Hamilton By-law 07-170, s. 21.1(a) — Licensing By-law (Short-Term Rentals)

“applicant ” means a person applying for a licence or renewal of a licence thereof under this By-law;

• (b) "business " has the same meaning as provided in section 150 of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, Chapter 25, as amended;
• (c) "City " means the City of Hamilton as constituted by section 2 of the City of Hamilton Act, 1999, S.O. 1990, c.14, Schedule C;
• (d) "City Council " or " Council " means the council of the City of Hamilton;
• (e) "City Treasurer " means the treasurer of the City;
• (f) "conditions " includes special conditions which are conditions imposed upon a business in a class that have not been imposed on all of the businesses in that class, as a requirement of obtaining, continuing to hold or renewing a licence;
• (g) "Director” or “Director of Licensing” means the Director of Licensing and By-law (20-180) Services for the City, or their designate;
• (h) "hearing " includes a hearing or an opportunity given for a hearing, where an applicant or licensee may show cause why the licence should be granted, or not refused, revoked or suspended, with or without conditions;
• (i) Hearing Officer” means a person from time to time appointed by Council pursuant (20-180) to the City’s Administrative Penalty By-law; Revised: November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx
• (j) "Licensing Tribunal " means the Hamilton Licensing Tribunal established under subsection 3(1);
• (k) “Municipal Officer” except where otherwise indicated, means an employee of the Parking and By-law Services Division of the Planning and Economic Development Department who is assigned by the Director of Licensing to enforce the provisions (17-011) of this By-law;
• (l) “person ” includes an individual, partnership, corporation, and the heirs, executors, administrators or other legal representatives of a person to whom the context can apply according to law;
• (m) "policies " or " policy " means policies or a policy approved by Council under section 15;
• (n) “private club ” means an establishment which is maintained and operated by a not- for-profit corporation or unincorporated association solely for the benefit and enjoyment of its members, and which has adopted by-laws or policies regulating the admission of persons to the corporation or association, the classes and conditions of membership, the suspension and termination of membership, the qualification and membership of directors and their manner of election, and the holding of an annual general meeting of members, and which requires the payment of fees and dues by members on an annual basis, and which issues cards or other documents to members which state the name of the member and the date on which his or her membership expires;
• (o) "Secretary " means the secretary of the Licensing Tribunal; and
• (p) "Schedule " shall be a reference to one or all the Schedules listed in section 30, as the context requires.