
riding academies, go-carting, mountain biking, rock climbing and similar
activities but does not include the private use of municipal parks or facilities
without the express written permission of the Director of Parks and Open
Spaces for the District.
“Pawn” means the deposit of personal property as a pledge or collateral
security for an assessed value.
“Peddler” means a person who sells or offers for sale goods or food items by
going from place to place or house to house, or by appointment and
demonstration, whether such person is acting on that person’s own behalf or
as an employee of another, but excludes a Solicitor for Charity.
“Personal Services” means provision of specific services to the person
including, but not limited to, barbering, hairdressing, beauty salons, nail
salons, tattoo parlour, tailoring, shoemaking, dry cleaning and pet grooming,
and excluding Adult Entertainment and Pawn shop use.
“Pet Store” means a retail store where domesticated animals are offered for
sale or sold to the public, but excludes an animal shelter.
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“Picture Identification” means one or more of the following provided it has not
expired and has a photograph of the bearer:
(a) driver’s licence issued by a Canadian province or territory;
(b) identity card issued by a Canadian province or territory;
(c) passport;
(d) Certificate of Indian Status issued by the Government of Canada;
(e) Certificate of Canadian citizenship issued by the Government of
Canada; or
(f) Conditional Release Card issued by Correctional Services Canada.
“Police Department” means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police with a
detachment located in Maple Ridge, British Columbia.
“Police Officer” means an officer of the Police Department.
“Post Box” means a box or other receptacle used or intended to be used for
the collection or storage of mail.
“Post Box Rental Agency” means a Business that makes available for rent,
lease, purchase, possession or use one or more Post Boxes to a person or to
a Business that does not normally occupy the Premises where the Post Box or
Post Boxes are located, but does not include Canada Post.
"Premises" includes but is not limited to stores, offices, warehouses, factory
buildings, houses, enclosures, and yards.
“Prenatal Alcohol Exposure” means the consumption of any alcoholic
substance (beer, wine, spirits) which has detrimental effects on the growing
fetus, including implications for mental, learning, physical, and behavioural
development.
“Private School” means any Premises used for elementary, secondary,
college, technical, language or other education or instruction generally offered
to the public and which is not operated by School District No. 42 (Maple
Ridge).
"Professional" includes persons engaged in the Professional Business of
offering any of the following services in accordance with a federal or provincial
licence or standard including but not limited to: accountant, agrologist,
architect, chiropractor, dentist, ecologist, engineer, financial consultant,
forester, land surveyor, lawyer, naturopathic physician, notary public,
optometrist, orthodontist, osteopath, pharmacist, physician, physiotherapist,
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podiatrist, psychiatrist, psychologist, radiologist, registered psychiatric nurse,
surgeon and undertaker.
“Professional Dog Walker” means an individual whose Business or
employment is walking Dogs owned by other persons.
“Property Manager” means a person or a Business that rents or leases or
offers for rent or lease a Dwelling Unit or Dwelling Units to other persons or
Businesses.
“Proprietor” means the person who ultimately controls, governs, or directs the
activities carried on within the kinds of Premises referred to in this Bylaw and
includes the person actually in charge thereof.
“Public Market” means any Premises containing stalls, tables, spaces,
divisions or compartments individually rented, occupied or operated for the
purpose of displaying or selling goods to the public.
“Realtor” means a person licensed or required to be licensed under the Real
Estate Services Act.
“Restaurant” means an establishment where food and beverages are sold to
the public and where provision is made for consumption on or off the
Premises. The establishment may be licensed as “Food Primary” under the
Liquor Control and Licensing Act.
“Retail Business” means a Business selling goods for final consumption, in
contrast to a sale for further sale or processing, and includes accessory
manufacturing or assembly of the goods for sale.
“Sadomasochistic Behaviour” means scenes involving a person or persons,
any of whom are in a state of Nudity, who are engaged in activities involving
flagellation, torture, fettering, binding, or other physical restraint of any other
person.
“School Holiday” means any day which is a holiday, or any day or part thereof
that is a non-instructional day for schools in Maple Ridge.
“Scrap Dealer” means a person whose primary Business is the collection and
delivery of scrap to a licensed salvage yard, recycling plant or recycling depot.
“Scrap Metal Dealer” means a scrap metal dealer as defined in the District’s
Scrap Metal Dealer Regulation Bylaw, as amended from time to time.
“Second Hand Articles” means any used goods, including Junk, offered for
sale or taken in Pawn including but not limited to the following:
(a) used clothing, furniture, costume jewellery, footwear, and houseware
items such as dishes, pots, pans, cooking utensils and cutlery; and
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(b) used books, papers, magazines, vinyl records and long play records.
“Second Hand Dealer” means a person carrying on the Business of buying,
selling, taking in Pawn, procuring or offering for sale Second Hand Articles and
includes the following persons, stores, or transactions:
(a) a person who is licensed by the Province of British Columbia to deal in
used motor vehicles;
(b) a person who deals only in antiques;
(c) a person who only purchases, sells or collects recyclable materials for
the sole purpose of recycling. Recyclable materials shall include
bottles, cans, plastics, glass, cardboard, paper or other recyclable
materials but shall not include scrap metal that is not part of a can or
food container;
(d) a thrift store or charity store which receives Second Hand Articles by
donation;
(e) transactions involving Second Hand Articles purchased at a public
auction where the seller’s name and address is recorded in the records
of the auction house;
(f) transactions involving Second Hand Articles purchased at a
consignment store where the seller’s name and address is recorded in
the records of the consignment store; and
(g) transactions involving an exchange or trade of Second Hand Articles
for another Second Hand Article where no money is given by the dealer
to the person from whom the Second Hand Article was received.
“Second Hand Dealer’s Report” means the report form attached hereto as
Schedule “C” or a similar report form, including an electronic report accessible
by or from a centralized electronic registry to which the Police Department has
uninterrupted and unlimited access, provided such other report form has first
been approved in writing by both the Police Department and the Licence
Inspector.
"Sexual Act" means a real or simulated act as defined in the Motion Picture
Act Regulations.
“Social Escort” means any person who, for a Business purpose, escorts or
accompanies another person, but does not include a person providing
assistance to another person because of that other person’s age, medical
condition or disability.
"Solicitor for Charity" means a person who engages in the Business of
collecting or receiving money or goods, with or without the disposal or sale of
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goods, and includes the sale of tickets for any form of entertainment or
drawing or other disposition of any prize, where some or all of the money
collected or the proceeds of the disposal or sale are, directly or indirectly,
given to a Non-Profit Society.
“Temporary” means thirty (30) consecutive days in a twelve (12) month
period.
“Temporary Commercial Vendor” means any person carrying on the Business
of selling or offering for sale goods from a temporary location, kiosk or Vehicle
on commercially zoned property.
“Theatre” means Premises primarily used for the provision of live
performances or for the projection or display of motion pictures to the public
for a fee.
“Tobacco” means tobacco and tobacco products in any form in which they
may be consumed, by a consumer, and includes snuff and raw leaf tobacco.
“Tobacco Product” means tobacco products and accessories as defined under
the Tobacco Tax Act.
“U-brew” means any Premises where supplies, prepackaged ingredients or
equipment are sold which contributes towards the making of wine, beer or
other alcoholic beverages.
“Unit” means any structure or building that is zoned and or used for
residential, industrial or commercial purposes.
“Vehicle” as defined in the “Motor Vehicle Act”.
“Warehouse” means Premises used for keeping or storing goods, to which the
general public does not have access, and which may include facilities for
distribution of Commercial or Industrial goods.
"Wholesale Dealer" means any person who carries on the Business of selling
any goods to Retail Businesses, to other Wholesale Dealers, or to Contractors
or manufacturers for use in their Businesses, but excludes an owner of a
warehouse that does not employ a representative, other than the warehouse
owner or operator, to solicit orders for, to handle or to distribute goods.
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Part 6 General Licence Requirements
6.1 Licence Requirements
6.1.1 Except as otherwise provided in this Bylaw:
(a) no person shall carry on, maintain, own or operate a
Business in the District without holding a valid and subsisting
Licence; and
(b) no person shall suffer, permit or allow a person to carry on,
maintain or operate a Business without a valid and
subsisting Licence.
6.1.2 A Licence is not required for:
(a) a Property Manager that rents or leases or offers to rent or
lease no more than one Unit in the District; or
(b) The Royal Canadian Legion Branch or the Army Navy & Air
Force Veterans in Canada Branch with respect to a licence
they may hold under the Liquor Control & Licensing Act as
amended from time to time or an establishment it may
operate with respect to the licence, as Council considered
the Royal Canadian Legion Branch and the Army Navy & Air
Force Veterans in Canada to be non-profit, charitable
institutions and organizations contributing to the general
interest and advantage of the District.
6.1.3 Every person who operates a Business from more than one Premise
in the District shall apply for and maintain a separate Licence in
respect of each Premise pursuant to section 6.1.1.
6.1.4 Every person who operates more than one Business at one Premise
shall apply for and maintain a separate Licence in respect of each
Business.
6.1.5 Any person operating or carrying on a Business that is regulated,
controlled, permitted, or licensed by any other Bylaw or Provincial of
Federal enactment shall obtain the necessary approvals from the
appropriate authority prior to applying for a Licence.
6.1.6 A Licence is not to be deemed to be a representation by the District
to the Licensee that the Business or proposed Business complies
with any or all applicable Bylaws or other enactments.
6.1.7 The holder of a valid and subsisting Home Occupation Licence is
permitted to hold a commercial display on commercial property,
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subject to compliance with other municipal Bylaws, for up to one (1)
month in a six (6) month period without obtaining a separate
Licence as required in section 6.1.4.
6.2 Licence Application
6.2.1 All Applications for a Licence pursuant to this Bylaw shall:
(a) be made in the form provided by the Licence Inspector for
that purpose;
(b) be signed by the owner or operator of the Business or an
agent authorized in writing by the owner or operator; and
(c) contain a true and accurate description of the following
information:
(i) the nature of the Business;
(ii) the Premises, including the civic address, from which
the Business is conducted;
(iii) any other information the Licence Inspector may
require with respect to the operation of the Business
and its location; and
(iv) not be altered or annotated in any manner.
6.2.2 The Licence Inspector may review the Application to verify general
compliance with this Bylaw and other applicable enactments. Any
errors or omissions in the information provided by the Applicant on
the Application will be the sole responsibility of the Applicant.
6.2.3 All Premises in or upon which the Applicant proposes to carry on
Business and or all vehicles used in connection therewith shall,
before any such Licence is granted for such Premises or for such
vehicle, first be approved by the Licence Inspector who may in his
discretion also require such Premises or vehicles to be approved by
Federal, Provincial or District Officials, as the Licence Inspector
deems necessary.
6.3 Licence Fees
6.3.1 Every Applicant shall, at the time of making the Application, pay to
the District the Licence fee set out for his Business in Schedule “A”
to this Bylaw. No Licence shall be issued until the payment of the
fee is made.
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6.3.2 Notwithstanding section 6.3.1, the Licence fee prescribed in
Schedule “A” may be reduced by one-half in respect of a Business
for which a Licence is issued after the 30th day of June in any
calendar year.
6.3.3 No reduction or refund of the annual Licence fee paid pursuant to
this Bylaw shall be made by the District due to any Licensee ceasing
to own or operate the Business for which the Licence was issued.
6.3.4 The fees set out in Schedule “A” of this bylaw shall be adjusted
annually and implemented on the 15th day of January in the
following year. This annual adjustment shall be based on the
Consumer Price Index (CPI) as established by Statistics Canada
based on the previous 12 month period ending December.
6.4 Variable Licence Fees
6.4.1 Where the Licence fee for a Business is based on the floor area,
ground area, number of professionals regularly employed, number
of machines, appliances, rental units or other factors used in the
carrying on of the Business, an Applicant who changes the factors
upon which the Licence fee is based shall immediately notify the
Licence Inspector in writing, and pay any additional Licence fee
which may be payable under Schedule “A” as a result of the change.
6.5 Licence Period
6.5.1 Licences shall be issued for a period no greater than one calendar
year and shall commence on the 1st day of January and expire on
the 31st day of December of each year, unless otherwise indicated
on the Licence.
6.6 Licence Renewal
6.6.1 Every Licensee shall renew the Licence prior to the beginning of
each licensing period as long as the Business for which the Licence
was issued is operating or being carried on within the District.
6.7 Licence Changes
6.7.1 Every Licensee shall notify the Licence Inspector in writing within
forty-eight (48) hours of the termination of operation of the
Business.
6.7.2 No Licensee shall make a change to a Business, including but not
limited to a change:
(a) in location of the Business Premises;
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(b) to the Business name;
(c) to any term or condition on which the Licence was issued; or
(d) that would increase the Licence fee prescribed for the
Business in Schedule “A” without first applying to the Licence
Inspector to have the Licence changed.
6.7.3 The powers, conditions, requirements and procedures relating to
the granting or refusal of a Licence shall apply to all such
applications for a Licence change.
6.7.4 A person applying for a Licence change shall, at the time of making
the Application, pay to the District the amount by which the Licence
fee under Schedule “A” will increase.
6.7.5 In addition to the fee set out in Schedule “A”, a Licensee applying
for a change of location of the Premises in which the Business is
carried on shall pay to the District a transfer fee of $50.00.
6.7.6 A person applying for a name change for a corporation shall, at the
time of application, supply a true copy of the name change
certificate issued by the Corporate Registry (Victoria).
6.8 Licence Posting
6.8.1 Every Licensee shall post the Licence in a conspicuous place on the
Premises or on the thing or article in respect of which the Licence is
issued and, in the case where the holder thereof has no Business
Premises in the District, such Licence shall be carried upon his
person at all times when he is engaged in the Business for which
the Licence was issued.
6.9 Licence Inspector’s Powers and Duties
6.9.1 On receipt of an Application and before issuing any Licence or
authorizing a change with respect to an existing Licence, a Licence
Inspector may:
(a) at a reasonable time and in a reasonable manner, inspect
the Premises for which the Licence or the change to an
existing Licence is sought; and
(b) require the Applicant to provide proof of any certification,
approval, or qualification which may be required by a federal,
provincial or municipal authority with respect to the
business.
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6.9.2 A Licence is issued on terms or conditions imposed in respect of
that Business by this Bylaw or in any other enactment.
6.9.3 Subject to section 16 of the Community Charter, S.B.C. 2003, c.26
a Licence Inspector may enter the Premises at a reasonable time to
inspect and determine whether the regulations and requirements of
the Bylaw are being met.
6.10 Refusal of a Licence
6.10.1 An Application may be refused by the Licence Inspector in any
specific case, provided that:
(a) the Application shall not be unreasonably refused; and
(b) the Licence Inspector shall give written reasons for the
refusal.
6.10.2 If the Licence Inspector refuses to grant a Licence, the Applicant
who is subject to the decision is entitled to have Council reconsider
the matter.
6.11 Terms and Conditions of a Licence
6.11.1 Council or the Licence Inspector may impose terms and conditions
with respect to a Licence granted under this Bylaw. The terms and
conditions imposed on a Licence may include any one or more of
the following requirements that the Licensee:
(a) comply with a particular provision of a Municipal Bylaw or
any other Provincial or Federal enactment within a specified
period of time; and
(b) provide to the Licence Inspector within a specified period of
time evidence satisfactory to the Licence Inspector of
compliance with a particular provision of a Municipal Bylaw
or any other Provincial or Federal enactment with respect to
that Business.
6.12 Suspension and Cancellation of a Licence
6.12.1 A Licence may be suspended or cancelled by the Licence Inspector
for reasonable cause.
6.12.2 Without limiting what constitutes reasonable cause, any one or
more of the following circumstances may constitute reasonable
cause:
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(a) the Licensee fails to comply with this Bylaw or a term or
condition of the Licence;
(b) the Licensee is convicted of an indictable offence in Canada,
which offence, in the opinion of Council or the Licence
Inspector, directly relates to the Business;
(c) the Licensee is convicted of an offence under any Municipal
Bylaw or Provincial or Federal enactment in respect of the
Business for which the Licensee is licensed or with respect
to the Premises for which the Licence was issued; or
(d) the Licensee has ceased to meet the lawful requirements to
carry on the Business for which the Licensee is licensed or
with respect to the Premises for which the Licence was
issued.
6.13 Council Reconsideration
6.13.1 An Applicant or Licence holder who wishes Council to reconsider an
Licence Inspector’s decision to refuse, suspend or cancel a Licence
shall, within ten (10) business days of the date of the refusal,
suspension or cancellation, deliver to the Corporate Officer a written
request stating the grounds upon which the request is based.
6.13.2 The Corporate Officer shall refer to Council a request made under
section 6.13.1 and notify the applicant or Licence holder of the time
and place at which Council will reconsider the Licence Inspector’s
decision.
Part 7 Specific Regulations
7.1 Adult Entertainment Store
7.1.1 No owner or operator of an Adult Entertainment Store shall permit
any person who is less than nineteen (19) years of age to be at the
Premises at any time.
7.1.2 No owner or operator of an Adult Entertainment Store shall exhibit
or permit to be exhibited in any window at the Premises or viewed
from outside the Premises any depiction of a Sexual Act or any
good, material, device, machine or entertainment which is designed
or intended to be used in or for a Sexual Act.
7.1.3 Every Adult Entertainment Store shall post and keep posted at all
times at every entrance to its Premises a clearly visible and legible
sign, not less than 21.59 centimetres (8 ½ inches) by 27.94
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centimetres (11 inches) in dimension, containing the words “Adults
Only”.
7.2 Adult Publications
7.2.1 Except in an Adult Entertainment Store licensed under this Bylaw,
no owner or operator of a Business shall sell or offer to sell or
display or permit to be displayed at a Business Premises, an Adult
Publication except as follows:
(a) all Adult Publications shall be located on a shelf, the bottom
edge of which is at least 120 centimetres (47.25 inches)
from the floor; and
(b) all Adult Publications shall be placed behind an opaque
substance which extends for the full length of the shelf on
which the Adult Publications are placed and which extends
vertically for at least 20.32 centimetres (8 inches) from the
bottom of the shelf.
7.3 Arcades, Cyber Centres and Billiard Halls
7.3.1 Every owner or operator of an Arcade, Cyber Centre or Billiard Hall
shall:
(a) post and keep posted at all times at every entrance to the
Premises a clearly visible and legible sign, not less than
21.59 centimetres (8 ½ inches) by 27.94 centimetres (11
inches) in dimension, containing the words “No Loitering”;
(b) ensure Loitering does not take place;
(c) post and keep posted at all times in a conspicuous place,
near any Amusement Machines, computer terminals or
billiard tables, a summary of the rules of conduct for
customers, including the regulations set out in this section;
(d) ensure that the Premises are well lit and clean;
(e) not cover up any window in a manner that would prevent a
clear view of the interior of the Premises from the exterior of
the Premises;
(f) ensure that the owner or not less than one employee of the
Business is present at the Premises at all times that the
Premises are open to the public;
(g) not permit any patron to be at the Premises between the
hours of 12:00 Midnight and 7:00 am; and
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(h) not allow any person apparently or actually under the age of
fifteen (15) years, unless such person is accompanied by his
parent or guardian, to use, play, operate or loiter about an
Amusement Machine or computer terminal or be present in a
Billiard Hall:
(i) between the hours of 9:00 am and 3:00 pm Monday
to Friday inclusive unless such day is a School
Holiday; or
(ii) between the hours of 10:00 pm and 12:00 Midnight
Sunday to Thursday inclusive unless the day
immediately following is a School Holiday; and
(iii) where reasonable doubt exists as to the age of a
person desiring to play an Amusement Machine or
use a computer terminal or to be present in a Billiard
Hall, the owner or operator of those Premises shall
not permit any person who is unable to provide
documented proof of age indicating that person is
fifteen (15) years of age or older to remain at the
Premises.
7.4 Automobile Wrecking and Salvage
7.4.1 Every owner or operator of an automobile wrecker, salvage yard,
automobile dealer/rebuilder, towing with storage Business and
towing without storage Business is subject to the regulations of this
section.
7.4.2 Every owner or operator shall maintain on the Premises a
permanent building of at least 100 square metres (100 m²) and the
building must contain an office together with washroom and
cleanup facilities for employees.
7.4.3 The Premises shall be kept by the owner or operator in a clean,
orderly, uncluttered and unobstructed condition and any building or
continuous landscape screen on the Premises must be kept in good
and sufficient repair and properly painted.
7.4.4 No by-products or materials of the Business shall be burned except
in a furnace or incinerator designed to trap fly ash and to contain
the whole of the fire.
7.4.5 Every owner or operator shall keep on the Premises a record of the
vehicle identification number (VIN) and the serial numbers of all
automobiles and equipment bearing these numbers, in accordance
with the following:
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(a) every record shall be written in ink in a plain legible hand in
the English language;
(b) every record shall include the precise date and hour of
receiving the automobile or equipment for salvage or
destruction;
(c) every record shall include the name, residence, or street
address, and description of the person from whom the
automobile or equipment was received. The description of
the person must include date of birth, height, weight, eye
color, race, gender and the type and number of Picture
Identification presented. This information must be
compared to and recorded from the person’s Picture
Identification by the proprietor;
(d) every owner or operator shall, at all reasonable times during
Business hours, produce the owner or operator’s register for
the inspection of the Licence Inspector;
(e) the owner or operator’s register may be removed at any time
by the Licence Inspector for inspection at the headquarters
of the officer or for use as evidence in Court;
(f) immediately upon the return of a register to the owner or
occupier, the owner or occupier shall enter in proper
sequence each and every transaction involving the receiving
of automobiles or equipment made during the absence of
the register;
(g) the owner or occupier shall not permit any entry in a register
to be erased, obliterated, or defaced, or permit any page or
other portion of the register to be cut out or removed; and
(h) the owner or occupier shall number each record in the
register in sequence and number each page of the register in
sequence.
7.5 Bed and Breakfast
7.5.1 Every owner or operator of a Bed and Breakfast shall:
(a) supply the Licence Inspector with the number of bedrooms
intended for the operation and the daily rate of charge;
(b) keep the records of all patrons, including dates of arrival and
departure; and
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(c) post the daily rate of charge at an easily visible location in
the Premises.
7.5.2 No owner or operator of a Bed and Breakfast shall provide more
than three (3) bedrooms for tourists or clients.
7.6 Body Rub Studios, Body Painting Studios and Modelling Studios
7.6.1 Every application for a Licence to operate a Body Rub Studio, Body
Painting Studio and Modelling Studio shall be accompanied by a
floor plan for the entire Premises in the scale and detail as may be
required by the Licence Inspector, and when any alterations are
made to the Premises, the owner or operator shall file revised plans
immediately with the Licence Inspector.
7.6.2 Every owner or operator of a Body Rub Studio, Body Painting Studio
or Modelling Studio shall:
(a) provide the Licence Inspector with the name, address, and
photocopy of Picture Identification of every person proposed
to be employed or engaged in the Business;
(b) notify the Licence Inspector within twenty-four (24) hours of
any change in the personnel employed or engaged in the
Business; and
(c) not employ or engage any person in the Business without
first receiving the approval of the Licence Inspector.
7.6.3 No owner or operator of a Body Rub Studio, Body Painting Studio or
Modelling Studio shall:
(a) employ any person or allow any person at the Premises who
is less than nineteen (19) years of age;
(b) permit the Premises to be open to the public between the
hours of 12:00 Midnight and 8:00 am;
(c) permit any person engaged in providing a Body Rub to
manipulate, touch or massage the male or female genitals of
any patron;
(d) permit any person engaged in providing a Body Rub at the
Premises to perform a Body Rub unless the person is
wearing clean, washable, non-transparent outer garments
covering the body between the neck and the top of the knee,
the sleeves of which do not reach below the elbows; and
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(e) exhibit the owner or operator’s body, or permit other persons
to exhibit their bodies in any window at or about the
Premises, or exhibit or permit to be exhibited any sign
outside the Premises showing any Nudity or any printed
words that might indicate that the Premises is a place that
offers any form of Sexual Act or entertainment involving
Nudity.
