Markham By-law 2017-26, s. 2 — DEFINITIONS In this By-law

DEFINITIONS In this By-law:

• Accessory Building means a detached subordinate building on the same lot as the main building; Building Code means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23, as amended, and any successor legislation; City means the Corporation of the City of Markham; Committee means the Property Standards Committee established pursuant to the provisions of this By-law; 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 the land and premises appurtenant thereto and all out buildings, fences and erections thereon or therein; Dwelling Unit means one (1) or more rooms connected together as a separate unit in the same dwelling and constituting an independent housekeeping unit, for residential occupancy by humans with facilities for a bathroom with a water closet and basin, and facilities for persons to sleep and cook; Driveway means the minimum defined area required to provide access for motor vehicles from a public or private street or a lane to facilities such as a parking area, parking lot, loading space, private garage, building or structure,

except that in the case of a residential property “driveway” means only the minimum defined area required to provide direct access from the street to a garage or permitted parking area; By-law 2017-26 Equipment means anything on a property which is capable of holding water, including but not limited to, swimming pools, wading pools, hot tubs, tires, cars, boats, garden fixtures and containers of any kind; Ground Cover means organic or non-organic material that covers the ground, and includes concrete, flagstone, gravel, asphalt, grass or other form of landscaping; Heritage Attribute means, in relation to real property, and to the 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, described or that can be reasonably inferred:

• i. in a By-law designating a property passed under Section 29, Part IV, of the Ontario Heritage Act, and identified as a Heritage Attribute, value, reason for designation or otherwise; or
• ii. in a Minister's order made pursuant to Section 34.5, Part IV of the Ontario Heritage Act and identified as a Heritage Attribute, value, reason for designation or otherwise; or
• iii. in a By-law designating a heritage conservation district passed under