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HomeMy WebLinkAboutTWP 83 002 main occupan propert I ' ¡'y' . , I t - 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 SECTION ~ ,; l. Title 1 2. Maintenance and Repair of Residential Property (1) Structural Standards 1 (2) Heating 2 i (3) Plumbing 2 I I (4) Electrical Services 3 II (5) Health Safety Standards 4 & 'I 3. Administration & Enforcement (1) Property Standards Officer and Inspectors 5 4. Certificate of Compliance 5 5. Penalties 5 I ,) n .\ , , 1_' . I , ~ . TITLES . Paqe 1 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 , I ,¡ . . Paqe 2 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 Continued..... .. . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . t , . . . Page 3 continued................ 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. , . . Page 4 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. , '., : , . Page 5 . 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 X~· - ~ ., 1983 Reeve - - ....~ r~ ~. -'- !i