TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
BYLAW NO. 191 
 
 
A BYLAW 
TO REGULATE SPECIAL EVENTS 
HELD IN THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
 
Pursuant to the powers granted by the Municipal Act, the Council of the Town of View Royal, in open meeting 
assembled, enacts as follows: 
 
 
1. 
This Bylaw may be cited for all purposes as "Special Events Bylaw, 1994, No. 191". 
 
2. 
Definitions 
 
 
In this Bylaw, 
 
 
"Applicant" means an applicant for a permit and the holder of the issued permit; 
 
 
"Council" means the Council of the Town of View Royal; 
 
 
"Permit" means a Special Event Permit issued under this Bylaw in the form set out in Schedule "A" of 
this Bylaw; 
 
 
"R.C.M.P." means the Royal Canadian Mounted Police; 
 
 
"Site" means the land described in a permit, on which a special event is to be held; 
 
 
"Special Event" means any event or gathering at which the attendance is likely to exceed 500 
persons; 
 
 
"Town" means the Town of View Royal. 
 
3. 
Application of Bylaw 
 
 
Despite the remainder of this Bylaw, this Bylaw does not apply to any special event: 
 
 
(a) 
which is licensed by any government or governmental agency having the jurisdiction to do 
so; 
 
 
(b) 
held by a Board of School Trustees under the School Act; and 
 
 
(c) 
held by the Town or the Capital Regional District under the Municipal Act. 
 
4. 
Permit Required 
 
 
No special event may be held or be permitted to be held in the Town of View Royal unless a permit 
for that special event has been obtained as provided by this Bylaw. 
 
5. 
Obtaining a Permit 
 
 
The registered owner or the occupier of land on which a special event is to be held must obtain a 
permit for that special event.  An application for a permit must be made at least forty-five (45) days 
before the date on which the special event is to be held or begin.  An application for a permit must be 
made in the form set out in Schedule A to this Bylaw.  The application must be accompanied by: 
 
 
(a) 
the written consent of the registered owner of the land where the special event is to be held, 
if it is to be held by someone other than the registered owner of the land; 
 
 
(b) 
a document in which the Medical Health Officer, as that term is defined in the Health Act, for 
the place in which the special event is to be held expresses his or her satisfaction, that 
sufficient arrangements have been made for the following facilities and services for the 
special event, as applicable: 
 
 
 
(i) 
drinkable water supply; 
 
 
 
(ii) 
toilet facilities; 
 
 
 
(iii) 
waste collection and removal facilities; and 

Special Events 
2 
Bylaw, 1994, No. 191 
 
 
 
 
 
(iv) 
food and drinks storage, dispensing, preparation and use. 
 
 
(c) 
a document in which the Officer In Charge of the Colwood Detachment of the R.C.M.P. or 
the Commanding Officer of any other police force having jurisdiction, as the case may be: 
 
 
 
(i) 
expresses his or her satisfaction that sufficient arrangements have been made for 
the following, as applicable: 
 
 
 
 
(a) 
off-street parking of motor vehicles, as that term is defined in the Highway 
Act; 
 
 
 
 
(b) 
policing and other necessary security on and around the site; 
 
 
 
 
(c) 
traffic control on and around the site; and 
 
 
 
 
(d) 
provision of a police and security command post; and 
 
 
 
Iii) 
sets out the estimated cost of providing policing for the special event. 
 
 
(d) 
a document in which the Fire Inspector or Local Assistant, as those terms are defined in the 
Fire Services Act, having jurisdiction for the site expresses his or her satisfaction that the 
site conditions and all buildings and other structures on the site comply with applicable fire 
safety enactments; 
 
 
(e) 
security for policing and other costs required under Sections 6 or 7; and 
 
 
(f) 
a document setting out in reasonable detail, that arrangements have been made for first aid 
care and facilities for the special event. 
 
6. 
Security for Policing Costs 
 
 
A permit may not be issued until the Applicant has delivered to the Town the estimated amount of 
policing costs, established as provided for in Section 5(e).  The amount must be delivered in cash or 
by certified cheque.  The amount is to be used by the Town to pay the R.C.M.P. or other police force 
having jurisdiction, or both, of the actual costs incurred in policing the special event.  The Town may 
pay their actual costs from the amount deposited under this section to the R.C.M.P. or other police 
force after the special event.   
 
 
Payment of the amount does not affect the Applicant's obligation to pay all those costs.  If the 
policing costs exceed the amount deposited under this section, the excess of the actual costs must 
be paid at once by the Applicant to the R.C.M.P. or other police force having jurisdiction, or both.  If 
the policing costs, as certified by the R.C.M.P. or other police force having jurisdiction, or both, are 
less than the amount paid to the Town under this section, the Town must refund the remaining 
amount as soon as is practical.  No interest is payable on any amount paid to the Town under this 
section. 
 