7.6.4 Every room at the Premises which is used for Body Rub or Body
Painting or Modelling shall:
(a) be at least 2.5 metres by 2.5 metres in size;
(b) not be equipped with a locking device on any door to the
room;
(c) not have any means by which a person may view the interior
of the room, other than a door providing entrance to the
room;
(d) be equipped with lighting of at least 50 foot candle power at
all points in the room, which lighting shall remain on when
the door is closed;
(e) contain a massage table that is made of metal, is not less
than 1 metre in height and is supplied with a single use,
disposable coverings; and
(f) not contain any mattress, futon, bed, couch, chair or other
item of furniture that could reasonably be used as a bed.
7.6.5 The Applicant for a Body Rub, Body Painting or Modelling Studio
Business Licence shall provide a copy of Picture Identification and a
copy of a criminal records search completed by the Police for:
(a) the proprietor, in the case of a sole proprietorship;
(b) each partner with an ownership interest, in the case of a
partnership;
(c) each director and officer of the corporation, in the case of a
corporate owner; and
(d) each employee or independent contractor who will be
providing massage or Body Rub, Body Painting or Modelling
services as part of the Business to the Licence Inspector,
each such search to have been completed within thirty (30)
days of the application date and confirming that the sole
proprietor, partner, directors and officer, and employees or
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independent contractor, as applicable, has not been
convicted of any offence related to the keeping of a common
bawdy house, prostitution, drug possession or dealing,
pornography or violent crimes against any person.
7.6.6 In the case of a partnership or corporate owner, the Applicant shall
provide to the Licence Inspector the name of the partner or the
name of the director or officer who will provide day to day
management of the Body Rub Studio, Body Paint Studio or
Modelling Studio.
7.6.7 Every Body Rub Studio, Body Paint Studio or Modelling Studio shall
meet the following terms and conditions while in operation in the
District under a validly issued Business Licence:
(a) the requirements set out in section 7.6.3 (hours of
operations) shall be met;
(b) the requirements of section 7.6.4 shall be met during all
hours when the Business is open for Business;
(c) the owner or the individual identified in section 7.6.5 shall
provide day to day management of the Business;
(d) the owner or the individual identified in section 7.6.5 shall
be responsible for ensuring that a written record is kept of
the full name, address and telephone number of every
person to whom the Business provides services, together
with the date, time, nature and cost of every service
performed for each person and the method of payment and
shall make such written records immediately available for
inspection to the Licence Inspector or his delegate any time
upon request;
(e) prior to permitting any employee or independent contractor
to provide a service at the Business, comply with the
provision of sections 7.6.3 (a) and 7.6.5 (d) with respect to
that employee or independent contractor; and
(f) all persons hired to provide any service(s) or the person
providing day to day management are required upon request,
by any Officer, to produce Picture Identification.
7.6.8 A failure to comply with any or all of the foregoing terms and
conditions shall be a sufficient basis for the Licence Inspector to
suspend, revoke or refuse to issue any further Business Licence to
the Body Rub Studio, Body Paint Studio or Modelling Studio.
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7.7 Casinos
7.7.1 No owner or operator of a Casino shall:
(a) employ any person at the Premises who is less than nineteen
(19) years of age; or
(b) permit any person to be at the Premises at any time who is
less than nineteen (19) years of age.
7.8 Commercial Parking Lots
7.8.1 It shall be a condition of the granting of a Licence to any person to
carry on the Business of a Commercial Parking Lot that one sign
shall be posted at each entrance to the parking lot and one sign at
each exit of the parking lot, stating in wording clearly legible by day
or night, the circumstances under which a Vehicle may be removed
from the Premises and the address of the place at which it may be
reclaimed.
7.8.2 Except as set out in section 7.8.1, no person shall cause any Vehicle
to be removed from a Commercial Parking Lot without the authority
of the owner of the Vehicle.
7.8.3 An owner or operator of a Commercial Parking Lot, or a duly
authorized agent of such owner or operator, may cause a Vehicle to
be removed from a Commercial Parking Lot if:
(a) the owner or operator of that Vehicle has not purchased a
valid parking ticket or the parking ticket for that Vehicle has
expired or there is no contract or permission to park that
Vehicle at that Commercial Parking Lot;
(b) the Vehicle constitutes a hazard or an obstruction to the free
and normal use of the Commercial Parking Lot;
(c) the Vehicle is parked in a reserved parking spot and does not
bear a valid and subsisting permit to be in a reserved
parking spot; or
(d) the Vehicle is parked in a space designated, by way of the
international symbol for the disabled, for disabled persons
parking only and the Vehicle does not bear a valid and
subsisting disabled persons parking placard.
7.9 Dog Daycare
7.9.1 Parcel requirements and restrictions are subject to conformance
with the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time.
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7.9.2 A Dog Daycare facility shall be located on a parcel which is zoned as
regulated by the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time
to time.
7.9.3 A Dog Daycare facility shall comply with the requirements of the
Maple Ridge Kennel Regulation Bylaw, the Maple Ridge Zoning
Bylaw, the Maple Ridge Dog Pound and Dog Control Bylaw and the
Building Bylaw as amended from time to time.
7.9.4 Operator Obligations – Hours of Operation, Maximum Number of
Animals and Noise Control
(a) The operator of a Dog Daycare facility:
(i) shall not care for more than twenty (20) Dogs at any
time;
(ii) may only operate between the hours of 7:00 am and
7:00 pm, Monday to Saturday inclusive; and
(iii) shall not discharge or emit odorous, noxious or toxic
matter or vapours, heat, glare, noise or radiation, or
recurrently generated ground vibrations.
7.10 Exotic Performer
7.10.1 No owner or operator of a Business shall employ or engage an
Exotic Performer or permit an Exotic Performer to engage in
Business at the Premises unless:
(a) there is no physical contact between the Exotic Performer
and any person who is not an Exotic Performer;
(b) the Exotic Performer remains in or on a stage area separated
from the general seating area; and
(c) the Exotic Performer and all persons viewing the Exotic
Performer are nineteen (19) years of age or older.
7.11 Farm Produce Retail
7.11.1 No owner or operator of a farm Business shall carry on a Retail
Business on land that is zoned for agricultural use under the Maple
Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time, unless fifty
percent (50%) of the goods offered for sale are produced on the
land at which the Retail Business is located.
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7.11.2 Every accessory produce sales building or structure is limited to one
per lot and shall not exceed eleven square metres (11 m2) pursuant
to the Maple Ridge Zoning Bylaw as amended from time to time.
7.11.3 Every roadside stand Applicant shall satisfy the Licence Inspector
that:
(a) the Applicant operates a farm in the District; and
(b) the roadside stand:
(i) shall not create a traffic hazard; and
(ii) has been granted any required arterial highway
access approval, in writing, from the Province of
British Columbia.
7.11.4 The Licence Inspector shall not issue more than one roadside stand
Licence for any one legal parcel which is a farm.
7.12 Farmers’ Market
7.12.1 Every Farmers’ Market applicant shall:
(a) provide evidence of permission by the owner to use the land
for the purpose of a Farmers’ Market if the operation is on
land other than land owned by the Applicant;
(b) permit only the display and sale of any of the following:
(i) fruit, vegetables, nuts, honey, syrups, dairy products,
eggs, poultry, meat, flowers, herbs, and any products
derived there from, that are produced in the Province
of British Columbia and prepared for market in
accordance with applicable laws;
(ii) artwork or handcrafted items that are designed,
created, produced and assembled in the Province of
British Columbia; and
(iii) baked or handmade foods produced in British
Columbia;
(c) provide evidence that all vendors intending to sell food
products have been granted a health permit for that purpose
before allowing the sale of any goods mentioned in
paragraph (b); and
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(d) satisfy the Licence Inspector that the Farmers’ Market shall
not create a traffic hazard or result in obstruction or other
nuisance on municipal streets, sidewalks, or access routes.
7.12.2 Despite subsection 6.1.1 of this Bylaw, a vendor who is permitted by
a person holding a current and valid Licence for a Farmers’ Market
to display or sell goods at that Farmers’ Market is not required to
obtain a separate licence for that purpose.
7.12.3 Despite subsection 6.5.1 of this Bylaw, a Licence for a Farmers’
Market:
(a) permits the sale of goods at the Farmers’ Market to be
carried on for only one day per week;
(b) will only be issued once during any calendar year; and
(c) unless suspended, cancelled or revoked, is valid for the
months between April 1 and October 31 of that year.
7.12.4 A person holding a Licence for a Farmers’ Market must:
(a) ensure that health permits are displayed at any space where
food products are sold;
(b) comply, and ensure compliance among vendors, with any
conditions, restrictions or requirements of the Medical
Health Officer, the Fire Chief or a deputy acting in the place
of either; and
(c) ensure that the market area is operated and maintained in a
safe, orderly, clean and sanitary condition, and that the area
is left in such condition after the market closes each day.
7.13 Insurance
7.13.1 No Licence shall be granted for the operation of a spectator or
sports function, or any public entertainment, including, without
limitation, any exhibition, zoo, circus, carnival, rodeo, demolition
derbies, automobile or motorcycle races, car rallies, go-cart races,
horse races, public animal rides, or other similar function, or the
operation of a ferris wheel, merry-go-round or other similar device
until the applicant has deposited proof in a form and amount
satisfactory to the District that the Applicant has comprehensive
general liability insurance, which includes a cross-liability clause
and specifies the District as an additional insured. The Applicant
shall supply to the District a copy of the current certification from
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the Elevating Devices Branch showing all carnival rides have been
inspected and are approved for use.
7.14 Internet Access
7.14.1 Any person carrying on a Business that offers internet access to the
public, including but not limited to a Cyber Center, shall:
(a) comply with all applicable Provincial and Federal
enactments; and
(b) to the extent not in conflict with such legislation, ensure that
no person at the Premises under the age of eighteen (18) is
permitted to access or view websites or web pages that
depict a Sexual Act, Sadomasochistic Behaviour or Nudity.
7.15 Licensed Premises and U-Brews
7.15.1 A Business owner shall post signs warning of Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure which shall be located in the following Premises and in the
following locations:
(a) For any Licensed Premises which are permitted to sell
alcoholic beverages for off-premises consumption, there
shall be at least one sign, located so it is clearly visible from
all locations where the sale or dispensing of the alcoholic
beverage takes place;
(b) For any Licensed Premises which permits the consumption
of alcoholic beverages on the Premise, there shall be one
sign conspicuously displayed in both the male and female
washrooms located within the Premise, and at least one sign
located so it is clearly visible from all locations where the
sale or dispensing of the alcoholic beverage takes place;
(c) For any U-brew Premises, there shall be at least one sign,
located so it is clearly visible from all locations where the
sale of the supplies, prepackaged ingredients or equipment
takes place;
(d) For any Licensed Premises, there shall be a Prenatal Alcohol
Exposure warning placed on all menus; and
(e) For sign specifications see Schedule “B” which is attached to
and forms a part of this Bylaw.
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7.16 Mobile Cart
7.16.1 No Mobile Cart vendor shall carry on Business directly outside any
Premises at which is located a Business that offer the same items
for sale as those offered by the Mobile Cart Vendor.
7.16.2 Every Mobile Cart vendor shall obtain the Municipal Engineer’s
approval.
7.16.3 Every Mobile Cart vendor shall engage in Business using a Mobile
Cart that:
(a) does not exceed four square metres (4 m²) in area;
(b) is capable of moving on its own wheels without alteration or
preparation, although it may be towed by a Vehicle; and
(c) is located on private property so that it does not interfere
with or block any Highway.
7.16.4 Every person carrying on the Business of a Mobile Cart vendor shall:
(a) Provide a garbage container immediately next to the food
Cart and shall pick up all garbage and debris which results
from the Mobile Cart vendor’s Business and which is located
within twenty-five (25) metres of the of the food Cart;
(b) Obtain written approval from the provincial agency
responsible for health and the safe handling of food
products;
(c) Provide to the Licence Inspector upon request, written
permission from the owner of the private property on which
the food Cart is located, which permission indicates that the
owner, operator and employees of the Mobile Cart vendor
Business may access the washroom facilities located on that
private property; and
(d) Shall not operate on a property designated Park land unless
written approval from the Manger of Parks and Facilities has
been obtained.
7.17 Mobile Food Vendors
7.17.1 No Mobile Food Vendor shall carry on Business directly outside any
Premises at which a Business is located that offers the same items
for sale as those offered by the Mobile Food Vendor.
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7.17.2 Every Mobile Food Vendor shall obtain the Municipal Engineer’s
approval.
7.17.3 Every Mobile Food Vendor shall engage in Business using a Mobile
Cart that:
(a) does not exceed four square metres (4 m²) in area;
(b) is capable of moving on its own wheels without alteration or
preparation, although it may be towed by a Vehicle; and
(c) is located on private property so that it does not interfere
with or block any Highway.
7.17.4 Every person carrying on the Business of a Mobile Food Vendor
shall:
(a) provide a garbage container immediately next to the Mobile
Cart and shall pick up all garbage and debris which results
from the Mobile Food Vendor’s Business and which is
located within twenty-five (25) metres of the food cart;
(b) obtain written approval from the provincial agency
responsible for health and the safe handling of food
products; and
(c) provide to the Licence Inspector upon request, written
permission from the owner of the private property on which
the Mobile Cart is located, which permission indicates that
the owner, operator and employees of the Mobile Food
Vendor Business may access the washroom facilities located
on that private property.
7.18 Mobile Ice Cream Vendors
7.18.1 No Mobile Ice Cream Vendor shall carry on Business in
contravention of the Motor Vehicle Act, the Highway Scenic
Improvement Act, or any other Municipal Bylaw or Provincial
enactment with respect to traffic and the use of Highways in the
District.
7.18.2 Every Mobile Ice Cream Vendor shall:
(a) obtain written approval from the provincial agency
responsible for health and the safe handling of food
products;
(b) obtain the Municipal Engineer’s approval;
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(c) provide a garbage container immediately next to the Vehicle
and shall pickup all garbage and debris which results from
the Mobile Ice Cream Vendor’s Business and which is
located within twenty-five (25) metres of the Vehicle or
Mobile Cart;
(d) not operate before 8:00 am or after 9:00 pm;
(e) not sell from a fixed location in excess of twenty (20)
minutes;
(f) not return to the same location or hundred block within one
(1) hour; and
(g) not operate on a property designated Park land unless
written approval from the Manager of Parks and Facilities
has been obtained.
7.18.3 The amplified sound from a Mobile Ice Cream Vendor’s Vehicle
shall:
(a) not be played at a higher level than sixty (60) dBA measured
at a distance of fifty (50) feet from the Vehicle; and
(b) be shut off when the Vehicle is not in motion.
7.18.4 A Mobile Ice Cream Vendor shall only stop its Vehicle in the course
of Business while actively engaged in making a sale and shall move
to another location after all customers have been served.
7.18.5 No member of the general public shall be permitted inside a Mobile
Ice Cream Vendor’s Vehicle.
7.19 Non-Profit Agencies/Organizations
7.19.1 Every Non-Profit Society shall hold a valid and subsisting Licence as
per Schedule “A”. There is no fee for such Licence.
7.20 Peddlers/Canvassers
7.20.1 Every Peddler/Canvasser while carrying on such Business shall:
(a) carry a valid and subsisting Licence;
(b) upon request, produce the Licence to the Licence Inspector,
Police Officer or any person to whom goods are offered for
sale;
(c) display a photo identification tag;
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(d) only offer anything for sale while going from place to place or
from house to house between the hours of 9:00 am and
6:00 pm; and
(e) not enter onto a Premise where signage exists that states
“No Soliciting”.
7.21 Post Box Rental Agency
7.21.2 Every owner or operator of a Post Box Rental Agency shall:
(a) maintain a complete and accurate written record of the
name and address of every person who rents, leases, owns
or has possession of a Post Box on the Premises or who
receives the pickup or delivery service;
(b) obtain from every person referred to in paragraph (a) a
statement of whether or not that person intends to use the
Post Box for Business and include that statement as part of
the written record referred to in paragraph (a);
(c) where the person referred to in paragraph (a) is a
corporation, firm or Business proprietorship, maintain, as
part of the record and in addition to the information referred
to in paragraph (a), an accurate written record of the name
and address of at least one natural person authorized to
represent that corporation, firm or Business proprietorship;
(d) maintain the record for each Post Box at the Premises where
the Post Box is located; and
(e) make each customer record available for inspection upon
request by the Licence Inspector.
7.22 Second Hand Dealer
7.22.1 An Application for a Licence for a Second Hand Dealer Business
shall be made jointly by all the persons who will be actively engaged
in the management and control of the Business.
7.22.2 If, in the course of any Licence period, additional persons are added
to those sharing the management and control of the Second Hand
Dealer Business, their names shall be immediately given to the
Licence Inspector.
7.22.3 Failure to disclose to the District any of the information required in
this Bylaw shall be grounds for immediate cancellation of the
Licence and forfeiture of the Licence fee paid for the Licence.
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7.22.4 The Licence Inspector shall not issue any Licence or approve any
change to a Licence until the Police Department has reviewed and
reported on the Application and provided a copy of that report to the
Licence Inspector for his consideration.
7.22.5 Any Premises in respect of which a Licence has been issued for a
Second Hand Dealer Business shall be subject to inspection at any
reasonable time by the Chief Constable or Licence Inspector.
7.22.6 Every Second Hand Dealer shall:
(a) maintain a Second Hand Dealer’s Report;
(b) at the time of buying or receiving each Second Hand Article,
write (in ink, in legible printing) or type into an approved
electronic registry, in the English language, the following
particulars in the Second Hand Dealer’s Report:
(i) the precise date and time at which each Second
Hand Article is bought;
(ii) an account and description of each Second Hand
Article bought by the Second Hand Dealer, including a
notation of all distinctive marks and names on each
Second Hand Article;
(iii) the amount paid or consideration provided for each
Second Hand Article or the details of other
arrangements made for consideration;
(iv) the name, address, place of residence and
description of the person from whom the Second
Hand Article is bought, such information to be
supported by Picture Identification; and
(v) the make, description and provincial licence plate
number of any motor Vehicle used for delivery to the
Second Hand Dealer of any Second Hand Articles;
(c) deliver to the Police Department every Monday before 10:00
am completed copies of every Second Hand Dealer’s Report
for the preceding seven (7) days, which reports must bear an
original signature of the Licensee. If Monday is a statutory
holiday, copies of the preceding seven (7) days Second Hand
Dealer’s Reports shall be delivered to the Police Department
the next business day after the Monday; and
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(d) produce, upon request, at all reasonable times during
Business hours, the Second Hand Dealer’s Report for
inspection by a Police Officer or by the Licence Inspector
and, upon request, give over the Second Hand Dealer’s
Report to such person for inspection elsewhere, or for use as
evidence in Court or other proceedings.
7.22.7 No Second Hand Dealer shall permit any entry made in the Second
Hand Dealer’s Report to be erased, obliterated or defaced, nor shall
the Second Hand Dealer permit such report or any part thereof to
be cut or removed from the Premises, except upon request by a
Police Officer when delivered to the Police Department.
7.22.8 No Second Hand Dealer shall:
(a) alter, repair, dispose of, or in any way part with a Second
Hand Article (excluding Junk) bought by the Second Hand
Dealer; or
(b) allow a Second Hand Article (excluding Junk) to be removed
from the Premises until after the expiration of thirty (30) days
from the time the Second Hand Article was bought by the
Second Hand Dealer.
7.22.9 During the thirty (30) day period set out in section 7.22.8 (b), each
Second Hand Article shall be:
(a) clearly and physically segregated and kept apart from all
other articles on the Second Hand Dealer’s Premises; and
(b) subject to inspection during Business hours by the Licence
Inspector.
7.22.10 Notwithstanding sections 7.22.8 and 7.22.9, a Second Hand Dealer
may:
(a) dispose of a Second Hand Article after thirty (30) days from
the time the Second Hand Article was bought, if the Second
Hand Dealer has recorded the Second Hand Article in an
approved electronic registry; or
(b) seek special authorization from the Chief Constable to
dispose of a Second Hand Article before the expiry of thirty
(30) days from the time the Second Hand Article was bought
by providing the Chief Constable with a written request for
such authorization.
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7.22.11 Every Second Hand Dealer shall, at the request of a Police Officer,
present for viewing by the Police Officer, Second Hand Articles in the
Second Hand Dealer’s possession.
7.22.12 No Second Hand Dealer shall buy any Second Hand Article whose
serial number or other identifiable marking has been wholly or
partially tampered with or removed.
7.22.13 No Second Hand Dealer shall buy any Second Hand Article from any
person if that person:
(a) does not present Picture Identification;
(b) sells goods for a person who is not in possession of Picture
Identification and this is known to the Second Hand Dealer;
(c) is or appears to be under the influence of liquor or drugs; or
(d) is under the age of eighteen (18) years.
7.22.14 No Second Hand Dealer shall buy or take in Pawn any Second Hand
Article from any person between the hours of 6:00 pm and 6:00 am.
7.22.15 Every Second Hand Dealer shall display and maintain the Second
Hand Dealer’s name and address plainly and visibly in English
lettering on the front of the Second Hand Dealer’s Premises and on
both sides of any Vehicle used in carrying on the Second Hand
Dealer’s Business.
7.23 Social Escorts
7.23.1 Every owner and operator of a Business that offers or provides the
services of one or more Social Escort shall:
(a) within twenty-four (24) hours of hiring a person employed or
to be employed in the Business as a Social Escort, provide
the Licence Inspector with that person’s name, age, address
and description; and
(b) not offer the services or name of any Social Escort, or
introduce customers or potential customers to any Social
Escort, unless that Social Escort is nineteen (19) years of
age or older.
7.23.2 Every person operating or applying for a Licence to operate a Social
Escort Service shall, at the time of applying for a Licence for such
operation:
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(a) provide a list showing the name, age, birth date, address and
a copy of Picture Identification of every person proposed to
be employed or engaged in the said Business, together with
such additional information as the Licence Inspector or Chief
of Police may require; and thereafter:
(i) notify the Licence Inspector within twenty-four (24)
hours of any changes in the personnel employed or
engaged in the said Business, and the provisions of
paragraph (7.23.2 (a)) above shall apply to any new
persons proposed to be engaged or employed by the
said Social Escort Service, and
(ii) maintain to the satisfaction of the Licence Inspector
and Chief of Police a written record of every request
to provide or furnish a Social Escort, giving the name
and address of the person requesting the service
together with the name of the Social Escort
recommended and the function or functions to be
attended.
7.23.3 It shall be unlawful for any person carrying on a Business of
operating a Social Escort Service to employ or engage any person in
the said Business without first having obtained the approval of the
Licence Inspector or Chief of Police to the employment or
engagement of any such person.
7.23.4 Any Licence Inspector or any Police Officer whose duties include the
administration and enforcement of this Bylaw is hereby authorized
to enter the Premises of a Social Escort Service at any time to
ascertain whether the regulations contained in this section are
being, or have been, complied with and it shall be unlawful for any
person to prevent or obstruct any such Licence Inspector or Police
Officer from the carrying out of any of this duties with respect to the
administration and enforcement of this Bylaw.
7.24 Solicitor for Charity/Fundraising
7.24.1 Except as authorized by Council, no person shall, anywhere in the
District:
(a) solicit for donations of money or other material assistance;
or
(b) sell or display for the purposes of selling any article or thing;
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(c) solicit for donations of money or other material assistance,
sell or display for the purposes of selling any article or thing
between the hours of 6:00 pm and 9:00 am daily; and
(d) solicit where signage exists stating “No Solicitors”
7.25 Temporary Commercial Vendor
7.25.1 Every person carrying on the Business of a Temporary Commercial
Vendor shall provide to the Licence Inspector, upon request, written
permission from the owner of the commercially zoned property on
which the Temporary Commercial Vendor’s temporary structure or
Vehicle is located, which permission indicates that the owner,
operator and employees of the Temporary Commercial Vendor
Business may access the washroom facilities located on that
property.
