Hamilton By-law 07-170, s. 1.1 — For the purposes of this Schedule and any forms, contracts or policies prepared in relation to this Schedule

For the purposes of this Schedule and any forms, contracts or policies prepared in relation to this Schedule:

• “ Building Code Act ” means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23; “Building Code” means Ontario Regulation 332/12 established under the Building Code Act; “By-law” means the City’s By-law No. 07-170, a By-law to License andRegulate Various Businesses, as amended, and includes this Schedule 32; “User Fees and Charges By-law” means the City’s user fees and charges by-law, as amended and as approved annually by Council; “ Fire Protection and Prevention Act ” means the Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997, S.O. 1997, c. 4; “Fire Code” means Ontario Regulation 213/07 established under the Fire Protection and Prevention Act; “ Health Protection and Promotion Act ” means the Health Protection and Promotion Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. H. 7; “Operator ” means any individual who operates a Short-Term Rental and does not include a corporation; “Principal Residence ” means a dwelling unit owned or rented by an individual, either alone or jointly with others, where the individual is ordinarily resident, makes their home and conducts their daily affairs, including, without limitation, paying bills and receiving documentation related to identification, taxation and insurance purposes, driver’s licenses, income tax returns, medical plan documentation, vehicle registration and voter registration, or similar information; “Property Standards By-law” means the City’s By-law No. 10-221, being a By-law to Prescribe Standards for the Maintenance and Occupancy of Property, as amended, or any successor by-law thereto; Revised:
• November 2023 C:\Users\apepper\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\INetCache\Content.Outlook\38JEUW0B\Business Licensing 07-170 Consolidated (November 2023).docx “Reservation ” means a booking or commitment between an Operator and a person that a Short-Term Rental will be available for the person’s use for a specified period of time;
• “Schedule ” means this Schedule 32 under the By-law;
• “Short-Term Rental ” means all or part of a dwelling unit used to provide sleeping accommodations to the travelling public for any rental period that is less than 28 consecutive days in exchange for payment or other remuneration;
• “Short-Term Rental Broker ” means any person who advertises, facilitates the advertisement of, or brokers Short-Term Rental Reservations via the internet, or otherwise, and who: