Pickering By-law 7887/21, s. 8(a) — Property Standards By-law

No person, being the Owner or Occupant of a Property, shall fail to maintain the Property in conformity with the Standards required in this By- law. By-law No.7887/21

• (b) No person, being the Owner or Occupant of a Property, shall use, occupy, or allow, acquiesce or permit the use or occupation of the Property, unless such Property conforms to the Standards prescribed in this By-law.
• (c) The Owner of any Property which does not conform to the Standards in this By-law shall Repair and maintain the Property to conform to the Standards or shall clear the Property of all Buildings, Structures, Refuse or Waste Material and shall leave the Property in a graded and levelled condition.
• (d) Notwithstanding Section 9(c), in the case of Buildings and Structures located on Heritage Properties, no Owner shall alter, demolish or relocate the Heritage Property or Heritage Attributes, if the alteration, demolition or relocation is likely to affect the Property’s Heritage Attributes, unless the

Owner has obtained a building permit with Heritage Approval or other form of written consent from the City in accordance with the Ontario Heritage Act.

• (e) In the case of a Heritage Property, alternative measures to those prescribed in this By-law may be considered when the By-law requirements may be impractical and detrimental to the preservation of any Heritage Attributes. Said alternative measures shall be approved by the City.
• (f) No Person to whom an Order is issued pursuant to this By-law, shall fail to comply with the Order.
• (g) No Owner of any Property, having received an Order to demolish respecting a Property pursuant to this By-law, shall fail to comply with the Order.
• (h) This By-law does not apply to matters, which, in the opinion of the City, are minor in nature.
• (i) Where, in the opinion of an Officer, there has been no substantial progress on the construction or demolition of a Building, Structure, or portion thereof for a period of more than one (1) year, such Building, Structure, or portion thereof shall be:
• (a) demolished in accordance with all applicable statues, regulations and by-laws, or; By-law No.7887/21
• (b) completed within a reasonable time as specified by the Officer, in accordance with applicable statutes, regulations and by-laws, including this By-law.
• (c) A statement certified by the Chief Building Official or an Officer that

a permit issued under the Building Code Act was revoked under clause 8(10)(c) of the Building Code Act is receivable in evidence as proof, in the absence of evidence to the contrary, that there has been no substantial progress on the construction or demolition of the Building, Structure, or portion thereof that was the subject of the permit, for a period of more than one (1) year.

• (j) Whenever landscaping, parking areas, walkways, steps, hedges, trees, fences, curbs, or similar changes to Property have been required by the City as a condition of development or redevelopment, and are listed on the most current site plan filed and approved by the City, such works shall be undertaken and maintained so as to ensure continuous compliance with the City site plan requirements.
• (k) This By-law does not apply so as to prevent a farm from carrying out a normal farm practice as provided for and defined under the Farming and Food Production Protection Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c. 1, as amended.