7.26 Tobacco Sales
7.26.1 No person carrying on the Business of Tobacco sales shall:
(a) sell Tobacco or Tobacco Products unless the Business is
licensed by the Province to sell such products;
(b) permit Tobacco or Tobacco Products to be displayed in the
Retail Business Premises so that the Tobacco or Tobacco
Products are visible to the public if young persons are
permitted access to those Premises; and
(c) sell any Tobacco or Tobacco Products to anyone under the
age of nineteen (19) years old.
7.27 Shark Fin Products
7.27.1 No person or Business entity shall:
(a) Possess, trade, sell of distribute by any means, shark fins or
their derivative products with the exception of passion for
educational bona fide research purposes.
Part 8 Offence and Penalty
8.1 Every person who:
(a) owns, operates, carries on or suffers or permits a person to
carry on a Business for which a Licence is required pursuant
to this Bylaw without holding a current Licence for that
Business;
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(b) fails to display a current Licence as required pursuant to this
Bylaw;
(c) fails to provide any information or documentation as
required pursuant to this Bylaw;
(d) carries on, remains open, or suffers or permits a person to
carry on or remain open for Business after receiving notice
that a Licence has been suspended or cancelled or after the
Licence has expired;
(e) fails to comply with or suffers or permits a person to fail to
comply with the terms and conditions of a Licence issued to
that person under this Bylaw;
(f) violates any of the provisions of this Bylaw;
(g) suffers or permits any act or thing to be done in
contravention or violation of any of the provisions of the
Bylaw; or
(h) neglects to, refrains from or suffers or permits a person from
doing anything required to be done by this Bylaw;
shall be deemed to have committed an offence under this Bylaw and shall be
liable to the penalties hereby imposed.
8.2 Every person who violates a provision of this bylaw, or who consents, allows or
permits an act or thing to be done in violation of a provision of this bylaw, or
who neglects to or refrains from doing anything required to be done by a
provision of this bylaw, is guilty of an offence and is liable to the penalties
imposed under this bylaw, and is guilty of a separate offence each day that a
violation continues to exist.
8.3 Every person who commits an offence is liable on summary conviction to a
fine or to imprisonment, or to both a fine and imprisonment, not exceeding
the maximum allowed by the Offence Act.
8.4 Each day that a violation continues is a separate offence against this Bylaw.
Schedules
Schedule A – Licence Fees
Schedule B – Specifications for Warning Signs
Schedule C – Second Hand Dealer’s Report
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READ A THIRD TIME on [Date]
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PRESIDING MEMBER
CORPORATE OFFICER
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Schedule A – Licence Fees
Licence fee each calendar year unless classification of Business otherwise stated
1. ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Category Licence Fee
a. Adult Entertainment Store
(based on the floor area used for advertising display or
sale purposes, up to and including 250 square metres)
$500.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
b. Body Rub Studio $3,000.00
c. Social Escort Service $3,000.00
2. AGRICULTURAL (called Farm Retail in Bylaw)
Category Licence Fee
a. Animal Production $110.00 for all categories
b. Crop Farming
c. Floriculture
d. Greenhouse
e. Nursery
f. Tree Production
g. Tourism
3. ANIMAL SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Dog Daycare $110.00 for all categories
b. Dog/Animal Trainer
c. Dog Walker
d. Groomer
e. Horse Boarding (6 or more)
f. Kennel Commercial – boarding
g. Unclassified Animal Service
4. ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT & ASSEMBLY CENTRE
Category Licence Fee
a. Assembly Hall $110.00
b. Arcade/Pinball/Cyber Centre $205.00
c. Bingo $300.00
d. Casino $3000.00 plus $41 per
machine or game of
chance
e. Children’s Play Centre $110.00
f. Cinema $110.00 per screen
g. Dance studio $110.00
h. Gymnastics Centre $110.00
i. Outdoor Recreation $110.00
j. Theatre (Performing Arts) $110.00 per stage
k. Unclassified Arts/Entertainment/Assembly Centre $110.00
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5. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Art Dealer
b. Craft/Art Supplies
c. Dance Supplies
d. Hobby
e. Music (Instruments, Sheets)
f. Recordings (CD/DVD)
g. Unclassified Arts & Entertainment Retail
h. Video
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
6. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Entertainer/Performer/Producer $110.00 for all categories
b. Event/Party Planning
c. Mobile Music
d. Recording Studio
e. Speaker/Facilitator
f. Talent Agency
g. Unclassified Arts & Entertainment Services
7. AUTOMOTIVE
Category Licence Fee
a. All other Automotive Service $110.00
b. Auto Detailing/Upholstery $110.00
c. Auto Paint & Body $110.00
d. Auto Rental $110.00
e. Auto/Boats/RV/Motorcycle Repair & Service $110.00
f. Auto Towing & Transport with storage facilities $320.00
g. Auto Towing & Transport without storage facilities $160.00
h. Car Wash $110.00
i. Oil – Fuel & Heating $110.00
j. Tires Repair $110.00
Category Licence Fee
k. Auto Wrecking $500.00
l. Gas Station $110.00
m. Gas Station/Convenience $160.00
n. Gas Station/Car Wash $160.00
o. Gas Station/Convenience/Car Wash $200.00
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Category Licence Fee
p. Auto Dealer New & Used
q. Auto Dealer New
r. Auto Dealer Used
s. Auto Parts & Supplies
t. Boats & RV Dealer
u. Motorcycle Dealer
v. Tires Dealer
w. Unclassified Auto Retail
For categories p. to w., based on the floor area used
for advertising display or sale purposes
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square
metres or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
8. BUSINESS & OFFICE RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Computers/Business Machines
b. Office Furniture
c. Office Furniture & Stationary
d. Stationary
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
9. BUSINESS SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Advertising/Marketing/Public Relations $110.00 for all categories
b. Answering Service
c. Consulting Service
d. Employment Counselling/Agency
e. Office Administration Service
f. Office/Business Service
g. Office Equipment Repair
h. Secretarial Service
i. Temp Agency
j. Writing Service
10. CALL CENTRE
Category Licence Fee
a. Call Centre
Based on the floor area used for Business purposes
(excluding storage space)
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For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square
metres or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
11. CLOTHING & ACCESSORY RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Children’s Clothing
b. Family/Unisex Clothing
c. Luggage & Leather
d. Men’s Clothing
e. Unclassified Personal Retail
f. Women’s Clothing
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
12. CLOTHING & LAUNDRY SERVICE
Category Licence Fee
a. Boot/Shoe Repair $110.00
b. Dressmaker/Tailor/Alterations $110.00
c. Dry Cleaning $110.00
d. Laundromat $14.00 per machine,
minimum $110.00
e. Unclassified Clothing Service $110.00
f. Unclassified Laundry Service $110.00
13. COMMUNITY CARE
Category Licence Fee
a. Child Care Licensed under the Community Care Act $110.00 for all categories
b. Family Daycare
c. Group Daycare
d. In-Home Multi-Age
e. Preschool
14. COMMUNITY GROUPS
Category Licence Fee
a. Church Organizations $0.00 for all categories
b. Civic/Social Organizations
c. Family & Social Services
d. Foundations/Charities
e. Public Service (Federal, Provincial, Municipal)
f. Unclassified Community Group
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15. COMPUTER & TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Computer & Electronic Repair $110.00 for all categories
b. Computer Consultant
c. Data Processing
d. Desk Top Publishing
e. Software Development
f. Telecommunications
g. Unclassified Computer Services
h. Web Design
16. CONTRACTORS
Category Licence Fee
a. Awnings/Decks/Solariums/Railings $110.00 for all categories
b. Building (General Contractor)
c. Crane Service
d. Concrete – Pour/Finish/Form/Reinforce
e. Damp Proofing
f. Demolition
g. Drywall
h. Electrical
i. Fencing
j. Finish Carpentry
k. Flooring – Carpet, Resilient
l. Framing/Forms
m. Gas
n. Home Inspector
o. Insulation
op Irrigation
q. Masonry
r. Mechanical
s. Painter/Wallpaper
t. Plumbing
u. Plumbing & Gas
v. Pool/Hot Tub
w. Renovations/Restorations/Home Improvement
x. Roofing
y. Siding/Gutters
z. Sign
aa Site Preparation
bb Sheet Metal
cc Sprinkler
dd Stucco
ee Tile
ff Unclassified Contractors
gg Underground Services
hh Welding
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17. DESIGN SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Graphic $110.00 for all categories
b. Interior
c. Landscape
d. Unclassified Design Services
18. DIRECT SALES
Category Licence Fee
a. Direct Sales/Peddler/Canvasser $110.00
b. e-Commerce $110.00
c. Mail Order Agency $300.00
19. EDUCATION & INSTRUCTION
Category Licence Fee
a. Business School $110.00 for all categories
b. Community College
c. Driving School
d. Fine Arts/Dance/Music
e. General Interest/Hobby
f. Private School – Academic
g. Public School
h. Support Service (Tutor)
i. Trades/Tech School
j. Unclassified Education & Instruction
20. ENGINEERING, SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
Category Licence Fee
a. Surveying & Mapping $110.00 for all categories
b. Testing Laboratory
c. Unclassified Engineering/Science
21. ENVIRONMENTAL & ECOLOGICAL
Category Licence Fee
a. Conservation/Ecological Organization $110.00 for all categories
b. Environmental Consultant
c. Environmental/Ecological Products & Services
d. Planning Consultant
e. Site remediation/Clean-Up
22. FINANCIAL AND INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Accountant $110.00 per Accountant
b. ATM/Kiosk
For Businesses who have a separate Business Licence
on the same Premises under this Bylaw
$40.00 per machine
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For Businesses without a separate Business Licence
on the same Premises under this Bylaw
$110.00 per machine
Category Licence Fee
c. Bank/Credit Union $700.00
d. Bookkeeping $110.00
e. Currency Exchange/Cheque Cashing Centre $700.00
f. Finance Company $110.00
g. Financial Planner Consultant $110.00
h. Insurance Agent/Broker $110.00
i. Insurance/Claims Adjuster $110.00
j. Loans & Mortgages $110.00
k. Stock/Bond Broker $110.00
l. Tax Preparation $110.00
23. FOOD & BEVERAGE RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Bakery
b. Beer and Wine Store
c. Confectionary
d. Convenience
e. Deli
f. Grocery/Supermarket
g. Liquor Retail Store
h. Meat
i. Produce
j. Specialty Food
k. U-Brew
l. Unclassified Food & Beverage Retail
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
24. FOOD & BEVERAGE SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Caterer $110.00
b. Food/Beverage Delivery Service $110.00
c. Liquor Primary Licence Establishment
For the first 200 occupants $1200.00
For each additional occupant $2.00
d. Liquor Primary Licence Establishment with
Restaurant/ Food Primary Licence Establishment
Attached
For the first 200 occupants $1200.00
For each additional occupant $2.00
e. Mobile Food Vendor $110.00
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f. Mobile Ice Cream Vendor $110.00
g. Restaurant/Café
For the first 35 chairs $110.00
For each additional chair $1.20
25. HEALTH RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Health Food/Product
b. Optical
c. Pharmacy
d. Unclassified Health Retail
e. Vitamin & Supplement
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square meter
26. HEALTH SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Acupressure $110.00 for all categories
b. Counselling
c. Dental Laboratory
d. Hearing Centre
e. Herbalist
f. Medical/Diagnostic Laboratory
h. Speech Therapist
i. Unclassified Health Services
27. HOMECRAFT
Category Licence Fee
a. Artist $110.00 for all categories
b. Ceramic & Pottery
c. Floral
d. Gift Baskets
e. Handcraft
f. Unclassified Homecraft
28. HOME & PROPERTY RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Appliances, TV, Electronics
b. Department Store
c. Draperies/Blinds/Upholstery
d. Flooring
e. Framing/Pictures
f. Furniture
g. Garden Supply/Centre
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h. Glass – Auto/Commercial/Home
i. Home Décor & Household Accessories
j. Home Improvement Centre
k. Lighting
l. Lumberyard
m. Paint & Wallpaper
n. Pool & Spa Supplies
o. Unclassified Home & Property Retail
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
29. HOME & INDUSTRY SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Appliance Repair $110.00 for all categories
b. Carpet/Upholstery/Blind Cleaning
c. Drain Cleaning
d. Drapery/Blind Cleaning
e. Electronic Repair
f. Furnace/Duct/Chimney Cleaning
g. Furniture/Upholstery Repair
h. Gardener/Lawn Maintenance
i. Garbage/Rubbish/Sanitation Service
j. Handyman
k. Industrial Equip Repair/Maintenance
l. Inspection Service
m. Janitor/Housekeeping
n. Pest Control
o. Pool Maintenance
p. Power Washing/Building Cleaning
q. Tool/Machine Repair
r. Tree Services
s. Unclassified Home/Industry Service
30. LEGAL SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Consultant $110.00
b. Notary Public $110.00 per Notary Public
c. Unclassified Legal Service $110.00
31. MANUFACTURING
Category Licence Fee
a. Animal Food Manufacturing
b. Blinds – Windows
c. Boat/Ship Building & Repair
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d. Chemical (soap, paint)
e. Clothing/Textile
f. Computer/Electronic
g. Concrete
h. Electrical (including Lighting)
i. Food & Beverage
j. Foundry/Forging
k. Glass
l. Furniture
m. Health & Beauty
n. Log Homes
o. Machinery/Equipment
p. Metal
q. Printing
r. Remanufacturing
s. Rubber
t. Sawmill/Shake & Shingle
u. Sign
v. Unclassified Manufacturing
w. Vehicle Parts
x. Wood Products
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the area used
for manufacturing purposes.
For Businesses with a manufacturing area of 750
square metres or less
$110.00
For Businesses with a manufacturing area between
751 and 2,750 square metres
$250.00
For Businesses with a manufacturing area between
2,751 and 5,000 square metres
$400.00
For Businesses with a manufacturing area of 5,001
square metres or greater
$550.00
32. PERSONAL SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Beauty Salon/Barber $110.00 for all categories
b. Body Painting
c. Body Piercing
d. Esthetics/Manicure
e. Funeral/Crematory//Undertaker $110.00 per Undertaker
f. Life Skill Coach
g. Midwife $110.00 per Midwife
h. Nail Salon
i. Psychic Services
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j. Reflexology
k. Reiki
l. Shiatsu
m. Tanning Salon
n. Tattoo Parlour
o. Weight Loss Service
33. PHOTOGRAPHY & FILM
Category Licence Fee
a. Aerial Photographer $110.00 for all categories
b. Commercial Photographer
c. Film Production
d. Photo Supplies/Finishing
e. Portrait Photographer
f. Videography
34. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Acupuncture $110.00 per Acupuncturist
b. Architect $110.00 per Architect
c. Barrister/Solicitor $110.00 per
Barrister/Solicitor
d. Chiropractor $110.00 per Chiropractor
e. Dentist $110.00 per Dentist
f. Denturist $110.00 per Denturist
g. Engineer $110.00 per Engineer
h. Land Surveyor $110.00 per Surveyor
i. Landscape Architect $110.00 per Architect
j. Naturopath $110.00 per Naturopath
k. Optometrist $110.00 per Optometrist
l. Physical/Occupational Therapist $110.00 per Therapist
m. Physician $110.00 per Physician
n. Psychiatrist $110.00 per Psychiatrist
o. Psychologist $110.00 per Psychologist
p. Registered Massage Therapist $110.00 per RMT
q. Veterinarian $110.00 per Veterinarian
35. PUBLISHER
Category Licence Fee
a. Books $110.00 for all categories
b. Music
c. Newspaper
d. Periodical/Newsletter
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36. REAL ESTATE
Category Licence Fee
a. Land Development $500.00
b. Property Management $1100.00
c. Real Estate Agency $500.00
d. Real Estate Appraiser $110.00
37. RECYCLING & SALVAGE
Category Licence Fee
a. Recycling $110.00
b. Salvage $500.00
c. Scrap Metal Dealer $1,200.00
38. RENTAL UNITS
Category Licence Fee
a. Dwelling Unit (if renting more than 1 Unit,
notwithstanding that the units are located on separate
Premises) - $40.00 per Unit
$110.00 minimum fee
*Certified Crime Free Multi Housing 75% Reduction
b. Commercial/Industrial $10.00 per unit $110.00 minimum fee
Category Licence Fee
c. Bed and Breakfast
d. Hotel
e. Motel
f. Room rental / Care home
For categories c. to f., based on the number of rooms $10.00 per room
$110.00 minimum fee
Category Licence Fee
f. RV Park
g. Trailer Court
For categories f. and g., based on the number of RV and
trailer spaces.
$10.00 per space
$110.00 minimum fee
39. RENTAL SERVICE
Category Licence Fee
a. Post Box Rental Agency $210.00
b. Rental Service, Stores, Yards $110.00
40. RESOURCE INDUSTRY
Category Licence Fee
a. Fishing $110.00 for all categories
b. Forestry/Logging
c. Mining
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d. Sand/Gravel
e. Unclassified Resource Industry
41. RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Fabric
b. Florist
c. Gift
d. Jewellery
e. Lottery
f. News/Magazines/Books
g. Pet Food/Supplies/Feed Dealer
h. Shoes
i. Toys & Novelty
j. Unclassified Miscellaneous Retail
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
42. ROAD PAVING & PARKING
Category Licence Fee
a. Commercial Parking Lot $110.00 for all categories
b. Line Marking
c. Parking Management Service
d. Paving
e. Road Construction
f. Road Maintenance
g. Traffic Control
h. Unclassified Road Services
43. SECOND HAND DEALER
Category Licence Fee
a. Antiques/Collectables
b. Auctioneer
c. Books/Toys
d. Consignment Clothing
e. Consignment Store
f. Electronics/Recordings/Games
g. Furniture/Appliances
h. Sporting Goods
i. Thrift Store
For all categories not dealing in Second Hand Articles,
based on the floor area used for advertising display or sale
purposes
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For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres or
less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
For all categories dealing in Second Hand Articles, based on
the floor area used for advertising display or sale purposes,
up to and including 250 square metres
$300.00
For each square metre above 250 square meters $0.44 per square metre
Category Licence Fee
j. Pawn $2500.00
44. SECURITY
Category Licence Fee
a. Fire Protection Sales/Service $110.00 for all categories
b. Fire Alarm sales
c. Fire Alarm service
d. Locksmith
e. Private Investigator
f. Security sales
g. Security service
h. Security Patrol Service
i. Security Systems Sales/Service
45. SPORTS & RECREATION CENTRE
Category Licence Fee
a. Bowling Alley $205.00
b. Billiards $205.00
c. Fitness Centre/Gym $110.00 per facility plus:
$30.00 per gym;
$30.00 per exercise room;
$30.00 per court;
$50.00 per lap pool;
$30.00 per weight room;
and
$15.00 per sauna or
Jacuzzi
d. Golf Course $110.00
e. Ice Arena/Curling $110.00
f. Riding Academies/Stables $110.00
g. Rock Climbing $110.00
h. Swimming Pool $110.00
i. Unclassified Sport/Recreation Centre $110.00
For all categories, any Operator who holds a Liquor
Primary Licence - For the first 200 occupants
$1200.00
For each additional occupant $2.00
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46. SPORTS & RECREATION RETAIL
Category Licence Fee
a. Bicycle & Accessories
b. Equestrian
c. Sport/Outdoor
d. Unclassified Sports/Recreation Retail
For all categories listed above, the fee is based on the floor
area used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
47. SPORTS & RECREATION SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Adventure/Sport Guide $110.00 for all categories
b. Athletic Instructor
c. Unclassified Sports & Recreation Service
48. TEMPORARY VENDOR
Category Licence Fee
a. Carnival/Amusement $110.00 per day
b. Flowers $500.00
c. Kiosk $110.00
d. Non-Profit Sponsored Special Event $0.00
e. Produce $500.00
f. Special Event/Show/Trade Show/Exhibition $500.00 per day
g. Tree $500.00
h. Unclassified Temporary Commercial Vendor $500.00
49. TRANSPORT GOODS & SERVICES
Category Licence Fee
a. Bus Service
b. Courier/Delivery
c. Freight Transport
d. Mover
e. Taxi/Limousine
f. Trucking
g. Unclassified Transportation
For all categories, the fee is based on the number of
vehicles used in the carrying on of Business
Per each vehicle used $30.00
$110.00 minimum fee
50. TRAVEL
Category Licence Fee
a. Travel Agency $110.00 for all categories
b. Travel Services
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c. Tour Operator
d. Unclassified Travel
51. VENDING MACHINE
Category Licence Fee
a. Arcade/Pinball $110.00 for all categories
b. Newspaper
c. Snack/Beverage
d. Tobacco
e. Toys/Amusement/Novelties
52. WAREHOUSING & STORAGE
Category Licence Fee
a. General Warehousing
b. Moving & Storage
c. Public Storage
For each square metre of floor area $0.23 per square metre
$110.00 minimum fee
53. WHOLESALE & DISTRIBUTION
Category Licence Fee
a. Agent/Broker
b. Building Materials/Supplies
c. Clothing & Textile
d. Computer/Elect & Tech
e. Electrical/Plumbing/Heating
f. Food & Beverage
g. Health & Beauty Categories
h. Home Furnishings & Access
i. Import/Export
j. Machinery & Equipment
k. Motor Vehicle Parts
l. Nursery Stock & Supplies
m. Paper Products
n. Personal Goods
o. Stationery/Office
p. Unclassified Wholesale
q. Wood/Lumber
For all categories listed, the fee is based on the floor area
used for advertising display or sale purposes.
For Businesses with a floor area of 250 square metres
or less
$110.00
For each square metre above 250 square metres $0.44 per square metre
54. Any Unclassified Business
Any Business not otherwise provided for in this schedule
will be categorized as “unclassified”
$110.00
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Schedule B – Specifications for Warning Signs
Signs warning of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure shall meet the following minimum
requirements and the specific design as set out in this schedule.
a) Minimum dimension of Poster: 0.279 m x 0.432 m
b) Lettering on poster shall be in bold print, white on a red background and
shall be in the minimum of font size set out in this schedule.
c) The wording shall be as follows:
Required Wording Required Font
Any chance you might be Garamond – Size 40
Pregnant? Hurry up - Size 60
Zero Impact –Size 173
Alcohol Impact – 94.3
No Safe Time. No Save Amount Garamond - Size 30
For more information, contact
HealthLink BC: 8-1-1, Health Unit: 604-476-7000
Or speak to a medical professional
(Above 3 lines required in Garamond Font –Size 40)
District of Maple Ridge By-law No.: 6815-2011
(Required in Garamond Font – Size 14)
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1. Specifications for Warnings on Menus:
Notices on menus warning of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure shall meet the
following minimum requirements:
a) A minimum dimension of Menu Notice:
minimum of 2.54 cm in height and 6.668 cm in width menu notice
b) Lettering on poster shall be in bold print, white on a red background
and shall be a minimum of font size as below
c) The wording shall be as follows:
Required Wording Required Font
Any chance you might be Garamond - Size 10
Pregnant? Hurry Up - Size 13
Zero Impact - Size 30.5
Alcohol Impact- Size 16.3
No Safe Time. No Safe Amount Garamond - Size 8.5
District of Maple Ridge By-law No.: 6815-2011
(Font Size– Garamond - Size 5)
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Schedule C – Second Hand Dealer’s Report
Report to RCMP of Articles Received
Date:
Name of Business:
Address:
Business Phone #:
Business Fax #:
PARTICULARS OF SELLER OR PERSON PAWNING
(Picture ID, Vehicle Information, Property/Make)
Name:
Address:
DOB (YYYY-MM-DD):
Buy Pawn (Slip #) Type/Number
Vehicle Description & Licence Plate #:
Description of Articles Purchased/Pawned:
Model Number:
Serial Number or Markings:
Time of Purchase:
Price Paid:
Business Owner’s Signature:
Note: Reports must be delivered to Ridge Meadows RCMP or faxed to 604-467-7633
by 9:30 am each Monday.
