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CITY OF SURREY
BY-LAW NO. 12826
A by-law to amend the provisions of
"Business License By-law, 1976, No.
4747," as amended.
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The Council of the City of Surrey, in open meeting assembled, ENACTS AS FOLLOWS:
l. "Business License By-law, 1976, No. 4747," as amended, is hereby further amended by deleting Schedule "A" and
inserting new Schedule "A" attached hereto to this By-law as Schedule "A."
2. This By-law shall be cited for all purposes as "Business License By-law, 1976 , No. 4747, Amendment By-law,
1996, No. 12826."
PASSED THREE READINGS on the 29th day of April, 1996.
RECONSIDERED AND FINALLY ADOPTED, signed by the Mayor and Clerk, and sealed with the Corporate Seal
on the 13th day of May, 1996.
MAYOR
CLERK
WS215 05/15//96 01:48 PM
SCHEDULE "A"
NOTE: The Numbers not used in this Schedule "A" are being reserved for future additions to the Schedule.
Note: Sections 4 to 9, 11 to 15, 17 to 22, 24 to 29, 31 to 33, 36 to 45, 47 to 50, 52, 53, 56 to 58, 61 to 63, 65 to
75, 77, 78, 80 to 89, and 91 to 94 are amended by By-law 9962 effective March 13, 1989.
Note: Sections 4 to 15, 17 to 29, 31 to 33, 36 to 47, 49, 52, 53, 55 to 58, 61 to 63, 65 to 75, 77, 78, 81 to 89, 91,
92, 92.6, 92.8, 93 to 97, 97.1, 98 to 102, and 981 are amended by By-law No. 10902, effective April 15, 1991.
4. Arcades
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From every person carrying on the business of an
arcade, the sum of TWO THOUSAND SEVEN HUNDRED SIXTY
DOLLARS, SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($2,760.75) for every
twelve months plus an additional amount per machine:
Group l - .l0¢ or less - SEVEN DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($7.75) per machine;
Group 2 - .ll¢ to .50¢ - TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($22.75) per machine;
Group 3 - .5l¢ to $l.00 - THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS ($39.00) per machine;
Group 4 - over $l.00 - SIXTY-ONE DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($61.75) per machine,
for every twelve months.
5. Apartments, Motels, Auto Courts,
Hotels, Rooming Houses From every person carrying on the business of letting individual rooms, suites or lodging for hire, either in a
hotel, rooming house, apartment house, motel, auto court, lodging-house or elsewhere, the sum of NINE DOLLARS
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($9.75) for every twelve (l2) months for each room let or available for letting; provided
however, that persons not having more than two (2) rooms let or available for letting, shall not be required to take out
or hold a license under this clause.
6. Auctioneer or Auction Mart
From every person carrying on the business of selling any property by auction for an auction mart or on his own
behalf (not being a Crown Officer selling Crown property by auction, or a Sheriff's Officer, or Bailiff selling lands,
goods or chattels under a judgement or in satisfaction of rent or taxes) the sum of TWO HUNDRED TWENTYSEVEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($227.50) for every twelve (l2) months.
7. Auto Body Repair
From every person carrying on the business of
repairing and/or painting automobile bodies, the
sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE DOLLARS ($l53.00)
PLUS EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each employee, for every twelve (l2) months;
provided that a business licensed as an Automotive Service Station or Repair Garage shall not be required to take out
or hold a license under this clause.
8. Automobile or Motor Vehicle Dealer (New or Used)
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and Auto Rebuilder
From every person carrying on the business of a dealer in new and/or used motor vehicles and/or parts therefore,
or auto rebuilder, the sum of THREE HUNDRED THIRTY DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($330.75) for every
twelve (l2) months.
