jswizzle3737/ontario_laws_and_regs huggingface dataset:
Expenses of cleaning closets, etc.
79. For providing that the cleaning and disposing of the contents of cesspools, water closets, earth closets, privies and privy vaults shall be done exclusively by the corporation. Powers (a) For such purpose, the corporation, its officers and employees have all the powers of the local board of health and its officers and employees. Fixed or graded fees (b) The council may provide for the expense incurred in such work by imposing in the by-law authorizing the work or in a separate by-law a fixed fee or graded fees varying according to the different kind of premises served, the time involved in service and such other matters as the council may consider applicable, and such fees shall be rated and assessed against the land in respect of which such services are rendered in the collector’s roll of the municipality and collected and recovered in like manner as municipal taxes. Special rate, assessed value or monthly (c) The council may provide that the collection, removal and disposal by the corporation of the contents of earth closets or other sanitary closets throughout the whole municipality, or in defined areas of it, shall be done at the expense of the owners, householders or occupants of the land therein, and where such service is at the expense of the owner may impose upon such land a special rate according to its assessed value which shall be collected and recovered in like manner as municipal taxes, or may impose upon the owners, householders and occupants of any building on such land a monthly rate in lieu of such special rate which shall be collected and recovered in like manner as municipal taxes.
Filling up, draining, etc., private drains
80. For requiring and regulating the filling up, draining, cleaning, clearing of any grounds, yard and vacant lots and the altering, relaying or repairing of private drains.
Purchase of wet land
81. For purchasing any wet land in the municipality, the price of which, in case of Crown land, shall be fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council, and for draining such land.
Prohibiting littering of private or municipal property
82. For prohibiting the throwing, placing or depositing of refuse or debris on private property or on property of the municipality or any local board thereof without authority from the owner or occupant of such property.
Regulations for sewerage, etc.
83. For making any other regulations for sewage or drainage that may be considered necessary for sanitary purposes.
Sewage works
84. For establishing, acquiring, operating and maintaining sewage works, including sewers, pumping plants, treatment works and other like works necessary for a sewer system, and for regulating the operation and maintenance thereof.
Drain connections
85. For constructing service drains from a sewer to the line of the highway and for charging the owner of the premises for which the service drain is constructed the cost of such construction, which may be collected or recovered in like manner as taxes.
Closing and filling up cesspools, etc.
86. For requiring owners, lessees and occupants of land in the municipality or any defined area of it to close or fill up water closets, privies, privy vaults, wells or cesspools, the continuance of which may, in the opinion of the council or the medical health officer, be dangerous to health.
Plumbing inspection fees
87. For charging a fee for the inspection of plumbing, sewers, septic tanks, cesspools, water closets, earth closets, privies and privy vaults where, under this or any other Act, approval or a certificate of compliance or such inspection is required.
Purchase of land to prevent flooding
88. For acquiring, with the consent of the council thereof, land in any other municipality required for preventing the municipality or any part of it from being flooded by surface or other water flowing from such other municipality, or for an outlet for such water, and for constructing, maintaining and improving drains, sewers and watercourses in the land so acquired. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, pars. 77-88. 89.-92. Repealed: 1993, c. 20, s. 3.
Purchase of land to prevent flooding
89.-92. Repealed: 1993, c. 20, s. 3.
Construction of scaffolding, etc.
93. For regulating and inspecting the construction and erection of scaffolding and other apparatus and appliances used in erecting, repairing, altering or improving buildings, chimneys, or other structures, and for making regulations for the protection and safety of workers and others employed thereon; and for appointing inspectors of scaffolding.
Excavating trenches
94. For regulating and controlling the excavating of trenches and persons doing work in connection therewith and prescribing requirements in respect of the excavating and use of trenches for the protection of persons working therein; and for requiring the submission of plans of trenches and of the shoring and timbering thereof and for charging fees for the inspection and approval of such plans, and for providing for the issue of permits certifying to such approval without which permit no trench may be excavated and for fixing the fees for such permits and for revoking such permits.
Window cleaning safety devices
95. For requiring the installation and maintenance of safety devices for window cleaners, for inspecting such devices and for prohibiting any person from cleaning the outside of windows of buildings on which such devices are installed unless such devices are used.
Regulation of water tanks
96. For regulating the construction, erection, alteration or repairing of water tanks and water towers whether on buildings or elsewhere, and for prohibiting the construction, erection, altering or repairing of them contrary to such regulations.
