Pickering By-law 7887/21, s. 2(a) — Property Standards By-law

“Accessory Building or Structure” means any Building or Structure which is separate from or attached to the main Building on the Property on which both are located and the use of which is an accessory to that of the said main Building or Property and shall include swimming pools, private greenhouses, decks, garden structures, patio shelters and carports. By-law No.7887/21

• (b) “Basement” means that portion of a Building that is partly below grade, which has half or more of its height, measured from floor to ceiling below the average exterior finished grade.
• (c) “Bathroom” means a room containing a bathtub or shower with or without a toilet and washbasin.
• (d) “Building” means any Structure used or intended to be used for supporting, enclosing or sheltering any Person, animal, good, equipment, based on its use or occupancy.
• (e) “By-law” means this By-law, as amended from time to time, including any preamble and any schedules forming part of this By-law.
• (f) “Certificate of Compliance” means a written opinion of Property compliance with the Standards contained in this By-law issued under the Ontario Building Code.
• (g) “Committee” means the Property Review Committee established pursuant to the Building Code Act and this By-law.
• (h) “City” means The Corporation of the City of Pickering or the geographical area of the City of Pickering, as the context requires.
• (i) “Council” means the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering.
• (j) “Dilapidated” means in a state of disrepair or ruin as a result of age or neglect.
• (k) “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 purpose of human habitation, and includes a Building that would be used, or would be intended to be used for such purposes except for its state of disrepair, and shall include every Building on a residential Property other than an Accessory Building.
• (l) “Dwelling Unit” means one or more Habitable Rooms, designed, occupied or capable of being occupied for the purpose of human habitation.
• (m) “Driveway” means the defined area providing access for vehicles from a public or private street or a lane to a parking area, parking lot, loading space, private garage, carport, Building or Structure.
• (n) “Good Repair” means good working order, capable of being used for the purpose designed for, and maintained in such a condition so as to be free from any By-law No.7887/21 danger or hazard and not unsightly by reason of deterioration, damage or defacement.
• (o) “Ground Cover” means organic or non-organic material applied to prevent the erosion of the soil, e.g., concrete, flagstone, gravel, asphalt, grass, woodchips, clover or other forms of landscaping.
• (p) “Guard” means a barrier around openings in floors or at the open sides of stairs, landings, balconies, mezzanines, galleries, raised walkways or other locations designed to attempt to prevent accidental falls from one level to another.
• (q) “Habitable Room” means any room in a Dwelling used, designed to be used, or capable of being used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes.
• (r) “Hard Surface” means asphalt, concrete, or compacted crushed stone or gravel, granular material or aggregate with an asphaltic or cement binder, or any other permanent type of surfacing which prevents the raising of dust or loose particles.
• (s) “Heritage Approval” means an approval issued by the City related to alteration work on Heritage Property in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act.
• (t) “Heritage Attribute” means an attribute of the Property that contributes to its cultural heritage value or interest and that is 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;
• (ii) in a Minister’s order made pursuant to Section 34.5 of the Ontario Heritage Act;
• (iii) in a by-law designating a heritage conservation district passed under