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LICENCE
Chapter 502
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
Article 1
INTERPRETATION
502.1.1Adult books and videos -defined
502.1.2Adult entertainment parlour -defined
502.1.3Adult goods -defined
502.1.4Application -defined
502.1.5Attendant -defined
502.1.6Chapter -defined
502.1.7City -defined
502.1.8Class A Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
502.1.9Class B Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
502.1.10Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
502.1.11Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour-defined
502.1.12Class D services -defined
502.1.13Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
502.1.14Class E services -defined
502.1.15Council -defined
502.1.16Designated Class E Entertainment Area -defined
502.1.17Late fee -defined
502.1.18Manager of Licensing -defined
502.1.19Operator -defined
502.1.20Original fee -defined
502.1.21Owner -defined
502.1.22Partial nudity -defined
502.1.23Person -defined
502.1.24Prohibited body area -defined
502.2.25Provide(s) -defined
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502.1.26Renewal fee -defined
502.1.27Specific acts -defined
502.1.28Specific body areas -defined
502.1.29Supervised area -defined
502.1.30Table dancing -defined
502.1.31Visually restricted area -defined
Article 2
GENERAL PROVISION
502.2.1Schedules -set out
502.2.2Application -all businesses -within -outside -City
502.2.3Signs -restrictions -requirements
502.2.4Operation -licence suspended -revoked -prohibited
502.2.5Condition of licence -compliance
Article 3
CLASS A AND CLASS B
ADULTENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.3.1Operating Class A -without licence -prohibited
502.3.2Operating Class B -without licence -prohibited
502.3.3Books -video -display requirements
502.3.4Class B -location restriction
502.3.5Exception -existing Class B operation
502.3.6Exception -existing Class C, D or E operation
Article 4
CLASS C
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.4.1Adult goods -visible from outside -prohibited
502.4.2Adultgoods -display requirements
502.4.3Adult goods -more than 1% of floor area -signage requirements
502.4.4Operation -without licence -prohibited
502.4.5Admittance -restriction -minimum eighteen years
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502.4.6Age restriction -posted
502.4.7Operation -location -restriction
502.4.8Exception -existing Class C operation
Article 5
CLASS D
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.5.1Operation -without licence -prohibited
502.5.2Attendant -licence -required
502.5.3Applicant -to supply passport size photos -operator
502.5.4Applicant -to supply passport size photos -attendant
502.5.5Locations -permitted -specific -operator
502.5.6Locations -permitted -specific -attendant
502.5.7Owner -operator -location -responsibility -attendant
502.5.8Reduction -number of licences -expiry -renewal
502.5.9Operator -restricted to one location
502.5.10Available licence -application lottery -conditions
502.5.11Location -substitution -new -conditions
502.5.12Location -substitution -new -suitability report
502.5.13Licensed attendants only -operatorresponsibility
502.5.14Operator retain attendant licence -employment
502.5.15Employment status -attendant -notice requirement
502.5.16Operator -attendant -licence on premises -inspection
502.5.17Locking doors -obstructing entry -prohibited
502.5.18Advertisement -information requirements
502.5.19Services prohibited -set out -operator responsibility
502.5.20Age -minimum requirement for entry -responsibility
502.5.21Hot tub -on premises -prohibited
502.5.22Touching -specified areas -prohibited -responsibility
502.5.23Services -prohibited -set out -responsibility
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502.5.24Age -minimum requirement -for entry -responsibility
502.5.25Touching specified areas -prohibited -responsibility
Article 6
CLASS E
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.6.1Operation -without licence -prohibited
502.6.2Operation -without licence -owner -responsibility
502.6.3Operation -area specific
502.6.4Licence -maximum -two
502.6.5Licence -expiry -revoked -replacement process
502.6.6Permitted location ceases to exist
502.6.7New location -suitability report
502.6.8Class E services -permitted areas
502.6.9Attendant -services -location
502.6.10Operator -restricted -one location
502.6.11Services provided -Class E -owner -operator
502.6.12Services provided -Class D -attendant
502.6.13Physical contact between other attendants -prohibited
502.6.14Attendant -physical contact with person -prohibited
502.6.15Person -physical contact with attendant -prohibited
502.6.16Physical contact -prevention by attendant
502.6.17Physical contact -by attendant -prohibited
502.6.18Physical contact -prevention -by attendant
502.6.19Amateur -unpaid individual -compliance
502.6.20Attendant responsibility
502.6.21Owner -operator -responsibility
502.6.22Signs -posted -physical contact is prohibited
502.6.23Washroom -monitored -signs posted
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Article 7
APPLICATIONS
502.7.1Application fee -documentation -set out -Chapter 503
502.7.2Application -floor plan requirement
502.7.3Change of information -in writing to City
502.7.4Application -received -investigation
502.7.5Other investigating -as required
502.7.6Licence -expiry -December 31 -current year
502.7.7Transfer -licence -prohibited -location specific
502.7.8Operation -in conformity with all regulations
502.7.9Certificate of conviction -deemed as proof
502.7.10Human Rights Code -compliance
502.7.11Working dog -disabled person -permitted
502.7.12Licence -posted -conspicuous place
502.7.11Enforcement -authority
502.7.12Enforcement -responsibility -Manager of Licensing
Article 8
ENFORCEMENT
502.8.1Fine -for contravention -person
502.8.2Fine -for contravention -corporation
Article 9
INSPECTION
502.9.1Inspection –City -Agent
502.9.2Inspection –reason -compliance
502.9.3Inspection –powers -production
Condition of Licence –premises and property –subject to inspection
502.9.4
502.9.5Inspection –limitation of authority –dwelling units
Article 10
VALIDITY
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502.10.1Severability
Article 11
REPEAL -ENACTMENT
502.11.1By-law -previous
SCHEDULE
Schedule ‘A’ -Business Licence Procedure
Schedule ‘B’ -Fees-New Chapter 503 created specifically for Fees, By-law 2017-090, 28
August 2017.