Maintaining public conveniences
97. For constructing and maintaining lavatories, urinals, water closets and like conveniences, where considered requisite, upon the highways or elsewhere, and for supplying them with water, and for defraying the expense thereof and of keeping them in repair and good order.
Investigations and reports as to utilities
98. For procuring investigations and reports as to water works or water supply systems, electrical power or energy generating, transmission or distribution systems, natural or artificial gas works or supply systems, sewer, sewer systems or sewage works, or transportation systems, and for issuing debentures therefor. (a) Instead of making a separate issue of debentures to defray the expenses of such investigation and report, the council may provide that such expenses shall be included in the cost of the work and be paid out of the proceeds of any debentures issued therefor.
Extension of sewers into adjoining municipality
99. Where a local municipality is so situate that it is necessary, in order to procure an outlet for a sewer or to connect it with a sewage farm, to extend it into or through an adjacent municipality, for so extending it, or for extending and connecting it with any existing sewer of such adjacent municipality, upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon or, in case of failure to agree, as may be determined by arbitration. (a) Where the council of the adjacent municipality objects to allow such extension or connection, the arbitrator shall determine not only the terms and conditions upon which the extension or connection is to be made, but also the location of the sewage farm, filtering plant or artificial means of sewage disposal that is contemplated, and whether the extension or connection should be allowed to be made. (b) Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the making of an open drain or sewer, or affects the Drainage Act, or limits any of the powers conferred on townships by that Act.
Slaughter houses
100. For prohibiting or regulating and inspecting the erection or continuance of slaughter houses, and for prohibiting the slaughter of animals intended for food, except in slaughter houses designated in the by-law, but this paragraph does not apply to the slaughter of animals on land assessed as farm property for the use of the occupants of the property. Trailers and Trailer Camps
Licensing of trailers
101. For licensing trailers located in the municipality, except in a trailer camp operated or licensed by the municipality, for thirty days or longer in any year and for prohibiting such trailers being located in the municipality, except in a trailer camp operated or licensed by the municipality, without a licence therefor. Definition (a) In this paragraph, “trailer” means any vehicle so constructed that it is suitable for being attached to a motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn or propelled by the motor vehicle, and capable of being used for the living, sleeping or eating accommodation of persons, even if the vehicle is jacked-up or its running gear is removed. Application of by-law (b) No by-law passed under this paragraph applies to a trailer when located in the municipality only for the purpose of sale or storage. Licence fees (c) Licence fees may be charged for every month or portion of a month that the trailer is located in the municipality and the licence fees, except for the first thirty days, may be made payable in advance, but no licence fee shall be more than $20 per month. Assessed trailers (d) No licence fee shall be charged in respect of a trailer assessed under the Assessment Act.
Municipal trailer camps
102. For acquiring, establishing, maintaining and operating trailer camps or trailer parks and for acquiring land for such purposes and for installing such services for the use of the occupants of the trailer camps or trailer parks as the council considers expedient and for fixing the fees to be paid by the occupants of the trailer camps or trailer parks. Definitions (a) In this paragraph, “trailer camp” or “trailer park” means land in or upon which any vehicle, so constructed that it is suitable for being attached to a motor vehicle for the purpose of being drawn or propelled by the motor vehicle, is placed, located, kept or maintained, even if the vehicle is jacked-up or its running gear is removed, but not including any vehicle unless it is used for the living, sleeping or eating accommodation of persons therein. (b) Where a municipal corporation operates a trailer camp or trailer park, the corporation shall pay to the public school board, separate school board or secondary school board, as the case may be, for each child residing in a trailer in the trailer camp or trailer park and attending a school under the jurisdiction of the board such fees monthly as may be prescribed by the board concerned for non-resident pupils, but the fees shall not exceed the average cost per pupil of the maintenance of the school for the next preceding calendar year less legislative grants. (c) No fees are payable under clause (b) in respect of a child residing in a trailer if the trailer is liable for assessment and taxation under the Assessment Act. Public Bus Transportation
Bus franchises
103. Subject to the Municipal Franchises Act, for entering into agreement with any person for a period not exceeding ten years for granting to such person the exclusive right to maintain and operate buses, for the conveyance of passengers in a defined area of the municipality, over such highways in the area and at such rates for fares and charges and on such other terms and conditions as may be thought proper. (a) The agreement may provide that any deficit in operation shall be met by a special rate levied on all the rateable property in the defined area. (b) The defined area shall not include any part of the municipality covered by an agreement to which the corporation is a party respecting the furnishing of transportation facilities for passengers. (c) The agreement does not affect a licence granted under the Public Vehicles Act. (d) The rates for fares and charges may from time to time, but only once in any year, be increased or decreased by the Municipal Board on the application of the corporation in consequence of a deficit or surplus in the operation of the service. (e) It is sufficient compliance with subsection 3 (1) of the Municipal Franchises Act if a by-law passed under this paragraph receives the assent of the municipal electors in the defined area.
