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1 ADMINISTRATIVE REPORT Report Date: October 3, 2017 Contact: Kathryn Holm Contact No.: RTS No.: VanRIMS No.: Meeting Date: October 17, 2017 TO: FROM: SUBJECT: Vancouver City Council General Manager of Development, Buildings and Licensing Year 2018 Licence Fee Increase Report RECOMMENDATION A. THAT Council approve in principle amendments to the License By-law No and Vehicles for Hire By-law No as follows: i. Increases in vehicles for hire and business licence fees, generally in accordance with Appendix A and Appendix B; ii. Increases in business licence fees for marina operators who host live-aboard boats, reflecting an increase in residential property taxes in 2017, as indicated in Table 1. B. THAT the Director of Legal Services bring forward for enactment the necessary amendments to By-law Numbers 6066 and 4450, generally in accordance with the attached fee schedules, to be effective January 1, REPORT SUMMARY Fees are adjusted on an annual basis to keep them consistent with City costs. As of July 2017, the increase in the 12-month average Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Metro Vancouver was 2.0%. Certain non-wage items, such as electricity and gasoline, have increased in the range of 3.9% to 6.9% over the past year. The Conference Board of Canada forecasted that the CPI for Metro Vancouver would increase by 2.1% for 2018 and 2.1% for Based on this forecast, staff recommend a 2.0% increase in licence fees for 2018 to reflect general increases in costs for these services. In addition to inflationary cost increases, the City is under pressure to review and adapt its licensing practices in response to public expectations and the emergence of

2 Year 2018 Licence Fee Increase Report RTS new businesses and business models. Additional resources are required to develop policy, improve communication with businesses and the public, support compliance and carry out proactive enforcement of by-laws. Staff recommend a 2.0% increase in licence fees to recover the cost of maintaining a robust licensing and enforcement system that aligns with the evolving needs and expectations of businesses and the public. Charitable organizations and not for profit business licence fees are exempted from this increase. Exceptions to these increases are charitable and non-profit business licences and liveaboard boat licences. Charitable and non-profit businesses have previously been assessed fees below the amount required to recover costs; no fee increase is being recommended for these licences. Per Council policy, live-aboard boat licence fees are based on residential property tax. For 2018, the recommended increase for live aboard boat licences is 3.87% based on the 2017 residential property tax increase. In summary, staff recommend a total increase of 4.0% on licence fees, with the exception of charitable and non-profit businesses and live aboard boats. The fee increase will cover inflationary increases and provide sufficient capacity to ensure that the City s licensing and enforcement system remains contemporary, effective and aligned with the needs of local businesses and the public. The purpose of this report is to seek Council s approval for increases to fees collected under the following by-laws: License By-law #4450; Vehicles for Hire By-law #6066 If approved by Council, amendments to the affected by-laws would be prepared by Legal Services and brought forward by end of year for enactment, generally in accordance with the attached schedules in Appendix A and Appendix B. COUNCIL AUTHORITY/PREVIOUS DECISIONS It is Council policy that fees and other charges be established on the basis of the cost of providing the associated services or at a competitive market level where the service is provided in a market environment. CITY MANAGER'S/GENERAL MANAGER'S COMMENTS REPORT The General Manager of Development Services, Buildings and Licensing RECOMMENDS approval of the foregoing recommendations. Background/Context In the fall of every year, staff prepares an administrative report to Council proposing an inflationary adjustment in business licence and vehicles for hire licence fees. The primary reason for inflationary increases is to keep fees consistent with City administration and enforcement costs.

