PART III GENERAL POWERS: LIMITS AND ADDITIONS
Powers re licences
86 (1) Without limiting sections 7 and 8, those sections authorize the City to provide for a system of licences with respect to a business and, (a) to prohibit the carrying on or engaging in the business without a licence; (b) to refuse to grant a licence or to revoke or suspend a licence; (c) to impose conditions as a requirement of obtaining, continuing to hold or renewing a licence; (d) to impose special conditions on a business in a class that have not been imposed on all of the businesses in that class in order to obtain, continue to hold or renew a licence; (e) to impose conditions, including special conditions, as a requirement of continuing to hold a licence at any time during the term of the licence; and (f) to license, regulate or govern real and personal property used for the business and the persons carrying it on or engaged in it. (g)  Repealed: 2017, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 5 (1). 2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 86 (1); 2017, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 5 (1). Power to suspend a licence (2) Without limiting sections 7 and 8, for the purpose of clause (1) (b), if the City is satisfied that the continuation of a business poses an immediate danger to the health or safety of any person or to any property, the City may, for the time and on such conditions as it considers appropriate, without a hearing, suspend a licence subject to the following: 1. Before suspending the licence, the City shall provide the licensee with the reasons for the suspension, either orally or in writing, and an opportunity to respond to them. 2. The suspension shall not exceed 14 days.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 86 (2). Same (3) Despite subsection (2) and without limiting sections 7 and 8, for the purpose of clause (1) (b), the City may, on such conditions as it considers appropriate, without a hearing, suspend a licence authorizing a business to operate on a highway or other property of the City or its local boards, for a period not exceeding 28 days for the following reasons: 1. The holding of a special event. 2. The construction, maintenance or repair of the property. 3. The installation, maintenance or repair of a public utility or service. 4. Pedestrian, vehicular or public safety or public health.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 86 (3); 2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 14 (1). Exercise of power (4) The exercise of a power under clause (1), (b), (d) or (e) is in the discretion of the City, and the City shall exercise its discretion, (a) upon such grounds as are set out by by-law; or (b) 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 and integrity.  2006, c. 11, Sched. A, s. 86 (4); 2017, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 5 (2). Application re system of licences (5) This section applies with necessary modifications to a system of licences with respect to any activity, matter or thing as if it were a system of licences with respect to a business.  2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 14 (2). Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2006, c. 32, Sched. B, s. 14 (1, 2) - 01/01/2007 2017, c. 10, Sched. 2, s. 5 (1, 2) - 30/05/2017