Public bus transportation systems
104. Subject to the Public Vehicles Act and the Highway Traffic Act, for acquiring, establishing, maintaining and operating a public bus transportation system within the municipality and, subject to the approval of the council of any adjoining municipality, within the limits of such adjoining municipality, which by-laws, without limiting the generality of the foregoing may provide, i. that the right to maintain and operate buses for the conveyance of passengers within the municipality is exclusive as against all other persons, but such right does not affect the right of any public, separate or secondary school board or board of education to provide transportation for pupils, ii. for the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of the bus transportation facilities and equipment of any person operating buses for the conveyance of passengers within the municipality, iii. for the acquisition, by purchase or otherwise, of any real or personal property required for the establishment, operation, maintenance or extension of the system, iv. for the transportation and conveyance of passengers throughout Ontario, whether by chartered trips or otherwise, v. for fixing transportation fares and tolls and making regulations with respect to the operation and control of the system, and vi. for entering into an agreement with any adjoining municipality with respect to the terms upon which public bus transportation shall be furnished by the municipality in such adjoining municipality. Highways and Sidewalks
Coasting and tobogganing
105. For prohibiting or regulating coasting or tobogganing on the highways.
Prohibiting children from riding behind wagons, etc.
106. For prohibiting children from riding on the platforms of cars, or riding behind or getting on wagons, sleighs or other vehicles while in motion, and for preventing accidents arising from such causes.
Buildings encroaching on highway
107. For allowing any person owning or occupying any building or other erection that by inadvertence has been wholly or partially erected upon any highway to maintain and use such erection thereon and for fixing such annual fee or charge as the council considers reasonable for such owner or occupant to pay for such privilege. (a) Such fee or charge forms a charge upon the land used in connection therewith and is payable and payment of it may be enforced in like manner as taxes are payable and the payment of them may be enforced, but nothing herein affects or limits the liability of the municipality for all damages sustained by any person by reason of any such erection upon a highway.
Use of highway or boulevard during building operations
108. For permitting the use of a portion of any highway or boulevard by the owner or occupant of land adjoining such highway or boulevard during building operations upon such land for the storage of materials for such building or for the erection of hoardings; for fixing and collecting a fee or charge for such use according to the area occupied and the length of time of such occupation, and for regulating the placing of such materials or hoardings, the restoration of such highway or boulevard to its original condition, the payment of such fee or charge, and the giving of permits for such privilege.
Projections
109. For permitting window air-conditioners, cornices, eaves, awning containers, awning covers, sills, brackets and other similar projections beyond the main walls of buildings to encroach upon a highway at such height above the grade thereof as established by council as the council may provide in the by-law.
Encroachment on highway for refacing
110. For permitting existing buildings to encroach or further encroach upon a highway to such extent as may be necessary to provide for refacing any such building.
Highways, boundaries and names
111. To provide for surveying, settling and marking the boundary lines of highways and giving names to them or changing their names, and for affixing the names at the corners thereof, on public or private property. Procedures for changing name of highway (a) A by-law changing the name of a highway has no effect until a copy of it, certified under the hand of the clerk and the seal of the corporation, has been registered in the proper land registry office. (b) Before passing a by-law for changing the name of a highway, (i) notice of the proposed by-law shall be published at least once a week for four successive weeks in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality, and (ii) the council shall hear any person who claims to be adversely affected by the by-law and who applies to be heard.
Numbering of buildings, etc.
112. For numbering the buildings and lots along any highway, beach, park, reserve or any other property in the municipality that it is considered necessary to number by the council, and for affixing numbers to the buildings and for charging the owner or occupant with the expense incident to the numbering of the lot or property. (a) Such expense may be collected in the same manner as taxes, and, if paid by the occupant, subject to any agreement between the occupant and the owner, may be deducted from the rent payable to the owner.