3 Year 2018 Licence Fee Increase Report RTS Strategic Analysis Approval of increases for 2018, to be enacted before year-end and effective January 1, 2018, would allow for necessary advance renewal notices to be prepared and provided to the City s businesses. As of July 2017, the increase in the 12-month average Consumer Price Index (CPI) for Metro Vancouver was 2.0%. Certain non-wage items, such as electricity and gasoline, have increased in the range of 3.9% to 6.9% over the past year. The Conference Board of Canada forecasted that the CPI for Metro Vancouver would increase by 2.1% for 2018 and 2.1% for Based on this forecast, staff recommend a 2% increase in business licence and vehicle for hire fees for 2018 to reflect general increases in costs for these services. In addition to inflationary cost increases, the City is under pressure to review and adapt its licensing practices in response to public expectations and the emergence of new businesses and business models. Additional resources are required to develop policy, improve communication with businesses and the public, support compliance and carry out proactive enforcement of by-laws. Staff recommend a 2.0% increase in licence fees to recover the cost of maintaining a robust licensing and enforcement system that aligns with the evolving needs and expectations of businesses and the public. In summary, staff recommend a total increase of 4.0% to cover inflationary increases and provide sufficient capacity to ensure that the City s licensing and enforcement system remains contemporary, effective and aligned with the needs of local businesses and the public Exceptions to the increase are charitable and non-profit business licences and liveaboard boat licences. Charitable and non-profit businesses have previously been assessed fees below the amount required to recover costs; no fee increase is being recommended for these licences. Per Council policy, live-aboard boat licence fees are based on residential property tax. For 2018, the recommended increase for live aboard boat licences is 3.87% based on the 2017 residential property tax increase. Live-aboard Licence Fee Since 1974, the City has levied a licence fee on marina owners for each live-aboard boat moored at a marina. The purpose of this fee is to ensure that those marina operators who permit residents to live aboard their boats contribute to the provision of municipal services in a manner similar to those who occupy assessable real property and pay property taxes. As boats used for live-aboard purposes are not assessable under the Assessment Act, it is difficult to establish appropriate value on which to base the licence fee. As such, it has been Council policy to use waterline boat length as a basis for levying this fee. In 1996, Council further established a policy that live-aboard licence fees be adjusted annually based on the increase in the municipal general purpose tax levied on the

4 Year 2018 Licence Fee Increase Report RTS residential property class in the prior year; in 2018, that increase is 3.87%. Consistent with Council policy, staff recommend that the 2018 licence fee be increased by 3.87%. The current and recommended live-aboard licence fees for 2018 are presented in Table 1 below. Table 1 Length of Boat at Waterline 2017 Licence Fee Recommended 2018 Licence Fee <=21 feet $1,287 $1,337 > 21 feet and <=26 feet $1,558 $1,618 > 26 feet and <=31 feet $1,753 $1,821 > 31 feet and <=37 feet $2,000 $2,077 > 37 feet $2,206 $2,292 For comparative purposes, in 2017, the City and other taxing authorities levied property taxes that ranged from $1,551 to $2,396 on assessable residential premises in the Fairview Slopes and South False Creek. Implications/Related Issues/Risk Financial Based on the 2017 budget, a 4.0% fee increase is estimated to generate approximately $660,000 in additional licence revenue for CONCLUSION It is recommended that a 4.0% increase be applied to most licence fees. The increase reflects general cost inflation and recovery of costs for maintaining a licensing and enforcement system aligned with evolving needs and expectations of businesses and the public. Live-aboard fees are to increase by 3.87%, reflecting the 2017 residential tax increase. Charitable and no-profit business licences will see no increases. It is also recommended that the City give standard renewal notice of the increase to all interested parties and that Legal Services bring forward by-law changes that include the recommended fee increases for enactment. * * * * *

5 APPENDIX A PAGE 1 OF 3 BY-LAW NO. A By-law to amend Vehicles for Hire By-law No regarding 2018 fees THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, in public meeting, enacts as follows: 1. This By-law amends the indicated schedules of the Vehicles for Hire By-law. 2. Council: (a) repeals Schedule A, and substitutes Schedule A attached to this By-law; and (b) approves the fees set out in the new Schedule A. 3. A decision by a court that any part of this By-law is illegal, void, or unenforceable severs that part from this By-law, and is not to affect the balance of this By-law. 4. This By-law is to come into force and take effect on January 1, ENACTED by Council this day of, 2017 Mayor City Clerk