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District of Maple Ridge
TO: His Worship Mayor Ernie Daykin DATE: October 15, 2012
and Members of Council
FROM: Chief Administrative Officer Meeting: Council Workshop
SUBJECT: Animal Control Bylaw No. 6908-2012
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
On July 16, 2012 Council received a report on the proposed amalgamation of several animal related
bylaws. The proposed Animal Control Bylaw replaces the Dog Pound and Dog Control Bylaw 4524-
1991, the Exotic Animal Bylaw 5755-1999 and the Large Animal Control Bylaw No. 2518-1977. This
new bylaw is intended to update and simplify language making the content easier to interpret,
educate and enforce. The new bylaw combines three previous bylaws into one single bylaw.
The proposed new Animal Control Bylaw will include the following:
Aggressive Dog definition and relevant sections replacing the Vicious Dog definition and
sections;
Dangerous Dog definition;
New regulations for Rabbits, Pet Stores, Dog Boarders and Dog Walkers;
New definitions added to increase clarity;
New regulations for dog licence revocation; and
Reduced dog licence fees for senior citizens over the age of 65 years.
As a result of further research and analysis no breed specific language is proposed in the new bylaw.
Two of the more significant changes contemplated are the proposed regulations around the
distinction of an Aggressive Dog and a Dangerous Dog and the proposed regulations around Pet
Store Operators. An Aggressive Dog is defined as a dog that bites or aggressively harasses or
pursues a person or another pet. However, typically the bite is minor and the aggressive behavior is
not so distressing as to be considered traumatizing. Furthermore, this designation is typical of a first
offence provided the severity of the incident is not considered extreme. A Dangerous Dog
designation is defined in the Community Charter and is used for serious or multiple attacks where
the dog has bitten a person or another pet and the Animal Control Officer believes there is a serious
threat to public safety.
The proposed regulation regarding Pet Store Operators is designed to support animal population
control and to regulate the living conditions of the animals. The fee structure has also been
amended to reduce dog licence fees for senior citizens over the age of 65 years old to fifty percent of
the annual fee.
RECOMMENDATION(S):
That Animal Control Bylaw No. 6908-2012 be referred to a regular Council meeting.
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Background:
The original report provided for discussion the concept of breed specific legislation. There has been
mixed public response to this proposal however, the BCSPCA, who is currently the District’s
contractor for Animal Control, provided staff with the following written statement on the matter:
“We are concerned about any consideration to implement breed-specific legislation and have
enclosed the BC SPCA’s position statement and rationale. You may also be interested in the
recently adopted American Bar Association resolution (August 2012; enclosed), which urges all local
legislative bodies to adopt comprehensive breed-neutral dangerous-dog/reckless-owner laws that
ensure due process protections for owners, encourage responsible pet ownership and focus on the
behavior of both dog owners and dogs. It is a thoroughly researched position and we urge you
against adopting a bylaw that would contradict it.
We so feel strongly that every municipality needs effective dangerous dog legislation to protect
residents and create humane, liveable communities for responsible pet owners and others.
Accordingly, we have been working on a new dangerous dog section for our Model Bylaw. In it, we
have combined your conceptions of aggressive dog and dangerous animal. It is not breed specific
and targets the irresponsible behaviour of owners, making the safety of the humans and animals in
the community the first priority.”
As stated the proposed bylaw contains no reference to breed specific legislation. The proposed
bylaw provides definitions for aggressive and dangerous dogs, but is not breed specific.
On a weekly basis staff receive complaints of unlicensed dogs while the District contractor, the SPCA,
commonly field stray dog and animal welfare concerns calls. Seasonally, both departments receive
calls about animals left in hot vehicles, unleashed dogs on the dykes and in parks or unrestrained
dogs transported in open vehicles. Under the proposed Bylaw, wording and sections are proposed to
better address these more commonly reported offences.
All relevant bylaws are amended to reflect that a Dog means any animal of the canine species. By
aligning the wording in all bylaws, dog owners may only have 3 dogs per lot with the exception of
properties that qualify for either a hobby kennel permit or commercial kennel licence. This is
desirable to discourage backyard breeders. The only remaining section specifying a distinction
between what constitutes a “puppy” lies within the Animal Control Bylaw which states that Dogs over
the age of 4 months are required to be licensed. Staff continues their efforts to educate the public
about licensing and kennel requirements.
There is no reference for Vicious Dogs within the Community Charter. It addresses both Aggressive
and Dangerous Dogs; therefore, our bylaw will now reflect that wording.
There is a proposed definition and sections pertaining to Rabbit ownership. This is necessary to
proactively address the possibility of Rabbit over-population as faced in jurisdictions such as Ladner,
Richmond, Kelowna and Vancouver Island. The purpose is to encourage existing Pet stores to alter
the Rabbits prior to adoption.
There are several new definitions including Dog Boarding, Dog Daycare and Dog Walker that are
added to more accurately reflect dog related careers. Dog Boarding and Dog Daycare are distinctly
different. Dog Boarding is permitted in the A-1, A-2 and A-3 zones for commercial kennels. These
zones are designed for overnight and extended stays ranging from days to weeks. Dog Daycare is
designed for care while the owner is away at work between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm. The
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permitted zones would include some commercially zoned properties in addition to the A-1, A-2, and
A-3 zones.
Dog licence revocation is not a common practice currently; however, with the introduction of the
Aggressive Dog sections, it is important to have language that spells out the consequence for failing
to meet the specifics of the bylaw. It is hard to predict the frequency this clause will be utilized, but,
recognizing that aggressive and dangerous dogs pose a safety concern for residents is paramount.
Pet Stores:
Currently, Pet Store operators are not regulated within our bylaws. Proposed changes are broken
down by general regulations for all animals and specific regulations for specific animals. The
legislation is designed to support animal population control and to regulate the living conditions.
This legislation is supported by BCSPCA and is consistent with other lower mainland jurisdictions.
Proposed Fees:
The bylaw creates a reduced fee schedule for seniors 65 years old and older. Frequently, Staff
receives requests to reduce the fees for seniors. Recommending a reduced fee for seniors reflects
the contribution seniors are making in our community.
The proposed fee changes are as follows:
Schedule A – Impound Fees - Dogs
Existing
For Each Vicious or Dangerous Dog
(a) first impoundment $500.00
(b) subsequent impoundment $1000.00
Amendment
For Each Aggressive Dog
First impoundment $500.00
Subsequent impoundment $1000.00
Schedule B – Licensing Fees
Existing Prior to January 31 After January 31
Male or female dog $52.00 $68.00
Altered dog $25.00 $41.00
There are no proposed changes to these existing fees.
New Addition
Senior rate (65 and over) Prior to January 31 After January 31
Male or female dog $27.00 $34.00
Altered dog $12.50 $20.50
New Addition
Aggressive dog – Year round fee $200.00
Schedule B Amendment:
Removal of Section 4 as follows:
A rebate of fifty per cent (50%) of the licence fee paid shall be given to an owner who provides the
Corporation with a written application during the current year and reasonable proof of the death of
the licensed dog in the first six months of the year.
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Rebating dog licensing fees if the dog dies in the first half of the year should be annexed. Staff
expends considerable effort to licence a dog. Returning money on a fee that is minimal in the first
instance is costly in terms of staff resource time. Staff recommends omitting this subsection in the
new bylaw.
Consultation:
Staff consulted with and received input from the Parks and Leisure Department, the BCSPCA and the
Municipal Solicitor in the creation of this Bylaw.
CONCLUSIONS:
The proposed Animal Control Bylaw will provide simple and clear language. It is in the public interest
to have specific and clearly defined rules to promote responsible dog ownership. The proposed
Animal Control Bylaw replaces a number of outdated bylaws and provides the public and staff with
one comprehensive Animal Control Bylaw that is easy to read, understand and enforce. Staff intends
to embark on an education program in 2013 on the new Bylaw to assist the public and businesses
with the new legislation.
There is no reference to breed specific legislation.
Two of the more significant contemplated changes are the proposed regulations around the
distinction of an Aggressive Dog and a Dangerous Dog and the proposed regulations around Pet
Store Operators. An Aggressive Dog is defined as a dog that bites or aggressively harasses or
pursues a person or another pet.
The proposed regulation regarding Pet Store Operators is designed to support animal population
control and to regulate the living conditions of the animals. The fee structure has also been
amended to reduce dog licence fees for senior citizens over the age of 65 years old to fifty percent of
the annual fee.
Staff recommends Council forward Animal Control Bylaw No. 6908-2012 to Council for three
readings.
“Original signed by E.S. (Liz) Holitzki”
__________________________________________
Approved by: E.S. (Liz) Holitzki
Director: Licences, Permits and Bylaws
“Original signed by Frank Quinn”
_______________________________________________
Approved by: Frank Quinn, MBA, P.Eng
General Manager: Public Works and Development Services
“Original signed by J.L (Jim) Rule”
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Concurrence: J.L. (Jim) Rule
Chief Administrative Office
Appendix I – Animal Control Bylaw 6908-2012
APPENDIX I
District of Maple Ridge
Maple Ridge
Animal Control and Licencing
Bylaw No. 6908-2012
Effective Date: 2012
DRAFT
District of Maple Ridge
Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012
Table of Contents
Part 1 Citation............................................................................................................. 2
Part 2 Severability ...................................................................................................... 2
Part 3 Previous Bylaw Repeal .................................................................................... 2
Part 4 Definitions ........................................................................................................ 3
Part 5 Interpretation ................................................................................................... 8
5.1 Authority of an Animal Control Officer ................................................................ 8
5.2 Animal Control Facility ......................................................................................... 8
5.3 Animal Control Officer Duties ............................................................................. 9
5.4 Exempt Animals ................................................................................................... 9
5.5 Exempt Facilities ............................................................................................... 10
Part 6 Regulations Applicable to the Keeping and Licencing of Dogs ..................... 10
6.1 Number of Dogs Allowed................................................................................... 10
6.2 Licencing ............................................................................................................ 10
6.3 Revocation of a Dog Licence ............................................................................ 11
6.4 Exemption .......................................................................................................... 12
6.5 Dog Walking ....................................................................................................... 12
6.6 Dog in Heat ........................................................................................................ 12
Part 7 Regulations Applicable to All Animals ........................................................... 13
7.1 Running At Large ............................................................................................... 13
7.2 Animal waste ..................................................................................................... 13
7.3 Protection of animals ........................................................................................ 13
7.4 Transportation of animals ................................................................................. 14
7.5 Trapping ............................................................................................................. 14
7.6 Diseased animals .............................................................................................. 14
7.7 Dangerous Animals and Aggressive Dogs ....................................................... 15
7.8 Guard Dogs ........................................................................................................ 16
Part 8 Impoundment ................................................................................................ 17
8.2 Disposal ............................................................................................................. 18
Part 9 Other Animals ................................................................................................ 18
9.1 Prohibited Animals Keeping, Breeding, Sale and Purchase of ...................... 18
Part 10 Cats ................................................................................................................ 19
Part 11 Livestock ........................................................................................................ 19
Part 12 Boarding Kennels .......................................................................................... 20
Part 13 Pet Stores ...................................................................................................... 20
13.1 Duties of a Pet Store Operator - General ......................................................... 20
13.2 Duties of a Pet Store Operator – Segregation of Ill or Injured Animals ......... 22
13.3 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Veterinary Care .............................................. 23
13.4 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Pet Store Register .......................................... 23
13.5 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Information Provided to Purchasers ............ 24
13.6 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Reptiles .......................................................... 25
13.7 Pet Store Operator – Prohibitions .................................................................... 26
Part 14 Offence and Penalty ...................................................................................... 26
Schedule A - Fees & Charges .......................................................................................... 28
Schedule B - Prohibited Areas……………………………………………………………………………..30
Schedule C - Off Leash Areas………………………………………………………………………………31
Schedule D - Application for Release of Aggressive Dog……………………………………….32
Schedule E - Prohibited Animals………………………………………………………………………….34
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District of Maple Ridge
Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012
A bylaw to provide for the regulation, keeping, breeding, sale, purchase, displaying
and impounding of animals within the municipal boundaries of the District of Maple
Ridge under the Community Charter.
WHEREAS the Council of The District of Maple Ridge deems it expedient to provide
for a bylaw for the provision of services, the regulation, impoundment, display and
protection of animals, and the licencing of dogs within the municipal boundaries of
the District;
And WHEREAS paragraph 8 (3) (k) of the Community Charter, SBC 2003, c. 26
provides general authority to regulate, prohibit and impose requirements by bylaw in
relation to animals;
And WHEREAS Section 47 of the Community Charter provides that a bylaw passed
under section 8 (3) (k) may establish different classes of animals on the basis of sex,
age, size or breed.
And WHEREAS Section 48 of the Community Charter provides authority for the
seizure of animals and related powers;
And WHEREAS the Council has received complaints and reports of unprovoked
attacks on other Animals and persons by Dangerous or Aggressive Dogs;
NOW THEREFORE, the Council of the District of Maple Ridge enacts as follows:
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Part 1 Citation
1.1 This bylaw may be cited as Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-
2012.
Part 2 Severability
2.1 If a portion of this bylaw is held invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction,
then the invalid portion must be severed and the remainder of this bylaw is
deemed to have been adopted without the severed section, subsequent,
paragraph, subparagraph, clause or phrase.
Part 3 Previous Bylaw Repeal
3.1 Maple Ridge Large Animal Pound Bylaw No. 2518-1977;
3.2 Maple Ridge Exotic Animal Bylaw No. 5755-1999; and
3.3 Maple Ridge Dog Pound and Dog Control Bylaw No. 4524-1991, and the
following amendment bylaws are hereby repealed:
Amendment Bylaw Effective Date
Bylaw No. 2766-1980 February 18, 1980
Bylaw No. 3476-1984 November 5, 1984
Bylaw No. 4647-1992 February 3, 1992
Bylaw No. 5050-1994 December 19, 1994
Bylaw No. 5268-1995 May 9, 1995
Bylaw No. 5299-1995 September 26, 1995
Bylaw No. 5468-1996 October 8, 1996
Bylaw No. 5584-1997 July 15, 1997
Bylaw No. 5873-1999 January 25, 2000
Bylaw No. 6004-2001 February 12, 2002
Bylaw No. 6422-2006 November 28, 2006
Bylaw No. 6463-2007 February 13, 2007
Bylaw No. 6582-2008 June 24, 2008
Bylaw No. 6628-2008 November 25, 2008
Bylaw No. 6693-2009 January 12, 2010
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Part 4 Definitions
4.1 In this bylaw, unless the context otherwise requires, the following words have
the following meanings:
“Aggressive Dog” means
(a) a dog that has attacked, bitten or caused injury to a person or
has demonstrated a propensity, tendency or disposition to do
so; or
(b) a dog that has bitten, killed or caused injury to a domestic
animal; or
(c) a dog that has aggressively pursued or harassed a person or
domestic animal; or
(d) a dog with a known propensity to attack or injure a person
without provocation; or
“Altered” means a female animal that has been spayed or a male animal that
has been neutered.
“Animal Control Officer” means a Bylaw Enforcement Officer, SPCA Officer,
Peace Officer, Police Officer or Pound Keeper.
“At Large” means:
(a) in a Public Place listed in Schedule B of this bylaw;
(b) in a place other than the premises of the Owner while not on a
leash and in the immediate and effective control of the Owner;
(c) on any property without the consent of the registered owner or
occupier of that property; or
(d) being in a designated off-leash area, where permitted, but not
under the immediate and effective control of the Owner.
“Breeding” means the process of mating dogs or animals to produce, by
deliberate selection, offspring for the purposes of sale or remuneration.
“Captive Bred” means bred in captivity such that both parents were in human
care at the time of mating.
“Client Dog” means a dog that a Dog Walking Business or Commercial Dog
Walker walks for a fee.
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“Commercial Dog Walker” means a person who owns or is employed by a Dog
Walking Business, who walks Client Dogs.
“Commercial Kennel” means a Kennel limited to the keeping, training,
Breeding and Dog Boarding for remuneration or for the purposes of sale, of
the number of dogs specified in the licence and not to exceed a density of fifty
(50) dogs per site.
“Council” means the Council of the District of Maple Ridge.
“Dangerous Animal” means an animal:
(a) that according to the records of the District, including the SPCA
or the Ridge Meadows RCMP has killed or injured a person or
Pet, or, without provocation has aggressively pursued or
harassed a person; or
(b) that to the knowledge of the Owner, has killed or injured a
person or Pet, or, without provocation, has aggressively pursued
or harassed a person.
“Deliver” means to send by regular or registered mail, or to leave with a
person, or deposit in a person’s mail box or mail slot at the person’s residence
or place of business.
“District” means the Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge and the
geographical area within the boundaries of the District of Maple Ridge.
“Dog Boarding” means to feed, house, and care for a dog for a fee.
“Dog Walking Business” means a business that provides a service of walking
dogs for a fee.
“Enclosure” means a structure at least 1.8 metres (5.9 feet) in height having
a solid floor, and wire or steel mesh sides and roof, constructed that it
prevents the entry of young children and the escape of a dog, and specifically
excludes invisible fencing systems.
“Exotic Animal” means an animal as defined in Schedule E of this bylaw.
“Guard Dog” means a dog that is specifically trained for or used primarily for
the purposes of guarding property, including residential, commercial and
industrial property and is registered as a Guard Dog in accordance with this
bylaw.
“Highway” means every Highway within the meaning of the Transportation Act
and amendments thereto; every road, street, lane or right of way designed or
intended for or used by the general public for the passage of vehicles; and
every private place or passageway to which the public, for the purpose of
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parking or servicing of vehicles, has access or is invited; and includes disabled
zones and the roadway, shoulder, boulevard, ditch and sidewalk and whatever
lands lie between the property lines of the Highway.
“Impounded” means seized, delivered, received or taken into the Pound or in
the custody of the Animal Control Officer as provided for herein.
“Inspector” means the Director of Licences, Permits and Bylaws or their
designate.
“Keep” means the act of having the care, custody, control or possession of an
Animal.
“Leash” means a chain or other material capable of restraining the animal on
which it is being used.
“Licence Year” means the period between January 1 and December 31 in any
year.
“Livestock” includes, but is not limited to:
i) a horse, mule, ass, swine, emu, ostrich, llama, alpaca, sheep or
goat;
ii) domestically reared or kept deer, reindeer, moose, elk, or bison;
iii) farm bred fur bearing animals including foxes or mink;
iv) animals of the bovine species;
v) animals of the avian species including chickens, turkeys, ducks,
geese, or pheasants; and
vi) all other animals that are kept for agricultural purposes, but
does not include Pets.
“Medical Health Officer” means a medical health officer designated under
section 71 of the Public Health Act.
“Muzzle” means a humane fastening or covering device of adequate strength
placed over the Dog’s mouth designed to prevent the dog from biting or
injuring any person or another animal.
“Owner” means a person:
i) to whom a licence for a dog has been issued under this bylaw;
or
ii) who owns, is in possession of, or has the care or control of an
animal, temporarily or permanently; or
iii) who harbours, shelters, permits or allows an animal to remain n
or about that person’s land or premises; or
iv) who is the custodial parent or legal guardian of a child under
the age of eighteen (18) years who owns, is in possession of, or
has the care or control of a dog.
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“Pet” means a domesticated animal, but does not include Livestock, Poultry,
or wildlife as defined under the Wildlife Act.
“Picnic Eating Areas and Picnic Shelters” means any area with picnic tables
constructed, installed, and maintained by the District.
“Playground” means land within the District, or controlled by the District, upon
which structures and/or apparatus are placed intended for the use by children
including but not limited to swings and slides.
“Prohibited Animal” means any animal that is or is deemed to be potentially
harmful to humans by nature, aggression, venom, toxins or size and that
require specifically designed, secure enclosures to ensure Safekeeping
including those prohibited listed on Schedule E.
“Poultry” means a chicken, turkey, duck, goose, pigeon, swan or peafowl, but
excludes birds that are kept inside a home as Pets.
“Pound” means any building or enclosure or place established for impounding
Animals by the Council under the provisions of this bylaw.
“Pound Keeper” means the person or people appointed from time to time by
Council, to be Pound Keeper or the authorized agent of any corporation or
society with whom the Council has an agreement to act as Pound Keeper, or
any other person or persons that Council may authorize to assist the Pound
Keeper to enforce this bylaw.
“Public Place” includes but is not limited to any Highway, boulevard or park, or
other real property owned, held, operated or administered by the District or by
a school district located in the District.
“Rabbit” means a domestic rabbit.
“Safekeeping” means the provision for security in order to prevent any animal
from attacking or injuring a person or domesticated animal or Livestock or
exposing same to infection or disease.
“Senior” means a person aged 65 years or older.
“SPCA” means the Maple Ridge branch of the British Columbia Society for the
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals.
“Sports Field” means land within the District, or controlled by the District,
which is designated and used for the playing of a sport including, but not
limited to, basement diamonds, field hockey or cricket pitches, rugby, soccer,
or football fields.
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“Swimming Beach” means any beach that is so designated by sign as a beach
used for swimming or sunbathing.
“Trap” means a device or trap that grips a mammal’s body or body part
including, but not limited to, steel-jawed leg hold traps, padded leg hold traps,
conibear traps and snares; provided, however that cage and box traps, nets,
suitcase-type live beaver traps common mouse and rat traps shall not be
considered a trap for the purposes of this Bylaw.
“Toxic” means capable of a seriously harmful or fatal reaction in a human
adult or child by means of a bite, sting, scratch or physical contract.
“Unaltered Animal” means an animal that has not been spayed or neutered.
“Under Control” means, in respect of any dog, leashed or unleashed, such
circumstances where the dog:
i) immediately returns when called by the Owner who
owns or has care and control of the dog; and
ii) is not aggressive towards, harassing or attacking any
person, wildlife, other animal or Pet.
“Venomous” means possessing venom which is seriously harmful or fatal to a
human adult or child.
“Wild Animal” means an animal as defined in Schedule E of this bylaw.
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Part 5 Interpretation
5.1 Authority of an Animal Control Officer
5.1.1 An Animal Control Officer may enter, at reasonable times and with
reasonable notice, upon any land in the District for the purpose of:
(a) ascertaining whether the requirements of this bylaw are
being observed; or
(b) seizing and impounding animals under this bylaw.
5.1.2 An Animal Control Officers may seize and impound:
(a) Unlicensed dogs;
(b) animals unlawfully at large on a Highway or in a Public
Place,
(c) animals straying or trespassing on private property, or
(d) animals on unfenced land and not securely tethered or
contained.
5.1.3 No person shall:
(a) rescue or attempt to rescue any animal in the lawful custody
of an Animal Control Officer;
(b) directly or indirectly, delay or interfere with an Animal Control
Officer issuing a Municipal Ticket Information or Bylaw
Notice;
(c) refuse to comply with the lawful direction of an Animal
Control Officer; or
(d) hinder, interfere with or obstruct an Animal Control Officer
acting in the course of his duties.
5.2 Animal Control Facility
5.2.1 Council establishes the SPCA building at 10235 Jackson Road,
Maple Ridge (District Plan BCP 43808. Lot A, section 3, Township
12) as the District’s Animal Control Facility and appoints the SPCA
to operate and maintain the Animal Control Facility.
5.2.2 Council may from time to time appoint a Pound Keeper for
temporarily keeping At Large Livestock and other animals.