9. Automobile Service Station or Repair Garage
From every person carrying on the business of a service station for motor vehicles (including service bays
accessory to an automobile dealer or an automotive repair shop), the sum of ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE
DOLLARS ($l53.00) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each fuel dispensing device in excess
of two (2), plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each employee, for every twelve (l2) months.
ll. Automobile Washing, Polishing or
Steam Cleaning, Car Detailing
From every person carrying on the business of
automobile washing, polishing and/or steam cleaning,
the sum of ONE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO DOLLARS SEVENTY
FIVE CENTS ($l42.75) for every twelve (l2) months.
l2. Bakeries
From every person carrying on the business of a bakery, the sum of SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FIFTY
CENTS ($75.50) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($18.50) for each employee, for every twelve (l2)
months.
l3. Banks
From every bank or branch bank carrying on business
in the City, the sum of THREE HUNDRED
EIGHTY DOLLARS ($380.00) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS
FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each employee, for every
twelve (l2)months.
l4. Barber Shops
From every person carrying on the business of a barber shop, the sum of NINETY DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS
($90.50) for the first chair, plus THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($37.00) for each additional chair, for every twelve (l2)
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months.
l5. Blacksmith, Iron Works, Welding
From every person carrying on the business of a blacksmith, iron works, or welding, the sum of ONE
HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS ($112.00) for every twelve (l2) months.
l6. Body-Rub Parlour, Body Painting Studio
and/or Model Studio From every person carrying on the business of a body-rub parlour, a body painting studio, and/or a model
studio, the sum of THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS ($3,000.00) for every twelve (l2) months.
l7. Boat Building, Sales, Service, Rentals or Marinas
From every person carrying on the business of a boat builder; or boat works; or a dealer in boats, marine
engines, outboard motors or marine accessories including the servicing of same; or owning or keeping boats for hire
(with or without an operator); or a marina, the sum of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS
($132.50) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each fuel dispensing device, for every twelve (l2)
months.
l8. Bowling Alleys
From every person carrying on the business of operating a bowling alley, the sum of ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00) for the first alley plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each
additional alley, for every twelve (l2) months.
19. Caterers and Concessions
From every person carrying on the business of
catering, mobile catering, food or beverage
concession, ice cream vendor, popcorn sales, the sum
of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($174.75) for every twelve (l2)
months.
20. Dance Halls or Discotheques
From every person carrying on the business of
operating a premises as a cabaret, dance hall or
discotheque, the sum of TWO HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN
DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($227.50) for every twelve (l2)
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months, and such fee shall be in addition to any license fees payable as a Restaurant in the same premises.
2l. Carnivals
From every person carrying on the business of a carnival or show having any ferris wheel or other mechanical riding device, or game of skill or chance,
with respect to the operation of each such mechanical riding device or game of skill or chance, the sum of
TWENTY-TWO DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($22.75) for each day of operation.
22. Cemeteries
From every person carrying on the business of a cemetery, the sum of NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE
DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($931.50) plus NINE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($9.25) per hectare for each
hectare used for cemetery purposes, for every twelve (l2) months.
24. Christmas Tree Sales
From every person carrying on the business of
Christmas tree sales, the sum of SIXTY DOLLARS
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($60.75) for each season,
provided however, that a business licensed as a Nursery shall not be required to take out or hold a license under
this clause.
25. Circus
From every person carrying on the business of exhibiting a public circus or menagerie, the sum of ONE
HUNDRED FORTY-FOUR DOLLARS ($144.00) for each day of such exhibition.
26. Cleaning, Janitorial or Window Washing Services
From every person carrying on the business of cleaning, janitorial and/or window washing service, the sum of
ONE HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS ($112.00) for every twelve (l2) months.
27. Cold Storage Plants or Warehouses
From every person carrying on the business of
leasing or renting lockers or space in a cold
storage plant or warehouse, the sum of ONE HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($174.75) for every twelve (l2) months.
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28. Contractors
From every person carrying on the business of any class of contractor, the sum of ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00) for every twelve (l2) months.
29. Contractors with Storage Areas
From every person carrying on the business of any class of contractor complete with storage areas the sum of
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00) for the first two thousand (2000) square metres plus
FOURTEEN DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($14.25) for each additional one hundred (l00) square metres or
part thereof of lot area used for business (customers' parking exempt) for every twelve (l2) months.
3l. Consulting or Technical Services
From every person carrying on the business of consulting or technical services (including designing and
drafting, bookkeeping, accounting, income tax services, data processing, employment agencies, general office services,
dental mechanics, opticians), and which is not a professional practice, the sum of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO
DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($132.50) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each employee, for
every twelve (l2) months.
