Item - 2015.LS7.2

Item HL4.1

That City Council amend Board of Health Recommendation 1 by deleting the date "October 1, 2015" and inserting the date "April 1, 2016" so that it now reads as follows:

1. Effective April 1, 2016 City Council prohibit the use of hookah in establishments that are licensed or required to be licensed under Municipal Code Chapter 545, Licensing;

Item LS7.2

That:

1. City Council approve amendments to Toronto Municipal Code, Chapter 545, Licensing, to:

a. Include the following definition of "hookah" in section 545-1, Definitions:

Hookah means a device, whether called a hookah or any other name, designed to heat or burn a substance to produce smoke intended to be inhaled by a user or users.

b. Include the following definition of "hookah use" in section 545-1, Definitions:

Use, with respect to hookah, includes any of the following:

i. Inhaling smoke from a hookah

ii. Exhaling smoke from a hookah

iii. Holding an activated hookah;

and

c.  Add an offence provision that reads: No person licensed or required to be licensed under this chapter shall permit any person or persons to use a hookah in or upon any premises, vehicle or thing to which the licence relates; and

d. Direct that the proposed changes come into force on April 1, 2016.

2. City Council authorize the City Solicitor and the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards to make such technical and stylistic amendments as required to give effect to Council's decision.

That City Council direct that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the City Solicitor, report to the next Licensing and Standards Committee meeting on a by-law which would  permit the following:

1.  the establishment of a new "hookah lounge" category in Chapter 545, Licensing of the Toronto Municipal Code and consider including the following regulations:

a.  only non-tobacco products are permitted;

b.  food or liquor not being permitted on the premises;

c.  only coffee, tea and juices are permitted on the premises;

d.  minors (persons under the age of 19) are not permitted on the premises, with signage in a prominent location.

2.  an appropriate business licence fee for such an establishment.

3.  the establishment would be required to provide signage that states the harmful health effects of hookahs (waterpipes).

That Recommendation 1 d. in the report (June 11, 2015) from the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards be amended to read as follows:

"d. direct that the proposed changes come into force on April 1, 2016."

That City Council direct that the Executive Director, Municipal Licensing and Standards, in consultation with the City Solicitor, report to the next Licensing and Standards Committee meeting on a by-law which would  permit the following:

1.  the establishment of a new "hookah lounge" category in Chapter 545, Licensing of the Toronto Municipal Code and consider including the following regulations:

a.  only non-tobacco products are permitted;

b.  food or liquor not being permitted on the premises;

c.  only coffee, tea and juices are permitted on the premises;

d.  minors (persons under the age of 19) are not permitted on the premises, with signage in a prominent location.

2.  an appropriate business licence fee for such an establishment.

3.  the establishment would be required to provide signage that states the harmful health effects of hookahs (waterpipes).