Ajax : Règlement no 38-2025, art. 2.1(a) — Clean and Clear By-law

“debris” includes refuse, rubbish, garbage or material of any kind, including, but not limited to:

• inoperative mechanical equipment, inoperable vehicles, automotive parts, mechanical parts, disused furniture, earth or rock fill, yard waste, old or decayed lumber, material from demolition projects, broken or damaged items, or anything that is no longer capable of performing its original function;
• (b) “expense” means the cost of carrying out the work to be done by the notice pursuant to Section 4.2 and an administrative charge as outlined in the Town of Ajax Fee By-law;
• (c) “inoperable vehicle” means any vehicle, including a trailer, that appears by reason of its appearance, mechanical condition, or lack of valid licence plates, to be inoperative. A vehicle is an inoperable vehicle if it bears licence plates that are not registered as being attached to that vehicle and/or the licence plate registration is not current and up to date, in accordance with the records of the Ministry of Transportation;
• (d) “occupant” means any person or persons over the age of eighteen years in possession of the property;
• (e) “Officer” means a Municipal Law Enforcement Officer appointed to enforce the By-laws of the Town of Ajax;
• (f) “owner” includes the person or persons registered as the owner of a subject property in the most recent municipal tax records and/or on the deed in accordance with the records of the land registry office;
• (g) “person” includes an individual, a firm, corporation, association or partnership;
• (h) “property” means a building or structure or part of a building or structure and include the lands and premises appurtenant thereto and all mobile structures, outbuildings, fences and erections thereon, whether heretofore or hereafter erected and includes vacant property;
• (i) “Town” means The Corporation of the Town of Ajax.