32. Dress Makers or Milliners
From every person carrying on the business of a
dressmaker or milliner, the sum of SIXTY DOLLARS
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($60.75) for every twelve (l2) months.
33. Dry-cleaning or Laundry
From every person carrying on the business of a dry-cleaner or laundry or cleaner and dyer, the sum of
NINETY-ONE DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($91.75) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50)
for each employee in excess of three (3), for every twelve (l2) months.
36. Funeral Parlour, Morticians or Undertakers
From every person carrying on the business of a funeral parlour, mortician, or undertaker, the sum of TWO
HUNDRED FORTY-ONE DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($241.75) for every twelve (l2) months.
37. Golf Courses, Driving Ranges, or Par-3 Courses
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From every person carrying on the business of a golf
course, par-3 course, or golf driving range, the sum
of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE
CENTS ($174.75)for every twelve (l2) months.
38. Glass Installations or Sales
From every person carrying on the business of glass installations and/or sales, the sum of ONE HUNDRED
THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($132.50) for every twelve (l2) months.
39. Hairdresser Shops or Beauty Parlours
From every person carrying on the business of a hairdresser shop or beauty parlour, the sum of SEVENTYFIVE DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($75.50) for the first operating station plus THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($37.00)
for each additional operating station, for every twelve (l2) months.
40. Horse Racing
For every person carrying on the business of horse racing the sum of TWO HUNDRED SEVEN DOLLARS
FIFTY CENTS ($207.50) for each day of racing.
4l. Import - Export or Manufacturers Agents
From every person carrying on the business of a
manufacturers agent or of importing and/or exporting
goods, wares, merchandise or periodicals, the sum of
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($123.25) for every twelve (l2)
months.
42. Junk Peddlers
From every person carrying on the business of junk peddler which shall include junk car pick-up, the sum of
THREE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE ($332.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
43. Junk Dealers/Yards, Salvage yards, Scrap Dealers
or Auto Wreckers
From every person carrying on the business of a junk dealer, junk yard, salvage yard, scrap dealer or auto
wrecker, the sum of FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($469.25) for the first
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two thousand (2000) square metres plus THIRTEEN DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($13.25) for each additional
one hundred (l00) square metres or part thereof of lot area used for business (customers' parking exempt) for every
twelve (l2) months.
44. Kennels
From every person carrying on the business of a
kennel or the grooming or training of animals, the
sum of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS ($112.00) for every
twelve (l2) months, from every person carrying on the business of a Hobby Kennel the sum of FIFTY-SIX
DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($56.50) for every twelve months.
45. Laundromats
From every person carrying on the business of a laundromat, the sum of NINETY-ONE DOLLARS SEVENTYFIVE CENTS ($91.75) plus SIX DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($6.75) for each machine used, for every
twelve (l2) months.
46. Lumber Yards or Building Materials Yards
From every person carrying on the business of a lumber yard and/or building material yard, the sum of TWO
HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($227.25) for the first two thousand (2000)
square metres plus FOURTEEN DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($14.25) for each additional one hundred
(l00) square metres or part thereof of lot area used for business (customers' parking exempt) for every twelve (l2)
months.
47. Machinery or Equipment Dealer
From every person carrying on the business of a dealer in new and/or used equipment and/or machinery, and/or
parts therefore, the sum of TWO HUNDRED FORTY-ONE DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($241.75) for
every twelve (l2) months.
48. Deleted by By-law 10489 - 04/2/90
49. Manufacturers, Machine Shops
From every person carrying on the business of a
manufacturer, the sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR
DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($174.75) plus THREE
DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($3.75) for each
employee, for every twelve (l2) months.
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50. Inserted by B/L 11697 on March 22, 1993.
Deleted by B/L 12178 on February 14, 1994.
52. Night Patrols and Guard Service
From every person carrying on the business of a night patrol or guard service agency, the sum of TWO
HUNDRED TWENTY-SEVEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($227.50) for every twelve (l2) months.
53. Nurseries
From every person carrying on the business of a nursery including the sale of Christmas trees, the Sum of ONE
HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($132.50) for every twelve (l2) months.
