Markham By-law 2017-27, s. 34.5 — of the Ontario Heritage Act, or ii. that is located within a heritage conservation district which has been designated by the City under Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act

of the Ontario Heritage Act, or ii. that is located within a heritage conservation district which has been designated by the City under Section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act;

“Highway” means a common and public Highway and includes any bridge, trestle, viaduct or other structure forming part of the Highway within the City and includes the Boulevard and other un-travelled portions; "Home Occupation” means a secondary use of a dwelling unit and its Accessory Buildings by at least one of the permanent residents of such dwelling unit to conduct

a gainful occupation or business activity; “Household Waste” shall mean any article, thing, matter or effluent belonging to or associated with a residence, household or dwelling and, for greater certainty without limiting the generality of the foregoing, may include:

• a) all kitchen and table waste, of animal or vegetable origin, resulting from the preparation or consumption of food; and,
• b) yard clippings, tree and garden cuttings, brush or leaves; and,
• c) paper, cardboard, or clothing; and, By-law 2017-27
• d) cans, glass, or plastic containers, or dishes; and,
• e) furniture, appliances, and fixtures; “Inoperable Vehicle” shall mean a motor vehicle as defined by the Highway Traffic Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.H. 8, as amended, that is not in good repair and capable of being operated on a Highway. It includes a vehicle that does not display a valid vehicle permit license plate issued under the Highway Traffic Act, as amended; “Land” shall mean grounds, yards and vacant and developed lots; “Landscaping” means vegetation in the form of lawns, grasses, shrubs, flowers, ornamental plantings, or any combination thereof; “Larvicide” means any chemical, mechanical or bacterial agent that is used to impair or destroy mosquito larvae; “Lot “means a parcel of Land, described in a deed or other document legally capable of conveying land, or shown as a block on registered plan of subdivision; “Manager, Heritage Planning” means the Manager, Heritage Planning of the City, or his/her designate; “Municipal Law Enforcement Officer (Officer)” shall mean an employee of the City who has been appointed by By-law to enforce the provisions of City By-laws; “Natural Body Of Water” shall mean a creek, stream, bog, marsh, river, pond or lake normally created by the forces of nature, but which may be created or caused to be created by man, and which contains water on a regular basis; “Natural Garden” shall mean a defined area of vegetation that has been deliberately planted or cultivated with species of wildflowers, shrubs, perennials, ornamental grasses or combinations of them, consistent with a managed and natural landscape; “Ontario Heritage Act” shall mean the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c.O.18 as amended, and any successor legislation; “Owner” shall mean the registered Owner, Owner in trust, a mortgagee in possession, a person who is managing or receiving the rent of the Property a lessee or a person who is control of the Property and includes a person, firm, partnership, corporation, company, association, or organization of any kind and its principal(s); “Person” includes an individual, association, organization, partnership, municipality or other corporation and includes an agent or employee of any of them; “Property” shall mean a building or structure or part of a building or structure, and includes the lands and premises appurtenant thereto and all mobile homes, mobile buildings, mobile structures, outbuildings, fences and erections thereon whether heretofore or hereafter erected, and includes vacant Property; “Record” means the Official Street Number Record for the City; “Reflective Plate” means a plate or sign on which is affixed a street number and which has reflective properties; “Standing Water” means any water found on property, other than a natural, moving body of water that exists on a permanent basis; By-law 2017-27 “Street Line” means the boundary between a Lot and a Highway; “Street Number” means the street number for a property, as entered in the Official Street Number Record, and includes a reflective plate; “Vacant Heritage Property” means any buildings and structures located on property designated under Section 29 or 34.5 of the Ontario Heritage Act, and any property situated within a heritage conservation district designated under section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act and either is or appears to an Municipal Law Enforcement Officer to be vacant, partially vacant, or unoccupied for more than ninety (90) days; “Vacant Listed Heritage Property” means any buildings and structures located on

a non-designated property listed on the Markham Register of Heritage Properties of Cultural Heritage Value or Interest and either is or appears to a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer to be vacant, partially vacant, or unoccupied for more than ninety (90) days; “Waste Materials” shall mean any garbage, refuse, debris, litter, Household Waste and yard waste and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, shall include garbage, junk, tin cans, old or decayed lumber, discarded or inoperable machinery, including automobiles and parts, furniture, household fixtures, soil, rock, rubble, organic material or a combination of these and construction materials; (Amended by By-Law 2024-50) “Work Order” shall mean an order issued under this By-law to the Owner of a Property requiring the Owner who contravened the By-law or who caused or permitted the contravention or the Owner of the Land on which the contravention occurred to do work to correct the contravention.