7. 
Responsibility for Costs 
 
 
The Applicant is responsible for all costs incurred or connected with the special event, including the 
cost of providing policing for the special event and of cleaning up the site after the special event.  
Without affecting Section 6, the Town may require as a condition of issuance of a permit that the 
Applicant deliver to the Town security for costs to clean up the site after the special event.  Section 6 
applies to this section with the necessary changes. 
 
8. 
Offence 
 
 
It is an offence punishable under the Offence Act: 
 
 
(a) 
for any person to hold a special event, or to permit a special event to be held, without a 
permit on land of which they are the registered owner or the occupier; or 
 
 
(b) 
for any person to hold a special event without a permit. 
 
 
 
 

Special Events 
3 
Bylaw, 1994, No. 191 
 
 
 
READ A  FIRST TIME THIS 
 
18TH 
 
DAY OF 
 
JANUARY 
, 1994 
 
READ A SECOND TIME THIS 
 
18TH 
 
DAY OF 
 
JANUARY 
, 1994 
 
READ A  THIRD TIME THIS 
 
18TH 
 
DAY OF 
 
JANUARY 
, 1994 
 
RECONSIDERED, FINALLY PASSED AND ADOPTED BY COUNCIL, SIGNED BY THE MAYOR AND THE 
CLERK AND SEALED WITH THE SEAL OF THE TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL THIS 1ST DAY OF FEBRUARY, 
1994. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MAYOR 
 
 
 
 
CLERK 

Special Events 
4 
Bylaw, 1994, No. 191 
 
 
 
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
 
Special Event Permit Application Form 
 
 
The Town of View Royal Special Events Bylaw, 1994, No. 191 prohibits the holding of a special event without 
a permit under that bylaw.  This form must be completed fully and submitted to the Town of View Royal in 
order to obtain a special event permit.   
 
A permit is considered to contain all provisions of Special Events Bylaw, 1994, No. 191 as permit conditions 
which must be complied with by you.  You contractually agree with the Town of View Royal to comply with 
those conditions by taking out a permit. 
 
 
 
 
1. 
Name of event applied for:  
 
 
2. 
Location of event (give street address):  
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. 
Nature of event: 
 
 
4. 
Estimated attendance:                                    Admission charged:  Yes              No             
 
5. 
Date(s) of event: 
 
 
6. 
Full and correct name and address of applicant: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. 
Hours of each day event to be held: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. 
Full and correct names of any affiliated organizations and sponsors: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. 
Describe fully arrangements for the following, as applicable (attach further sheets if 
necessary): 
 
 
(a) 
drinkable water supply: 
 
 
 
(b) 
toilet facilities: 
 
 
 
(c) 
waste collection and removal  
 
 
facilities: 
 
 
 
(d) 
food and drink storage, dispensing, 
 
 
preparation and use: 
 
 
 
(e) 
off-street parking of motor vehicles, 
 
 
as that term is defined in the 
 
 
Highway Act: 
 
 
 
(f) 
policing and other necessary security 
 
 
on and around the site: 
 
 
 
(g) 
traffic control on and around 
 
 
the site: 
 
 
 
(h) 
provision of a police and 
 
 
security command post: 
 
Consent of Registered Owner of land to holding of special event: 

Special Events 
5 
Bylaw, 1994, No. 191 
 
 
 
 
The registered owner(s) of the land described above consent to the holding of the above special event: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Witness: 
 
 
 
 
 
Name  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Witness: 
 
 
 
 
 
Name  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date 
 
 
 
 
By signing below, the Applicant agrees to obey the "Special Events Bylaw, 1994, No. 191" of the Town 
of View Royal, including by being solely responsible to pay all policing, clean up and other costs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Witness: 
 
 
 
 
 
Name  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Witness: 
 
 
 
 
 
Name  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Name 

Special Events 
6 
Bylaw, 1994, No. 191 
 
 
 
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
 
SPECIAL EVENT PERMIT 
 
SCHEDULE "A" 
BYLAW NO. 191 
 
 
 
1. 
This document constitutes a Special Event Permit under "Special Events Bylaw, 1994, No. 191" of 
the Town of View Royal when signed below on behalf of the Town of View Royal. 
 
2. 
The above described Special Event is hereby permitted, subject to the terms and conditions of the 
"Special Events Bylaw, 1994, No. 191" of the Town of View Royal. 
 
 
 
 
TOWN OF VIEW ROYAL 
 
 
By: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Signature 
 
Name:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Please print) 
 
Title: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
(Please print) 
 
 
 
 
Date Permit Issued: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date(s) Permit Valid: 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Amount Received for Costs: