HomeMy WebLinkAboutCRPS-08-037 - Referral to Licensing Hearing - 2027625 Ontario Ltd o/a The Doll House - 6 Bridge St WREPORT
Report To: Councillor B. Vrbanovic, Chair and Members of the Finance
and Corporate Services Committee
Date of Meeting: March 3, 2008
Submitted By: R. Gosse, Director of Legislated Services/City Clerk
Prepared By: Patricia Harris, Manager of Licensing
Wards}Involved: 1
Date of Report: February 26, 2008
Report No.: CRPS-08-037
Subject: REFERRAL TO LICENSING HEARING -2027625 ONTARIO
LTD. O/A THE DOLL HOUSE - 6 BRIDGE STREET WEST
RECOMMENDATION:
The Committee's direction is requested.
BACKGROUND:
Section 1 of Schedule `A' -Business Licence Procedure of Chapter 502 (Adult Entertainment
Parlours requires that upon receipt of a complete licence application 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 by-
law of Council.
Licence renewal under this Chapter in 2008 are due by February 29th and in reviewing the
renewal application for 2027625 Ontario Ltd. o/a The Doll House located at 6 Bridge Street
West, there are matters that have come to the attention of the Manager of Licensing regarding
possible non compliance of Chapter 502. The Manager has determined that a licence should
not be issued and that the application be referred to Council or a Committee of Council.
REPORT:
Chapter 502 has very specific regulations regarding activities at a Class E Adult Entertainment
Parlour including that 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 and no
attendant shall provide Class D services in any Class E adult entertainment parlour. A Class D
service is any encounter involving physical contact other than ordinary non-erotic hand to hand
contact as may be found in any business setting.
The Doll House, located at 6 Bridge Street West, has had a Class E Adult Entertainment Parlour
Licence since 2005. Based on information received from the Waterloo Regional Police
Services, a hearing regarding the licence issued to the owners of the Doll House took place in
October 2006. This resulted in an agreement between the owners and the City to have
conditions placed on the current licence and future licences and, that the licence would be
suspended for a period of 2 weeks. Another hearing was held in December of 2007 based on
information received from the City's by-law enforcement officers. This resulted in the VIP area
of the establishment being modified significantly and a licence suspension which was to take
place no later than February 29, 2008.
Since the completion of the licensing hearing in December of 2007, City staff has made several
inspections, and information received from those inspections has led the Manager of Licensing
to believe that the Doll House is not in compliance with the provisions of Chapter 502. For this
reason, the Manager has decided to refer the current application of the Doll House owners once
more to a Committee of Council.
At this time Council has two options: direct staff to immediately issue a licence or, in order to
facilitate the review of the licence and afford the licensee the opportunity to respond to the
allegation of non-compliance, refer the matter to a Licensing Hearing. Should Council decide to
refer the matter to a hearing, consideration may be given to issue an interim or temporary
licence to the owners until the hearing has taken place. Should a temporary licence be issued,
staff is suggesting it be for the period ending April 30, 2008. This would allow sufficient time for
all parties to prepare for the hearing and yet ensure that it is held in a timely manner.
FINANCIAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
COMMUNICATIONS:
The applicants downers of the Doll House} and their legal counsel have been notified and have
received a copy of this report.
(MRS) PATRICIA HARRIS
MANAGER OF LICENSING