Records of highways, etc.
113. For keeping, and every such council shall keep, a record of the highways, beaches, parks, reserves and of the numbers of the buildings, lots, and other property, if any, and for entering therein, and every such council is hereby required to enter therein, a division of the streets with boundaries and distances for public inspection.
Laying of poles, wires, pipes or conduits on street
114. For regulating and, subject to the Municipal Franchises Act and on such terms and conditions as the council considers expedient, for authorizing the erection and maintenance of electric light, power, telegraph and telephone poles and wires and poles and wires for the transmission of electricity across or along any highway or public place, or permitting any person supplying electricity for light, heat or power to lay down pipes or conduits for enclosing wires for the transmission of electricity under any highway or public place, but a by-law shall not be passed under this paragraph in violation of any agreement of the corporation. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, pars. 93-114. 115. Repealed: 1998, c. 15, Sched. E, s. 19 (4).
Laying of poles, wires, pipes or conduits on street
115. Repealed: 1998, c. 15, Sched. E, s. 19 (4).
Transmitting steam or cooling energy under highways
116. For authorizing any person supplying steam for heat or power or supplying cooling energy to lay down pipes or conduits for transmitting steam or cooling energy under the highways or public squares, on such terms and conditions as the council considers expedient. (a) A by-law shall not be passed under the authority of this paragraph in violation of any agreement of the corporation. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, par. 116.
Transmission poles, wires, etc.
117. Despite this Act or any other general or special Act but subject to the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998 and the Public Utilities Act, for authorizing and regulating, i. the erection and maintenance upon, across or along any highway or public place of poles, towers, wires, cables, amplifiers and other accessory equipment, and the construction and laying down of pipes, ducts and conduits for enclosing wires, cables, amplifiers and other accessory equipment, for the purpose of transmitting electrical or electric impulses, signals and messages of every nature and kind, including those of alarm and protective systems, radio programs or parts thereof, and television programs or parts thereof, and ii. the placing and maintenance of such equipment upon and within any poles, towers, pipes, ducts and conduits then erected, constructed or laid down, with the consent of the owner and the body in which is vested the management and control of such poles, towers, pipes, ducts and conduits. Definition (a) For the purposes of this paragraph, “body” means a transmitter or distributor as defined in the Electricity Act, 1998 in respect of its works and a local board, as defined in the Municipal Affairs Act, in respect of its works. (b) A by-law passed under this paragraph may be in respect of the whole of the municipality or a defined area or defined areas thereof, and any such area may be enlarged, reduced, dissolved or amalgamated at the discretion of the council and section 15 does not apply. (c) Nothing in this paragraph authorizes the granting of an exclusive franchise or the establishment of a monopoly. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, par. 117; 1998, c. 15, Sched. E, s. 19 (5).
Water and gas pipes in highways
118. Subject to the Municipal Franchises Act, for authorizing the laying down, maintenance and use of pipes and other necessary works for the transmission of water, gas or sewage on, in, under, along or across any highway under the jurisdiction of the council.
Driving, etc., upon sidewalks
119. For prohibiting the leading, riding or driving of horses or cattle upon sidewalks or in other places not proper therefor.
Spitting on sidewalks, in public buildings, etc.
120. For prohibiting spitting on sidewalks and pavements, and in the passages and stairways of and entrances to public buildings, and in buildings, halls, rooms and places to which the public resort, in street cars and public conveyances and in such other public places as may be designated in the by-law.
Use of highways to solicit business
121. For prohibiting persons from soliciting or importuning, on a highway or in a public place, others to travel in or employ any vessel or vehicle, or to go to any hotel or boarding house or lodging house, or for regulating persons so employed. (a) A by-law passed under the authority of this paragraph may be made applicable only to one or more highways or public places named therein or to any defined area.
Telephone booths
122. For authorizing the erection of public telephone booths upon the highways or lands of the municipality upon such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon; and for making such annual or other charge for the privilege conferred as the council considers reasonable.