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WHEREAS it is deemed expedient to exercise the powers conferred on Council by the
Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25;
AND WHEREAS notice of a public meeting was given by advertisement in a local
newspaper on January 11, 2008;
AND WHEREAS a public meeting was held on January 28, 2008 to allow any person
attending to make representations with respect to this Chapter.
Article 1
INTERPRETATION
502.1.1Adult books and videos -defined
“adult books and videos” includes any book, magazine, video cassetteor video disc
appealing to or designed to appeal to erotic or sexual appetites through the portrayal or
depiction on its cover or container by means of photographs, drawings or otherwise of
one or more of the specified body areas of any human or humans orone or more of the
specified acts whether actual or simulated.
502.1.2Adult entertainment parlour -defined
“adult entertainment parlour” means any premises or any part thereof where, in
pursuance of a business,
(a)goods, entertainment or services thatare designed to appeal to erotic or sexual
appetites or inclinations are provided in the premises or part of the premises; or
(b)body-rubs, including the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touchingor
stimulating by any means of a person’s body, are performed, offered or solicited in
the premises or part of the premises unless such body-rubs are performed, offered
or solicited for the purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment and are performed
or offered by persons otherwise duly qualified, licensed or registered to do so
under the laws of the Province of Ontario.
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502.1.3Adult goods -defined
“adult goods” means any toy or device intended to be used as a physical sexual stimulator
and shall include without limitation any vibrator or device ofrubber or other material
shaped like a penis or vagina or otherwise and intended for masturbation but shall not
include lubricants or contraceptives.
502.1.4Application -defined
“application” shall include an application for a licence or renewal of a licence on the form
provided by the Manager of Licensing and where permitted by the Manager of Licensing
shall also include a verbal request for renewal of a licence.
502.1.5Attendant -defined
“attendant” means a person who, in an adult entertainment parlour, provides Class D
services or Class E services.
502.1.6Chapter -defined
“chapter” shall refer to a by-law of the City which has been incorporated into The City of
Kitchener Municipal Code and assigned a chapter number therein unless inconsistent
with the context in which the word is used.
502.1.7City -defined
“city” means The Corporation of the City of Kitchener.
502.1.8Class A Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
“Class A Adult Entertainment Parlour” means an adult entertainment parlourin which or in
part of which adult books and videos are provided and less than 25 percent of the floor
area of the licensed premises is used in the provision of adult books and videos.
502.1.9Class B Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
“Class B Adult Entertainment Parlour” means an adult entertainment parlour in which or in
part of which adult books and videos are provided and 25 percent or more of the floor area
of the licensed premises is used in the provision of Adult books and videos.
502.1.10Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
“Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour” means an adult entertainment parlour where adult
goods are provided.
502.1.11Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
“Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour” means an adult entertainment parlour in which any
Class D services are provided but shall specifically exclude alternative massage centres
licensed by the City.
502.1.12Class D services -defined
“Class D services” means any services provided that involve physical contact in the
nature of body-rubs, including the kneading, manipulating, rubbing, massaging, touching
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or stimulating by any means of a person’s body, unless such body-rubs are performed,
offered or solicited for the purpose of medical or therapeutic treatment and are performed
or offered by persons otherwise duly qualified, licenced or registered to do so under the
laws of the Province of Ontario.
502.1.13Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour -defined
“Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour” means an adult entertainment parlour in which
Class E services are provided.
502.1.14Class E services -defined
“Class E services” means any services of which a principal feature or characteristic is the
nudity or partial nudity of any person and shall include services in respect of which the
word “nude”, “naked”, “topless” or “bottomless” or any other word, picture, symbol or
representation having a like meaning or implication is used in any advertisement and
Class E services shall specifically include striptease dancing, table dancing, wet clothing
contest, best body parts contest or any other similar performance, exhibition, contest,
activity, viewing, encounter, and any video game machine involving similar themes.
502.1.15Council -defined
“Council” means the Council of The Corporation of the City of Kitchener.
502.1.16Designated Class E Entertainment Area -defined
“Designated Class E Entertainment Area” shall mean an area shown on a floor plan
submitted to and approved by the Manager of Licensing showing the part of the Class E
Adult Entertainment Parlour in which Class E services may be provided. Approval of the
Manager of Licensing shall only be withheld in circumstances where the proposed area
would, in the opinion of the Manger of Licensing, facilitate violation of Sections 502.6.20
(b) or 502.6.21 (b) of this Chapter.
502.1.17Late fee –defined
“late fee” means the fee payable upon application by an applicant, who in the previous
calendar year held a licence respecting the same business at the same location that is
noted on the submitted application, where application is not made or the fee therefor is
unpaid by March 15th of the current year.
502.1.18Manager of Licensing -defined
“Manager of Licensing” means the Manager of Licensing appointed by Council of the City
or in his/her absence the Clerk appointed by Council of the City.
502.1.19Operator -defined
“operator” includes a person who, alone or with others, operates, manages, runs or
controls, and “operate(s)” has a corresponding meaning.
502.1.20Original fee -defined
“original fee” means the fee payable upon application by an applicant who has not in the
previous calendar year held a licence respecting the same business at the same location
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that is noted on the submitted application.
502.1.21Owner -defined
“owner” includes a person who, alone or with others, has the right to possessor occupy or
actually does possess or occupy an adult entertainment parlour and shall specifically
include a lessee of an adult entertainment parlour or premises in which an adult
entertainment parlour is located.
502.1.22Partial nudity -defined
“partial nudity” means less than completely and opaquely covered:
(a)human genitals or human pubic region;
(b)human buttocks; or
(c)female breast below a point immediately above the top of the areola.
502.1.23Person -defined
“person” includes a corporationand a partnership and the heirs, executors,
administrators and other legal representatives of a person to whom the context can apply
according to law.
