Aurora By-law 6543-23, s. 2.1(a) — In this by-law, the following words shall have the following meanings

In this by-law, the following words shall have the following meanings:

• “Accessory Building” means any subordinate building or structure which is separate or detached from the main building on the same Lot and is subordinate to a principle use of the main building or structure, is not used for human habitation, is located on the same Lot as the main building or structure and may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, include

a private garage, swimming pool, private greenhouse, patio, carport, boat By-law Number 6543-23 house, solar collector, garbage bin enclosure, raised play structures, and gazebos;

• (b) “Agricultural Purposes” means land designated for agricultural uses under the Zoning By-Law;
• (c) “Bathroom” means a room containing a bathtub or shower with or without

a water closet (toilet) and lavatory (sink);

• (d) "Barrier-Free " means that a building and its facilities can be approached, entered and used by persons with physical or sensory disabilities;
• (e) “Basement” means as defined in the Building Code;
• (f) “Building Code” means the regulations made under section 34 of the Building Code Act, as amended or replaced from time to time;
• (g) “Building Code Act” means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time;
• (h) “Committee” means the Property Standards Committee of the Town established pursuant to this by-law;
• (i) "Council " means the Council of the Corporation of the Town of Aurora;
• (j) “Crawl Space” means a space beneath a floor assembly with less than 1.8 meters of clearance height;
• (k) "Director" the department head responsible for the Bylaw Services division of the Town or his/her designate or successor;
• (l) “Domestic Goods” means goods associated with a Residential Occupancy and includes but is not limited to firewood, small amounts of building materials, garden equipment and furniture and household belongings and sports equipment that is in normal keeping with the principal use of the property;
• (m) "Dwelling" means a building or structure or part of a building or structure occupied or capable of being occupied in whole or in part for the purposes of Residential Occupancy and includes the land and premises appurtenant thereto and all outbuildings, fences or erections thereon or therein;
• (n) “Dwelling Unit " means a suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used as a domicile by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities;
• (o) “Fire Code” means the fire code, as amended from time to time, as established under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c.4;
• (p) “Front Yard” means as defined in the Zoning By-law;
• (q) “Full-Cut-Off Fixture” means a luminaire or light fixture that, by design of the housing, does not allow any light dispersion or direct glare to shine above a horizontal plane from the base of the light fixture where light is emitted and must be installed in a horizontal position as designed; By-law Number 6543-23
• (r) “Habitable Room” means any room in a Dwelling Unit designed, lawfully used or capable of being lawfully used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes;
• (s) “Heritage Attribute(s)” means the attributes or features of a property, building or structure that contributes to the property’s cultural heritage value or interest that are defined, described, or that can be reasonably inferred:
• (i) in a by-law designating a property passed under section 29 of the Ontario Heritage Act and identified as heritage attributes, values, reasons for designation, or otherwise;
• (ii) in a Minister’s order made under section 34.5 of the Ontario Heritage Act and identified as heritage attributes, values, reasons for designation or otherwise;
• (iii) in a by-law designating a heritage conservation district passed under section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act and identified as heritage attributes, values, reasons for designation or otherwise; or
• (iv) in the supporting documentation required for a by-law designating a heritage conservation district, including but not limited to a heritage conservation district plan, assessment or inventory, and identified as heritage attributes, reasons for designation or otherwise;
• (t) "Inoperable Motor Vehicle" means a vehicle:
• (i) that is in a wrecked, dismantled, partially dismantled, inoperative or abandoned condition; or
• (ii) a motor vehicle that does not have a current and valid license plate attached, unless such vehicle is covered by a fitted vehicle cover and maintained in a good condition;
• (u) “Lot” means a property, lot or parcel of land described in a deed or other document legally capable of conveying land or shown as a lot or block on

a registered plan of subdivision;

• (v) “Medical Officer of Health” means the Medical Officer of Health for the York Region Public Health Unit;
• (w) “Multiple Dwelling” means a building containing three or more Dwelling Units;
• (x) “Municipal Act ” means the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, C.25, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time;
• (y) “Non-Habitable Area” means any room in a Dwelling or Dwelling Unit other than a Habitable Room, and includes:
• (i) a Bathroom, washroom, laundry, pantry, lobby, corridor, stairway, closet, Crawl Space, furnace room; and
• (ii) any other space for service and maintenance of the Dwelling for public use or access to and vertical travel between storeys; By-law Number 6543-23
• (z) “Ontario Heritage Act” means the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. O.18, as it may be amended or replaced from time to time, and including any regulations thereunder;
• (aa) “Outdoor Lighting Fixtures” shall include, but not be limited to, lighting for buildings and structures, including canopies, overhangs, parking lot lighting and outdoor lighting for all residential, commercial, promenade, and industrial uses;
• (bb) “Part IV Heritage Property” means property, including any building or structure located thereon, that has been designated by the Town under