6 APPENDIX A PAGE 2 OF 3 Year 2018 Vehicles for Hire License Fees SCHEDULE A A classification of carriers and respective license fees payable by such person. The following license fees are payable by every person owning or operating any of the following vehicles for hire in the City of Vancouver: Airport Shuttle Bus Per annum for each vehicle $ Airport Transporter Per annum for each vehicle $ Antique Limousine Per annum for each vehicle $ Bus Limousine Per annum for each vehicle $ Charter Bus Per annum for each vehicle $ Charter Van Per annum for each vehicle $ Courier Bicycle Per annum for each vehicle $ Driver Instruction Vehicle Per annum for each vehicle $ Dual Taxicab Per annum for each vehicle $ Handicapped Cab Per annum for each vehicle $ Horse-Drawn Carriage Per annum for each vehicle $ Luxury Limousine Per annum for each vehicle $ Motor Stage Per annum for each vehicle $ Part-time Taxicab Per annum for each vehicle $ Pedicab Per annum for each vehicle $ For each person operating a leased pedicab on a daily fee basis Per annum $ School Cab Per annum for each vehicle $ School Shuttle Van Per annum for each vehicle $ Sedan Limousine Per annum for each vehicle $ Sport Utility Limousine Per annum for each vehicle $226.00

7 APPENDIX A PAGE 3 OF 3 Stretch Limousine Per annum for each vehicle $ Taxicab Per annum for each vehicle $ Taxicab operating under a temporary Per annum for each vehicle $ permit approved by the Passenger Transportation Board If used also for displaying Per annum for each vehicle $ advertising material, for each taxicabs so used, additional fee Tow Truck Per annum for each vehicle $ U-Drive Per annum for each vehicle $ with 4 or more wheels Per annum for each vehicle with less than 4 wheels $ Unless otherwise provided herein, $ the license fee to operate a vehicle licensed for one purpose shall be $82.00 for each additional purpose authorized by this By-law Administrative costs Transfer of License Section 11(4) $ Replacement Plate Section 12(4) $ Bicycle Courier Testing Section 15(1) $ Pro-rated licence fees If a person commences owning or operating a vehicle for hire after January 1 in any calendar year, the license fee is to be pro-rated by dividing the applicable annual license fee by 12 and multiplying the resulting number by the number of whole or partial months remaining in that calendar year.

8 PAGE 1 OF 14 BY-LAW NO. A By-law to amend License By-law No regarding 2018 fee increases THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF VANCOUVER, in public meeting, enacts as follows: 1. This By-law amends the indicated schedules of the License By-law. 2. Council: (a) repeals Schedule A, and substitutes for it Schedule A attached to this By-law, which new Schedule A is to form part of the License By-law; and (b) approves the fees set out in the new Schedule A. 3. Council: (a) repeals Schedule B, and substitutes for it Schedule B attached to this By-law, which new Schedule B is to form part of the License By-law; and (b) approves the fees set out in the new Schedule B. 4. A decision by a court that any part of this By-law is illegal, void, or unenforceable severs that part from this By-law, and is not to affect the balance of this By-law. 5. This By-law is to come into force and take effect on January 1, ENACTED by Council this day of, 2017 Mayor City Clerk

9 PAGE 2 OF 14 Year 2018 Business License Fees SCHEDULE A BUSINESS LICENSE FEES Licence Fee Licence Term ADULT ENTERTAINMENT STORE per annum AMUSEMENT PARK 5, per annum ANIMAL/VETERINARY HOSPITAL per annum ANTIQUE DEALER per annum APARTMENT BUILDING Per annum per dwelling unit (EXCEPT that a dwelling unit that is actually occupied by the owner of the premises, or a dwelling unit that is leased for 99 years or more and the lessee is eligible for and has received the Provincial Home Owner Grant for the preceding year, shall not be included in the calculation of the fee payable) ARCADE, EXHIBIT or SHOOTING GALLERY per annum ARTIST LIVE/WORK STUDIO per annum ARTS AND CULTURE INDOOR EVENT a) 31 to 60 persons per event or series of up to three events in a 30-day period b) 61 to 150 persons per event or series of up to three events in a 30-day period c) 151 to 250 persons per event or series of up to three events in a 30-day period