502.1.24Prohibited body area -defined
“prohibited body area” means in the case of a female, the breast, nipples, and areolae;
and in the case of all humans, the pubic, genital, perineal and perianal areas and the
buttocks.
502.2.25Provide(s) -defined
“provide(s)” when used in relation to services, includes to furnish, perform or give such
services, and“providing”, “provided” and “provision” when used in relation to services
shall include corresponding meanings.“provide(s)” when used in relation to adult goods
and when used in relation to adult books and videos, includes to rent, offer to rent, to sell,
offer to sell or display by retail or otherwise and “providing”, ‘provided" and “provision”
when used in relation to adult goods and when used in relation to adult books and videos
shall include corresponding meanings.
502.1.26Renewal fee -defined
“Renewal fee” means the fee payable upon application by an applicant, who in the
previous calendar year held a licence respecting the same business at the same location
that is noted on the submitted application, where application is made and the fee therefor
is paid by March 15th of the current year.
502.1.27Specific acts -defined
“specified acts” means sexual intercourse, cunnilingus, fellatio, buggery, bestiality,
masturbation, urination or defecation, or the bonding, flagellation, mutilation, maimingor
murder of one or more human beings.
502.1.28Specific body areas -defined
“specified body areas” means in the case of a female, the nipples and areolae that are not
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covered; and in the case of all humans, the pubic, genital, perineal and perianal areas
and the buttocks that are not covered.
502.1.29Supervised area -defined
“supervised area” means a part of a Class A or Class B Adult Entertainment Parlour that
is clearly labelled or marked as being restricted to persons 18 years of age and over,
within clear view from an attended sales desk, the nearest part of which being no more
than seven metres (22.96 feet) from the said sales desk, or behind a sales counter to
which the public is not admitted, clearly labelled as such.
502.1.30Table dancing -defined
“table dancing” shall mean a performance in a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour that is
offered in closer proximity to a particular patron or patrons in exchange for a payment or
tip.
502.1.31Visually restricted area -defined
“visually restricted area” shall mean any private, semi-private, enclosed, semi-enclosed,
walled, semi-walled, fully-fenced, semi-fenced, raised or lowered area where visibility to
see into the said area is restricted, obstructed or obscured in full or in part in any manner,
including by use of furniture, any type of partition regardless of material, any type of
curtain or sheer regardless of material, any type of barrier regardless of material,
architectural details, or any device, object or thing situated so as to restrict, obstruct or
obscure visibility into the said area, but shall specifically exclude furniture, objects, and
structural walls or anythingshown within the designated Class E Entertainment Area on
the floor plan approved by the Manager of Licensing and placed in accordance with that
floor plan.
Article 2
GENERAL PROVISION
502.2.1Schedules -set out
The provisions of Schedule ‘A’ and Schedule ‘B’ hereto shall form a portion of this
Chapter.
502.2.2Application -all businesses -within -outside -City
The provisions of this Chapter apply to any trade, occupation, calling or business
described herein that is carried on either wholly or partly within the City even if the
business is being carried on from a location outside the City.
502.2.3Signs -restrictions -requirements
Every operator of an adult entertainment parlour shall not erect or display or permit to be
erected or displayed a sign advertising an adult entertainment parlour which contains any
letters, symbols, drawings or any other marks except for the following:
(a)the operator’s legal name as shown on his/her licence;
(b)the name, if any, under which the operator carries on the adult entertainment
parlour business as shown on his/her licence;
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(c)the operator’s current licence number;
(d)the address of the adult entertainment parlour; or
(e)the telephone number of the adult entertainment parlour.
502.2.4Operation -licence suspended -revoked -prohibited
No person shall act as an attendant or operate or permit to be operated any adult
entertainment parlour while a licence to do so issued under this Chapter is suspended or
revoked by Council.
502.2.5Condition of licence -compliance
No person shall contravene any condition imposed by Council on a licence issued under
this Chapter.
Article 3
CLASS A AND CLASS B
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.3.1Operating Class A -without licence -prohibited
No person shall operate a Class A Adult Entertainment Parlour without having made
application and having received a licence issued in the name of the Council by the
Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate.
502.3.2Operating Class B -without licence -prohibited
No person shall operate a Class B Adult Entertainment Parlour without having made
application and having received a licence issued in the name of the Council by the
Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate.
502.3.3Books -video -display requirements
Every operator of a Class A or B Adult Entertainment Parlour shall, if adult books and
videos are on display to the public, place the adult books and videos:
(a)at a height of 1.67 metres (5.5 feet) or more above floor level and behind an
opaque barrier of a size and nature so that the cover or container of every such
book or video while on display, except for the name thereof, may not be seen by
any member of the public;
(b)within a supervised area of the premises, provided that no cover or container of
any adult books and video shall be visible to patrons outside of the supervised
area; or
(c)within an adult entertainment parlour where the entire premises are clearly labelled
as being open only to persons 18 years of age and older, provided that no
container or cover of any adult books and videos may be visible from outside of
such adult entertainment parlour.
502.3.4Class B -location restriction
No person shall own or operate a Class B Adult Entertainment Parlour:
(a)on a lot which is within 400 metres(1312.3 feet) of any M4 zone in the City; or,
(b)within 400 metres (1312.3 feet) of any lot on which is located any adult
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entertainment parlour other than a Class A Adult Entertainment Parlour under this
Chapter.
502.3.5Exception -existing Class B operation
Notwithstanding Section 502.3.4 above, an operator of a Class B Adult Entertainment
Parlour that was operating legally on the date of the passage of this Chapter, may
continue to operate at that premises, so long as he/she continues to operate the Class B
Adult Entertainment Parlour in accordance with the law and to hold a valid licence. Such
operator must comply with this Chapter in all other respects.