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5.3 Animal Control Officer Duties
5.3.1 The Animal Control Officer shall:
(a) maintain records of Impounded animals and their
disposition;
(b) report monthly to the Council, or its designate, on the
information maintained in accordance with paragraph (a) of
this section and the amount of money collected for
poundage fees and proceeds of sales;
(c) care for all Impounded animals in accordance with the
Animals for Research Act, R.S.O. 1990 c. A. 22, as amended,
and the regulations thereunder;
(d) collect from the Owner of any Impounded animal, the
impound fees and any other fees and charges collected
pursuant to the Maple Ridge Fees Imposition Bylaw No.
6748-2010;
(e) ensure that every Impounded animal, during its period of
detention is supplied with sufficient water and food;
(f) ensure any cow or goat is milked at least twice per day;
(g) ensure that every Impounded animal suffering an illness or
injury receives veterinary care;
(h) keep the Pound open for business Monday through Friday
from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm, Saturday and Sunday from 9:00
am to 5:00 pm and statutory holidays from 9:00 am to 5:00
pm except in the case of the Livestock Pound Keeper;
(i) retain such Dog or large Animal for seventy two (72) hours
unless such Dog or Animal is reclaimed in accordance with
Part 9 of this Bylaw.
5.4 Exempt Animals
5.4.1 This bylaw does not apply to the following:
(a) animals used by government law enforcement agencies;
(b) animals being driven or conveyed through and beyond the
District; or
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(c) any animal which is regulated or permitted by a valid and
subsisting Federal or Province of British Columbia permit or
licence.
5.5 Exempt Facilities
Schedule E does not apply to prevent the keeping or Safekeeping of animals
at:
(a) the premises of the municipal facility used for keeping
Impounded animals;
(b) the premises of an affiliate or branch of the SPCA;
(c) the premises of an accredited veterinary hospital under the
care of a licenced veterinarian;
(d) the premises of facilities accredited by the Canadian
Association of Zoos and Aquariums; or
(e) the premises of an establishment licenced pursuant to the
Food Safety Act, S.B.C. 2002, c28.
Part 6 Regulations Applicable to the Keeping and Licencing of Dogs
6.1 Number of Dogs Allowed
6.1.1 No Owner shall Keep, or permit to kept, more than three (3) dogs on
any parcel except at the Animal Control Facility, or in the lawful and
licenced operation of a Pet store, veterinary medical clinic, Pet care
establishment, commercial kennel or hobby kennel.
6.2 Licencing
6.2.1 No Owner shall Keep a dog, or permit a dog to be kept, in the
District unless a current valid dog licence has been obtained from
the District for that dog.
6.2.2 Every Owner of a dog shall in respect of each Licence Year make
application to the District for a dog licence on the form provided by
the District, and shall pay the fee set out in Schedule “A” as well as
all outstanding fines, charges and fees related to the dog.
6.2.3 If a dog is validly licenced outside the District and is moved to the
District, the Owner shall produce the existing licence to the District
within fourteen (14) days and pay the licence replacement fee set
out in Schedule “A”.
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6.2.4 If a dog licenced within the District is transferred to a new Owner,
the new Owner shall produce the existing licence to the District
within fourteen (14) days and pay the licence replacement fee set
out in Schedule “A”.
6.2.5 A licence for an Aggressive Dog shall not be issued unless the dog
has a microchip or a numeric or alpha-numeric identification tattoo,
the details of which must be included in the application for a licence
or licence renewal.
6.2.6 Where a licenced dog becomes an Aggressive Dog by operation of
this bylaw the Owner shall produce the existing licence to the
District within fourteen (14) days and pay the licence replacement
fee set out in Schedule “A”.
6.2.7 Every Owner shall ensure that a valid dog licence tag is displayed on
the dog at all times by affixing it to the dog’s collar or harness.
6.2.8 If a dog licence is lost, stolen or otherwise rendered unreadable, the
dog Owner shall within fourteen (14) days make application to the
District to replace the tag and pay the licence replacement fee set
out in Schedule “A”.
6.2.9 Every dog licence issued under this bylaw expires on the thirty first
(31) day of December in the year it was issued and is valid only for
the dog for which it is issued.
6.2.10 No dog licence shall be issued to or in the name of any person
under the age of eighteen (18) years.
6.2.11 Dogs used as a guide animal pursuant to the Guide Animal Act are
exempt from the licencing fees.
6.3 Revocation of a Dog Licence
6.3.1 An Inspector may revoke a licence if:
(a) an Owner fails to pay any impoundment fees in relation to their
dog;
(b) an Owner has obtained more Licences than permitted on one
lot;
(c) a person under the age of eighteen (18) falsely registered a dog
in his name; or
(d) subsequent to licensing, a dog is found to be or becomes an
Aggressive Dog.
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6.3.2 A person whose dog licence has been revoked under this bylaw
shall be given written notice, delivered to the address indicated on
the dog licence application.
6.3.3 Should an Owner whose dog licence is revoked for a reason other
than failing to pay any required fees, wish to contest the revocation,
that person must within seven (7) days of the date of the notice,
inform the District’s Clerk in writing that he or she wishes to appear
before Council to contest the revocation. Upon hearing from the
Owner, staff and any other affected persons, Council may affirm,
vary or revoke the licence revocation.
6.4 Exemption
6.4.1 Section 6.1 and 6.2 do not apply to:
(a) A dog established by the Owner to be under the age of four
(4) months; and
(b) A dog kept at the Animal Control Facility, or in the lawful and
licenced operation of a pet store, veterinary medical clinic, or
pet care establishment.
6.5 Dog Walking
6.5.1 No Owner shall:
(a) allow a dog to be in a place that is listed in Schedule “B” of
this bylaw;
(b) fail to keep a dog Under Control in an area listed in Schedule
“C” of this bylaw;
(c) walk more than three (3) Dogs in any Public Place at any one
time.
6.6 Dog in Heat
6.6.1 The Owner of a female Unaltered Dog shall at all times when the
dog is in heat either:
(a) keep the dog securely confined indoors or within a building
or enclosure which will prevent the escape of the dog or the
entry of other dogs; or
(b) keep the dog securely on a leash while it is being walked off
the Owner’s property.
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Part 7 Regulations Applicable to All Animals
7.1 Running At Large
7.1.1 The Owner of an animal, with the exception of a cat, shall not allow
or permit that animal to be At Large.
7.2 Animal waste
7.2.1 Where an Animal deposits excrement on any place, other than the
property of the Owner, the Owner shall immediately remove the
excrement and dispose of it in a sanitary manner.
7.3 Protection of animals
7.3.2 Every Owner of an animal shall ensure that the animal is provided
with:
(a) clean, potable drinking water at all times, and suitable food
of sufficient quantity and quality to allow for normal growth
and the maintenance of normal body weight;
(b) clean and disinfected food and water receptacles that are
located so as to avoid contamination by excrement;
(c) the opportunity for periodic exercise sufficient to maintain
good health; and
(d) necessary veterinary care when the animal exhibits signs of
pain or suffering.
7.3.3 No Owner shall Keep an animal outside, unless the animal is
provided with a shelter that meets the following requirements:
(a) protection from heat, cold and wet that is appropriate for the
animal’s weight and type of coat;
(b) sufficient space to allow the animal the ability to turn about
freely and to easily stand, sit and lie in a normal position,
and specifically with a length of at least one half (1 ½) times
the length of the animal and a height of at least the animal’s
height measured from the ground to the highest point of the
animal when standing at a normal position plus ten (10%)
percent, and a width of at least the same as the animal’s
length; and
(c) protection from the direct rays of the sun.
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7.3.4 Every Owner of an animal shelter, pen, cage, run area or Poultry pen
shall ensure that the area is clean, sanitized, free of vermin, and
that all excrement is removed at least once a day.
7.3.5 No Owner shall cause an animal to be hitched, tied or fastened by
any rope, chain or cord that is directly tied around the animal’s neck
or to a choke or prong collar.
7.4 Transportation of animals
7.4.1 No Owner shall cause or permit an animal to be confined in an
enclosed space, including a motor vehicle or boat, unless:
(a) fresh air ventilation is provided by a vent or opening at least
five hundred (500) cm2 (77.5 in2); and
(b) the temperature in the enclosed space does not exceed
thirty (30) degrees Celsius.
7.4.2 No Owner shall transport an animal in a vehicle outside of the
passenger compartment unless it is confined to a pen or cage, or
unless it is secured in a body harness or other manner of fastening
to prevent it from jumping or falling off the vehicle or otherwise
injuring itself.
7.5 Trapping
7.5.1 No person shall use a Trap in a Public Place within the boundaries
of the District.
7.5.2 No person shall use a Trap on private property within the
boundaries of the District, except a person who is engaging in
hunting or trapping wildlife in accordance with the Wildlife Act and
its regulations
7.5.3 No person shall sell a Trap within the boundaries of the District,
except to a person who is engaging in hunting or trapping wildlife in
accordance with the Wildlife Act and its regulations.
7.6 Diseased animals
7.6.1 When the Animal Control Officer has reason to believe that an
animal is suffering the Animal Control Officer may have the animal
examined by a veterinarian and if the examination demonstrates
that the animal is suffering he shall order the Owner to have the
animal treated or destroyed.
7.6.2 If the Owner fails to comply with the order made by the Animal
Control Officer or the treatment provided by the Owner is insufficient
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to address the animal’s suffering, and the Animal Control Officer
considers that the animal’s suffering cannot otherwise reasonably
be addressed, he may seize the animal and arrange to have the
animal humanely destroyed.
7.7 Dangerous Animals and Aggressive Dogs
7.7.1 Every Owner of a Dangerous Animal or an Aggressive Dog shall at all
times keep the animal:
(a) Securely confined indoors such that the animal cannot
escape; or
(b) in an enclosed pen or cage that prevents the entry of young
children and prevents the animal from escaping, if the
animal is not a dog; or
(c) in an enclosure as defined by the bylaw if the animal is a dog
or enclosed in accordance with section 8.2 of this bylaw if
the dog is a registered Guard Dog; or
(d) on a leash or tether no more than 1.5 meters (4.9 feet) in
length and made of sturdy material not attached to a
retracting mechanism held by and under the immediate
control of a competent adult skilled in animal control.
7.7.2 In addition to section 7.1.1
(a) every Owner of an Dangerous Animal or an Aggressive Dog
shall ensure that the animal wears a Muzzle while in a Public
Place.
(b) every Owner of an Aggressive Dog shall tattoo or implant an
electronic identification microchip in the Animal. A copy of
this information contained thereon must be provided to an
Animal Control Officer prior to a licence being issued for that
Aggressive Dog.
(c) every Owner of an Aggressive Dog or Dangerous Dog shall
post warning signs which give clear notice of the Dog or
Animals presence to anyone visiting the property as follows:
i) with lettering stating that a “Dangerous Animal” or
Aggressive Dog” on premises”, and the sign shall
contain no other “copy” as defined by the Maple
Ridge Sign Control Bylaw;
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ii) the lettering on the signs must be clearly visible from
the lesser of the curb line or 15 meters (49.2 feet)
away;
iii) the signs must be posted in each driveway and
entrance to the property and, if other than a single
family property, at all exterior doors of the building;
and
iv) the signs must not be larger 1.5 square meters (4.9
square feet), nor smaller than .75 square meters (2.5
square feet).
(d) every Owner of an Aggressive Dog or a Dangerous Animal
shall build an enclosure on their property as defined by this
bylaw.
(e) every Owner of an Aggressive Dog or Dangerous Animal shall
notify in writing an Animal Control Officer within three (3)
days should the Aggressive Dog or Dangerous Animal die or
be moved, sold, gifted, transferred to another person. The
Owner remains liable for the actions of the Aggressive Dog or
Dangerous Animal until such notice is given.
(f) every Owner of an Aggressive Dog or Dangerous Animal shall
immediately notify an Animal Control Officer when that Dog is
running At Large.
7.8 Guard Dogs
7.8.1 Every Owner of a Guard Dog, which is not confined within a locked
building on the property, shall ensure that the outdoor area where
the Dog is kept is completely fenced by means of a secure fence,
constructed in a manner that will Keep the Dog from escaping, with
a minimum height of 1.8 meters (5.9 feet), and with gates in the
fence secured against unauthorized entry and prevent the Dog from
escaping.
7.8.2 Every Owner of a Guard Dog shall post warning signs which give
clear notice of the Dogs presence to anyone visiting the property as
follows:
(a) the lettering in the sign must be clearly visible from the
lesser of the curb line or fifty (50) feet away; and
(b) the signs must be posted in each driveway or entrance to the
property and, if other than a single family property, at all
exterior doors of the building.
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7.8.3 Before bringing a Guard Dog into or using a Guard Dog in the
District, every Owner of a Guard Dog shall register the Dog with the
Inspector as a Guard Dog and record with the Inspector:
(a) the address where the Dog is usually kept and the address of
each parcel that the Dog will be guarding;
(b) the approximate hours during which the Dog will be
performing guard duties;
(c) the age, sex, breed and Dog licence number of the Dog; and
(d) the full name, address and telephone number of the Owner
and any other individuals who will be responsible for the Dog
while it is on guard duty.
7.8.4 Should any of the information provided under section 6.8.3 need to
be changed, the Owner shall communicate the change in writing to
the Inspector at least twenty-four (24) hours before the change
occurs.
Part 8 Impoundment
8.1.1 An Animal Control Officer may:
(a) alone or with others, seize, impound or detain an Unlicenced
Dog; and
(b) seize, impound or detain any licenced Dog or other Animal
found to be running At Large.
8.1.2 If an Animal is Impounded under this bylaw:
(a) the Owner of an Animal that has been Impounded shall
recover the Animal from the Animal Control Facility within
three (3) days from the time of impoundment; and
(b) The Pound Keeper may sell, transfer, or humanely destroy an
Animal after seventy two (72) hours from the day of
Impoundment.
8.1.3 The Owner of an Aggressive Dog that has been Impounded pursuant
to this bylaw may only reclaim the Dog upon application to the
Animal Control Officer with the following:
(a) proof of ownership of the Aggressive Dog; and
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(b) proof that the Aggressive Dog has been tattooed or can be
identified in accordance with section 8.1.2(b) of this bylaw,
or that the Owner consents to allow the Animal Control
Facility to tattoo the Aggressive Dog; and
(c) payment of the fees set out in Schedule “A”; and
(d) delivery to the Animal Control Officer of an executed
statement in the form prescribed in Schedule “D” of this
bylaw.
8.1.4 In addition to the power to seize and detain a Dog under this bylaw,
Bylaw Enforcement Officers are designated as Animal Control
Officers under section 49 of the Community Charter, and may seize
Dangerous Dogs pursuant to those provisions.
8.1.5 Notwithstanding section 9.1.3 of this bylaw, where a Dangerous Dog
is seized pursuant to section 49 of the Community Charter or where
the District is otherwise making an application under section 49 of
the Community Charter for an order for the destruction of a
Dangerous Dog, the Animal Control Officer may refuse to release
the Dangerous Dog to the Owner in accordance with section 49 of
the Community Charter.
8.1.6 The Owner of a Dog seized or Impounded by the District under
section 49 of the Community Charter shall pay the impoundment
fees prescribed in Schedule “A” in accordance with the number of
days the Animal is Impounded, on a weekly basis.
8.2 Disposal
8.2.1 The Animal Control Officer may sell, dispose of or humanely destroy
a Dog seized or Impounded under section 49 of the Community
Charter for which the impoundment fees are one (1) week overdue.
Part 9 Other Animals
9.1 Prohibited Animals Keeping, Breeding, Sale and Purchase of
9.1.1 No Person shall breed, Keep, sell or purchase an Animal in the
District:
(a) unless permitted under section 5.4 of this bylaw;
(b) that is the product of breeding with a wolf, including
wolf/Dog cross; or
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(c) that is an Exotic or Wild Animal unless expressly permitted
under Provincial or Federal regulations permitting or
licencing.
9.1.2 No Person shall operate or carry on a circus, public show, exhibition,
carnival or performance in which Exotic or Wild Animals accompany
or are required to perform tricks, fight or participate in
performances for the amusement or entertainment of an audience.
9.1.3 Notwithstanding section 10.1.2, nothing contained in this bylaw
shall prohibit or restrict the operation of an aquarium or zoological
park as accredited by the Canadian Association of Zoological Parks
and Aquariums.
9.1.4 No person shall, breed, sell, transfer or exchange, or offer to breed,
sell, transfer or exchange, for any consideration whatsoever in the
District, either on a temporary or permanent basis, any endangered
Animal or any Prohibited Animal or Dangerous Animal.
9.1.5 For the purpose of section 10.1.1 through 10.1.5. Prohibited
Animals include any Animal listed in or falling within those classes
of Animals listed in Schedule “E” attached and forming part of this
bylaw.
Part 10 Cats
10.1.1 No Owner shall Keep or permit to be kept more than six (6) weaned
Altered Cats on any one parcel, except at the Animal Control Facility,
or in the lawful and licenced operation of a Pet store, veterinary
medical clinic, or Pet care establishment.
Part 11 Livestock
11.1.1 No Owner shall Keep or permit to be kept Livestock except as
permitted under the District’s Zoning Bylaw, as amended.
11.1.2 No Owner shall suffer or permit any Livestock owned by him or in his
charge to:
(a) stray or trespass on a Highway;
(b) stray or trespass in a Public Place;
(c) stray of trespass on a private place; or
(d) graze on unfenced land, unless they are securely tethered.
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11.1.3 Every Owner keeping Livestock shall ensure that:
(a) flies and other insects are controlled by good manure
management by the use of approved insecticides approved
by the Pesticide Branch of the Ministry of Environment
Province of British Columbia;
(b) both the inside and outside of any building, pen, stable, shed
or structure housing Livestock is kept clean; and
(c) manure does not accumulate on any parcel except in a
properly contained manner so that runoff to public
watercourses or onto adjacent properties does not occur.
Part 12 Boarding Kennels
12.1 No person shall board dogs in the District overnight for a fee except:
(a) in the Animal Control Facility established by the District
under section 5.4 of this bylaw;
(b) in a veterinary medical clinic for the purpose of medical care
of treatment;
(c) in a Pet store where dogs are for sale; or
(d) in a licenced Commercial Kennel.
Part 13 Pet Stores
13.1 Duties of a Pet Store Operator - General
13.1.1 Every Pet store operator shall ensure that:
(a) no animal be offered for sale or kept in the store unless the
Pet Store Owner has well documented information of the
name and address of the person or company from whom the
animal was acquired;
(b) all persons who attend to the care of Animals have the skills,
knowledge, ability, training and supplies necessary for the
humane care of such Animals;
(c) no Animals are handled by members of the public except
under supervision of a Pet store employee;
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(d) there is a documented plan acceptable to the BCSPCA of
socializing any puppies or kittens to a home environment if
they are not purchased by 12 weeks of age.
(e) all Animals are provided with sufficient water, food, shelter,
warmth, lighting, cleaning, sanitation, exercise, grooming,
veterinary care, and any other care required to maintain the
health, safety and well-being of such Animals as prescribed
by the SPCA; and
(f) all Dogs are walked daily.
13.1.2 Every Pet store operators shall ensure that cages or other places
where Animals are kept are:
(a) maintained in good repair;
(b) kept in a clean and sanitary condition;
(c) regularly disinfected and free of offensive and disagreeable
odours;
(d) kept free of all Animal waste, which the Pet store operator
must dispose of in an appropriate manner; and
(e) well-ventilated.
13.1.3 Every cage in which an Animal is kept shall be:
(a) proportionate in size to the size and species of Animal and
allow room for the Animal to stand to its full height, turn
around with ease, and perform any other normal postural or
behavioural movement and cats and dogs should be able to
hold their tails erect when in a normal standing position; and
(b) primary enclosures should allow animals to see out but
should also provide at least some opportunity to avoid visual
contact with other animals; and
(c) equipped with appropriate containers for food and water.
13.1.4 In addition to the requirements of subsection 13.1.2, every cage in
which a Cat or kitten is kept shall:
(a) have a floor with an impermeable surface or other such
flooring as is approved by the Animal Control Officer;
(b) be constructed to support the weight of the Cat or kitten
without bending; and
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(c) have a litter pan made from non-absorbent material or a
disposable pan containing sufficient litter.
13.1.5 In addition to the requirements of subsection 13.1.2 and 13.1.3,
every cage in which more than one Cat or kitten is kept shall provide
an elevated platform, surface or surfaces, of adequate size to hold
the occupants.
13.1.6 In addition to the requirements of subsection 13.1.2, every cage in
which a Dog or puppy is kept shall:
(a) have a floor with an impermeable surface or such flooring as
is approved by the Animal Control Officer; and
(b) be constructed:
i) to support the weight of the Dog or puppy without
bending; and
ii) so that it can be cleaned and sanitized.
13.1.7 Every cage in which Birds are kept shall:
(a) be constructed of materials which are impervious to
moisture and easy to clean and disinfect;
(b) have a removable, impermeable bottom; and
(c) be of sufficient size to enable each Bird to fully extend its
wings in all directions.
13.1.8 In addition to the requirements of subsection 13.1.7, every cage in
which Finches or Canaries are kept shall:
(a) contain two (2) perches, mounted so as to encourage flight
between each perch; and
(b) have adequate space for the Birds to sit comfortably when
all Birds are perched at the same time.
13.2 Duties of a Pet Store Operator – Segregation of Ill or Injured Animals
13.2.1 Every Pet store operator shall provide an area for the segregation of
Animals which are injured, ill, or in need of special care, treatment
or attention, from other Animals in the Pet store.
13.2.2 In addition to the provisions of subsection 13.2.1, every Pet store
operator who has an Animal in his care, which is, or appears to be,
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suffering from a disease transmittable to humans or other Animals,
shall:
(a) immediately notify the Medical Health Officer; and
(b) ensure that such Animal is kept isolated from healthy
Animals, until it has been determined by the Medical Health
Officer that such Animal is free from the disease in
questions.
13.2.3 Where an operator has received notice from the Medical Health
Officer in accordance with subsection 13.2.2, that the Animal:
(a) is diseased, the Pet store operator must not permit such
Animal to come into contact with, or be in danger of
transmitting the disease to, other Animals; or
(b) is suffering from an incurable disease, the Pet store operator
must make arrangements to have it immediately destroyed
in a manner approved by the Medical Health Officer.
13.3 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Veterinary Care
13.3.1 Every Pet store operator shall:
(a) post in a conspicuous place, and make accessible to all
employees of the Pet store, the name and telephone number
of a veterinarian who may be contacted to provide all
necessary services; and
(b) ensure that:
i) any Animal which is ill or injured is promptly examined
and treated by a veterinarian; and
ii) any necessary euthanasia and disposal of an Animal
is performed by, or under the supervision of, a
veterinarian.
13.4 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Pet Store Register
13.4.1 Every Pet store operator shall:
(a) Keep and maintain a legible Pet store register in the Pet
store, containing a record of all transactions in which
Animals have been acquired or disposed of by the Pet store;
and
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(b) provide the Pet store register for the inspection at the
request of a Animal Control Officer and provide copies of any
entries required by the Animal Control Officer.
13.4.2 Each transaction recorded in the Pet store shall be retained for at
least twelve (12) months from the date of the transaction.
13.4.3 The Pet store register required under subsection 13.4.1 shall
contain the following information in respect of each Animal acquired
by the Pet store operator:
(a) the name of the person or company from whom the Animal
was acquired;
(b) the date of purchase or acquisition;
(c) a description of the sex and color of the Animal purchased or
acquired and, where applicable, the tattoo or microchip or
other identifying markings;
(d) the date the Animal was sold or otherwise disposed of by the
Pet store operator; and
(e) where an Animal has been disposed of other than by sale,
the method and reason for such disposal.
13.5 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Information Provided to Purchasers
13.5.1 Every Pet store operator shall, at the time an Animal is sold, provide
the purchaser with a written record of sale containing the following
information:
(a) a description of the Animal, including its breed or cross
breed, sex, age, color and markings;
(b) the date of sale;
(c) the name and address of the Pet store;
(d) a description of any tattoo; and
(e) a record of all vaccinations.
