I guess I'll start drawing up the necessary floor plan in order to submit for the occupancy permit...
On 6 December 2012 14:13, Mak Kolybabi <[email protected]> wrote: > I called the MLCC, and talked my way through three layers of people until > I got > to the Guy that Issues Permits (GIP) -- presumably one of many. Forget all > the > rumours, answers from lower levels of the onion, and IANAL readings of > legislation. These are the rules as per GIP: > > - We cannot consume alcohol on the premises at all beyond the confines > imposed > by an Event License. Since this has been our stance up to this point, > we're > fine for now > > - We cannot apply for an event license from the MLCC until we are > registered as > an entity with the MLCC > > - Registering as an entity with the MLCC requires us to submit, and have > the > MLCC be satisfied with the following: > > * An occupancy permit from the City of Winnipeg that permits us to hold > events, which will involve them inspecting the space > > * Our documentation from the Government of Manitoba stating that we are a > non-profit entity > > * The minutes of at least three meetings (i.e. weekly meetings), to show > that > we actually do things > > * A list of members, not necessarily a full list, to show that we > actually are > an organization. I *refuse* to release any list of our members without > consent from each member on that list. We care about privacy, folks! > > - Once we are registered as an entity with the MLCC, we may apply for event > licenses, which have the following limitations: > > * Twelve event licenses -- in total, across both types -- may be issued > to us > per year > > * Each license may last for a maximum of three consecutive days, and > permits > the serving of alcohol between the hours of 11 AM and 2 AM > > * There are two types of licenses: > > - Non-Sale ($25): SkullSpace purchases, brings, owns, serves (for > free), and > disposes of all alcohol > > - Sale ($100): SkullSpace purchases, brings, owns, serves (at a cost), > and > disposes of all alcohol > > * All alcohol must be *served* by a bartender -- the bartender needn't > have > any certification, licensing, or training > > * All minors on site must be *clearly* marked -- there is a legal > definition > of 'clearly marked' of course, but I think Ian's suggestion of a > scarlet > letter 'A' (for 'adolescent'!) sewn to their clothes makes the most > sense > (-:|3 > > To reinforce my earlier statement, *everything* other than what's explained > above is illegal. I asked a lot of different "What if we..." questions, > and the > answer was "*No*!" [emphasis GIP's] across the board. *Nothing* else > applies to > us other than this. > > Next, I'll be looking into the kind of occupancy permit that the MLCC > requires, > and will continue towards the goal of being able to serve alcohol at > SkullSpace. > > -- > Mak Kolybabi > <[email protected]> > > () ASCII Ribbon Campaign | Against HTML e-mail > /\ www.asciiribbon.org | Against proprietary extensions > > _______________________________________________ > SkullSpace Discuss Mailing List > Help: http://www.skullspace.ca/wiki/index.php/Mailing_List#Discuss > Archive: https://groups.google.com/group/skullspace-discuss-archive/ >
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