London By-law PW-12, s. 1.1 — For the purpose of this by-law

For the purpose of this by-law:

• “Agricultural Operation” has the same meaning as contained in the Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, C. 1, as amended, or any successor legislation; “Amplified Live Speech” means live speech amplified by any means that is clearly audible at an outdoor public place, but does not include live speech that is incidental to a commercial, industrial, or institutional premise, and does not include live speech amplified by an assistive device used by a person due to a disability; “Animal” means any member of the animal kingdom, other than a human, and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includes dogs, cats, and birds; “City” means The Corporation of the City of London; “Community Event (Class 1)” means:
• the Western Fair Association’s annual week-long Western Fair held at the Western Fairgrounds;
• the annual week-long orientation events and campus life events that are held on campus at the University of Western Ontario and affiliated colleges;
• and the annual week-long orientation events and campus life events that are held on campus at Fanshawe College;
• “Community Event (Class 2)” means:
• an event open to the public, including a public fair, public exhibition, public celebration, public sporting event, public concert;
• or a university or college event;
• or a school board event. A Community Event (Class 2) does not include a Special Event or a Community Event (Class 1);
• “Construction” includes erection, alteration, repair, dismantling, demolition, structural maintenance, painting, moving, land clearing, earth moving, grading, excavating, the laying of pipe and conduit whether above or below ground level, street and highway building, concreting, equipment installation and alteration and the structural installation of construction components and materials in any form for any purpose, and includes any work in connection therewith;
• “Conveyance” includes a vehicle and any other device employed to transport a person or persons or goods from place to place but does not include any such device or vehicle if operated only within the premises of a person;
• “Council” means the Council for the City;
• “Director, Municipal Compliance” means the Director, Municipal Compliance for the City, or their designate;
• “Hearings Officer” means a Hearings Officer appointed under the City’s Hearings Officer By-law A.-6653-121, as amended;
• “Municipality” means the land within the geographic limit of the City of London;
• “Normal Farm Practice” has the same meaning as contained in the Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, C. 1, as amended, or any successor legislation;
• “Point of Reception” means any point on the premises where sound originating from other than those premises is received;
• “Residential Area” means any area of the Municipality where residential use is permitted under the provisions of the City’s Zoning By-law from time to time, including but not limited to land zoned R1, R2, R3, R4, R5, R6, R7, R8, R9, R10, or R11;
• “Rural Area” means land in the Municipality zoned AG, AGC, or UR from time to time under the City’s Zoning By-law;
• “Special Event” means a Special Event as defined in the City’s Special Events Policies and Procedures Manual, and that is recognized by the City as a special event;
• “Stationary Source” means a source of sound which does not normally move from place to place, and includes the premises of a person as one stationary source unless the dominant source of sound on those premises is Construction or a Conveyance;