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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 13 Aug 2014, p. 4

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l ' a I'WATERIDOW' U - ‘- ‘ 13.201; 0 O 5 a. 081‘ a; City makes controvers1al . I- I! ' o o o 1' . “A ‘1 h t b 11 .‘III “WE S » a C an 88 0 118111888 censm ~ â€"w 0 CA“ BYJAMESIACmu ‘ ment and home occupar " K L Chroni'cleStaf] lions will all need to be ‘ A licensed with the city Annu- ces .1; try council has passed ¥§« al fees will range from Slit W" I" T: ‘ a contentious new for a newspaper box to We I'.‘ . _ business licensing $2,283 for a hot dog can L uniqu. ."I _ >_‘ - ' bylaw designed to update within the business 3 Il-- . and clarify the myriad of " improvement area bound .. II 'I ‘ « existing business bylaws on ary. . , ‘ ' the books. Most licenses also > i . . , According to staff, the ‘ include an annual renewal i. ('1 ‘ . '~ -: v. _‘ bylaw has been developed , fee. , ' ""‘ . , . ‘ ~ , " along three principles: The city expects to issue , ' ‘ « ’ 1' I sum health and safety. consumer 1.?85 licenses in the first 5 L'v' , protection and nuisance year. generating $373,959 in z , control. It comes into effect .. . revenue. That is expected to : - "WK tan. 1.2015. IaPPreClate increase to 3,765 licenses by V . a "The current license whatyou're trying 2019 and £561,000. ’9'“; r Iva fl" m. ' . . bylaws are outdated. generâ€" d I - h - k Some councillors raised 2; ic. and difficult to interpret f0 0' just t In concerns about the approxir mm” and enforce." said Shamir it'sgoing to be mately 1,300 businesses that f- ' - : , Mehta. manager of licensing I? . have been granted lifetime ‘ f In” m . and standards at the city, a “reducratlc licenses by the city since \‘ l: .. The bylaw was passed on nightmare." 2002. Staff recommended _ ~ '. ‘1 sum . Monday but not without sig- ‘ . those businesses be required "* I s a) 49¢ nificant debate among ’(f’un-KBNLSCD‘V“; to reapply for a new license ’ ' ' r "FlangVS'U‘ . '1' d th ised bylaw. , I)» I" I, .“:m councillors 0 un er erey ‘ _ ' ' u s ' 1 PM “i appreciate what you're increase safety and account “I certainly have a prob trying to do, l inst think it's ability for consumers by lem with that and I‘m (er CHEF BoYmnE 8m Ml going to be a bureaucratic requiring businesses to be tain 1.1500 businesses would . nightmare,“ said (Loun, licensed with the city, panic» have a problem With that as ’ BEEFAMNI 4.4 CU n. Karen Scian, who was the ularly so-called “transient" well and see a broken prom ,4 REFRIGERAWR only member of council to contractors such as fencers ise," said (‘otin Mark Wha vote against the bylaw or other builders. ley } g (loun, Angela Vieth was also The bylaw will also give Barry said the number .1"- absent from the meeting. staff the power to shut down llkt‘l} doesn't rt‘flt't t the ‘ ‘ Staff expect to require businesses that do not com- actual number of businesses ‘ '1 ”my four full-time equivalent ply and the city has budget still operating Wlll’i the lite ' . . a staff to run the program a ed about $40,000 per year time license and illt'rt’ ‘ ‘ 1. - , W , number that could increase for legal challenges under should have been .in l'KIM't 7 l H 12 FOR - to more than six by 201‘). but the bylaw, tatioii for lit enst- l't'llt'lAtilN ‘ V. any new positions will be Some businesses will not even on the lifetime In crises J 99 determined by rem-noes require a license. such as btit that didn't oci ur ' . The program is designed to those that are regulated by ( otincillors diret it'll shill " s 9‘ w m be self funded by revenues higher levels of government to ri-\ iv“ the ”up.“ t thc m and won't increase taxes or another governing body new in l.i\\ uould hat i- on o ‘1 77 0. ~. .3199le lint Barry, tllrt't tor of Mobile bustriesses, trades the llft'llltlt‘ llt crises and to ‘ m ' ' w bylaw enforcement with the tlllll people, stationan husi report lint it to room il city, said the bylaw “(Mild ncsses, animal entertain before then-rid ol lllt‘ \t'dl’ mum PHILIPS Ill-Fl we ' LAUNDRY STEREO .-‘:.i w": I, “ "~ , , . - . {aqgtvlgg .' 5M1“? ~ . , - nmRGENT HEADPIWNE .- .~ ‘ ,~ ," , . {ea-3"?” "“3”" '- wmi ,. < a. - ‘ 4 2'" m , Discover the best in active living, in?” ’ t sun W A “”5 i c leisure and sporting opportunities ' ‘ w Load ' ‘ y within the region The fall edition of ‘ , “’99 ‘ y; " the Program 8- Activities Guide Wlll ' ' 'i m XTRA ‘ . / "I be delivered to most homes - ‘ “t . a. l m . . t in the next edition oldie \ “'3, 1‘ s4 99 ‘-" ‘ .31..“ Waterloo Chronicle ‘1 .3}: ’ . " J Fall program ’. nation starts : l (' ' on -3 o..”.‘. .1; l s‘: imam.“ no “manna-i ti I . . 4,: .~ I 1 , u “alumnae-ti. lama-eun- . {'- .‘ t. .‘ mum tantrums-unna- ' U} ‘: '-“ , ' ‘ Imhmbâ€"fihhnuhmnfihhnlfllfi , ’. h .3 , r l ' rum-rum ' “my ; i ‘ - , 3.9%.” ~ if) a ‘

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