Division 5 - Licenced Premises This Division, applies to all liquor licence applications referred to Council pursuant to a direction by the general manager under Section 5(3) of the Liquor Control and Licencing Regulations. * An application for a Council resolution stating whether or not the Council considers that the residents are in favour of granting the proposed licence shall be made to the Director of Community Planning on the application form attached as Schedule "G" to this Bylaw and shall. include the supporting information specified in the application form. Every application made under this Division shall be accompanied by: (a) A non-refundable fee of $400.00, and, (b) A fee of $1,200.00 which shall be refundable if notice of a Public Hearing is not advertised or mailed. Where an application has been made in conformance with Section 17 of this bylaw and the required fees have been paid: (a) the Director of Community Planning shall have a report prepared advising Council of the merits of the application; . (b) the City Clerk shail have the report from the Director of Community Planning placed on an agenda of a meeting of Council. (c) the applicant shall be provided with a copy of the report and shall be given notice of the time and place of the Council Meeting. Upon receipt of the report of the Director of Community Planning made pursuant to the provisions of this Division the Council may; 1 (a) instruct that a Public Hearing be held; or (b) instruct that further information be obtained; or ° . (c) adopt a resolution confirming that in Council's opinion the residents are or are not in favour of granting the licence. - If Council instructs that a Public Hearing be held, the Director of | Community Planning and the City Clerk shall take the necessary administrative action to process, advertise, and notify residents and property owners in the same manner that would be done if the application were an application for an amendment to the Zoning Bylaw of the City and the requirements of Section 957 of the Municipal Act and the "Notice of. Public Hearings Mailing Bylaw, 1986, No. 2160" shall be deemed to apply. ‘The Public Hearing shall be conducted in the same manner as a Public Hearing on a Zoning Bylaw Amendment, provided that the Council shall not be precluded from hearing further representations after the Public Hearing. Following a Public Hearing, the Council shall: (a) adopt a resolution stating whether or not Council considers that the residents are in favour of granting the licence; (b) instruct that further information be obtained; or | (c)’ advise the applicant that unless a referendum is completed and the results coisidered by Council within 60 days, Council deems that the residents are not in favour of granting the licence. . PAGE Z\