10 PAGE 3 OF 14 AUTO DEALER per annum AUTO PAINT/BODY SHOP per annum AUTO PARKING per annum AUTO WASHING per annum BACKYARD PAY PARKING per annum for the first 2 spaces, and for each additional space BANK MACHINE per annum BARBER SHOP OR BEAUTY SALON per annum BEAUTY AND WELLNESS CENTRE per annum BED AND BREAKFAST ACCOMMODATION per annum BILLIARD-ROOM KEEPER per annum BODY-RUB PARLOUR, 11, per annum BODY-PAINTING STUDIO & MODEL STUDIO BOOK AGENT per annum BOTTLE DEPOT per annum BOWLING ALLEY per annum C.N.I.B. CONCESSION STAND 1.00 per annum CANVASSER per annum CARPET/UPHOLSTERY CLEANER per annum CASINO - CLASS per annum CASINO CLASS 2 12, per annum

11 PAGE 4 OF 14 CATERER per annum CHIMNEY SWEEP per annum CLUB per annum CLUB MANAGER per annum COIN-OPERATED SERVICES per annum COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION 2.00 per annum COMPASSION CLUB 1, per annum CONTRACTOR per annum COURIER/MESSENGER per annum DAIRY per annum DANCE HALL per annum DANCING ACADEMY per annum DATING SERVICE per annum DRY CLEANER per annum DUPLEX Per annum for each dwelling unit (EXCEPT that no licence is required for a dwelling unit that is actually occupied by the owner of the premises) Dwelling Unit that a person rents, intends to rent, or customarily rents to a tenant except for a dwelling unit for which a fee is payable under another part of this Schedule A per annum ELECTRICIAN per annum

12 PAGE 5 OF 14 EXHIBITION (a) Circus or Rodeo EXCEPT per day that where the Circus or per week Rodeo is to be held or 3, per annum exhibited entirely within a permanent building, the fee shall be (b) Horse Racing 12, per annum (c) (d) Automobile or Motorcycle Racing per day per week 1, per annum Concert, lecture or a musical or theatrical performance staged or promoted by a person not holding a license, where the capacity of the facility: (A) does not exceed 500 seats per day or per week or 3, per annum (B) is greater than 500 seats but does not exceed 1000 seats per day or per week or 2, per annum (C) is greater than 1000 seats but does not exceed 2000 seats per day or per week or 3, per annum (D) exceeds 2000 seats per day or per week or 4,48.00 per annum EXCEPT that where no part of the proceeds from any event listed in (c) or (d) enures to the benefit or private gain of any person or proprietor or

13 PAGE 6 OF 14 member thereof or shareholder therein, or to the person or persons organizing or managing such event, the fee shall be per day or per week or 1, per annum (e) Boxing, wrestling, game, show, contest or any other exhibit, performance or device not hereinbefore specifically mentioned per day or per week or 2, per annum EXTENDED HOURS LIQUOR Per annum per seat, ESTABLISHMENT - CLASS 1 based on the number EXTENDED HOURS LIQUOR of seats set out on ESTABLISHMENT - CLASS 2 the Provincial liquor EXTENDED HOURS LIQUOR license for the ESTABLISHMENT - CLASS 3 establishment, EXTENDED HOURS LIQUOR except that despite ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 4 the number of seats, EXTENDED HOURS LIQUOR the minimum fee will ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 5 be $ and the EXTENDED HOURS LIQUOR maximum fee will be ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 6 $22, EXTENDED HOURS LIQUOR ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 7 FAMILY SPORTS AND ENTERTAINMENT CENTRE per annum FARMERS MARKET per annum FINANCIAL INSTITUTION 1, per annum FITNESS CENTRE CLASS per annum FITNESS CENTRE CLASS per annum FUND RAISER per annum GASOLINE STATION per annum HAIR STYLIST per annum per chair HAIRDRESSER per annum

