BYLAW - Amend 563014 Regulate Licensing of Business Establishments - 20230425 - 6491-23The Corporation of the Town of Aurora
By-law Number 6491-23
Being a By -Law to amend By-law Number 5630-14, as amended,
to regulate licensing of business establis.hments.
Whereas section 151 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, provides
that a municipality may license, regulate and govern any business, wholly or partly
carried on within the municipality, even if the business is being carried on from a
location outside the municipality;
And whereas Council for The Corporation of the Town of Aurora (the "Town") considers
it desirable and necessary to license, regulate and govern certain types of businesses;
And whereas the Council of the Town enacted By-law Number 5630-14, to regulate
licensing of business establishments, on May 27, 2014, which was subsequently
amended pursuant to by-laws 5857-16, 5994-17 and 6191-19;
And whereas Council for the Town deems it necessary and expedient to further amend
By-law Number 5630-14 to eliminate the taxicab fare schedule and to permit taxicab
operators to set their fees;
Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby enacts as
follows:
1. Paragraph (bbb) of Subsection 1.1 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be
and is hereby deleted and replaced it with the following:
"(bbb) "Tariff Card" means the notice of Taxicab Fare as set forth in this by-law,
as approved by the Licensing Officer;"
2. Subparagraph (b)(iii)(1) of Section 9 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14,
as amended, be and is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"(1) the current approved Tariff Card;"
3. Section 9 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding the following:
"(g) Provide a copy of current Fares for the Taxicab to the Licensing Officer
annually, or as requested."
4. Section 10 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding the following:
"(m) Permit a Fare to be charged for the Taxicab that is not in accordance with
current Tariff Card, as approved by the Licensing Officer."
"(n) Change the Fares for the Taxicab without first notifying the Licensing .
Officer, at least thirty (30) calendar days prior to the change, and providing
a copy of the new rates to the Licensing Officer."
5. Paragraph (i) of Section 14 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as
amended, be and. is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
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"(i) use any Tariff Card, other than one approved by the Licensing Officer;"
6. Paragraph (dd) of Section 14 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as
amended, be and is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"(dd) charge a Fare that is not in accordance with the current Tariff Card, as
approved by the Licensing Officer, for the Taxicab they are operating."
7. Section 16 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is
hereby amended by adding the fallowing:
"(n) Provide a copy of current Fares to the Licensing Officer annually, or as
requested, for all the Taxicabs operated under the brokerage."
8. Paragraph (i) of Section 17 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as
amended, be and is hereby deleted and replaced with -the following:
change, or permit the change of, the Fares for any Taxicabs under their
brokerage without first notifying the Licensing Officer, at least thirty (30)
calendar days prior to the change, and providing a copy of the new rates to
the Licensing Officer."
9. Section 26 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is
hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"26 (a) The Fares to be charged by the Owners and drivers of Taxicabs, for
the conveyance of passengers in the municipal boundaries of the
Town shall be determined by the Owner, or the Owner and Broker in
cases where the Taxicab is operated under a brokerage.
(b) The Fares shall be set by providing written notice to the Licensing
Officer and become effective thirty (30) days after the provision of
the notice, unless the Licensing Officer provides approval of the
Fares earlier or the Licensing Officer rejects the proposed Fares in
writing within thirty (30) days of provision of such notice. If a
proposed Fare is rejected by the Licensing Officer, the proposed
Fare shall not be effective and not be approved until such time as
otherwise approved by the Licensing Officer in writing. If no
rejection is provided by the Licensing Officer in response to a notice
of Fares within thirty (30) days after provision of such notice, the
Fares set out in such notice shall be deemed to be approved.
(c) Notices and other correspondence provided under this section shall
be deemed to have been served in accordance with the rules of
service established under the Aurora Appeal Tribunal By-law."
10. Section 28 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is
hereby repealed.
11. Paragraph (d) of Section 55 of Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as
amended, be and is hereby deleted and replaced with the following:
"(d) be set and sealed in accordance with the Fares approved by the Town's
Licensing Officer;"
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12. Appendix A to Schedule 13 of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is
hereby repealed.
13. The name of category I.D. Card and Tariff Card Fee" under Column 1 Taxicabs of
Schedule "A" of By-law Number 5630-14, as amended, be and is hereby deleted
and replaced with I.D. Card Fee".
Enacted by Town of Aurora Council this 25th day of April. 2023.
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Michael de Rond, Town Clerk