13.5.2 For all Rabbits, Dogs or Cats sold, a Pet store operator shall, in
addition to the information required under subsection 13.5.1,
provide the purchaser with a certificate, dated and signed by a
veterinarian:
(a) verifying the health of the Rabbit, Dog or Cat;
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(b) indicating proof of inoculation and de-worming; and
(c) indicating Animal has been Altered.
(d) For each sled dog offered for sale, a life cycle plan for each
sled dog must be prepared by the Pet Store Operator in
accordance with BC Sled Dog Regulations.
13.5.3 Every Pet store operator shall, at the time an Animal is sold, provide
the purchaser with written instructions on the proper care and
feeding of the Animal, including:
(a) appropriate diet, including any special dietary needs;
(b) proper handling techniques;
(c) basic living environment and type of enclosure, if applicable,
including appropriate temperature, lighting, humidity control,
or other requirements specific to the Animal;
(d) exercise needs, if any; and
(e) any other care requirements to maintain the health and well-
being of the Animal.
13.5.4 For all Reptiles sold, a Pet store operator shall, in addition to the
information required under subsections 13.5.1 and 13.5.3 provide
the purchaser with written information regarding the risks of
contracting salmonella and measures to prevent such contraction.
13.6 Duties of Pet Store Operator – Reptiles
13.6.1 Every Pet store operator shall:
(a) place a notice outside of each enclosure holding a Reptile
clearly setting out the following information:
i) the type of species, identified by both common and
scientific (Latin) name, contained in the enclosure;
ii) the approximate length the Reptile will reach on
maturity, measured from snout to tail;
iii) the maximum natural life-span of the Reptile; and
(b) post signs in any area where Reptiles are displayed with
information regarding the risks of contracting salmonella and
measures to prevent such contraction.
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13.7 Pet Store Operator – Prohibitions
13.7.1 A Pet store operator shall not:
(a) confine incompatible species in the same cage;
(b) separate any Animal from its mother prior to it being weaned,
except for Birds which have been separated for the purpose
of hand feeding; and
(c) sell, offer to sell, or display to the public
i) any Prohibited Animal;
ii) any Reptile which is not Captive Bred;
iii) any Animal whose color has been altered or
enhanced with dye, whether applied externally or by
ingestion;
iv) any Animal which suffers from or exhibits signs of an
infectious disease, a nutritional deficiency,
parasitism, fractures or congenital deformities; or
v) any Unaltered Animal.
Part 14 Offence and Penalty
14.1 Every person who violates a provision of this bylaw, or who consents, allows or
permits an act or thing to be done in violation of a provision of this bylaw, or
who neglects to or refrains from doing anything required to be done by a
provision of this bylaw, is guilty of an offence and is liable to the penalties
imposed under this bylaw, and is guilty of a separate offence each day that a
violation continues to exist.
14.2 Every person who commits an offence is liable on summary conviction to a
fine or to imprisonment, or to both a fine and imprisonment, not exceeding
the maximum allowed by the Offence Act.
Schedules
Schedule A – Annual Dog Licence Fees
Schedule B – Prohibited Areas
Schedule C - Off Leash Areas
Schedule D - Application for Release of Aggressive Dog
Schedule E - Prohibited Animals
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READ A SECOND TIME on [Date]
READ A THIRD TIME on [Date]
ADOPTED by the Council on[Date]
PRESIDING MEMBER
CORPORATE OFFICER
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Schedule A - Fees & Charges
1. Dog licence fees shall be as follows:
Paid BEFORE Jan 31 of
the current calendar year
Paid AFTER Jan 31 of the
current calendar year
(a) Unaltered Dog $52.00 $68.00
(b) Unaltered Dog
(Seniors Discount)
$26.00 $34.00
(c) Altered Dog $25.00 $41.00
(d) Altered Dog
(Seniors Discount)
$12.50 $20.50
(e) Aggressive Dog $200.00 $200.00
2. A Dog that is licenced under section 1 (a) qualifies for a rebate of $27.00 if a
Certificate of Castration/Ovariohysterectomy is provided as proof from a
registered veterinarian. Such proof must be provided within the calendar year in
which the fees were paid.
3. A Dog purchased or obtained on or after July 1, which is subsequently licenced
within thirty (30) days of purchase, may qualify for a licence fee of $12.50 for an
Altered Dog and $26.00 for an Unaltered Dog with proof of
Castration/Ovariohysterectomy and proof of purchase or proof of when the Dog
was acquired.
4. A fee of $5.00 will be charged for:
a. replacing a lost Dog tag;
b. transferring a Dog licence from one Owner to another;
c. transferring a Dog licence from a deceased Dog to a new Dog; and
d. transferring a Dog licence from another District to Maple Ridge.
Impound fees
1. For a licenced Dog:
(a) First Impoundment $50.00
(b) Second Impoundment $75.00
(c) Third Impoundment $150.00
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Schedule A - Fees & Charges
2. For an Unlicenced Dog:
(a) First Impoundment $75.00
(b) Second Impoundment $150.00
(c) Third Impoundment $300.00
3. For each Dangerous or Aggressive Dog:
(a) First Impoundment $500.00
(b) Second Impoundment $1000.00
4. For an altered Cat or unaltered Cat $30.00 minimum
5. For any Livestock $50.00 per day, per Animal
6. For any Poultry $10.00 per day, per Animal
7. For any Rabbit $10.00 per day, per Animal
Maintenance Fees (Boarding while Impounded)
In addition to the impound fees set out above, the Dog Owner shall be charged a
maintenance fee of:
1. For each Dog $15.00 per day, after the first day
2. For each Cat $5.00 per day, after the first day
3. For each Poultry $10.00 per day, after the first day
4. For any Rabbit $10.00 per day, after the first day
5. For any Livestock $25.00 per day, after the first day
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Schedule B – Prohibited Areas
Pursuant to section 7.2.1(a), Dogs are prohibited in the following areas:
1. In, on, or within 5 meters of:
(a) Playgrounds
(b) Sports Fields
(c) Municipal Golf Courses
(d) Tennis or Basketball Courts
(e) Wading Pools
(f) Recreational Swimming Beaches
(g) Food Service Areas or Concessions
(h) Picnic Eating Areas and Picnic Shelters
(i) Municipal and Public Buildings (including daycares, recreation, and
community centres)
2. Haney Wharf Park
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Schedule C - Off Leash Areas
Pursuant to section 7.2, a Commercial Dog Walker is permitted to walk in the
following parks or public trails during the posted park or trail operating hours.
Pursuant to section 6.2 a maximum of three (3) Dogs per Owner are permitted off
leash and under immediate control of an Owner.
1. Jerry Sulina Park (13200 210 St)
2. Volker Park (21113 123 Ave)
3. Albion Fairground Park (23778 104 Ave)
4. Other areas so designated by the District from time to time provided there is
adequate signage stating and designating the area of the “Off Leash Park.”
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Schedule D - Application for Release of Aggressive Dog
I,________________________________________________________,of
(name of Owner)
________________________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
(address of Owner)
In the District of Maple Ridge, British Columbia, hereby apply for the release of a:
________________________________________________________________________
(breed, colour and sex of Dog)
Named:
________________________________________________________________________
(given name of Dog) (the “Dog”)
which has been Impounded pursuant to the District of Maple Ridge Animal Control
and Licencing Bylaw, in force from time to time.
1. I am the Owner of the Dog.
2. I am aware that the Dog is an “Aggressive Dog” within the meaning prescribed by
the Bylaw and I am aware of the responsibility and potential liability that rests
with me in keeping or harbouring the Dog.
3. In consideration of the release of the Dog to me, I hereby acknowledge, covenant
and agree with the District:
(a) that I have constructed on the premises where the Dog will be kept an
“enclosure” within the meaning prescribed by the Bylaw;
(b) that I will at all times when the Dog is not effectively muzzled, on a leash
and under the care and control of a person competent to control the Dog
indoors or within a securely closed and locked enclosure;
(c) that I will save harmless and indemnify the District, its Animal Control
Officers and any of its other officers, employees, agents or elected or
appointed officials from and against any and all actions, causes of action
proceedings, claims, demands, losses, damages, cost of expenses
whatsoever and by whomsoever brought relating to the release of the Dog
to me or the keeping or harboring of the Dog by me, and without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, for any personal injury or death inflicted
on any other Animal or any person by the Dog or any damage to property
caused by the Dog, and I am aware that if the Dog is ever again to be
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found At Large or not confined as herein before provided, that the District
may seize the Dog and I will be liable for costs of impounding and the Dog
as an Aggressive Dog under the Bylaw.
4. I submit herewith the sum of $_____________ in payment for all licence and
impounding fees payable by me pursuant to the Bylaw.
__________________________________
Signature of Owner
Animal Control and Licencing Bylaw No. 6908-2012 34
Schedule E - Prohibited Animals
1. All Animals whose importation, possession or sale is prohibited because they
are designated as protected or endangered pursuant to an International,
Federal, or Provincial law, regulation or agreement.
2. All Venomous or Toxic Animals (which includes retiles and arachnids),
regardless of whether the venom glands have been removed.
3. The following Reptiles:
(a) All snakes that reach a length of two (2) meters or more on maturity
and the following snakes
i. amethyst python (Morelia amethistina);
ii. burmese python (pyton molarus bivittatus);
iii. reticulated python (python reticulates);
iv. african rock python (python sebae sebae);
v. green anaconda (eunectes murinus); and
vi. yellow anaconda (eunectes notaeus)
(b) All lizards that reach a length of one (1) meter or more (measured from
the snout to tail) on maturity and the following lizards:
i. african nile monitor (varanus nilticus);
ii. asian water monitor (varanus salvator);
iii. papuan monitor (varanus salvadorii);
iv. common green iguana (iguana iguana); and
v. tatara (spheodonitida)
(c) All crocodilians (such as alligators, crocodiles, caimans and ghariel)
(d) All aquatic turtles; and
(e) All tiger salamanders and axolotyls (mexican salamanders or “walking
fish”).
4. All arachnids falling under the conventional classification of “old world”;
5. All bullfrogs;
6. All scorpions, except the pandinus species;
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7. All millipedes, centipedes, mantids, stickbugs, and mafagascar hissing
cockroaches.
8. The following species:
(a) Canidae, (wolves, jackals, foxes and hybrids there of), except the
domestic Dog
(b) Cetacean, (beluga whale, orca whale, dolphin)
(c) Chiroptera, (bats, including flying foxes)
(d) Edentates, (anteaters, sloths and armadillos)
(e) Elephantidae, (elephants)
(f) Erinacidae, except the African pigmy hedgehog
(g) Felidae, except the domestic Cat, including Savannahs and Servals
(h) Hyaenidae (hyenas)
(i) Lagomorphs (Rabbits, hares and pikas), except the domestic Rabbit
(j) Marsupials (kangaroos, opossums and wallabies), except sugar gliders
derived from self-sustaining captive populations
(k) Mustelidae (mink, skunks, otters, badgers and weasels), except the
domestic ferret
(l) Pinnipeds, (seals, fur seals and walruses)
(m) Primates (gorillas, chimpanzees, lemurs and monkeys)
(n) Procyonidea (raccoons, coatimundi and cacomistles)
(o) Raptors, diurnal and nocturnal (eagles, hawks, owls, osprey, falcons,
kites, vultures and buzzards)
(p) Ratites (ostriches, rheas and cassowaries)
(q) Rodentia (porcupines and prairie Dogs), except rodents which do not
exceed 1,500 grams and are derived from self-sustaining captive
populations
(r) Ursidae (bears)
(s) Viverridae (mongoose, civets and genets)
** the Animals listed in brackets are examples only and do not limit the generality of
the listed class of species.
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District of Maple Ridge
TO: His Worship Mayor Ernie Daykin DATE: October 15, 2012
and Members of Council
FROM: Chief Administrative Officer ATTN: Council Workshop
SUBJECT: Proposed Amending Building Bylaw 6950-2012
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
Council adopted the current Building Bylaw No. 6825-2012 on June 26, 2012, however the fee
schedules which form part of the Bylaw as Schedules A, D, E and F that provide the fees for Building,
Plumbing,, Gas and Electrical permits and inspection services were not amended at that time.
During Council’s review of the Building Bylaw it was directed that a review of the Bylaw fee structure
be brought forward for consideration as well. The purpose of this report is to respond to Council’s
request for updated fee schedules for the Building Bylaw. The new updated Building Bylaw has
provided the consistency, the new regulations of the Safety Standards Act of BC, the Safety
Standards Electrical and Gas Regulations and the new Provincial Sewerage Regulations as
anticipated. The amending schedules are attached to this report as proposed Building Bylaw No.
6950-2012 (attached as Appendix I). It is intended that following Council’s review at Workshop the
Bylaw will be forwarded to Committee of the Whole.
The base building permit fees are calculated the same across the region which is based upon the
construction value of the project submitted by the applicant. The proposed fee structure does not
impact the overall building permit cost and it is the non-base fees that are the subject of this report.
RECOMMENDATION:
That Maple Ridge Building Amending Bylaw No. 6950 - 2012 be referred to a regular Council
meeting.
DISCUSSION:
a) Background Context:
The attached Amending Building Bylaw sets out updated fee schedules for the various disciplines
the District are mandated to enforce. Staff have compared the District’s existing fee structure
with other lower mainland local governments fees for the same permits and inspection services
and found that our fees are significantly lower and with respect to fees for service the District is
subsidizing the construction industry on every permit that is issued. The fee structure within the
proposed Bylaw has not been changed or amended since 1998 and requires updating to meet
the actual cost of providing the service.
The proposed fee structure does not impact the overall building permit valuation as this is
based on the "Base Fees" identified at the beginning of Schedule A. After adoption of the new
fee Schedules the overall building permit cost will not have changed. The amending fees are to
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reflect those base permit costs that currently value less than the costs to perform the
inspections as most permits require at minimum 3 inspections. Also, those fees in areas that
require additional administrative and enforcement efforts have been increased to reflect these
additional costs.
b) Citizen/Customer Implications:
The revisions incorporated within the Draft Amending Building Bylaw have been discussed at our
Builders Forums.
CONCLUSIONS:
The attached Bylaw has been prepared to clearly set out a revised fee structure for building,
plumbing, gas and electrical permit fees and inspections to ensure the cost of the delivery of
these services by the District is covered in their entirety. A comparison of similar fees from other
lower mainland local governments is will be presented to Council for their information. This report
responds to Council’s request to provide an updated fee schedule for fees and inspection
services provided to the community in the area of construction and development.
“Original signed by Stephen Cote-Rolvink”
_______________________________________________
Co-Prepared by: Stephen Cote-Rolvink
Manager of Inspection Services
“Original signed by E.S. (Liz) Holitzki”
_______________________________________________
Prepared by: E. S. (Liz) Holitzki
Director: Licences, Permits and Bylaws
“Original signed by Frank Quinn”
___________________________________________
Approved by: Frank Quinn, MBA, P.Eng
General Manager, Public Works & Development Services
“Original signed by J.L. (Jim) Rule”
____________________________________________
Concurrence: J.L. (Jim) Rule
Chief Administrative Office
LH/jd
Appendix I – Schedule A, D, E & F
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “A” – Building Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
The following fees shall be paid by the applicant for a Permit to construct a Building or a Pool plus
taxes where applicable:
BASE FEES
For market value of Building or Pool or Construction to be done thereon of up to
$5000.00 - $150.00
For market value of Building or Pool or Construction to be done thereon of
$150.00 plus:
$8.95 for each additional $l000.00 or part thereof up to
$25,000.00, plus
$8.65 for each additional $1000.00 or part thereof up to
$50,000.00, plus
$8.10 for each additional $1000.00 or part thereof up to
$75,000.00, plus
$7.60 for each additional $1000.00 or part thereof up to
$100,000.00, plus
$6.30 for each additional $1000.00 or part thereof up to
infinite.
NOTE: Building Values shall be based upon current estimated Construction costs. The current
edition of the Marshall Valuation Service, the Marshall and Swift Residential Cost Handbook or other
valuation tables may be used by the Chief Building Official to determine the market value for the
purpose of assessing Permit fees.
OTHER FEES
Where an application is made for a Building Permit for other than Single Family Detached Dwellings,
there will be an additional fee of $85.00 per dwelling unit.
In addition to the above, the following fees shall be paid by the applicant for a Permit pursuant to
this Bylaw:
1. Permit to erect a retaining wall - first 20m or portion thereof $100.00
for each additional 10m or portion thereof - $45.00
2. Permit to install a fireplace, stove or chimney - $100.00 for each fireplace, stove or flue.
3. Permit to install a Dry Chemical Fire Extinguishing System - $100.00
APPENDIX I
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “A” – Building Permit Fees
Effective xxx
4. Building Demolition Permit - $150.00 per building
5. Temporary Building Permit $150.00 (see bylaw for additional securities)
6. Temporary Second Dwelling Permit - $150.00 (see bylaw for additional securities)
Provisional Occupancy Permit -
(a) SINGLE FAMILY DWELLING
(i) $250.00 (90 day maximum period)
(ii) $125.00 renewal (90 day maximum period)
(b) MULTI FAMILY DWELLING
(i) $120.00 per unit (120 day maximum period)
(ii) $60.00 renewal per unit (60 day maximum)
(c) OTHER THAN RESIDENTIAL
(i) $500.00 per unit (60 day maximum period)
(ii) $250.00 renewal per unit (60 day maximum)
8. For Change of Occupancy or use where a Building Permit is not required - $150.00
9. Permit Assignment or Transfer Fee - $150.00
10. Permit Renewal Fee - $150.00
11. Re-inspection Fee where more than 1 re-inspection is required due to the fault of the holder of
a Building Permit - $150.00 for each extra re-inspection required.
12. Address Changes and Additional Unit Numbers:
(i) If Permit has been issued but no occupancy Permit issued - $150.00 per unit;
(ii) Permit application in process but Permit not issued - $75.00 per unit
(iii) Occupancy Permit issued or existing buildings, follow fee schedule in accordance
with Maple Ridge Building Numbering Bylaw
13. Additional fee for any inspection performed outside the boundaries of the Municipality $0.50
per total km traveled, measured from the Municipal Hall to the site of the inspection along the
shortest available highway route and return travel back to municipal hall.
14. Miscellaneous, House Move and Special Inspections:
(a) during normal working hours - $90.00 per hour;
(b) outside normal working hours - $120.00 per hour;
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “A” – Building Permit Fees
Effective xxx
(c) minimum charge - 1 hour or as determined by collective agreement
15. A fee of $5.00 per page, for plans for micro film charge or digitization of data over and above
the Building Permit Fee. 50 page minimum for single family and duplexes and 300 page
minimum for multi residential, commercial, industrial and institutional.
16. Charges as shown below will be applicable for examination of alternate solutions, plans and
specifications:
(a) Plan Check Fee - $150.00 including up to two hours and $75.00 per hour thereafter
(b) Single or Two Family - minimum $150.00 per unit
(c) Other than Single or Two Family - minimum $150.00 per Building
(d) Initial review of each alternate solution - $400.00 and $200.00 per revision thereof
17. For each written Building record search, for legal purposes a fee of $200.00 per parcel or file
is applicable plus a fee of 10 dollars per page for supporting documentation.
18. Business License Inspection Fee - minimum $75.00 per inspection,
maximum $150.00 per inspection.
19. Where Construction is started prior to obtaining a Permit, the applicable Permit fee shall be
doubled but in no case shall the penalty amount doubled, exceed $2,500.00 per Building.
20. If the applicant makes an erroneous declaration on the Permit application to obtain a lesser
Permit fee, the Permit shall be revoked and a new Permit issued using the corrected value. The
new Permit shall be calculated according to the corrected Permit value and a 50%
administrative fee shall be added to the calculated fee.
21. A fee of $75.00 for environmental inspection shall be paid for each residential unit with a
value in excess of $20,000.00. For each non residential unit a fee of $75.00 per unit shall be
paid where the value exceeds $40,000.00.
22. A fee of $150.00 is required for each submission for minor revisions being requested to plans
issued in support of a building permit. Any major revisions or revisions requiring structural
modifications will be assessed and additional plan check fee as specified in item 16 of
schedule “A”.
23. Notwithstanding the permit fees set out in Schedule “A”, a building permit fee may be reduced
or waived should the application for the works be made under a District initiated revitalization
program. The amount or percentage of reduction applicable will be that value as expressed
within the most current revitalization report endorsed by the council of the District. Should a
dispute as to the amount of reduction arise the form as retained by the Districts Clerks
Department will be the enforceable copy.
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “D” – Plumbing Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
The following fees shall be paid by the applicant for a Permit to install, alter or repair Plumbing plus
taxes where applicable:
1. Minimum fee for any Plumbing Permit or inspections - $100.00
2. For Plumbing Construction which involves the installation of fixtures:
$20.00 for the first fixture plus
$18.50 for each additional fixture
$10.00 for each roughed in fixture location
For the purpose of this Bylaw, “fixtures” shall include Pools, interceptors, hot water storage tanks,
automatic washers, roof drains, rainwater leaders, floor drains, radiant heating loops, solar panels,
geothermal and built-in dishwashers.
Where an application is made for a Plumbing Permit for other than single family detached dwellings,
there will be an additional fee of $40.00 per dwelling unit.
Permit fees for finishing Plumbing only (installation of fixtures where rough-in Plumbing exists) shall
be 50% of the above fees.
3. For Plumbing Construction which involves the connection of hydraulic equipment or the
installation of vacuum breakers, backflow prevention devices or similar equipment - $40.00
per item connected or installed.
4. For Plumbing Construction which involves the installation of lawn irrigation systems - $65.00
5. For Plumbing Construction which involves the installation of fire sprinkler systems:
(a) for up to fifteen (15) sprinkler heads - $150.00
(b) for each additional sprinkler head - $ 1.00
6. For Plumbing Construction which involves the installation of standpipes, Fire Department
connections, fire hose connections and fire hydrants - $35.00 for each hydrant or hose
connection.
7. For Plumbing Construction which involves the installation of storm sewers, perimeter
foundation drains, sanitary sewers or water service lines:
(a) for single or two-family dwellings - $60.00 each
(b) for other than single or two-family dwellings:
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “D” – Plumbing Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
(i) first 30 metres or part thereof - $60.00 each
(ii) each additional 30 metres or part thereof - $30.00 each
(iii) each sump, catch basin, rock pit, dry well or manhole - $30.00
8. Re-inspection fee where more than 1 re-inspection is required due to the fault of the Permit
holder - $150.00 for each extra re-inspection required.
9. Permit assignment or transfer fee - $150.00
10. Permit renewal - $75.00
11. Miscellaneous and special inspections:
(a) During normal working hours - $90.00 per hour;
(b) Outside normal working hours - $120.00 per hour;
(c) Minimum Charge - 1 Hour or as determined by collective agreement.
12. Charges as shown below will be applicable for examination of plans and specifications:
(a) Plan Check Fee - $150.00 including up to two hours and $75.00 per hour thereafter
(b) Single or Two Family Dwellings - minimum $150.00 per unit.
(c) Other than Single or Two Family Dwellings - minimum $150.00 per Building.
13. Additional fee for any inspection performed outside the boundaries of the Municipality $0.50
per total km traveled, measured from the Municipal Hall to the site of the inspection along the
shortest available highway route and return travel back to municipal hall.
14. Business License Inspection Fee - minimum $75.00 per inspection, maximum $150.00 per
inspection.
15. Where Construction is started prior to obtaining a Permit, the applicable Permit fee shall be
doubled, but in no case shall the penalty amount doubled, exceed $2,500.00 per Building.