14 PAGE 7 OF 14 per chair HEALTH CARE OFFICE per annum HEALTH ENHANCEMENT CENTRE per annum HOMECRAFT per annum HOTEL per annum, plus per annum per dwelling unit HOTEL per annum per housekeeping unit per annum per sleeping unit INTER-MUNICIPAL BUSINESS LICENCE per annum JANITOR SERVICE per annum JUNK DEALER, MOBILE per annum KENNEL per annum LATE NIGHT DANCE EVENT per event with patron capacity of less than 350 LATE NIGHT DANCE EVENT per event with patron capacity of 350 or more but less than 750 LATE NIGHT DANCE EVENT per event with patron capacity of 750 or more but less than 2000 LATE NIGHT DANCE EVENT 1, per event with patron capacity of 2000 or more LAUNDRY (with equipment) per annum LIMITED SERVICE FOOD ESTABLISHMENT per annum LIQUOR DELIVERY SERVICE per annum LIQUOR RETAIL STORE per annum

15 PAGE 8 OF 14 LIVERY AND FEED STABLES per annum LOCKSMITH per annum MANUFACTURER per annum MANUFACTURER FOOD per annum MARINA OPERATOR per annum plus 1, for each occupied liveaboard boat 21 feet or less in length, at water line, plus 1, for each occupied liveaboard boat more than 21 feet but not more than 26 feet in length, at water line, plus 1, for each occupied liveaboard boat more than 26 feet but not more than 31 feet in length, at water line, plus 2, for each occupied liveaboard boat more than 31 feet but not more than 37 feet in length, at water line, plus 2, for each occupied liveaboard boat which is more than 37 feet in length at water line. MILK VENDOR per annum MOVING TRANSFER SERVICE per annum MULTIPLE CONVERSION DWELLING per annum per dwelling unit per annum per housekeeping unit

16 PAGE 9 OF 14 MULTIPLE CONVERSION DWELLING per annum per sleeping unit (EXCEPT that a dwelling unit, sleeping unit or house keeping unit that is actually occupied by the owner of the premises shall not be included in the calculation of the fee payable) NEWSPAPER VENDING MACHINE per annum per machine NON-PROFIT HOUSING per annum ONE-FAMILY DWELLING which is per annum leased to and occupied by persons other than the building s owner PACIFIC NATIONAL EXHIBITION - Annual Fair 17, per annum PAINTER per annum PAWNBROKER 2, per annum PEDDLER per annum PEDDLER FOOD per annum PERSONAL CARE HOME per annum per licensed bed PET STORE per annum PLUMBER per annum PSYCHIC OR ASTROLOGICAL SERVICE per annum PUBLIC BIKE SHARE 2, per annum PUBLIC MARKET OPERATOR 1, per annum PUBLIC MARKET OPERATOR per day who operates on a temporary basis only RENTAL DEALER per annum

17 PAGE 10 OF 14 RESIDENTIAL RENTAL UNIT per annum RESTAURANT CLASS per annum RESTAURANT CLASS 1 with Liquor Service per seat per annum RESTAURANT CLASS per annum RESTAURANT CLASS 2 with Liquor Service per seat per annum RETAIL DEALER per annum RETAIL DEALER FOOD per annum RETAIL DEALER GROCERY per annum RETAIL DEALER - MARKET: 50,000 sq. ft. premises 4, per annum RETAIL DEALER - MEDICAL MARIJUANA- related 31, per annum ROOMING HOUSE per annum per sleeping unit (EXCEPT that a sleeping unit that is actually occupied by the owner of the premises shall not be included in the calculation of the fee payable) SCAVENGER per annum SCHOOLS - BUSINESS OR TRADE per annum SCHOOLS PRIVATE per annum SCRAP METAL RECYCLER per annum SECOND-HAND DEALER -CLASS 1 2, per annum SECOND-HAND DEALER -CLASS 2 1, per annum