502.3.6Exception -existing Class C, D or E operation
Notwithstanding any other Section of this Chapter, an operator holding a valid Class C, D,
or E adult entertainment licence, is exempt from the licensing requirements applicable to
Class A and Class B Adult Entertainment Parlours and the distance separations
applicable to Class B Adult Entertainment Parlours with respect to a Class A or Class B
Adult Entertainment Parlour located on premises for which the operator currently holds a
Class C, D, or E adult entertainment licence. Such operator must comply with this
Chapter in all other respects.
Article 4
CLASS C
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.4.1Adult goods -visible from outside -prohibited
No operator of a Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any adult goods to be
visible from outside of the premises.
502.4.2Adult Goods -display-requirements
The requirements of sections 502.4.4, 502.4.5, 502.4.6, and 502.4.7 shall not apply to a
Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour where less than five percent of the floor area of the
premises is used in the provision of adult goods and:
(a)adult goods are only displayed at a height of 1.67 metres (5.5 feet) or more above
floor level;
(b)only the product name of the adult goods is visible to patrons and the adult goods
and all packaging of such adult goods is kept behind an opaque barrier or screen
sufficient to prevent patrons from seeing the product without physically removing it
from behind such barrier or screen; or
(c)adult goods are kept in a separate room or a separate area behind curtains,
dividers, or other such screening device to prevent patrons from seeing the adult
goods without entering the area and such area has sufficient signage to ensure
that a patron entering the area is aware that adult goods will be visible in the room
or area.
502.4.3Adult goods -more than 1% of floor area -signage requirements
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Where the requirements of section 502.4.2 are met but more than one percent of the floor
area of the premises is used in the provision of adult goods, the operator shall ensure that
the premises are clearly signed to advise patrons that adult goods are sold on the
premises prior to entering to the business. By-law 2017-090, 28 August, 2017.
502.4.4
No person shall operate a Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour without having made
application and having received a licence issued in the name of Council by the Manager of
Licensing or his/her delegate.
502.4.5
No Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour operator shall permit any person under the age of
eighteen years to enter or remain in a Class C Adult Entertainment Parlouror any part
thereof.
502.4.6
Every Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour operator shall clearly label the licensed
premises as prohibiting entry to persons under the age of eighteen years.
502.4.7
No person shall own or operate a Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour on a lot which is:
(a)within 400 metres (1312.3 feet) of any M4 (Heavy Industrial) zone in the City; or
(b)within400 metres (1312.3 feet) of any lot on which is located any other adult
entertainment parlour other than a Class A Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.4.8
Notwithstanding section 502.4.7, an operator of a Class C Adult Entertainment Parlour
that was operating legally on the date of the passage of this Chapter may continue to
operate at that premises, so long as he/she continues to operate the Class C Adult
Entertainment Parlour in accordance with the law and to hold a valid licence. Such
operator must comply with this Chapter in all other respects.” By-law 2017-090, 28 August
2017.
Article 5
CLASS D
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.5.1Operation -without licence -prohibited
No person shall own or operate a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlourwithout having
applied to the City on the prescribed form and having received a licence to operate a
Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour issued in the name of Council by the Manager of
Licensing or his/her delegate.
502.5.2Attendant -licence -required
No person shall act as an attendant in a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour or provide
any Class D services as an attendant without having applied to the City on the prescribed
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form and having received a licence issued in the name of Council by the Manager of
Licensing or his/her delegate.
502.5.3Applicant -to supply passport size photos -operator
Every applicant for a licence to operate a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall
submit three passport size photographs of his/her face, one of which photographs shall
be attached to the licence, two of which shall be filed with the application, and upon
application for renewal of any licence, the applicant shall furnish new photographs, if
required to do so. The applicant shall certify each photograph asa true photograph of
himself/herself.
502.5.4Applicant -to supply passport size photos -attendant
Every applicant for a licence to act as an attendant in a Class D Adult Entertainment
Parlourshall submit three passport size photographs of his/her face, one of which
photographs shall be attached to the licence, two of which shall be filed with the
application, and upon application for renewal of any licence, the applicant shall furnish
new photographs if required to do so. The applicant shall certify each photograph as a
true photograph of himself/herself.
502.5.5Locations -permitted -specific -operator
No person shall own, operate, or permit to be operated a Class D Adult Entertainment
Parlour in the City except in the locations in the City described as:
(a)main floor, 2271 Kingsway Drive; and
(b)upper floor, 1412 Victoria Street North.
502.5.6Locations -permitted -specific -attendant
No attendant shall perform or provide Class D services in an adult entertainment parlour
in the City except in the locations in the City described as:
(a)main floor, 2271 Kingsway Drive; and
(b)upper floor, 1412 Victoria Street North.
502.5.7Owner -operator -location -responsibility -attendant
No owner or operator of an adult entertainment parlour shall permit an attendant to
perform Class D services in that adult entertainment parlour except in the locations in the
City described as:
(a)main floor, 2271 Kingsway Drive; and
(b)upper floor, 1412 Victoria Street North.
502.5.8Reduction -number of licences -expiry -renewal
The total number of Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour locations in the City shall not
exceed two.
502.5.9Operator -restricted to one location
No operator shall operatemore than one of the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour
locations.
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502.5.10Available licence -application lottery -conditions
When an operator’s licence expires without renewal by the licence holder or an operator’s
licence is otherwise surrendered or revoked, then upon receipt of an application which
otherwise complies with this Chapter, the Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate shall
carry out a selection process for a replacement operator as follows:
(a)the available operator’s licence shall beadvertised in The Record, inviting the
submission of applications within a specified period of time;
(b)a draw shall be conducted from all of the submitted applications which otherwise
comply with the provisions of this Chapter; and
(c)the winner of thedraw shall be granted an operator’s licence for the vacant
location, or an alternate location approved by Council that conforms with the
criteria set out herein for consideration of a new location.
