Richmond Hill By-law 62-24, s. 15.6 — of the Building Code Act

of the Building Code Act;

"Qualified Tree Risk Assessor"- An Arborist that has obtained the Tree Risk Assessment Qualification (TRAQ), which is a professional qualification program designed to train Arborists in a specialized field of arboriculture related to tree risk. An Arborist that has obtained the TRAQ qualification is required to identify, analyze and evaluate a Hazardous Tree; "Refuse" means any item that:

• a) Has been cast aside, discarded or abandoned, whether of any value or not;
• b) Has been used up, in whole or in part, whether of any value or not;
• c) Has been expended or worn out, in whole or in part, whether of any value or not;
• d) Has become dilapidated to the point it can no longer be used properly for its intended use; "Repair" includes the provision of facilities, the making of additions or alterations or the taking of such action as may be required to ensure that a Property conforms with the Standards; "Standards" means the standards of physical condition and of occupancy prescribed for Property in this By-law. "Structure" means anything that is erected, built or constructed of parts joined together and attached or fixed to the ground or any other Structure, including a Building; "Tree" means any perennial woody plant, which has reached or can reach a height of at least 4.5 meters at physiological maturity. "Vital Service" means hot or cold water, fuel, electricity, gas or during the part of each year prescribed by the regulations, heat (as defined in the Residential Tenancies Act, 2006, S.O. 2006, c. 17 as amended) "Waste" means Garbage, recyclable materials, organics, yard waste and metal items and large appliances discarded by the Occupant of a Dwelling Unit; "Yard" means any hard or softscaped open, uncovered, unoccupied space, of a Property;