18 PAGE 11 OF 14 SECOND-HAND DEALER-CLASS per annum SECOND-HAND DEALER -CLASS per annum SECOND-HAND DEALER -CLASS per annum SECOND-HAND DEALER -CLASS per annum SOCIAL ESCORT per annum SOCIAL ESCORT SERVICE 1, per annum SOLICITING FOR CHARITY per annum SPECIALTY WINE STORE per annum STANDARD HOURS LIQUOR 6.00 per annum per ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 1 seat, based on the STANDARD HOURS LIQUOR number of seats set ESTABLISHMENT CLASS- 2 out on the Provincial STANDARD HOURS LIQUOR liquor license for the ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 3 establishment, STANDARD HOURS LIQUOR except that despite ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 4 the number of seats, STANDARD HOURS LIQUOR the minimum fee will ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 5 be $ and the STANDARD HOURS LIQUOR maximum fee will be ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 6 $3, STANDARD HOURS LIQUOR 6.00 per annum per ESTABLISHMENT CLASS 7 seat, based on the number of seats set out on the Provincial liquor license for the establishment, except that despite the number of seats, the minimum fee will be $ and the maximum fee will be $ STEAM BATH/MASSAGE PARLOUR per annum STREET VENDOR per annum SWIMMING POOL located in a hotel, apartment building, club, health spa or other business required to be licensed under this By-law per annum

19 PAGE 12 OF 14 TALENT/MODEL AGENCY per annum TANNING/SKIN CARE SALON per annum TATTOO PARLOUR per annum TAXICAB PREMISES per annum THEATRE per annum TRAILER COURT per annum per space TRANSIENT PEDDLER OR TRANSIENT TRADER per week or 3, per annum UNDERTAKER per annum URBAN FARM CLASS A per annum URBAN FARM CLASS B per annum VENDING MACHINE per annum per machine VENUE 6.00 per annum per seat except that despite the number of seats, the minimum fee will be $69.00 and the maximum fee will be $ WAREHOUSE OPERATOR per annum WAREHOUSE OPERATOR FOOD per annum WEDDING CHAPEL per annum WHOLESALE DEALER per annum WHOLESALE DEALER FOOD per annum WINDOW CLEANER per annum ANY BUSINESS, TRADE, PROFESSION per annum OR OTHER OCCUPATION NOT SPECIFIED HEREIN TRANSFER OF A LICENSE

20 PAGE 13 OF 14 NON-REFUNDABLE PORTION OF FEE per license where the applicable fee is greater than $87.00 LATE PAYMENT FEE or 10% of the license fee, whichever is greater SCHEDULE B PART 1 MISCELLANEOUS SERVICE FEES Application fee for comments on a new liquor licence or a permanent amendment to the liquor license Fee Base fee $ Incremental Fees: Neighbourhood notification $1, Staff-held neighbourhood public meeting $1, Telephone survey $1, PART 2 Application fee for comments on temporary amendment to liquor licence Fee Term Application fee for $0.45 per night per seat comments on a temporary amendment except that, despite to liquor license requesting later closing the number of seats hours of operation or the number of nights, the minimum fee will be $92.00 and the maximum fee will be $ Application processing fee for comments $92.00 on a temporary amendment to liquor license requesting earlier opening hours of operation Application processing fee for comments $92.00 on a temporary amendment to liquor license requesting any other change to a liquor license

21 PAGE 14 OF 14 Application processing fee for comments $92.00 on new liquor license or a permanent or temporary amendment to a liquor license requesting liquor service hours past midnight, or patron participation entertainment, for food primary establishments PART 3 Application fee (section 6.3) $56.00 Request for copy of license (section 7.1) $5.00 Request for change of business name $10.00 or business trade name (section 7.2) Request for change of business $23.00 address under license (section 7.3) Request for change in business license $10.00 category (section 7.4) Temporary license fee for standard hours $92.00 liquor establishment