502.5.11Location -substitution -new -conditions
Council may consider a request to substitute a new location for an existing Class D Adult
Entertainment Parlour provided that any requested new location shall conform to the
following:
(a)the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlourshall be located on lands zoned C6;
(b)the lands on which the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not be
within 100 metres (328 feet) of the lands of an existing school, including an
institutional daycare facility;
(c)the lands on whichthe Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not be
within 100 metres (328 feet) of the lands of an existing religious institution;
(d)the lands upon which the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not
face any part of the lands of any existing residence across the street;
(e)the side property line of the lands upon which the Class D Adult Entertainment
Parlour is located shall not abut the lands of any existing residence;
(f)the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall not have a total floor space greater
than 125 square metres (1346 square feet);
(g)the lands upon which the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not
include an existing residence; and,
(h)the lands upon which the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not
be within 400 metres (1312.3 feet) of any M4 Zone or of any lands upon which is
located any other adult entertainment parlour, other than a Class A Adult
Entertainment Parlour licensed hereunder.
502.5.12Location -substitution-new -suitability report
Before Council decides to approve or reject a request to substitute a new location for an
existing location, the Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate shall provide a report on
the suitability of the new location having regard to:
(a)the compliance of such a request with all the provisions of this Chapter; and
(b)any existing uses, in addition to the uses in Section 502.5.11 within 100 metres
(328 feet) of the new location.
502.5.13Licensed attendants only -operator responsibility
Every operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall not employ any person
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other than an attendant licensed under the provisions of this Chapter to act as an
attendant in a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.5.14Operator retain attendant licence -employment
Every operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall, during the term of
employment of any attendant, retain such attendant’s licence in his/her possession.
502.5.15Employment status -attendant -notice requirement
Every operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall whenever he/she employs
an attendant, within forty-eight hours thereafter, notify the Manager of Licensing or his/her
delegate that he/she has employed such attendant, and when any attendant leaves the
employ of such operator, the operator shall within forty-eight hours thereafter, notify the
Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate to such effect, giving reasons therefor.
502.5.16Operator -attendant -licence on premises -inspection
Every operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall keep his/her operator’s
licence and each attendant’s licence in his/her possession on the premises of the Class D
Adult Entertainment Parlour and available for inspection by the Licence Inspector, By-law
or Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, or the Waterloo Regional Police Services at any
reasonable time.
502.5.17Locking doors -obstructing entry -prohibited
Every operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall ensure that there are no
locks on the door of any room where an attendant provides services and that there is
unencumbered access to and egress from such a room at all times.
502.5.18Advertisement -information requirements
Every operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shallinclude or have included in
every advertisement of his/her business:
(a)the operator’s legal name as shown on his/her licence or the name, if any, under
which the operator carries on the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour business as shown
on his/her licence; and
(b)the operator’s current licence number.
502.5.19Services prohibited -set out -operator responsibility
No owner or operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any attendant
to provide Class E services at the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.5.20Age -minimum requirement for entry -responsibility
No owner or operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any person
under the age of eighteen years to enter or remain in the Class D Adult Entertainment
Parlour or any part thereof.
502.5.21Hot tub -on premises -prohibited
No owner or operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit a hot tub on
the premises of his/her adult entertainment parlour.
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502.5.22Touching-specified areas -prohibited -responsibility
No owner or operator of a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any person
within the adult entertainment parlour to touch the genitalia or the perineal, pubic, or anal
area of another person within the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.5.23Services -prohibited -set out -responsibility
No attendant at a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall provide Class E services at a
Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.5.24Age -minimum requirement -for entry -responsibility
No attendant at a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any person under the
age of 18 years to enter or remain in the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour or any part
thereof.
502.5.25Touching specified areas -prohibited -responsibility
No attendant at a Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour shall touch the genitalia or the
perineal, pubic or anal area of any person in the adult entertainment parlour and shall not
permit any person in the Class D Adult Entertainment Parlour to touch the attendant’s
genitalia, perineal, pubic or anal area.
Article 6
CLASS E
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT PARLOURS
502.6.1Operation -without licence -prohibited
No person shall own or operate a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour in the City without
having made application and received a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour licence
issued in the name of Council by the Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate.
502.6.2Operation -without licence -owner -responsibility
No person shall own, operate or permit to be operated a place where attendants provide
Class E services in the City, without having made application and received a licence to
operate a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour issued in the name of Council by the
Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate.
502.6.3Operation -area specific
No person shall own, operate, or permit to be operated a Class E Adult Entertainment
Parlour except in the areas of the City described as:
(a)1271 Victoria Street North, Lots 5 to 7 both inclusive, Plan 769; and
(b)6 Bridge Street West, Lot 6, Plan 577 and Part of Lot 59, German Company Tract.
502.6.4Licence -maximum -two
The total number of Adult Entertainment Parlour -Class E licences in the City of Kitchener
which may be issued under and in accordance with this Chapter shall hereby be limited to
two.
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502.6.5Licence -expiry -revoked -replacement process
When an operator’s licence expires without renewal by the licence holder or an operator’s
licence is otherwise surrendered or revoked, then upon receipt of an application which
otherwise complies with this Chapter, the Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate shall
carry out a selection process for a replacement operator as follows:
(a)the available operator’s licence shall be advertised in The Record, inviting the
submission of applications within a specified period of time;
(b)a draw shall be conducted from all of the submitted applications which otherwise
comply with the provisions of this Chapter; and
(c)the winner of the draw shall be granted an operator’s licence for the vacant
location, or an alternate location approved by Council that conforms with the
criteria set out herein for consideration of a new location.