53.1 Farm Produce Sales
For every person carrying on the business of retail
sales of agricultural and horticultural products,
limited to food and horticultural products, grown on the same lot or within the Province of British Columbia:
(a) the sum of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($185.00), every twelve (12) months, or
(b) the sum of SIXTY-FOUR DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($64.75), every three (3) months
within a calendar year.
55. Parking Enforcement - Automobile Immobilizing
From every person carrying on the business of
parking enforcement by the use of automobile
immobilizing devices, the sum of TWO HUNDRED
FIFTY-FIVE DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($255.75) for every twelve (12) months.
56. Peddlers or Advertising Fliers
From every peddler and from every person carrying on the business of the distribution of leaflets, pamphlets or
fliers containing advertising material, the sum of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS
($132.50) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each employee, for every twelve (l2) months.
57. Petroleum Product Distributors
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From every person carrying on the business of
operating a plant for the storage or distribution of
petroleum products of any kind, the sum of THREE
HUNDRED DOLLARS ($300.00) for every twelve (l2) months.
58. Photographers
From every person carrying on the business of a
photographer, the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE
DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($123.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
60. Portable Food Vendors
From every person carrying on the business of
portable food vending, the sum of THREE HUNDRED
TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($323.50) for every twelve (12) months.
6l. Printers or Publishers
From every person carrying on the business of a
printer, job printer, lithographer, engraver or
publisher, the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE
DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($123.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
62. Professional Practitioners
From every person carrying on a professional
practise (including doctors, lawyers, professional
engineers, chartered accountants, surveyors,
optometrists, dentists, architects, veterinarians,
chiropractors, etc.), the sum of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($281.50) plus
EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each employee, for every twelve (l2) months.
63. Professional Sports
From every person carrying on the business of
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exhibiting any professional sport, for profit or
gain, the sum of SIXTY DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($60.75) for each day.
65. Public Utility Companies
From every telephone company, electric light or power company, gas company or closed-circuit television
company, NINE HUNDRED THIRTY-ONE DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($931.50) for every twelve (l2) months. In
the event of one company carrying on business of more than one of the kinds or descriptions hereinbefore in this
clause enumerated, it shall hold a license in respect of each kind or description of business so carried on.
66. Radio or Television Services
From every person carrying on the business of radio
and/or television service and repair, the sum of ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
($123.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
67. Real Estate Agent or Insurance Agent
From every person carrying on the business of a real
estate agent or insurance agent, the sum of TWO
HUNDRED EIGHTY-ONE DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($281.50)
plus THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($37.00) for each
employee, for every twelve (l2) months.
68. Rental Service - Tools and Equipment
From every person carrying on the business of a
rental service for tools and equipment, the sum of
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
($123.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
69. Restaurants, Lunch Rooms, Coffee Shops or
Drive-In Restaurants
From every person carrying on the business of a
restaurant, lunch room, coffee shop, or drive-in
restaurant, the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE
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DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($123.25) plus ONE DOLLAR
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($1.75) for each seat, for every
twelve (l2) months. In the case of a Drive-In
Restaurant, the fee shall be determined on the basis of three (3) seats to each motor vehicle parking space.
70. Retail Merchants
a) From every person operating a store employing twenty (20) or more persons the sum of ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00) plus SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($75.50) for
every cash register used in the operation of the business, for every twelve (l2) months.
b) From every person operating a store employing ten (l0) persons to nineteen (19) persons, the sum of
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00) plus FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($59.50) for
every cash register used in the operation of the business, for every twelve (l2) months.
c) From every person operating a store employing six (6) persons to nine (9) persons, the sum of ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00) plus THIRTY-SEVEN DOLLARS ($37.00) for every cash register
used in the operation of the business, for every twelve (l2) months.
d) From every person operating a store employing three (3) persons to five (5) persons, the sum of ONE
HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for every
cash register used in the operation of the business, for every twelve (l2) months.
e) From every person operating a store employing two (2) persons or less, the sum of ONE HUNDRED
EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($l85.00), for every twelve (l2) months.
