Power of Council
4. The powers of Council to licence, regulate and govern a business includes the power;
a) to prohibit the carrying on of or engaging in the business without a licence;
b) to refuse to grant a licence or to revoke or suspend a licence;
c) to fix the expiry date for a licence;
d) to define the classes of business and to separately licence, regulate and govern each
class;
e) to impose conditions as a requirement of obtaining, continuing to hold or renew a
license, including conditions:
i)
requiring the payment of licence fees;
ii) restricting the hours of operation of the business;
iii) allowing, at any reasonable time, the municipality to inspect the places and
premises used for the business and the equipment, vehicles and other personal
property used or kept for hire in the carrying on of the business;
iv) prohibiting places or premises used for the business to be constructed or
equipped so as to hinder the enforcement of this by-law.
v) requiring the premises of the business, or part of the premises, to be accessible
to persons with disabilities.
f) to impose special conditions on a business in a class that have not been imposed on
all the businesses in that class in order to obtain, continue to hold or renew a licence;
g) to impose conditions, including special conditions, as a requirement of continuing to
hold a licence at anytime during the term of the licence;
h) to licence, regulate or govern the place or premises used for the business and the
persons carrying it on or engaged in it;
i) to regulate or govern the equipment, vehicles and other personal property used or
kept for hire in connection with the carrying on or engaging in the business; and
j) to exempt any business or person from all or any part of the by-law.
5. The exercise of a power under clause 4(b), (f) or (g) is in the discretion of Council and
Council shall exercise its discretion:
a) upon the grounds that the 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 or integrity; and
b) hold a hearing in an open public meeting of Council prior to refusing, revoking or
suspending a business licence; and
c) the owner of the business as noted on the Business Licence shall be notified in
advance of any such hearing and, as well as, the reason for the hearing, and any
party may make representation to Council regarding the refusing, revoking or
suspending of a Business Licence.
6. For greater certainty "law" under section 5(a) includes the laws and regulations of
Canada and the Province of Ontario and the By-laws of The City of Cambridge, including
this by-law.
7. A hearing under section 5(b) shall proceed under the Statutory Powers Procedure Act,
R.S.O., 1990, c.S.22 or any successor thereof, with the exception of sections 17, 17.1, 18
and 19.
Application
8. Every class of business as noted in Schedule "A" requires a business licence.