502.6.6Permitted location ceases to exist
In the event that either of the permitted locations ceased to exist, one Adult Entertainment
Parlour -Class E will be permitted in a B-4 (Commercial Business Park Zone), provided
the new location is approved by Council and shall also conform to the following:
(a)the Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall be located on lands zoned B4;
(b)the lands on which the Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall not be within 100
metres (328 feet) of the lands of an existing school, including an institutional
daycare facility;
(c)the lands on which the Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not be
within 100 metres (328 feet) of the lands of an existing religious institution;
(d)the lands upon which the Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not
face any part of the lands of any existing residence across the street;
(e)the side property line of the lands upon which the Class E Adult Entertainment
Parlour is located shall not abut the lands of any existing residence;
(f)the lands upon which the Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not
include an existing residence; and,
(g)the lands upon which the Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour is located shall not
be within 400 metres (1312.3 feet) of any M4 Zone or of any lands upon which is
located any other adult entertainment parlour, other than a Class A Adult
Entertainment Parlour licensed hereunder.
502.6.7New location -suitability report
Before Council decides to approve or reject a request to substitute a new location for an
existing location, the Manager of Licensing or his/her delegate shall provide a report on
the suitability of the new location having regard to:
(a)the compliance of such a request with all the provisions of this Chapter; and
(b)any existing uses, in addition to the uses in Section 502.6.6 within 100 metres (328
feet) of the new location.
502.6.8Class E services -permitted areas
No owner or operator of an adult entertainment parlour shall permit an attendant to
perform Class E services at the adult entertainment parlour except in the area of the City
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described as:
(a)1271 Victoria Street North, Lots 5 to 7 both inclusive, Plan 769;
(b)6 Bridge Street West, Lot 6, Plan 577 and Part of Lot 59, German Company Tract.
502.6.9Attendant -services -location
No attendant shall perform or provide Class E services in an adult entertainment parlour
except in the areas of the City described as:
(a)1271 Victoria Street North, Lots 5 to 7 inclusive, Plan 769;
(b)6 Bridge Street West, Lot 6, Plan 577 and Part of Lot 59, German Company Tract.
502.6.10Operator restricted -one location
No operator shall operate more than one Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.6.11Services provided -Class E -owner -operator
No owner or operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any attendant
to provide Class D services in the Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.6.12Services provided -Class D -attendant
No attendant shall provide Class D services in any Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour.
502.6.13Physical contact between other attendants -prohibited
No owner or operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any attendant
to physically contact any other attendant:
(a)in any prohibited body area; or
(b)in any manner other than ordinary and non-erotic physical contact as may be
found in any business setting.
502.6.14Attendant -physical contact with person -prohibited
No owner or operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any attendant
to physically contact any person within the adult entertainment parlour:
(a)in any prohibited body area; or
(b)in any manner other than ordinary and non-erotic physical contact as may be
found in any business setting.
502.6.15Person -physical contact with attendant -prohibited
No owner or operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit any person to
physically contact an attendant within the adult entertainment parlour:
(a)in any prohibited body area; or
(b)in any manner other than ordinary and non-erotic physical contact as may be
found in any business setting.
502.6.16Physical contact -prevention by attendant
No attendant at a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit himself or herself to be
physically contacted by any other attendant within the adult entertainment parlour:
(a)in any prohibited body area; or
(b)in any manner other than ordinary and non-erotic physical contact as may be
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found in any business setting.
502.6.17Physical contact -by attendant -prohibited
No attendant at a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall physically contact any person
within the adult entertainment parlour:
(a)in any prohibited body area, or
(b)in any manner other than ordinary and non-erotic physical contact as may be
found in any business setting.
502.6.18Physical contact -prevention -by attendant
No attendant at a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall permit himself or herself to be
physically contacted by any person within the adult entertainment parlour:
(a)in any prohibited body area; or
(b)in any manner other than ordinary and non-erotic physical contact as may be
found in any business setting.
502.6.19Amateur -unpaid individual -compliance
Every owner or operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour that permits an amateur
or unpaid individual to perform or provide Class E services at the adult entertainment
parlour, whether as a participant in a contest or otherwise, shall ensure that the individual
abides by the rules of this Chapter applicable to Class Eattendants.
502.6.20Attendant responsibility
An attendant providing or performing Class E services while in a Class E Adult
Entertainment Parlour:
(a)shall ensure that he/she provides or performs all Class E services in a designated
Class E Entertainment Area; and
(b)shall not provide or perform services in any private or enclosed area, area to which
access is not available to all patrons equally, area where lighting is reduced so that
visibility is obstructed, or any visually restricted area.
502.6.21Owner -operator -responsibility
Every owner and every operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall ensure
that an attendant providing or performing Class E services within the Class E Adult
Entertainment Parlour:
(a)does so only while in a Designated Class E Entertainment Area; and
(b)does not provide or perform services in any private or enclosed area, area to which
access is not available to all patrons equally, area where lighting is reduced so that
visibility is obstructed, or any visually restricted area.
502.6.22Signs -posted -physical contact is prohibited
Every owner and every operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall post
notices in the attendants’ dressing rooms and at all public entrances and in the
washrooms which includes the words “physical contact is prohibited.”
502.6.23Washroom -monitored -signs posted
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Every owner and every operator of a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour shall:
(a)ensure that washrooms are regularly monitored by security staff and that
washrooms are inspected at least once every 30 minutes during business hours;
and,
(b)post outside the entrance of each of the washrooms and within each of the
washrooms, in a location easily visible to patrons, a sign stating “Washrooms
regularly monitored by security staff. Illegal activities will result in prosecution to
the fullest extent of the law.”
Article 7
APPLICATIONS
502.7.1
Every application hereunder shall be accompanied any documentation or forms required
by the Manager of Licensing and by the applicable licence fee set out in Chapter 503 of
The City of Kitchener Municipal Code.”
502.7.2Application -floor plan requirement
Every application for a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour licence shall include a floor
plan which shows all areas in which Class E services are intended to be provided. Such
floor plan shall show all items, materials, pillars, objects, and furniture exceeding 0.91
metres (36 inches) in height.
502.7.3Change of information -in writing to City
Every person shall advise the City’s licensing office in writing forthwith, and in advance
where possible, of any change to information already provided to the City on the
application.
