BYLAW - Regulate Farmer's Market REPEALED by 5125~09 - 20080304 - 5009~08.PTHE CORPORATION OF THE TOWN OF AURORA
By-law Number 5009-0B.P
BEING A BY-LAW to
provide for establishing,
maintaining, operating and
regulating the Aurora
Farmers' Market
WHEREAS the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c.25 as amended Section 113
permits the municipality to establish, maintain, operate and regulate farmers markets
within the municipality
NOW THEREFORE the Council of The Corporation of the Town of Aurora hereby
enacts as follows:
1. Title
This By-law shall be entitled "Aurora Farmers' Market".
2. Location
3.
4.
The Aurora Farmers' Market shall be located on Wells Street between Mosley
Street and Metcalfe Street as identified in Schedule "A".
Market Days and Hours of Operation
The Market shall be operated on Saturdays from the first Saturday in May to
the last Saturday in October and operate from 8 a.m. to 1 :00 p.m.
Administration
The administration of the Market shall be under the jurisdiction the Farmers'
Market Committee as outlined in Schedule "D" of this By-law.
5. Permits
(a) Every vendor shall complete a permit application in the form attached
as Schedule "B", shall pay the fees set out in Schedule "C" and furnish
such information as indicated in the application.
(b) No person shall offer for sale any article in the Farmers Market without
first having obtained a Permit as provided for by this By-Law.
(c) The permit fee for the Market will be set by the Town of Aurora on an
annual basis.
(d) Permits shall be obtained by April 15th each year or prior to operating
a sales stall in the market. If the permit is not completed and payment
is not received by the Town's Licensing Department on or before this
date, the space is forfeited
(e) Permits are not transferable.
(f) Vendors shall be permitted space based on the terms of their permit.
(g) Vendors shall keep their space in a clean and orderly state and shall
leave the space with no refuse or litter thereupon.
6. Market Sales
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6.1 No person shall sell, offer for sale or expose for sale any article or thing in the
Market except the following:
(a) agricultural and horticultural products
(b) handicrafts and crafts
(c) home-baked goods
(d) meat or cheese products
6.2 No person shall be permitted to sell items in the Market unless he/she
produces or grows a portion of the wares or produce offered for sale.
6.3 No person shall offer for sale any live animal, including any live bird, live fish
or live reptile in the Market.
6.4 No person shall operate a motor vehicle in the Town Park
7. Vendor Responsibilities
7.1 All Vendors shall comply with the applicable provisions of the Health
Protection and Promotion Act and the applicable regulations.
8. Offence
Any person who contravenes any section of the By-Law shall be guilty of an
offence, and be liable to a penalty as prescribed for in the Provincial Offences
Act, as amended.
9. Repeal
This By-law 4416-03. P is hereby repealed.
READ A FIRST AND SECOND TIME THIS 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008.
READ A THIRD TIME AND FINALLY PASSED THIS 4TH DAY OF MARCH, 2008.
PHYLLIS M. MORRIS, MAYOR B. TOWN CLERK
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Schedule "A"
Layout of Farmers Market
Permit Agreement Between:
Schedule "8"
Permit
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The Corporation of the Town of Aurora (hereinafter called the Lessor)
And
(hereinafter called the Lessee)
WITNESSED that in consideration of the rents, covenants and agreements
hereinafter reserved on the part of the Lessee, the Lessor shall permit to the
Lessee the portion of the Market known as Stall(s) for the purpose of
selling in the Market.
TO HAVE AND TO HOLD the said premises each Saturday from the first
Saturday in May to and including the last Saturday in October during the year
THE PARTIES HEREBY AGREE AS FOLLOWS:
1. The Lessee shall pay to the Lessor for the year ___ the sum of:
Stall Number(s)
Applicable GST
Total
2. The Lessee shall abide by and comply with all lawful rules, regulations
and By-Laws of the Lessor and in particular shall comply with the
provision of By-Law No XXXX-XX.P being "A By-law to provide for
establishing, maintaining, operating and regulating the Aurora Farmers
Market". In the event that the Lessee violates the By-Law the Lessor
reserves the right to cancel this permit.
3. The Lessee shall not allow any refuse, garbage or other loose material
to accumulate in or about the demised premises and shall at all times
keep the said premises in a clean condition.
4. The Lessor reserves the right to suspend this permit at any time if the
Market is required for civic purposes as identified by the Town Council
or in the event of conditions that arise that are beyond the control of
the Lessor.
5. The Lessee hereby agrees that failing to attend on 2 consecutive
Saturdays during the term of the permit will cause the Lessee to loose
the permitted space, terminates this permit, the Lessee forfeits the
payment in paragraph 1 and the Lessee permits the Town to permit the
space to another individual.
6. This permit is not transferable.
Date _______ _
Market Clerk
Lessee
Single Stall
Multiple Stall
Schedule "C"
Fees
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$75.00 per vendor per season or part thereof
$150.00 per vendor per season or part thereof