Cambridge By-law 26-021, s. 3.1(a) — Property Standards By-law

free from any Unsafe Condition;

• (b) free from electrical shock hazards;
• (c) structurally sound;
• (d) free from defects;
• (e) free from holes, loose, broken, torn, cracked or damaged materials;
• (f) in good working order; and
• (g) not unsightly by reason of deterioration, damage or defacement; “Habitable Room ” means any room in a Dwelling Unit that meets the requirements of the Building Code and is used or designated to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes; “Heritage Attribute ” means, in relation to real Property, and to buildings on the real Property, an attribute of the Property, building or structure that contributes to its cultural heritage value or interest and that is defined or described, or that can be reasonably inferred:
• (a) in a by-law designating a Property passed under the Ontario Heritage Act and identified as a heritage attribute, reason for designation, or otherwise;
• (b) in a Minister ’s order made under the Ontario Heritage Act and identified as a heritage attribute, reason for designation or otherwise; The Corporation of the City of Cambridge By-law Number 26-021
• (c) in a by-law designating a heritage conservation district passed under the Ontario Heritage Act and identified as a heritage attribute, value, reason for designation or otherwise;
• (d) 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, reason for designation or otherwise; or
• (e) in a heritage conservation easement agreement and any supporting documentation; “Maintenance (Heritage) ” means the ongoing care and preservation and keeping in repair of Protected Heritage Property and considers routine, cyclical, non-destructive actions, necessary to slow the deterioration of Protected Heritage Property. Maintenance includes the following actions: periodic inspection; Property cleanup; gardening and repair of landscape features; replacement of glass and/or framing in broken windows; minor exterior repairs (including replacement of individual asphalt shingles where there is little or no change in colour or design); repointing areas of wall space; and/or any work defined as maintenance within a designated by-law or in a heritage conservation district plan; “Multiple Dwelling" means a building lawfully containing more than one Dwelling Unit; “Municipal Heritage Advisory Committee" means a Committee of Council formed under the provisions of the Ontario Heritage Act; “Municipal Sanitary Sewer ” means the Region ’s and the City ’s sanitary sewer system or a private Sewage disposal system approved by the relevant approval authority; “Non-Habitable Room" means a room or space which does not meet the requirements of the Building Code to function as a Habitable Room; “Occupancy ” means the use or intended use of a building or part thereof for the shelter or support of a Person; “Officer ” shall mean a Municipal By-law Compliance Officer of the City and a Police Officer of the Waterloo Regional Police Service; “Ontario Heritage Act ” means the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.18, as amended, and includes regulations made thereunder, or any act that replaces it; “Owner" includes a Person who is the registered Owner of Property, a mortgagee in possession of Property, and the Person for the time being who is managing or receiving rent from a tenant on the Property; The Corporation of the City of Cambridge By-law Number 26-021 “Person ” includes an Owner, individual, association, firm, corporation (with the exception of The Corporation of the City of Cambridge), partnership, bureau, sole proprietorship, trust, organization, trustee or agent; “Property" means a building or structure, or part of a building or structure, and includes the lands and premises appurtenant thereto and all mobile structures, outbuildings, fences and retaining walls, and erections thereon, whether heretofore or hereafter erected and includes every Vacant Building, Vacant Heritage Property and Protected Heritage Property; “Protected Heritage Property ” shall include any buildings and structures, and includes Property and premises appurtenant thereto and all mobile structures, outbuildings, fences and retaining walls, and erections thereon, whether heretofore or hereafter erected and includes Vacant Property or Vacant Heritage Property, that are protected under the Ontario Heritage Act, situated within a heritage conservation district protected under the Ontario Heritage Act, or protected under a heritage conservation easement agreement; “Rental Unit" includes a mobile home, a Dwelling Unit, or any portion of a building that is used or intended for use as residential rental accommodation and may include common areas; “Service or Utility ” means heat, electricity, gas, refrigeration and hot or cold water; “Sewage ” means liquid or water borne waste of industrial, commercial or domestic origin, including human body waste, toilet or bathroom waste, shower, tub, culinary, sink or laundry waste, but does not include Storm Water; “Storm Water ” means water that is discharged from a device or surface as a result of rainfall, snowmelt or snowfall; “Supplier ” means a Person who carries on a business of or whose business includes supplying a Service or Utility to an end user; “Technical Standards and Safety Act ” means the Technical Standards and Safety Act 2000, S.O. 2000, c.16, as amended, and includes regulations made thereunder, or any Act that replaces it; “Unsafe Condition ” means a condition that poses or constitutes a safety, fire or accident hazard, or a hazard or risk to life, limb or health of any Person; “Vacant Building ” means any building or structure that appears to be vacant, partially vacant, or unoccupied, or by reason of its unfinished or dilapidated condition, but does not include a building occupied by the Owner on a seasonal basis but otherwise maintained throughout the year; or a building owned by the City; The Corporation of the City of Cambridge By-law Number 26-021 “Vacant Heritage Property ” shall include any buildings and structures located on the Property protected under the Ontario Heritage Act, situated within a heritage conservation district protected under the Ontario Heritage Act, or protected under a heritage conservation easement agreement, that appear to be vacant, partially vacant, or unoccupied, or by reason of its unfinished or dilapidated condition, but does not include a building occupied by the Owner on a seasonal basis but otherwise maintained throughout the year; or a building owned by the City; “Weathertight ” means to be adequately sealed and protected so as to prevent the entry of rain, wind, snow, and other moisture into the interior.