Hamilton By-law 07-170, s. 2(5) — Licensing By-law (Short-Term Rentals)

The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Licensing Tribunal and shall keep all necessary records and perform such other duties as may from time to time be required by the Licensing Tribunal. 4.(1) The duties of the Director of Licensing include ensuring:

• (a) that the applicant, except an applicant for a licence as an attendant under Schedules 1 or 4 or as a driver under Schedule 25, is the owner or operator of the business and "owner" or "operator", unless otherwise defined in the applicable Schedule, means a person who has responsibility for carrying out the business including but not limited to:
• (i) having the right to possess or occupy the premises where the business is carried on;
• (ii) having significant financial responsibility for the business such as responsibility for accounts payable and accounts receivable;
• (iii) managing any employees of the business such as hiring or firing such employees;
• (iv) having responsibility for the business under a permission granted by the federal or provincial governments such as a liquor licence (Liquor Licence
• Act) or a vendor's permit (Retail Sales Tax Act).
• (b) that applications are on the form applicable to the category of licence applied for, complete, and signed by the applicant, or where the application is from a partnership or corporation respectively, signed by a partner or the president or other authorized signing officer of the corporation;
• (c) that the applicant has paid the fees required for the applicable licence(s) and application, for the term of the licence, prior to processing the application; and Revised: November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx
• (d) where a limited number of licences may be issued or transferred, that there is a licence approved or available for issuance or transfer.