Governments are hillarious:
October 21 Public Hearing: "Modernizing Business Licence Land Uses and Policies – Amendments to the Zoning and Development By-law, Downtown Official Development Plan By-law and Licence By-law"
"Arcade was introduced as a conditional use in the Zoning and Development By-law in 1989. Arcades were associated with school absenteeism, youth loitering, and delinquency and regulations were introduced to address these issues. Arcade was added as a conditional use to select commercial zones; businesses with arcade machines were subject to Arcade Guidelines. Arcades are sometimes combined with other uses such as Neighbourhood Public House. In November 2023, the Arcade Guidelines were repealed as they were difficult to administer and enforce. However, following this, many of the initial 1989 Zoning and Development By-law restrictions on Arcade remained in place, including limits on where Arcades could be located and the number of machines a business could install. Businesses with 4 or more arcade machines are required to obtain a development permit for an Arcade. This may be in addition to other required approvals for uses such as Neighbourhood Public House or Retail Store, where arcade machines are co-located with these uses. "
https://council.vancouver.ca/20250916/documents/rr1.pdf
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