16. If the applicant makes an erroneous declaration on the Permit application to obtain a lesser
Permit fee, the Permit shall be revoked and a new Permit issued using the corrected
information. The new Permit shall be calculated according to the corrected Permit value and a
50% administrative fee shall be added to the calculated fee.
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “E” – Gas Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
The following fees shall be paid by the applicant for a Permit to install or alter gas Construction plus
taxes where applicable:
1. For gas Construction which involves the replacement of an appliance or the installation of a
new gas appliance.
(a) for Single or Multi-Family Dwellings:
(i) $40.00 per appliance, $100.00 minimum
(b) for other than Single or Multi-Family Dwellings:
(i) up to 102,000 BTU/hr $60.00 per appliance, $150.00 minimum
(ii) 102,001 - 409,000 BTU/hr $70.00 per appliance, $150.00 minimum
NOTE: Fees for additional appliances are calculated on BTU rating.
2. Where an application is made for a Permit for other than single family detached dwellings,
there will be an additional fee of $40.00 per dwelling unit.
3. Gas Heated Buildings - Building heat loss calculation review
(i) $75.00 per Single Family Dwelling.
(ii) $15.00 per unit for Multi Family Use - not less than $75.00 per Building/cluster
(iii) $150.00 per Building for other than Residential.
4. For gas Construction which involves the installation of vents or furnace plenums only - $75.00
each
5. For gas Construction which involves the installation of house piping:
(a) for single or two family dwellings - $75.00 per unit
(b) for other than single or two family dwellings:
(i) first 30 metres or part thereof - $60.00 per unit plus
(ii) each additional 30 metres or part thereof - $30.00 per unit
6. Re-inspection fee where more than one (1) inspection is required due to faulty workmanship or
materials - $150.00 for each extra re-inspection required.
7. Permit Renewal - $75.00
8. Permit Transfer - $150.00
9. Miscellaneous and special inspections:
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “E” – Gas Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
(a) During normal working hours - $90.00 per hour;
(b) Outside normal working hours - $120.00 per hour;
(c) Minimum charge - l hour or as determined by collective agreement
10. Charges as shown below will be applicable for examination of plans and specifications on
application of Gas Permit.
(a) Plan Check Fee - $150.00 per hour including up to two hours and $75.00 per hour
thereafter
(b) Single or Two Family Dwellings - minimum $150.00 per unit
(c) Other than Single or Two Family Dwellings - minimum $150.00 per Building.
11. Additional fee for any inspection performed outside the boundaries of the Municipality $0.50
per total km traveled, measured from the Municipal Hall to the site of the inspection along the
shortest available highway route and return travel back to municipal hall.
12. Oil and Propane Fee Schedule would follow the Gas Fee Schedule “E” in its entirety.
13. Business Licence Inspection Fee - minimum $75.00 per inspection, maximum $150.00 per
inspection.
14. Where Construction is started prior to obtaining a Permit, the applicable Permit fee shall be
doubled, but in no case shall the penalty amount doubled, exceed $2,500.00 per Building.
15. If the applicant makes an erroneous declaration on the Permit application to obtain a lesser
Permit fee, the Permit shall be revoked and a new Permit issued using the corrected
information. The new Permit shall be calculated according to the corrected Permit value and a
50% administrative fee shall be added to the calculated fee.
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “F” – Electrical Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
The following fees shall be paid by the applicant for a Permit to install Electrical Equipment plus
taxes where applicable:
For one and two Family Dwellings including additions, the Permit fee shall be 15% of the building
Permit fee or the minimum electrical Permit fee, which ever is greater.
The following additional charges are applicable to one and two family dwelling when the electrical
Permit is taken out in conjunction with a building permit:
1. a) Each hot tub or spa $15.00
b) Each hydro massage tub bath $15.00
c) Electrical Heating or based on the value $75.00 minimum
of electrical heating contract, which ever is greater
d) Air Conditioning/Heat Pumps $15.00 per unit
e) Each sub panel $15.00
Fees for all other work not included above
For market value of Electrical Equipment, including costs of installation of $0.00 - $1000.00 -
$150.00 plus:
$23.00 for each additional $l000.00 or part thereof up to $10,000.00 plus
$ 10.00 for each additional $l000.00 or part thereof up to $100,000.00 plus
$ 7.00 for each additional $l000.00 or part thereof up to $250,000.00 plus
$ 5.00 for each additional $l000.00 or part thereof up to $300,000.00 plus
$ 4.00 for each additional $1000.00 or part thereof over $300,000.00 to infinite.
NOTE: Market values shall be based upon current estimated electrical installation costs.
Where an application is made for an Electrical Permit for other than Single Family Detached
Dwellings, there will be an additional fee of $30.00 per dwelling unit.
Note: Low Voltage Electrical Permits are exempted from this unit charge.
In addition to the above, the following fees shall be paid by the applicant for a Permit to install
Electrical Equipment.
2. Underground Service Duct - $75.00
3. Temporary:
(a) Temporary to permanent connection conversion $75.00
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Amended Building Bylaw No. 6950-2012
SCHEDULE “F” – Electrical Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
(b) Temporary Service connection $75.00
4. Temporary current Permit for uses other than carnivals:
(a) Initial six (6) month period - $200.00
(b) Each additional six (6) month renewal period - $150.00
5. Special Event Permit Including Carnivals:
Each Location: $75.00 and minimum fee $150.00
6. Movie Location Fee:
(a) One location – valid for 180 days from issuance$150.00
(b) Two locations – valid for 180 days $210.00
(c) Three locations – valid for 180 days $270.00
(d) Four locations – valid for 180 days $300.00
(e) Five locations – valid for 180 days $360.00
(f) Six locations – valid for 180 days $420.00
(g) Seven locations – valid for 180 days $480.00
(h) Eight locations – valid for 180 days $540.00
(i) Nine locations – valid for 180 days $600.00
(j) Annual Permit – unlimited locations $660.00
(k) Additional fee: Inspections outside normal $206.00 minimum or as determined by
work hours collective agreement
7. Annual Permit:
(a) for commercial or industrial facilities:
(i) per KVA of service capacity .15
(ii) minimum fee $150.00
(iii) maximum fee $2,500.00
(b) for educational or institutional facilities - $7.50 for each classroom, shop, laboratory,
office, etc.
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SCHEDULE “F” – Electrical Permit Fees
Effective xxxx
8. Pool Grounding Permit - $100.00
9. Re-inspection fee where more than one (1) re-inspection is required due to faulty workmanship
or materials - $150.00 for each extra re-inspection required.
10. Permit Transfer - $150.00
11. Permit Renewal - $75.00
12. Miscellaneous and special inspections:
(a) During normal working hours - $90.00 per hour;
(b) Outside normal working hours - $120.00 per hour;
(c) Minimum charge - One (1) hour or as determined by collective agreement
13. Additional fee for any inspection performed outside the boundaries of the Municipality $0.50
per total km traveled, measured from the Municipal Hall to the site of the inspection along the
shortest available highway route and return travel back to municipal hall.
14. Charges as shown below will be applicable for examination of plans and specifications :
(a) Plan Check Fee - minimum $150.00 including up to two hours and $75.00 per hour
thereafter
(b) Single or Two Family Dwellings - minimum $150.00 per unit.
(c) Other than Single or Two Family Dwellings - minimum $150.00 per Building.
15. Business License Inspection Fee - minimum $75.00 per inspection, maximum $150.00 per
inspection.
16. Where Construction is started prior to obtaining a Permit, the applicable Permit fee shall be
doubled, but in no case shall the penalty amount doubled, exceed $2,500.00 per Building.
17. If the applicant makes an erroneous declaration of the Permit value to obtain a lesser Permit
fee, the Permit shall be revoked and a new Permit issued using the corrected value. The new
Permit shall be calculated according to the corrected Permit value and a 50% administrative
fee shall be added to the calculated fee.
District of Maple Ridge
TO: His Worship Mayor Ernie Daykin MEETING DATE: October 15, 2012
and Members of Council FILE NO:
FROM: Chief Administrative Officer MEETING: Workshop
SUBJECT: Proposed Heritage Procedures Bylaw No. 6951-2012 and Development
Application Fee Amendment Bylaw No. 6952-2012
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The District of Maple Ridge has a long history of valuing its heritage that dates back to 1979 when a
Municipal Heritage Designation Bylaw was passed for the protection of Haney House. In more recent
years there has been an increasing interest in the development and business community with
Heritage Revitalization Agreement applications. The first Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw
was passed in October 2010 for the Miller Residence, a second followed in May 2011 for the Billy
Miner Pub and there are four more applications in progress. This year the District passed its first
Heritage Alteration Permit for the Billy Miner Pub and it is anticipated that at least one more will soon
be in process for the Turnock Residence in Port Haney, which is currently at Second Reading.
With the growing use of these heritage tools, the District does not yet have a formalized procedural
bylaw in place to ensure clarity and consistency for property owners. The proposed Heritage
Procedures Bylaw is similar to the Development Procedures Bylaw No. 5879-1999, which has
established application procedures for all forms of development applications. Along with the
proposed Heritage Procedures Bylaw is an amendment to the Development Application Fee Bylaw
No. 5949-2001, to add fees associated with the draft Heritage Procedures Bylaw.
The proposed bylaw was reviewed by the Community Heritage Commission in April 2012 and the
group did not have any specific comments.
RECOMMENDATION:
That the Heritage Procedures Bylaw No. 6951-2012 and Development Application Fee Amendment
Bylaw No. 6952-2012 be forwarded to a regular meeting of Council for consideration.
DISCUSSION:
a) Background Context:
Heritage property owners interested in altering their sites have begun to discover the benefits of
utilizing the heritage conservation tools found in the Local Government Act. To date many property
owners have added their properties to the District’s heritage conservation program, which offers the
following benefits that range from property owners being able to take advantage of special
provisions in the BC Building Code Heritage Building Supplement (through being listed on a
Community Heritage Register), to negotiating an increase in density or change of use of an existing
site in exchange for long-term protection of a heritage site.
Evaluating a site for any form of heritage conservation requires somewhat different information for
review than would be required for a development application. Therefore, it is prudent to provide
consistency and clarity for all possible types of heritage applications, proposed here through a
Heritage Procedures Bylaw, which is similar to what is currently in place with the Development
Procedures Bylaw 5879-1999.
The intent of this Bylaw is to ensure that property owners who are interested in either formalizing the
status of their heritage property or outright protecting it over the long-term are provided with a clear
and consistent process that has been formalized through Council.
Official Community Plan
Section 4.3 of the Official Community provides a number of policies that support heritage
conservation in Maple Ridge. A Heritage Procedures Bylaw would support the following OCP policies:
4-40 Maple Ridge will encourage the conservation and designation of
significant heritage structures, and natural and cultural landscape
features in each neighbourhood.
4-44 Maple Ridge will endeavour to use tools available under Provincial
legislation more effectively to strengthen heritage conservation in
the District. Other planning tools will also be utilized where
appropriate to establish a comprehensive approach to heritage
management in the District.
Main Components of Heritage Procedures Bylaw
There are three categories of heritage awareness, conservation, and protection in Maple Ridge:
Heritage Awareness – creating awareness of heritage value for a heritage site;
Formal Heritage Status – formal listing of a heritage property with character-defining
elements;
Legal Heritage Protection – Legal protection for a heritage legislated through the Local
Government Act.
In addition to creating greater consistency and clarity for property owners, the Heritage Procedures
Bylaw is also intended to provide more information about the meaning of these three categories of
heritage conservation and where further information may be located on each. The role and the
proposed procedures for managing each are discussed below:
Heritage Awareness
The Heritage Resources of Maple Ridge (Heritage Inventory)
The Heritage Resources of Maple Ridge, known as the “Heritage Inventory”, was prepared in 1998
and lists approximately 100 sites in Maple Ridge that are deemed to have significant heritage value.
The main purpose of preparing a Heritage Inventory is to identify the local properties that have
significant heritage value, and to create awareness of their value to the community. This is done by
identifying the original owner and the year of construction or in the case of a landform, etc., the
approximate time period it was created, along with some information about why the site is
significant. A set of criteria are established in a heritage inventory for determining the significance of
a site’s heritage value. The criteria are as follows:
1. Architectural History
a. Style/Type
b. Design
c. Construction
d. Designer/Builder
2. Cultural History
a. Historical Association
b. Historical Pattern
3. Context
a. Landscape/Site
b. Neighbourhood
c. Visual/Symbolic Importance
4. Integrity
Currently the District has no mechanism for adding or deleting properties from the Heritage
Inventory. In recent years, the Community Heritage Commission has been discussing the need to
add properties to the Heritage Inventory, as there are many properties not on the inventory that have
been identified by the public as potentially having heritage value. Alternatively, properties may have
lost their heritage value through a building demolition or significant alteration of the site.
The proposed Heritage Procedures Bylaw creates a mechanism to consider adding and deleting
properties from the Heritage Inventory, which may be initiated by either a property owner, the
District, or the Community Heritage Commission. In the case of an addition to the Inventory, the
initiating party will be responsible for paying the costs for a heritage consultant, selected by the
Community Heritage Commission, to evaluate the addition or removal against the criteria listed
above. For consideration of a removal from the heritage inventory, a property owner would be
required to pay an application fee of $2,000 and the Community Heritage Commission would hire a
heritage consultant to evaluate the site. Based upon the evaluation for either an addition or deletion
from the Heritage Inventory, the Heritage Commission would provide a recommendation to Council
for their consideration.
Heritage Status
Community Heritage Register
The District of Maple Ridge established a Community Heritage Register in 1999 by Council resolution
R/99-549 with a listing of 25 properties. Three more properties were added by Council resolution on
November 6, 2008. Upon Council resolution, listings on a Community Heritage Register are
forwarded to the BC Heritage Branch for listing in the provincial database and then forwarded onto
Parks Canada for inclusion in the national database, which is on Canada’s Historic Places website at
www.historicplaces.ca.
There are benefits to both the community and a property owner for having property listed on a
Heritage Register.
1. Community Benefits:
The heritage value and character-defining elements are identified for each site, thereby
providing public access to heritage information;
The listing has legal status;
A building permit and/or demolition permit for a heritage site may be held for a maximum of
60 days.
2. Benefits to Heritage Property Owner:
Provides information to property owners and prospective buyers of a property’s heritage
value;
Details the site’s heritage value and character-defining elements that may help guide
restoration and maintenance work on the site;
Eligibility for special provisions (equivalencies) within the BC Building Code Heritage Building
Supplement for heritage properties.
The process for adding or deleting properties from the Community Heritage Register is also outlined
in the proposed bylaw and is very similar to that of the Heritage Inventory above.
Heritage Protection
Part 27 of the Local Government Act provides municipalities with a number of heritage protection
tools, each one designed for the unique circumstances that are inherent in heritage conservation
activities. Procedures for three of these protection tools are detailed in the draft Heritage
Procedures Bylaw and discussed below.
Heritage Revitalization Agreement (LGA S. 966):
A Heritage Revitalization Agreement (HRA) is a bylaw that has been growing in popularity
since the first one was negotiated in 2010. The HRA legislation is the most powerful heritage
conservation legislation in the Local Government Act, in that it enables municipal
governments to negotiate an agreement with a property owner to protect the heritage value
of a site, while also allowing the property owner greater flexibility in the site’s use, density,
setbacks, parking requirements, etc. that would not otherwise be permitted through existing
regulations.
The HRA Bylaw provides full protection of a site’s heritage value and any alteration of the site
(except for standard maintenance) is not permitted without a Heritage Alteration Permit and
a process for this is included in the Heritage Procedures Bylaw and discussed further below.
The application procedures for a HRA are similar to that of a Rezoning application, in the
Development Application Procedures Bylaw, except in the case where a HRA is not changing
use or density (and therefore, a public hearing is not required) and the procedures are
aligned with a Development Permit application.
For protection of the heritage site during the HRA application process, prior to the passing of
the HRA Bylaw, a requirement has been added for the property owner to negotiate a Heritage
Conservation Covenant with the District and have it registered on title within 14 days of
submitting a HRA application. A template will be created for the Heritage Conservation
Covenant and it will contain a clause to nullify the Covenant when the HRA application is
passed, or alternatively if the HRA application does not proceed.
There is currently no application fee for a HRA application and it is proposed that no fee be
introduced to help property owners offset any restoration or maintenance work that may be
required.
Municipal Heritage Designation (LGA S. 967, 968, and 969):
Another form of heritage protection through a bylaw is a Municipal Heritage Designation.
This tool is typically used when a property owner has restored or protected their site’s
heritage value and want to ensure that it remains protected over the long term. Unlike a HRA
Bylaw, a MHD Bylaw does not enable flexibility with municipal land use bylaws (i.e. Zoning
and Parking Bylaws). The District currently has seven properties protected through a
Municipal Heritage Designation – four of these are owned by the District and three are
privately owned.
Just like properties protected by a Heritage Revitalization Agreement (above), those
protected through a Municipal Heritage Designation are not permitted to be altered without a
Heritage Alteration Permit.
Municipal Heritage Designations are typically less complex than a HRA bylaw, as the property
owner is not looking for any flexibility with District development bylaws and therefore, the
procedures while less onerous do require that a property owner provide sufficient
information in support of the bylaw. This includes of a Statement of Significance (which
identifies the site’s heritage value), a site plan, and architectural drawings. As with the HRA
application, there is currently no fee for a Municipal Heritage Designation application and no
fee is proposed.
Heritage Alteration Permit (LGA S. 972 & 973):
The Local Government Act does not permit any alterations to protected heritage sites without
municipal government approval of a Heritage Alteration Permit. This heritage protection tool
is designed to respond to the changing needs of a property owner over time. Similar to a
HRA, a Heritage Alteration Permit may also supersede municipal development bylaws.
It is proposed that for any Heritage Alteration Permit applications for a building addition less
than 100 m2 in size, or a construction value of $25,000 or less, Council delegate approval
authority to the Director of Planning. Otherwise, all other Heritage Alteration Permit
applications will be brought before Council for consideration.
The Development Application Fee bylaw currently has a $68 application fee for a Heritage
Alteration Permit and it is proposed that this fee remain as is.
Council Delegation of Authority
Chief Building Official:
Sections 960 and 961 of the Local Government Act enable municipalities to withhold building
permits or demotion permits on properties that have one or more of the following type of heritage
status:
Listed on a Community Heritage Register;
Protected through a Heritage Revitalization Agreement;
Protected through a Municipal Heritage Designation;
Protected through a Heritage Conservation Covenant;
Protected as part of a Heritage Conservation Area; or
Temporarily protected through a Council declaration for a heritage control period.
The proposed Heritage Procedures Bylaw also includes three clauses under the title “Delegation of
Authority” for Council to delegate authority to the Chief Building Official to withhold a permit on the
above, so that the property owner can be informed of the situation and the matter can be brought
forward to Council.
Director of Planning:
As stated above, it is proposed that the Director of Planning be delegated Council authority to issue a
Heritage Alteration Permit for work on a heritage site that is minor in nature. Additionally, it is
proposed that the Director of Planning be delegated the authority to:
Initiate a Heritage Inspection (LGA S. 956) on a property that is either a potential
heritage property, using established criteria, on a heritage register, or a protected
heritage site;
Negotiate agreements with heritage property owners to prevent or mitigate
impairment of heritage value;
b) Desired Outcomes:
The intent of the Heritage Procedures bylaw is to provide clarity and consistency to owners of
heritage sites, similar to that provided in the Development Procedures bylaw and aid in education
and awareness on the different levels of heritage conservation and protection.
c) Strategic Alignment:
The Heritage Procedures bylaw aligns with Council’s Corporate Strategic Plan as follows:
Strategic Focus Area of Smart Managed Growth:
1. Develop land use management and development process that are clear, timely, open,
inclusive, and consultative;
2. Develop land use regulations, bylaws, procedures and practices to implement the Official
Community Plan and all other Strategic and Master Plans thereby providing clear
interpretation of the District’s direction, goals, and objectives.
d) Citizen/Customer Implications:
The draft bylaw was reviewed by the Community Heritage Commission and they did not have any
specific comments on the document.
The Bylaw is intended to provide clarity and consistency for property owners and to add clarity to the
role of the Community Heritage Commission in the conservation of heritage sites.
e) Interdepartmental Implications:
The draft has been reviewed by the Manager of Inspection Services and the Director of Licences,
Permits & Bylaws.
f) Business Plan/Financial Implications:
None.
g) Policy Implications:
A Heritage Procedures Bylaw will provide another heritage planning tool in support of Official
Community Plan policies to conserve heritage resources in Maple Ridge. Such a Bylaw will culminate
the existing heritage planning tools, discussed in this report and contained in the proposed Bylaw,
into a more complete and explicit heritage management program. Also included in this set of tools,
not previously discussed in this report is the Site Maintenance Standards Bylaw No. 6710-2009, that
requires owners of protected heritage sites to maintain their property so it does not fall into
disrepair.
CONCLUSIONS:
As discussed above, the Heritage Procedures Bylaw No. 6951-2012 is intended to provide clarity
and consistency for heritage property owners. While there is growing community awareness of the
value of heritage conservation and the benefits that a property owner may obtain in recognizing the
heritage value of their property, a Heritage Procedures Bylaw will further help create greater
awareness of the levels of heritage awareness, status, and protection, as well as where individuals
may locate more information on the tools identified in each level and how municipal bylaws and
provincial legislation will apply. Finally, the proposed Bylaw will aid in bringing together the various
existing heritage planning tools into a more complete heritage management program.
“Original signed by Lisa Zosiak”__________________
Prepared by: Lisa Zosiak, Planner
“Original signed by Jim Charlebois”_______________
Approved by: Christine Carter, M.PL., MCIP
Director of Planning
“Original signed by Frank Quinn”_________________
Approved by: Frank Quinn, MBA P. Eng
GM: Public Works & Development Services
“Original signed by J.L. (Jim) Rule________________
Concurrence: J.L. (Jim) Rule
Chief Administrative Officer
Attachments:
Appendix A – Heritage Procedures Bylaw No. 6951-2012
B – Development Application Fee Amendment Bylaw No. 6952-2012
CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF MAPLE RIDGE
I BYLAW NO. 6951-2012
A Bylaw to establish application procedures in respect of heritage conservation bylaws,
permits and agreements and to delegate Council powers to facilitate conservation
The Council of the Corporation of the District of Maple Ridge, in open meeting assembled,
enacts as follows:
II Title
1. This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as “Maple Ridge Heritage Procedures Bylaw No.
6951-2012”.
Definitions
2. In this Bylaw:
(a) “Character-Defining Elements” means the materials, forms, location, spatial
configurations, uses and cultural associations or means that contribute to the
heritage value of an historic place, which must be retained in o rder to preserve
its heritage value.
(b) “Chief Building Official” means the Chief Building Official of the Corporation
appointed from time to time or such other employee or agent of the Corporation
authorized or designated to carry out the duties with respect to the provisions of
this Bylaw;
(c) “Director of Planning” means the Director of Planning of the Corporation
appointed from time to time or such other employee or agent of the Corporation
authorized or designated to carry out the duties with respect to the provisions of
this Bylaw;
(d) “Heritage Alteration Permit” means a permit in the form of Schedule A
authorizing alterations or other actions in relation to protected heritage property
or property within a heritage conservation area under Section 972 of the Local
Government Act;
(e) “Heritage Character” means the overall effect produced by traits or features
which give property or an area a distinctive quality or appearance.
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(f) “Heritage Conservation Plan” means a study prepared by a Registered Heritage
Professional, in accordance with the standards of the BC Heritage Branch, that
identifies the significance of an historic place, its contemporary context, and
includes recommendations to guide the retention of heritage values through
effective interventions. The study will consider what changes are being
proposed and what mitigation measures can be undertaken to preserve heritage
value. A Conservation Plan enables sustainable stewardship decisions by
providing an understanding of what matters and why before major deci sions for
change are made.
