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The Corporation of the Township of Kincardine
By-Law 83- Of-
BEING A BY-LAW for prescribing standards for the maintenance
and occupancy of property within the Township of Kincardine,
for prohibiting the occupancy or use of such property that does
not conform to the standards, and for requiring property below
the standards prescribed herein to be repaired and maintained
to comply with the standards or the land thereof to be cleared
of all buildings, structures, debris or refuse and left in.a
Ii graded and level condition.
WHEREAS the Corporation of the Townshipof Kincardine desires to
enact a by-law pursuant to the provisions of the Planning Act
R.S.O. 1980, and amendments thereto:
NOW THEREFORE the Council of the Corporation of the Township
of Kincardine HEREBY ENACTS as follows:
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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l. Title 1
2. Maintenance and Repair of Residential
Property
(1) Structural Standards 1
(2) Heating 2 i
(3) Plumbing 2 I
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(4) Electrical Services 3 II
(5) Health Safety Standards 4
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3. Administration & Enforcement
(1) Property Standards Officer and
Inspectors 5
4. Certificate of Compliance 5
5. Penalties 5
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TITLES
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This By-Law may be cited for all purposes as the Township of
Kincardine PROPERTY STANDARDS BY-LAW
STRUCTURAL STANDARDS
1. Every building and every structural member of a building
should be maintained in a structurally sound condition so
as to be capable of sustaining safely its own weight and any
additional weight that may be put on it through normal use.
Materials which have been damaged or show evidence of rot or
other deterioration shall be repaired or replaced.
2. The foundation walls, and basement, cellar or crawl space
floors should be maintained in good repair, structurally
sound and water proof.
3. All exterior surfaces should be of materials which provide
adequate protection from the weather.
4. The exterior walls, roofs, and other parts of the dwelling
should be maintained in good repair, free of loose, rotten,
warped and broken materials and objects.
5. Every floor, ceiling, wall, stairway, foundation, roof,
balcony or porch on or appurtenant to a dwelling should be
maintained free from holes, cracks, excessive wear and warping,
or other defects that are accident hazards.
6. Windows and exterior doors and frames and basement or cellar
hatchways should be maintained in good repair so as to prevent
the entrance of wind, rain or moisture into the dwelling.
7. A roof including the fascia board, soffit, cornice and
flashing shall be maintained in a watertight condition so
as to prevent the leakage of water into the dwelling.
8. Every chimney, smoke pipe, flue or gas vent should be maintaine
(a) so as to prevent the escape of gases into the dwelling
(b) should be kept clear of obstruction, all open joints
should be sealed, and all broken and loose masonry should
be repaired.
(c) should be installed and maintained so that under all
conditions of use, the temperature of any combustible
material adjacent therta does not exceed a safe temperatur
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HEATING
1. There should be available in every dwelling a suitable heating
facility that is properly maintained in sucha .manner as to
be capable of providing throughout the year an inside temp-
erature of not less than 210C (70oF) in all habitable rooms,
bathrooms and toilet rooms, unless otherwise permitted by the
Medical Officer of Health.
2. All heating facilities should be properly installed and
maintained in safe and good working condition, and should be
capable of safely and adequately supplying the required heat.
3. Doors and windows should be of such a construction as to
prevent drafts and minimize heat losses through infiltration
of outside cold air in the cold weather season.
4. No appliance for heating by gas should be installed in a
room intended to be used for sleeping purposes.
5. Every heating appliance using solid, liquid or gas fuel
should be connected to a suitable chimney or flue to withdraw
safely all products of combustion in accordance with the
applicable regulations.
6. All fuel-burni~~ appliances should be installed in accordance
with "The Energy Act".
7. Thermal insulation of buildings to minimize heat losses
should be done in accordance with the provisions of the
Ontario Building Code.
PLUMBING
I. Every dwelling should be provided with an adequate supply
of potable water approved by the Medical Officer of Health.
2. All pl~ing, including every drain pipe, water pipe,water
closed and other plumbing fixture in a dwelling and every
connecting line to the sewerage system should be maintained
in good working order and free from leaks and defects, and
all water pipes and appurtenances thereto should be protected
from freezing.
3. Every dwelling unit to whtch water is available under pressure
through piping should contain plumbing fixures consisting
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of at least:
(a) a toilet:
(b) a washbasin:
(c) a bathtub or shouwer:
(d) a kitchen sink
4. Within every dwelling unit to which water is available under
pressure through piping, there should be a non-habitable room
which affords privacy to a person within the said room and which
is equipped with a flush toilet and a washbasin in good working
order.
ELECTRICAL SERVICES
1. Where electrical power is available, every dwelling should be
provided with an adequate supply of electric power, and with
electrical facilities having ample capacity to meet all ant-
icipated electrical uses without being overloaded.
2. Electrical wiring and equipment should be installed in conformity
with the regulations of the Hydro Electric Power Commisssion of
Ontario, and should be maintained so as not to be a potential
source of fire or electric shock. Suitably rated overcurrent
devices should be used to protect electrical wiring and equipment.
3. An electrical light fixture should be installed in every bathroom,
toilet room, kitchen and kitchenette, laundry room, furnace room,
hall and in a stairway which is not otherwise lighted.
4. Electric outlets should be located as far away as practical
from a bathtub or shower.
5. Switches for turning on one light in each room or passageway
should be conveniently located so as to permit the area ahead
to be lighted.
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HEALTH AND SAFETY STANDARDS
I. Properties should be kept clean and free from rubbish or
other debris and from objects or conditions which might
create a health, fire or accident hazard.
2. Serage of any kind should not be discharged onto the surface
of the ground. Sewage or organic waste should be discharged
into a sewerage system where..such a system exists. Where a
sewage system does not exist, sewage or organic waste should
be disposed of in a manner acceptable to the Medical Officer
3. A dwelling should be kept free of rodents, vermin and insects
at all times and methods used for exterminating rodents or
insects or both shall be in accordance with the provisions
of the Pesticides Act, R.S.O. 1970, Chapter 346 and all
regulations passed pursuant thereto.
4. Every floor, wall, ceiling and fixture in a dwelling should
be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition, and the
dwelling shall be kept free from rubbish, debris or conditions
which constitute a fire, accident or health hazard.
5. Every dwelling unit should have not fewer than two non-
obstructed and approved means of egress located as far apart
as possible from one another and leading to safe and open
space at ground level. The egress from each dwelling unit
should be provided without passing through any other
dwelling unit or a furnace room.
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ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT
1. Property Standards Officer
(a) This By-Law shall be administered and enforced by the
Chief Building Official appointed by the Township.
(b) Any Building or Plumbing Inspector of the Township,
Health Inspector of the Bruce County Health Unit or Fire
Inspector of the Town-Township and/or Tiverton, Bruce and
Kincardine Township's Fire Department are hereby authorized
to act as assisstants to the Chief Building Official from
time to time.
4. CERTIFICATE OF COMPLIANCE
(a) Following the inspection of a property, the officer may,
or on the request of an owner shall, issue to the owner a
certificate of compliance if, in his opinion, the property
is in compliance with the standards of this By-Law.
tb). Where a Certificate of Compliance referred to in sub-
section (a) is issued at the request of the owner, the owner
shall be required to pay a fee of $15.00 to the Corporation
of the Township of Kincardine.
5. PENALTIES
A penalty of not more than $100.00 shall be levied upon an
owner for each day that he is in contravention of an order
that is final and binding, such penalty to be recoverable
under the Summary Conviction Act.
Read a FIRST, SECOND
this ~/NI day of
time and FINALLY PASSED
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