Regulating traffic
123. Subject to the Highway Traffic Act, for regulating traffic on the highways and for prohibiting heavy traffic as defined in the by-law and the use of traction engines and the driving of cattle, sheep, pigs and other animals during the whole or any part of the day or night in certain highways and public places specified in the by-law, and for prohibiting traffic in any but one direction in highways that, in the opinion of the council, are too narrow for the passing of one vehicle by another or in which, in the opinion of the council, it is desirable that traffic should be limited to one direction. (a) A by-law passed under this paragraph may prohibit or regulate the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles, or any class thereof, on highways or any part of a highway, and such by-law may classify vehicles according to size or weight.
Permit parking
124. For allowing the parking of motor vehicles or any class or classes thereof on designated parts of highways for specified periods and during specified hours pursuant to permits issued and charging such fee as the council may determine for the privilege of parking for such periods and during such times. (a) The by-law may provide for the commencement, expiry and cancellation of permits and the refunding of the fee for the unexpired portion of the permit period. (b) The by-law may prohibit the parking, standing or stopping of motor vehicles on the designated highways or the designated parts of highways during specified hours except by authority of a permit. (c) The by-law may provide for exemptions from parking, standing or stopping prohibitions of any by-law of the corporation regulating traffic where a permit is used. (d) A by-law passed under this paragraph that affects a highway designated as a connecting link or extension of the King’s Highway under subsection 21 (1) of the Public Transportation and Highway Improvement Act has no effect until it is approved by the Minister of Transportation.
Parking for disabled persons
125. For exempting the owners and drivers of vehicles displaying a disabled person parking permit issued under and displayed in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made thereunder from any provision of a by-law passed by the council under this Act or under any other general or special Act for prohibiting or regulating the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles on any highway or part thereof under the jurisdiction of the council. (a) A by-law passed under this paragraph may regulate or prohibit the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles displaying a disabled person parking permit, and the provisions authorized by this clause may be different from and in conflict with the provisions of any other by-law of the municipality for prohibiting or regulating the parking, standing or stopping of vehicles on a highway or part thereof under the jurisdiction of the council. (b) The by-law shall prescribe the conditions of use of a disabled person parking permit, and shall prohibit the improper use thereof. (c) The by-law may provide for the removal or impounding of any vehicle, at its owner’s expense, parked or left contrary to the by-law.
Stands for vehicles
126. For authorizing and assigning stands on the highways and in public places for motor vehicles not kept for hire, and for motor vehicles and other vehicles kept for hire, and regulating the use of the stands, and for authorizing the erection and maintenance of covered stands or booths on the highways and in public places for the protection or shelter of the drivers of such motor vehicles and other vehicles kept for hire, but no such covered stand or booth shall be placed upon the sidewalk without the consent of the owner and occupant of the adjoining land.
Racing and speeding on parking lots
127. For prohibiting the driving of a vehicle in a race and the driving of a vehicle at a speed in excess of 20 kilometres per hour on privately-owned parking lots upon which the public is invited to park vehicles. Definition (a) In this paragraph, “vehicle” means a vehicle as defined in the Highway Traffic Act. (b) A by-law passed under this paragraph applies only to parking lots in respect of which the owner has filed with the clerk of the corporation written consent to the application of the by-law to the particular parking lot. (c) No such by-law is effective in respect of a parking lot unless there is erected at each entrance thereto a sign clearly indicating the speed limit for vehicles and the prohibition against the racing of vehicles.
Limiting width of vehicles on certain highways
128. Subject to the Highway Traffic Act, for designating any highway or highways having a width of 4.25 metres or less and for prohibiting the driving of vehicles having greater widths than those prescribed in the by-law on such highway or highways. (a) No such by-law is effective in respect of a highway so designated unless there is erected at each entrance thereto a sign clearly indicating the limitation on the width of vehicles permitted on such highway.
Pedestrian ways or malls
129. Subject to the approval of the Minister of Transportation, to establish all or any part of any street solely or principally as a way for the use of pedestrians and for prohibiting the use thereof by vehicles or any class thereof except to such extent or for such period or periods as may be specified.
Safety zones
130. For setting aside and designating in a suitable visible manner, on any highway upon which street cars or buses are operated, any part or parts as a “safety zone” and for prohibiting motor or other vehicles from driving over or upon any such safety zone while any pedestrian is thereon or about to enter thereon. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, pars. 118-130.