502.7.4Application -received -investigation
Upon receipt of an application, the Manager of Licensing shall make or cause to be made
all investigations which he/she deems necessary or which are required by Council
relative to the application. By-law 2008-034, 11 February, 2008.
502.7.5Other investigating -as required
The Manager of Licensing may require the applicant to have investigations conducted by,
to obtain documentation from and provide to the Manager of Licensing, or have
documentation provided by any of the following or their designates: the Chief Fire
Prevention Officer, Chief Building Official, Manager, Development Review, Regional
Medical Officer of Health, Director of Enforcement, Electrical Safety Authority, the
applicant’s local Police Services Board and the Waterloo Regional Police Services.
By-law 2008-034, 11 February 2008; By-law 2011-047, 28 March, 2011.
502.7.6Licence -expiry -December 31 -current year
Every licence issued under this Chapter shall be for the calendar year current at the time
it is issued and shall expire on the 31st day of the December immediately following the
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date of such licence unless the licence is revoked or surrendered at an earlier time or
Council specifies an earlier expiry date.
502.7.7Transfer -licence -prohibited -location specific
Every licence issued hereunder isissued on the condition that it is personal and that it
applies only with respect to the specified location and no person shall assign or transfer
the licence.
502.7.8Operation -in conformity with all regulations
Every holder of a license issued hereunder shall ensure that the business or operation
licensed by the City shall be conducted in conformity with the provisions of any applicable
federal or provincial Act, and any regulation made thereunder, and any by-law of the City
purporting to govern or regulate the said operation.
502.7.9Certificate of conviction -deemed as proof
For the purposes of this Chapter, a certificate, setting out with reasonable particularity,
the finding of guilt or conviction in Canada of a person, signed by the person who made
the adjudication or the clerk of the court where the adjudication was made is admissible in
evidence and is proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, of the facts stated
therein without proof of the signature or the official character of the person appearing to
have signed the certificate.
502.7.10Human Rights Code -compliance
No holder of a license issued hereunder shall permit, infringe or do, directly or indirectly,
anything that infringes a right set out in the Human Rights Code, in relation to or during
the carrying on of the trade, calling, business or occupation in respect of which the licence
is issued.
502.7.11Working dog -disabled person -permitted
No holder of a licence issued shall refuse to permit a dog that has beentrained at an
accredited facility, while being used as a working dog to assist a disabled person, to enter
and remain on his/her premises during the carrying on of the trade, calling, business or
occupation in respect of which the licence is issued.
502.7.12Licence -posted -conspicuous place
Every person holding a licence issued hereunder, where the licence applies to premises,
shall keep his/her licence posted in a conspicuous place in the licensed premises and
shall ensure that the said licence remains so posted during the time it is in force.
502.7.13Enforcement -authority
Council hereby authorizes the Waterloo Regional Police Services or any officer thereof to
act as agent for the City for the purpose of enforcing this Chapter.
502.7.14Enforcement -responsibility -Manager of Licensing
The Manager of Licensing is hereby charged with the responsibility for the enforcement of
this Chapter and the City Solicitor, Clerk, Director of Enforcement and any other municipal
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official are hereby required to render the Manager of Licensing any reasonable
assistance in that regard.
Article 8
ENFORCEMENT
502.8.1Fine -for contravention -person
Every person, other than a corporation, who contravenes the Chapter, and every director
or officer of a corporation who concurs in the contravention by the corporation, is guilty of
an offence and on conviction is liable to a fine not exceeding Twenty Five Thousand
Dollars ($25,000) or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both.
502.8.2Fine-for contravention -corporation
Every corporation that contravenes this Chapter is guilty of an offence and on conviction
is liable to a fine not exceeding Fifty Thousand Dollars ($50,000).
Article 9
INSPECTION
502.9.1Inspection –City -Agent
The City including any agent or representative thereof and any officer of the Waterloo
Regional Police Services, may conduct an inspection of any premises to determine
compliance with this Chapter, at any reasonable time including without limitation all times
when services are or appear to be offered or performed therein and at any time when the
premises are or appear to be open to patrons. With respect to a Class D or Class E Adult
Entertainment Parlour, such inspections may be performed at any time of the day or night.
502.9.2Inspection –reason -compliance
An inspection may be conducted to determine whether or not any of the following are
being complied with:
(a) any by-law passed under the Municipal Act, 2001, including this Chapter;
(b) adirection or order of the City made under the Municipal Act, 2001 or made under
a by-law of the municipality passed under the Municipal Act, 2001;
(c) a condition of a licence issued under a by-law of the municipality passed under the
Municipal Act, 2001; and
(d) an order made under section 431 of the Municipal Act, 2001.
508.9.3Inspection –powers -production
For the purposes of an inspection the City including any agent or representative thereof
and any officer of the Waterloo Regional Police Services may:
(a) require the production for inspection of documents or things relevant to the
inspection;
(b) inspect and remove documents or things relevant to the inspection for the purpose
of making copies or extracts;
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(c) requireinformation from any person concerning a matter related to the inspection;
and
(d) alone or in conjunction with a person possessing special or expert knowledge,
make examinations or take tests, samples or photographs necessary for the
purposes of the inspection.
508.9.4Condition of Licence –premises and property –subject to inspection
Every licence issued hereunder is issued subject to the condition that every place or
premises used for the business and the equipment, vehicles and other personal property
used or kept for hire in the carrying out of the business shall be liable to be inspected at
any reasonable time, and in the case of Class D and Class E Adult Entertainment
Parlours at any time of the day or night, by the following:
(a)the Waterloo Regional Chief of Police or any officer of the Waterloo Regional
Police Services;
(b)any by-law enforcement officer or municipal law enforcement officer of the City;
(c)any licence inspector of the City;
(d)any fire prevention officer of the City;
(e)the City’s Director ofBuilding or delegate;
(f)the City’s Director of Enforcement or delegate; and
(g)any person or inspector duly authorized on their behalf or otherwise authorized by
Council,
and no person shall refuse admission to such officer or person, after a demand to inspect
has been made.