71. Repair Service
From every person carrying on the business of a
repair service, except for repairs categorized
elsewhere in this schedule, the sum of ONE HUNDRED
TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($123.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
72. Recycling Material
From every person carrying on the business of recycling materials, the sum of FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS FIFTY
CENTS ($59.50) for every twelve (l2) months, provided however, that a person who holds a license under another
Section and who is carrying on the business of recycling material at the same premises shall not also be required to
hold a license under this Section. For the purpose of this by-law, recycling material shall include bottles, paper, and
items of similar nature but shall not include metal, raw material, or manufacturing materials.
73. Sharpening Saws, Lawn Mowers, and
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Other Tools or Equipment From every person carrying on the business of
sharpening saws, lawn mowers, or other tools or
equipment, the sum of SIXTY DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE
($60.75) for every twelve (l2) months.
74. Second Hand Dealers or Pawnbrokers
From every person carrying on the business of a
second hand dealer or pawnbroker, the sum of ONE
HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS
($l74.75) for every twelve (l2) months.
75. Schools, Teaching, or Activity Instruction
From every person carrying on the business of a
school, teaching or activity instruction, the sum of
ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
($123.25) every twelve (l2) months.
76. Secondary Suite
From every person carrying on the business of
operating a secondary suite as defined under the
Zoning By-law, the sum of FIVE HUNDRED THIRTY NINE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($539.25)for every
twelve (12) months.
77. Shoe Repair Shops
From every person carrying on the business of a shoe
repair shop, the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE
DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($123.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
78. Sign Painters or Manufacturers
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From every person carrying on the business of the manufacture, erection, maintenance or painting of
signs and/or window display service, the sum of ONE HUNDRED TWELVE DOLLARS ($112.00)
for every twelve (l2) months.
80. Temporary Dwelling Unit
Deleted by By-law 12245 on April 18, 1994.
81. Tailors
From every person carrying on the business of a tailor, the sum of SEVENTY-FIVE DOLLARS
FIFTY CENTS ($75.50) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each employee for
every twelve (l2) months.
82. Taxi
From every person carrying on the business of operating taxis for hire, the sum of NINETY-ONE
DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($91.75) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50)
for each taxi, for every twelve (l2) months.
83. Theatres
From every person carrying on the business of a
theatre, drive-in theatre or other place of
amusement, entertainment, or exhibition, which
provides spectator accommodation, but excluding
cabarets, dance halls, or discotheques, or the exhibiting of professional sports, circuses, or menageries, the sum
of ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($123.25) plus SEVENTY-FIVE
CENTS ($0.75) for each seat, for every twelve (l2) months or THIRTY DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($30.50) for each
day. For the purpose of drive-in theatres, the fee shall be determined on the basis of three (3) seats to each motor
vehicle parking space.
84. Trailer Parks, Mobile Home Parks and Campsites
From every person carrying on the business of a mobile home park, tourist trailer park or campsite, as
defined in Surrey Mobile Homes and Trailer Regulation & Control By-law, 1980, No. 6l42, and any
amendments thereto, the sum of ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS
($132.50) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($l8.50) for each mobile home space, trailer
space or camping space, for every twelve (l2) months.
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85. Towing
a) With Storage
From every person carrying on the business of towing motor vehicles and providing storage for motor
vehicles, the sum of FOUR HUNDRED SIXTY-NINE DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($469.75) for the first
TWO THOUSAND (2000) square meters, plus FOURTEEN DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($14.25) for each
additional one hundred (100) square meters used for business (customers' parking exempt) for every twelve (12)
months.
b) Without Storage
From every person carrying on the business of
towing motor vehicles and not providing storage
for motor vehicles, the sum of TWO HUNDRED TEN
DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($210.50) for each twelve (12) months.
86. Trucking and Cartage
From every person carrying on the business of trucking and/or cartage or an express company, the sum
of ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($185.00) for every twelve (l2) months.
87. Trust or Investment or Loan Company
From every person carrying on the business of a
trust company, investment, loan and/or mortgage
agency, society or company, the sum of THREE
HUNDRED EIGHTY DOLLARS ($380.00) plus EIGHTEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($18.50) for each
employee for every twelve (l2) months.
88. Upholsterer or Taxidermist
From every person carrying on the business of
upholstering furniture or taxidermy, the sum of ONE
HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS
($123.25) for every twelve (l2) months.
