Barrie : Règlement no 2011-138, art. 3.2(a) — Property Standards By-law

"ACCESSORY BUILDING " - shall mean any subordinate building or structure which is separate from or attached to the main building on the same lot and subordinate to a principle use of a building or structure, is not used for human habitation, is located on the same lot and may, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, include a private garage, swimming pools, private greenhouses, patios, carports, boat houses, solar collectors, garbage bin enclosures, raised play structures and gazebos.

• (b) "BATHROOM " – shall mean a room containing a bath tub or shower with or without a water closet and lavatory.
• (c) "BARRIER-FREE " - shall mean that a building and its facilities can be approached, entered and used by persons with physical or sensory disabilities.
• (d) "BASEMENT " - shall mean that portion of a building between two floor levels which is partly below finished grade level in which the height from adjacent finished grade level to the ceiling is less than 1.8 metres.
• (e) "BUILDING CODE " - shall mean Ontario Regulation 350/06 under the Building Code Act, and all amendments thereto.
• (f) "BUILDING CODE ACT " - shall mean the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c.23, as amended.
• (g) "CITY " - shall mean the Corporation of the City of Barrie.
• (h) "COMMERCIAL USE " – shall mean a use in which services or goods are sold for gain or profit.
• (i) "COUNCIL " – shall mean the Council of The Corporation of the City of Barrie.
• (j) "CRAWL SPACE " – shall mean a space beneath a floor assembly with less than 1.8 m of clearance height.
• (k) “DOMESTIC GOODS ” shall mean goods associated with a residential occupancy and includes but is not limited to firewood, small amounts of building materials, garden equipment and furniture and household belongings and sports equipment that is in normal keeping with the principal use of the property. By-law 2011-138 Office Consolidation The Corporation of the City of Barrie Property Standards By-law
• (l) "DWELLING " - shall mean a building or structure or part of a building or structure occupied or capable of being occupied in whole or in part for the purposes of residential occupancy and includes the land and premises appurtenant thereto and all outbuildings, fences or erections thereon or therein.
• (m) "DWELLING UNIT " - shall mean a suite operated as a housekeeping unit, used or intended to be used as a domicile by one or more persons and usually containing cooking, eating, living, sleeping and sanitary facilities.
• (n) "FINISHED GRADE LEVEL " - shall mean the average elevation of the finished surface of the ground abutting the external walls of the building or structure, exclusive of any embankment in lieu of steps.
• (o) "HABITABLE ROOM " – shall mean any room in a dwelling unit used or intended to be used for living, sleeping, cooking or eating purposes.
• (p) "MAINTAIN " – shall mean the preservation and keeping in good repair. Maintenance and maintained shall have the same meaning.
• (q) "MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH " – shall mean the Medical Officer of Health for the Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit.
• (r) "MULTIPLE DWELLING " - shall mean a building containing two or more dwelling units.
• (s) "NON-HABITABLE ROOM " - shall mean any room in a dwelling or dwelling unit other than a habitable room, and includes a bathroom, washroom, laundry, pantry, lobby, communicating corridor, stairway, closet, crawl space, furnace room or other space for service and maintenance of the dwelling for public use, and for access to, and vertical travel between storeys.
• (t) "NON-RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY " - shall mean a building or structure not occupied or capable of being occupied in whole or in part for residential occupancy and includes the lands and premises appurtenant thereto.
• (u) "OCCUPANCY " - shall mean the use or intended use of a building or part thereof for the shelter or support of persons, animals or property.
• (v) "OCCUPANT " - shall mean any person or persons over the age of eighteen years in possession of the property.
• (w) "PROPERTY STANDARDS COMMITTEE " – shall mean the Property Standards Committee established pursuant to Section 15.6 of the Building Code Act.
• (x) "PROPERTY STANDARDS OFFICER " - shall mean a Property Standards Officer who has been assigned the responsibility of administering and enforcing by-laws passed under Section 15.1 of the Building Code Act.
• (y) "RESIDENTIAL OCCUPANCY " - shall mean the occupancy or use of a building or part thereof by persons for whom sleeping accommodation is provided but who are not harbored or detained to receive medical care or treatment or are not involuntarily detained.
• (z) "RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY " - shall mean any property that is used or designed for residential occupancy, and includes any land or buildings that are appurtenant to such occupancy and all yards, landscaping, steps, walks, driveways, parking spaces and fences associated with the occupancy.
• (aa) "SEWAGE " - shall mean any liquid waste containing animal, vegetable or mineral matter in suspension or solution but does not include roof water or other storm run-off.
• (bb) "SEWERAGE SYSTEM " - shall mean the City sanitary sewerage system or a private sewage disposal system approved by the City.
• (cc) "STANDARDS " - shall mean standards of physical condition and of occupancy prescribed for property in Parts I and II of this By-law.
• (dd) "SURFACE TREATED " - shall mean paved with concrete, asphalt, stone, brick or any aggregate treated with a binding material.
• (ee) "WASHROOM " - shall mean a room containing one or more water closets or one or more lavatories and may include other sanitary fixtures. By-law 2011-138 Office Consolidation The Corporation of the City of Barrie Property Standards By-law
• (ff) "YARD " - shall mean the land other than publicly owned land around and appurtenant to the whole or any part of a building or structure and lawfully used or intended to be used or capable of being used in connection with the building or structure.