508.9.5Inspection –limitation of authority –dwelling units
Notwithstanding any other provision of this Chapter, inspections of space being used as a
dwelling unit shall be conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Municipal Act,
2001.
Article 10
VALIDITY
502.10.1Severability
It is hereby declared that each and every of the foregoing sections of this Chapter is
severable and that, if any provisions of this Chapter should for any reason be declared
invalid by any Court, it is the intention and desire of Council that each and every of the
then remaining provisions hereof shall remain in full force and effect.
Article 11
REPEAL -ENACTMENT
502.11.1By-law -previous
By-law 2004-271, By-law 2006-64, By-law 2006-228, By-law 2007-28 and the contents of
Chapter 502 of The City of Kitchener Municipal Code are hereby repealed. By-law
2008-034, 11 February, 2008; By-law 2017-090, 28 August, 2017.
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Schedule “B” Fees deleted from Chapter 502 by By-law 2017-090, and new Chapter 503
created for FeesunderBy-law 2017-091, 28 August 2017.
SCHEDULE
Schedule ‘A’ -Business Licence Procedure
1.Upon receipt of a complete licenceapplication the Manager of Licensing shall
either issue or renew a licence hereunder or shall refer the matter to Council or a
Committee of Council where appropriate under the provisions of this Chapter or
any other Chapter of Council.
2.Save as otherwise provided herein, every licence issued or renewed pursuant to
this Chapter shall be issued in the name of Council by the Manager of Licensing.
3.The Manager of Licensing shall not process an application where that application
is incomplete. An applicationwill be deemed incomplete where:
(a)required information has not been provided on the application form;
(b)information or documentation required by the Manager of Licensing as part of
the application process has not been provided;
(c)the prescribed licence fee is unpaid;
(d)the Manager of Licensing has received an unsatisfactory report regarding an
investigation carried out pursuant to this Chapter of The City of Kitchener
Municipal Code or any other by-law of the City and the conditions causing the
report to be unsatisfactory have not been remedied; or
(e)in the case of a Class E adult entertainment establishment, the Manager of
Licensing has not received a floor plan showing a satisfactory area in the Class
E adult entertainment establishment where Class E services will be provided.
4.Where the Manager of Licensing receives an incomplete application, the Manager
of Licensing shall, where an address or other contact information has been
provided, notify the applicant that the application is incomplete and of the steps
required to complete the application.
5.Where the Manager of Licensing decides an application is incomplete, the
applicant shall have the right to appeal that decision to Council or a Committee of
Council.
6.If the Manager of Licensing is unable to determine whether an application is
incomplete, he/she may refer the matter to Council or a Committee of Council for
consideration.
7.The Manager of Licensing shall refer an application or a licence to Council or a
Committee of Councilwhere:
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(a)the applicant or licensee does not meet the requirements of this Chapter or any
other applicable law or by-law;
(b)there are reasonable grounds for belief that an application or other document
provided to the Manager of Licensing by or on behalf of an applicant or licensee
contains a false statement or provides false information;
(c)the past or present conduct of any person, including the officers, directors,
employees or agents of a corporation, affords reasonable cause to believe that
the person will not carry on or engage in the business in accordance with the
law or with honesty and integrity;
(d)without limiting the generality of Section 7 (c), any person, including the
officers, directors, employees or agents of a corporation, has contravened this
Chapter or any other by-law or federal or provincial statute or regulation while
engaged in or conducting the business;
(e)any special conditions placed on a former or current licence of the applicant or
licensee under this Chapter have not been met; or
(f)the provisions of this Chapter provide grounds not to issue or renew in the
circumstances.
8.When any matter has been referred or appealed to Council or a Committee of
Council, the applicant or licensee shall be given reasonable notice ofthe time and
place of the hearing and shall be invited to make submissions.
9.When any matter has been referred or appealed to Council or a Committee of
Council, after due consideration of the application or licence and after Council or a
Committee of Council has heard such representations as the applicant or licensee
and staff may care to make, Council may direct that the license be issued or
renewed, or may refuse, suspend, revoke or add conditions to a licence where:
(a)theapplicant or licensee does not meet the requirements of this Chapter or any
other applicable law or by-law;
(b)information or documentation required by the Manager of Licensing as part of
the application process has not been provided;
(c)the applicationis incomplete or the prescribed licence fee is unpaid;
(d)the Manager of Licensing receives an unfavourable report regarding an
investigation carried out pursuant to Chapter 500 of The City of Kitchener
Municipal Code or any other by-law of the City;
(e)there are reasonable grounds for belief that an application or other document
provided to the Manager of Licensing by or on behalf of an applicant or licensee
contains a false statement or provides false information;
(f)the past or present conduct of anyperson, including the officers, directors,
employees or agents of a corporation, affords reasonable cause to believe that
the person will not carry on or engage in the business in accordance with the
law or with honesty and integrity;
(g)without limitingthe generality of Section 9 (f), any person, including the officers,
directors, employees or agents of a corporation, has contravened this Chapter
or any other by-law or federal or provincial statute or regulation while engaged
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in or conducting the business;
(h)any special conditions placed on a former or current licence of the applicant or
licensee under this Chapter have not been met;
(i)the provisions of this Chapter provide grounds not to issue or renew in the
circumstances; or
(j)the applicant or licensee has consented to the refusal, suspension, revocation
or adding of conditions to the licence.
10.Where a licensee is convicted of an offence under any federal or provincial act, any
regulation made thereunder, or any by-law of the City in relationto or during the
carrying on of the trade, calling, business or occupation licensed hereunder, the
licence may be suspended forthwith by Council until such time as the matter can
be heard and finally determined by Council.
By-law 2008-34, 11 February, 2008; Schedule ‘A’.
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