89. Vending Machines
a) From every person carrying on the business of owning or operating Group One (1) vending machines,
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the sum of EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($8.75) for each such machine for every twelve (l2) months.
b) From every person carrying on the business of owning or operating Group Two (2) vending machines,
the sum of TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS ($25.00) for each such machine for every twelve (l2) months.
c) From every person carrying on the business of owning or operating Group Three (3) vending machines,
the sum of FORTY-TWO DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($42.25) for each such machine for every twelve (l2)
months.
d) From every person carrying on the business of owning or operating Group Four (4) vending machines,
the sum of SIXTY-SIX DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($66.75) for each such machine for every twelve (l2)
months.
9l. Wholesale Merchant
From every person carrying on the business of a
wholesale merchant, the sum of ONE HUNDRED
SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($174.75)
plus FOUR DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($4.25) for each
employee, for every twelve (l2) months.
92. Businesses not hereinbefore enumerated
From every person carrying on within the City any business not hereinbefore enumerated, the sum of
ONE HUNDRED THIRTY-TWO DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($132.50), for every twelve (l2)
months.
92.6 Recreational Activities
From every person carrying on the business of
Billiard Parlours, Gyms, Racquet Ball Clubs, Roller
Skating Rinks, Spas and Tennis Clubs, and Batting
Cages, the sum of ONE HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($174.75) for
every twelve (12) months.
92.8 Home Crafts
From every person carrying on the business of
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Pottery, Ceramics, Macrame, Knitting, Small Toy
Manufacturing, etc., the sum of SIXTY DOLLARS
SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($60.75) for every twelve (12) months.
93. Bed and Breakfast
For every person carrying on the business of bed
and breakfast service, the sum of SIXTY-NINE DOLLARS
($69.00) for every twelve months.
94. From every student carrying on the business of
a Student Venture Program, the sum of FOURTEEN
DOLLARS TWENTY-FIVE CENTS ($14.25) for the period
commencing May 1 to October 15 in any year.
95. Cabaret
From every person who is carrying on the business of
a cabaret, the sum of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($1,278.75)
for every 12 months, and such fee shall be in addition to any license fee payable as a restaurant in the same
premises.
96. Class "A" Pub
From every person who is carrying on the business of
a Class "A" Pub the sum of ONE THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED
SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE-CENTS ($1,278.75) for every 12 months
97. Dining Lounge
From every person who is operating a dining lounge, the sum of SIX HUNDRED THIRTY-NINE DOLLARS
($639.00) per 12 months for dining lounges greater than 100 seats, and the sum of THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN
DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($319.50) for dining lounges with less than 100 seats for every 12 months.
97.1 Dining Room
From every person who is operating a dining room,
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the sum of THREE HUNDRED NINETEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS
($319.50) for every twelve months for dining rooms
with 51 seats or more, and the sum of ONE HUNDRED
FIFTY-NINE DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($159.75) for every twelve months for dining rooms
with 50 seats or less.
98. Lounge
From every person who is carrying on the business of a lounge, the sum of ONE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($1,278.75) for every 12 months.
99. Marine Public House
From every person carrying on the business of a marine public house, the sum of ONE THOUSAND
TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($1,278.75) for every 12
months.
100. Neighbourhood Public House
From every person carrying on the business of a neighbourhood public house, the sum of ONE
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS
($1,278.75) for every 12 months.
101. Public House
From every person carrying on the business of a public house, the sum of ONE THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS ($1,278.75) for every 12
months.
102. Stadium Class "E" Liquor License
From every person carrying on the business of a Stadium Class "E" Liquor License, the sum of ONE
THOUSAND TWO HUNDRED SEVENTY-EIGHT DOLLARS SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS
($1,278.75) for every 12 months.
790. Social Escort Service:
From every person carrying on the business of a
social escort service, the sum of THREE THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($3,000.00) for every twelve months.
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981. Licensee Retail Store:
From every person carrying on the business of a
Licensee Retail Store the sum of THREE HUNDRED
NINETEEN DOLLARS FIFTY CENTS ($319.50) for every 12 months.
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