Richmond Hill : Règlement no 62-24, art. 1.2 — Definitions In this By-law, the following words shall have the following meanings

Definitions In this By-law, the following words shall have the following meanings:

• "Arborist" means an expert in the care and maintenance of trees and includes an arborist qualified by the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities, a certified arborist qualified by the Certification Board of the International Society of Arboriculture,

a consulting arborist registered with the American Society of Consulting Arborists, a Registered Professional Forester designated pursuant to the Professional Foresters Act, 2000 S.O. 2000, c.18, as amended, ("Forestry Act") or a person with other similar qualifications as approved by the Commissioner; "Accessory Building" means a Building or Structure, the use of which is customarily incidental, subordinate and exclusively devoted to a principal use or Building located on the same lot and shall not include a detached garage or outdoor swimming pool; "Administrative Penalty By-law" means the Corporation's By-law No. 69-16, as amended or superseded, establishing a system of administrative penalties; "Airborne Contaminants" means any matter of material carried through the air and may include but is not limited to gases such as carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide, vapours such as petrol, acetone, ethanol and chloroform, or mist from solutions being sprayed such as paint; "Building" means a building as defined in the Building Code Act. "Building Code" means the Ontario Regulation 332/12, as amended, or other regulations made under Section 34 of the Building Code Act; "Building Code Act" means the Building Code Act, 1992, S.O. 1992, c. 23 as amended or superseded; "Building Materials" means bricks, timber, blocks, stone, cement, concrete, roofing materials, plaster, insulation, siding, drywall, and similar materials. As well as any tools or machinery used in the affixing, mixing, prepping, or completing of work; "Certificate of Compliance" means a certificate issued by a Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer if they are of the opinion that the property, for which the certificate has been requested, complies with the standards established by this by-law; "Chief Building Official" means the Chief Building Official as appointed under by-law by Council; "Commissioner'' means the Commissioner of Community Services of the Corporation or a successor office as the case may be; "Corporation" means the Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill; "Council" means the Council of the Corporation; "Dead Tree" means any tree 90% or more visually dead including its canopy, branches, truck or roots or that is identified as dead by an Arborist. "Demolish" or "Demolition" means to do anything in the removal of a Building or any material part thereof; "Directive" means an Order issued instructing the Owner of a Property to supply tests, samples, documents, or expert reports. "Dwelling" means a Building or any part of which is or is intended to be, used for the purpose of human habitation and includes a Building that would be or would be intended to be used for such purposes except for its state of disrepair; The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill "Dwelling Unit" means a place of residence with one or more habitable rooms containing separate kitchen and bathroom facilities for· private use as a single housekeeping unit; "Good Working Order" means,

• a) In conformity with the Building Code Act and the Building Code, an Order, or by- law;
• b) Structurally sound, and finished in a reasonably uniform manner;
• c) Not broken, rusted, rotten, leaky, defective or in a hazardous condition;
• d) Not in an unorganized condition that lacks general maintenance and upkeep, or an unreasonable accumulation of items or materials;
• e) Capable of completing the task it was designed to do as per the manufactures specifications;
• f) Adequately protected by uniform weather-resistant material, if applicable;
• g) Adequately protected from the entrance of water, Pests, or similar condition. "Grade" means the average level of proposed or finished ground around or adjoining a Building at all exterior walls; "Ground Cover" means organic or non-organic material applied to prevent soil erosion such as concrete, flagstone, gravel, asphalt, grass or other landscaping; "Guard" means a protective barrier around openings in floors or at the open sides of stairs, landings, balconies, mezzanines, galleries, raised walkways or other locations to prevent accidental falls from one level to another; "Hazardous Tree" means a tree that is destabilized or structurally compromised to an exent that it presents an imminent danger of causing property damage or injury to life and/or has a risk rating of High or Imminent, as determined by a Qualified Tree Risk Assessor (TRAQ). "Heritage Attributes" means, in relation to Property, and to the Buildings and Structures on the Property, the attributes of the Property, Buildings and Structures that contribute to their cultural heritage value or interest, as identified in a property's heritage by-law, and shall have the same meaning as defined in the Ontario Heritage Act; "Heritage Property" means a Property that has been designated under section 29 or section 34.5 of the Ontario Heritage Act or Property that is located within an area that has been designated under section 41 of the Ontario Heritage Act as a heritage conservation district. "Injurious Insects" means any insect that has or that is likely to have an adverse effect on the health of any person, or any insect that is capable of causing structural damage to a Building or Structure, including termites and carpenter ants; "Mold" refers to any fungi that grows on food or materials in homes or other building which can pose a health or safety risk; "Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer'' means an individual appointed for the purpose of enforcing the provisions of this By-law; "Occupant" means any person or persons over the age of eighteen (18) years occupying

a property, and shall include a lessee; "Ontario Heritage Act" means the Ontario Heritage Act, R.S.O. 1990, c. 0.18, as amended or superseded; "Order" means an order issued by a Municipal By-law Enforcement Officer to a Person under this By-law requiring such Person to perform work to correct a contravention of this By-law; "Owner" means The Corporation of the City of Richmond Hill By-law 62-24 Page4

• a) the Person for the time being managing or receiving the rent of the land or premises in connection with which the word is used, whether on the Person's own account or as agent or trustee of any other Person, or who would receive the rent if the land and premises were let, and
• b) a lessee or Occupant of the Property who, under the terms of a lease, is required to Repair and maintain the Property in accordance with the standards for the maintenance and occupancy of Property; "Penalty Notice" means a notice given to a Person pursuant to Part 4 of the City's Administrative Penalty Bylaw, as amended; "Person" means an individual, corporation, unincorporated association or partnership; "Pests" means rodents, vermin or Injurious Insects; "Property" means a Building, 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; ''Property Standards Committee" means a property committee established pursuant to