(g) “Heritage Property” means property that: (a) in the opinion of the District (being
a body authorized to exercise a power under the Local Government Act and the
Community Charter in relation to the property) has sufficient heritage value or
heritage character to justify its conservation, or (b) is protected heritage
property.
(h) “Community Heritage Register” means a list established and maintained by the
District that identifies real property considered by the District to be herita ge
property ( Section 954 of the Local Government Act);
(i) “Heritage Revitalization Agreement” means an agreement made under Section
966 of the Local Government Act, between the District and a property owner and
for the purpose of conserving heritage property.
(j) “Heritage Value” means the aesthetic, historic, scientific, cultural, social or
spiritual importance or significance for past, present or future generations. The
heritage value of an historic place is embodied in its character-defining
materials, forms, location, spatial configurations, uses and cultural associations
or meanings.
(k) “Historic Place” means a structure, building, group of buildings, district,
landscape, archaeological site or other place in the District that has been
formally recognized for its heritage value.
(l) “Registered Heritage Professional” means a professional who is a full member of
the BC Association of Heritage Professionals and the Canadian Association of
Heritage Professionals.
(m) “Statement of Significance” means a statement that identifies the description,
heritage value, and character-defining elements of an historic place. A
Statement of Significance is required in order for an historic place to be listed on
the Maple Ridge Community Heritage Register and the Canadian Register of
Historic Places.
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Heritage Conservation
3. Any property that is identified by the District as having heritage value may be eligible
for:
(a) formal heritage recognition on the Community Heritage Register , or
(b) legal protection through a Municipal Heritage Designation or a Heritage
Revitalization Agreement if it is listed in The Heritage Resources of Maple Ridge.
Any property that is listed on the District’s heritage inventory entitled, The Heritage
Resources of Maple Ridge, is eligible. Properties not previously identified as heritage
will not be eligible to apply for any of the levels of h eritage recognition listed in 3 (a)
and (b) above until such time as the Community Heritage Commission determines
eligibility through evaluation criteria established and described in The Heritage
Resources of Maple Ridge (the Heritage Inventory).
4. A property may be added to the heritage inventory list as follows:
(a) The Community Heritage Commission may select a site or sites to be measured
using the evaluation criteria identified in The Heritage Resources of Maple Ridge;
(b) The Community Heritage Commission may choose to partner with property
owners of potential heritage sites to hire a Registered Heritage Professional;
(c) The Registered Heritage Professional will be chosen by the Community Heritage
Commission;
(d) The Registered Heritage Professional visits and evaluates the site and prepares a
written report detailing a rationale for whether the site(s) meet(s) a minimum
standard;
(e) Planning Department staff and the Community Heritage Commission will review
the information submitted;
(f) Planning Department staff will forward a recommendation to Council regarding
the proposed addition of the building, structure or site to the Heritage Register;
(g) Council may add a building, structure or site t o the Heritage Register by
resolution, in which case the District Clerk will notify the owner of the subject
building.
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5. Requests to remove buildings, structures or sites from The Heritage Resources of Maple
Ridge will be processed in the following manner:
(a) Written requests by the property owner or the District, accompanied by
supporting evidence of diminished heritage value, will be reviewed by the
Planning Department;
(b) An application fee shall be paid to the District as set out in the Development
Application Fee Bylaw 5949-2001.
(c) Planning Department staff and the Community Heritage Commission will
evaluate the evidence;
(d) The application fee may be waived if the Director of Planning and the Chief
Building Official deem the site’s heritage value to be structural ly damaged
beyond repair;
(e) The Community Heritage Commission will forward a recommendation to Council
regarding the proposed removal from the Heritage Register;
(f) Council may remove a building, structure or site from The Heritage Resources of
Maple Ridge by resolution, in which case the District Clerk must notify the owner
of the subject building, structure or site of Council’s decision.
Amendments to the Heritage Register
6. Requests to add eligible buildings, structures or sites to the District’s Heritage Register
will be processed in the following manner:
(a) Unless otherwise initiated by the District or the Community Heritage
Commission, written requests by the property owner or the District will be
reviewed by the Planning Department;
(b) A Statement of Significance must be prepared by a Registered Heritage
Professional in accordance with the standards set by the BC Heritage Branch and
the associated costs will be the responsibility of:
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(i) The District, if initiated by the District;
(ii) The Community Heritage Commission, if initiated by the Community
Heritage Commission;
(iii) The property owner, if initiated by the property owner;
(iv) Any combination of the above, if cost-sharing is agreed upon;
(c) Planning Department staff and the Community Heritage Commission will review
the Statement of Significance for historical, architectural and contextual value
and character of the subject building, structure or site;
(d) Planning Department staff will forward a recommendation to Council regarding
the proposed addition of the building, structure or site to the Heritage Register;
(e) Council may add a building, structure or site to the Heritage Register by
resolution, in which case the District Clerk must notify the owner of the subject
building, structure or site of Council’s decision in accordance with the provisions
of the Local Government Act.
7. Requests to remove buildings, structures or sites from the District’s Community
Heritage Register will be processed in the following manner:
(a) Written requests by the property owner or the District, accomp anied by
supporting evidence of diminished heritage value, will be reviewed by the
Planning Department;
(b) An application fee shall be paid to the District as set out in the Development
Application Fee Bylaw 5949-2001.
(c) Planning Department staff and the Community Heritage Commission will
evaluate the evidence;
(d) The application fee may be waived if the Director of Planning and the Chief
Building Official deem the site’s heritage value to be structurally damaged
beyond repair;
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(e) The Community Heritage Commission will forward a recommendation to Council
regarding the proposed removal from the Heritage Register;
(f) Council may remove a building, structure or site from the Heritage Register by
resolution, in which case the District Clerk must notify the owner of the subject
building, structure or site of Council’s decision in accordance with the provisions
of the Local Government Act.
Heritage Designation
8. The registered owner of real property within the District or his or her agent authorized
in writing may apply for heritage designation protection pursuant to eligibility criteria in
Section 3 above and Section 967 of the Local Government Act.
9. Every application for heritage designation protection, unless initiated by the District,
shall be submitted in writing to the Director of Planning and shall be accompanied by
the following:
(a) a description of the current use of the property;
(b) colour photographs of each elevation of the property;
(c) a Statement of Significance, prepared by a Registered Heritage Professional;
(d) site plan of the property;
(e) elevation drawings showing the architectural features, characteristics and
colours of the exterior of the building; and
(f) details of affixed interior building features proposed to be subject to protection.
10. Pursuant to Section 968 of the Local Government Act, before a Heritage Designation
Bylaw is adopted, the District must hold a public hearing on the proposed bylaw for the
purpose of allowing affected parties and the general public to make representations
respecting matters contained in the proposed bylaw.
Heritage Revitalization Agreement
11. Every application for a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, pursuant to eligibility criteria
in Section 3 above, or an amendment to a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, must be
made by the registered owner or his or her agent in writing and be accompanied by a
Heritage Conservation Plan, prepared by a Registered Heritage Professional.
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12. Within 14 business days of receiving the application, the property owner must negotiate
a Heritage Conservation Covenant with the District and have it registered on title, until
such time as a Heritage Revitalization Agreement Bylaw has been approved by Council
and fully executed by the property owner and the District.
13. An application under Section 11 must be made in the form required by Schedule D,
except where a variance to the land use, or maximum permitted density are being
requested, in which case the application shall follow the form required for a zoning
bylaw amendment.
14. The procedures set out in Maple Ridge Development Procedures Bylaw No. 5879-1999
for the processing of an application for a Development Permit apply to an application
for a Heritage Revitalization Agreement or an amendment to a Heritage Revitalization
Agreement except as modified by this Bylaw. Where a Heritage Revitalization
Agreement will vary use or density of use, the proce dures for amending a zoning bylaw
shall apply.
15. The Director of Planning shall forward the application for a Heritage Revitalization
Agreement, or an amendment to a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, to the Heritage
Commission, and the Commission shall review and provide recommendations on the
Heritage Conservation Plan related to the application.
Heritage Alteration Permits
16. Every application for a Heritage Alteration Permit, or an amendment to a Heritage
Alteration Permit, must be made by the registered o wner or his or her agent in the form
required by Schedule B.
17. A Heritage Alteration Permit issued by the Director of Planning under Section 23(d) shall
be in the form of Schedule A.
18. The procedures set out in Maple Ridge Development Procedures Bylaw No. 5879-1999
for the processing of an application for a Development Permit apply to an application
for a Heritage Alteration Permit except as modified by this Bylaw. In the event of an
inconsistency between the Development Procedures Bylaw and this Heritage
Procedures Bylaw, then this bylaw will take precedent.
19. An application fee shall be paid to the District as set out in the Development Application
Fee Bylaw 5949-2001.
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Withholding of Approvals
20. In accordance with Section 960 and 961 of the Local Government Act, the Chief Building
Official is authorized to withhold the issuance of a building or demolition permit for the
following actions where he or she considers the permit would authorize an alteration
inconsistent with the heritage protection of the property i n the following cases:
(a) an alteration to property that is included in the Heritage Register;
(b) an alteration to property that is included in a schedule of protected heritage
property within a Heritage Conservation Area designated by the Official
Community Plan;
(c) an alteration to property that is the subject of a heritage designation bylaw
under Section 967 of the Local Government Act;
(d) an alteration to property in respect of which a heritage control period has been
declared under Section 964 of the Local Government Act;
(e) an alteration to property that is the subject of an existing Heritage Revitalization
Agreement.
(f) an alteration to property that is the subject of an existing Heritage Conservation
Covenant.
21. Despite Section 20, the Chief Building Official must not withhold the issuance of any
building permit in respect of any alteration required by an enactment.
22. The Chief Building Official must notify the applicant of a permit withheld under Section
20 in writing that the matter of the issuance of the permit will be considered by the
Council at its next regu lar meeting after the approval is withheld, the date, time and
location of which are stated in the notice.
Delegation of Authority
23. Subject to Section 28, Council delegates to the Director of Planning the powers, duties
and functions of Council in respect of:
(a) heritage inspections under Section 956 of the Local Government Act;
(b) a requirement that an applicant provide heritage impact information under
Section 958 of the Local Government Act;
(c) the making of agreements with applicants to prevent or mitigate impairment of
the heritage value or heritage character of property where an application for a
building permit or demolition permit described in Section 20 of this Bylaw has
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been made and the building permit or demolition permit would otherwise be
withheld in accordance with that section; and
(d) the issuance of Heritage Alteration Permits pursuant to Sections 972 and 973 of
the Local Government Act, including, without limitation, establishing
requirements and conditions of a Heritage Alteration Permit, and the
determination of whether such requirements and conditions have been met.
24. Subject to Section 972(4) of the Local Government Act, the Director of Planning may, in
issuing a Heritage Alteration Permit, vary the provisions of a bylaw or permit referred to
in Section 972(2) of the Local Government Act.
25. The Director of Planning may choose to refer any item listed in Section 25 to Council for
their consideration.
26. The delegation under Section 25 does not include the power to issue a Heritage
Alteration Permit that:
(a) permits construction of a proposed building addition to the site exceeding 100
square meters in floor area or a construction value of greater than $25,0000 ;
27. If the Director of Planning requires security under section 973(2)(c) of the Local
Government Act to guarantee the performance of the terms, requirements, and
conditions of a permit relating to the form, exterior design or exterior finish of the
building or structure, then the amount of the security must be no more than the
amount estimated to be 10% of the actual cost of construction, so as to conform to the
requirements of the Heritage Alteration Permit with respect to the form, character,
exterior design or exterior finish as the case may be. The cost of constructing the
building or structure must be determined by a member of the Architectural Institute of
British Columbia or the Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of British
Columbia, who is engaged by the owner at the owner’s sole expense.
READ A FIRST TIME this ___ day of ______________, 2012.
READ A SECOND TIME this ___ day of _____________, 2012.
READ A THIRD TIME this ___ day of ________________, 2012.
ADOPTED this ___ day of ______________, 2012.
Mayor Clerk
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SCHEDULE A
CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF MAPLE RIDGE
HERITAGE ALTERATION PERMIT
NO. ________
1. (Civic Address) ______________________________________________________
2. (Legal Description) ______________________________________________________
3. (Name of Applicant) ______________________________________________________
4. (Reason for Permit) Designated Heritage Property (s.967)
Property Subject to Temporary Protection (s.965)
Property Subject to Heritage Revitalization Agreement
(s.972)
Property in Heritage Conservation Area (s.971)
Property Subject to s.219 Heritage Covenant
5. (Description of Approved Alteration and Permit Conditions – refer to and attach drawings
and specifications if necessary)
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
6. Security in the amount of $___________ in the form of a letter of credit has been provided
to the District to guarantee the performance of the terms, requirements and conditions of
this Heritage Alteration Permit and will be returned to the applicant upon satisfactory
completion of the approved alterations.
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7. Bylaw No. ___________ is varied or supplemented as follows:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
8. Permit No. ___________, issued by the District on _____________________, is varied or
supplemented as follows:
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
9. If the alterations authorized by this Heritage Alteration Permit are not commenced by
__________________________, the permit lapses.
10. Issuance of this Heritage Alteration Permit was authorized by resolution of the Council on
__________________________________.
____________________________________
District Clerk
IT IS AN OFFENCE UNDER THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF UP TO
$50,000 IN THE CASE OF AN INDIVIDUAL AND $1,000,000 IN THE CASE OF A CORPORATION FOR
THE HOLDER OF THIS PERMIT TO FAIL TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS AND CONDITIONS
OF THE PERMIT
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SCHEDULE B
HERITAGE ALTERATION PERMIT APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DIVISION
______________________________________________________________________________
Please submit this completed form to the Zoning counter located at Municipal Hall. All
materials submitted to the District for a Heritage Alteration Permit Application become
public property, and therefore, available for public inquiry.
Please refer to the attached forms for details on application attachments and non -refundable
application fees.
Property Address(es): _____________________________________________________________
Legal Description(s): _________________________________________________________________
Applicant: _____________________________________________________________________
Correspondence/Calls to be directed to:
Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________ _______________________
Postal Code
Tel. No.: __________________________________ ______________________________
Business Residence
______________________________________________ ________________________________________
E-mail Fax
Property Owner(s) Signature(s): ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Please print name
or
Authorized Agent's Signature: ___________________________________________________
Attach Letter of Authorization
___________________________________________________
Please print name
For Office Use
Date Received: Application Fee: __________________________
File No.: Receipt No.: _____________________________
[add information required under Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act s. 27(2)]
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HERITAGE ALTERATION PERMIT APPLICATION ATTACHMENTS
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DIVISION
______________________________________________________________________________
The following items must be completed and submitted with your Heritage Alteration Permit
Application.
1. Letter outlining the proposal in full along with pro of of ownership if you have purchased
the property in the last six months. Proof of new ownership is acceptable with a copy of
the interim agreement or transfer of property title.
2. The applicant should consult with the Development Applications Division pri or to
application to be aware of criteria pertinent to the application and the extent of
documentation required to support the application (e.g., pertinent Heritage Alteration
Permit Guidelines).
All applicants are required to provide eight full-size sets and one set of reduced 11” x
17” drawings capable of being reproduced, of the following:
(a) Site plan showing the street, visitor and disabled parking, landscaped areas,
loading, access and all buildings. Calculations should indicate parking, floor area
ratio and coverage. All variances to the Zoning Bylaw must be clearly listed,
within a table, on the site plan and dimensioned in metric units, including
variances to the location and height of fences and screening. Structures in the
setbacks (such as kiosks, garbage/recycling enclosures and mailboxes) must be
drawn. All setbacks must be shown in metric units. Building setbacks to all
property lines and between buildings must be dimensioned as minimums.
(b) Floor plans should indicate general interior layouts, main front entrances,
balconies, outdoor living areas and amenity areas.
(c) Building sections or elevations in sufficient detail to determine heights, bulk,
variances and building finish materials. Include all elevations, with building
materials indicated and colours specified. Maximum building heights must be
dimensioned. Indicate the finished grade on the elevation in relation to either
the curb or geodetic. Provide cross-sections.
(d) Landscape plans indicating landscaping, screening, fencing, walkways, trees, and
boulevard treatment. Provide photos and a plan of the streetscape and all
existing trees. Provide a plant list. The plan is to be drawn in sufficient detail to
determine the general planted size and spacing of plants and the finish of all site
surfaces and fences. Where substitute plants or materials are anticipated, they
should be listed on the plans. All street trees shown on the plan must be planted.
Special provisions for tree retention during construction shall be shown on the
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plans. The plant list must be printed with lettering no less than 2 mm (3/32")
high. A typical fence detail and accessory building detail should be included.
Specify all site surfaces to indicate the character of finish materials. Specify the
paving materials on driveways, walkways and emergency access lanes. Specify
the finish and colour of fences and parking garage interiors.
(e) Context plan showing adjacent streets, driveways and surrounding properties
and buildings.
(f) Site Survey Drawing prepared by a registered BC Land Surveyor, showing the
location of all trees having a trunk diameter of 20 cm or greater measured at a
point 1.4 m above natural grade. Include trees within 2 m of the property line on
adjacent lots and trees within any District street or lane allowance adjacent to
the property. Include pre-development lot lines, proposed lot lines, legal
description, rights-of-way and easements. Include existing finished grades at
each of the four corners of the site and the existing grade at base of all bylaw
sized trees.
The drawings will form part of the Heritage Alteration Permit document. Additional
drawings may be added to clarify more complex designs. Drawings and notes must be
sufficiently detailed to describe the project. Drawings should be to standard
architectural practice either CAD or hand-drawn in ink. The 11” x 17” drawings should
be clear and readable when reproduced. Lettering and numbers must be no smaller
than 2 mm (3/32") in height after reduction. Site plans should contain a north arrow
and, if reduced, must have a bar scale. If the site plan is divided up on more than one
sheet, each sheet should contain a key plan.
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SCHEDULE C
FEES FOR HERITAGE ALTERATION PERMIT AND
HERITAGE REVITALIZATION AGREEMENT
______________________________________________________________________________
The application fee for a:
(a) Heritage Alteration Permit in respect of a parcel is $_________
(b) Heritage Revitalization Agreement in respect of a parcel is $_________
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SCHEDULE D
HERITAGE REVITALIZATION AGREEMENT APPLICATION
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DIVISION
______________________________________________________________________________
Please submit this completed form to the Zoning counter located at Municipal Hall. All
materials submitted to the District for a Heritage Revitalization Agreement Application
become public property, and therefore, available for public inquiry.
Please refer to the attached forms for details on application attachments and non -refundable
application fees.
Property Address(es): _____________________________________________________________
Legal Description(s): _________________________________________________________________
Applicant: _____________________________________________________________________
Correspondence/Calls to be directed to:
Name: ________________________________________________________________________
Address: _____________________________________________ _______________________
Postal Code
Tel. No.: __________________________________ ______________________________
Business Residence
______________________________________________ ________________________________________
E-mail Fax
Property Owner(s) Signature(s): ___________________________________________________
___________________________________________________
Please print name
or
Authorized Agent's Signature: ___________________________________________________
Attach Letter of Authorization
___________________________________________________
Please print name
For Office Use
Date Received: Application Fee: ________________________
File No.: Receipt No.: ___________________________
[add information required under Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act s. 27(2)]
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HERITAGE REVITALIZATION AGREEMENT APPLICATION ATTACHMENTS
DEVELOPMENT APPLICATIONS DIVISION
______________________________________________________________________________
The following items must be completed and submitted with your Heritage Revitalization
Agreement Application.
1. Letter outlining the proposal in full along with proof of ownership if you have purchased
the property in the last six months. Proof of new ownership is acceptable with a copy of
the interim agreement or transfer of property title.
2. The applicant should consult with the Development Applications Division prior to
application to be aware of criteria pertinent to the application and the extent of
documentation required to support the application (e.g., pertinent Guidelines).
All applicants are required to provide eight full-size sets and one set of reduced 11” x
17” drawings capable of being reproduced, of the following:
(a) Site plan showing the street, visitor and disabled parking, landscaped areas,
loading, access and all buildings. Calculations should indicate parking, floor area
ratio and coverage. All variances to the Zoning Bylaw must be clearly listed,
within a table, on the site plan and dimensioned in metric units, including
variances to the location and height of fences and screening. Structures in the
setbacks (such as kiosks, garbage/recycling enclosures and mailboxes) must be
drawn. All setbacks must be shown in metric units. Building setbacks to all
property lines and between buildings must be dimensioned as minimums.
(b) Floor plans should indicate general interior layouts, main front entrances,
balconies, outdoor living areas and amenity areas.
(c) Building sections or elevations in sufficient detail to determine heights, bulk,
variances and building finish materials. Include all elevations, with building
materials indicated and colours specified. Maximum building heights must be
dimensioned. Indicate the finished grade on the elevation in relation to either
the curb or geodetic. Provide cross-sections.
(d) Landscape plans indicating landscaping, screening, fencing, walkways, trees, and
boulevard treatment. Provide photos and a plan of the streetscape and all
existing trees. Provide a plant list. The plan is to be drawn in sufficient detail to
determine the general planted size and spacing of plants and the finish of all site
surfaces and fences. Where substitute plants or materials are anticipated, they
should be listed on the plans. All street trees shown on the plan must be planted.
Special provisions for tree retention during construction shall be shown on the
plans. The plant list must be printed with lettering no less than 2 mm (3/32")
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high. A typical fence detail and accessory building detail should be included.
Specify all site surfaces to indicate the character of finish materials. Specify the
paving materials on driveways, walkways and emergency access lanes. Specify
the finish and colour of fences and parking garage interiors.
(e) Context plan showing adjacent streets, driveways and surrounding properties
and buildings.
(f) Site Survey Drawing prepared by a registered BC Land Surveyor, showing the
location of all trees having a trunk diameter of 20 cm or greater measured at a
point 1.4 m above natural grade. Include trees within 2 m of the property line on
adjacent lots and trees within any District street or lane allowance adjacent to
the property. Include pre-development lot lines, proposed lot lines, legal
description, rights-of-way and easements. Include existing finished grades at
each of the four corners of the site and the existing grade at base of all bylaw
sized trees.
The drawings will form part of the Heritage Revitalization Agreement. Additional
drawings may be added to clarify more complex designs. Drawings and notes must be
sufficiently detailed to describe the project. D rawings should be to standard
architectural practice either CAD or hand-drawn in ink. The 11” x 17” drawings should
be clear and readable when reproduced. Lettering and numbers must be no smaller
than 2 mm (3/32") in height after reduction. Site plans shou ld contain a north arrow
and, if reduced, must have a bar scale. If the site plan is divided up on more than one
sheet, each sheet should contain a key plan.
CORPORATION OF THE DISTRICT OF MAPLE RIDGE
BYLAW NO.6952-2012
A Bylaw to amend the text of Maple Ridge Development Application Fee Bylaw
No. 5949-2001 as amended.
___________________________________________________________
WHEREAS, it is deemed expedient to amend Maple Ridge Development Application
Fee Bylaw No. 5949-2001;
NOW THEREFORE, the Municipal Council of the Corporation of the District of Maple
Ridge, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
1. This Bylaw may be cited as "Maple Ridge Development Application Fee Amending Bylaw No.
6952-2012”.
2. Schedule A, Item I, shall be amended by deleting item I “HERITAGE ALTERATION PERMITS” in
its entirety and replacing with the following:
I. HERITAGE APPLICATIONS
(a) Heritage Inventory Listing Removal $2,000
(b) Heritage Register Listing Removal $2,000
(c) Heritage Alteration Permit $68.00
3. Maple Ridge Development Application Fee Bylaw No. 5949-2001 as amended is
hereby amended accordingly.
READ a first time the day of , A.D. 20 .
PUBLIC HEARING held the day of , A.D. 20 .
READ a second time the day of , A.D. 20 .
READ a third time the day of , A.D. 20 .
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED, the day of , A.D. 20 .
_____________________________ ____________________________
PRESIDING OFFICIAL CORPORATE OFFICER