Licences for wheeled vehicles
132. Requiring all residents in the municipality owning and using any wheeled vehicle or any class or classes thereof, other than a motor vehicle and a trailer as defined in the Highway Traffic Act and a wheeled vehicle used for farming purposes, to obtain a licence therefor before using it upon any highway of the municipality. (a) A by-law under this paragraph may limit the weight or size of loads that may be carried on wheeled vehicles to which the by-law applies. (b) A by-law under this paragraph may regulate the issuing of the licences and may fix, and provide for the collection of, an annual fee for such licences which may be in different amounts for different classes of vehicles.
Unlocked motor vehicles
133. For prohibiting any person driving or in charge of a motor vehicle, other than a commercial motor vehicle, from allowing such motor vehicle to stand unattended unless it is locked in such a manner as to prevent its operation by any person not authorized by the owner, driver or person in charge. Definitions (a) In this paragraph, “motor vehicle” and “commercial motor vehicle” mean “motor vehicle” and “commercial motor vehicle” as defined in the Highway Traffic Act. Nuisances, Signs, etc.
Control of industrial nuisances
134. For regulating manufactures and trades that in the opinion of the council may prove to be or may cause nuisances of any kind, and, without restricting the generality of the foregoing, for prohibiting or regulating the erection or continuance of gas works, tanneries or distilleries or other manufactories or trades that, in the opinion of the council, may prove to be or may cause nuisances.
Control of land used for disposal of refuse
135. For prohibiting or regulating and inspecting the use of any land or structures within the municipality or any defined area or areas thereof for dumping or disposing of garbage, refuse, or domestic or industrial waste of any kind. (a) A by-law under this paragraph, (i) may establish a schedule of fees chargeable upon inspection of such regulated land or structures, (ii) may require the owners, lessees or occupants of such land or structures, at the expense of the owners, lessees or occupants, to cease using such land or structures for such purposes, or to cover over any garbage, refuse, or domestic or industrial waste in any prescribed manner, whether or not such land or structures were so used before the passing of the by-law, (iii) may define industrial or domestic waste. (b) A by-law under this paragraph does not apply to the use of any land or structure by a municipality.
Storing motor vehicles for salvage
136. For prohibiting or regulating and inspecting the use of any land or structures for storing used motor vehicles for the purpose of wrecking or dismantling them or salvaging parts thereof for sale or other disposal.
Fencing of vacant lots
137. For requiring vacant lots to be properly enclosed.
Noise
138. For prohibiting or regulating, within the municipality or within any defined area or areas thereof, the ringing of bells, the blowing of horns, shouting and unusual noises, or noises likely to disturb the inhabitants. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, pars. 132-138. 139. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Noise
139. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Nuisances
140. For prohibiting and regulating public nuisances, including matters that, in the opinion of council, are or could become or cause public nuisances and the opinion of council, if arrived at in good faith, is not subject to review by any court. 2001, c. 25, s. 478 (2).
Removal of pigeons
141. For empowering officers of the municipality upon the complaint of the owner or occupant of any premises, to enter upon such premises and the land and any buildings in the vicinity thereof for the purpose of trapping, removing or exterminating strayed pigeons that are causing annoyance to the owner or occupant or damage to such premises.
Operation of pits and quarries
142. For prohibiting the carrying on or operation of a pit or quarry in any area in which the use of land is restricted to residential or commercial use by a by-law passed, or an official plan adopted, before the 1st day of January, 1959, but no by-law passed under this paragraph shall come into force until approved by the Municipal Board or shall apply to a pit or quarry made or established before the 1st day of January, 1959, except to prohibit the enlargement or extension of any such pit or quarry beyond the limits of the land owned and used in connection therewith on the 1st day of January, 1959.
Pits and quarries
143. For regulating the operation of pits and quarries within the municipality and for requiring the owners of pits and quarries that are located within such distance of a road as is specified in the by-law and that have not been in operation for a period of twelve consecutive months to level and grade the floor and sides thereof and such area beyond their edge or rim as is specified in the by-law so that they will not be dangerous or unsightly to the public.
Location of stables, garages, etc.
144. For regulating the location, erection and use of stables, garages, barns, outhouses and manure pits.
Indecent placards, etc.
145. For prohibiting the posting or exhibition of placards, play bills, posters, writing or pictures or the writing of words, or the making of pictures or drawings, which are indecent or may tend to corrupt or demoralize, on any wall or fence or elsewhere on a highway or in a public place.
Idem
147. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Attaching of things to property of public utility
148. For prohibiting or regulating the nailing or otherwise attaching of anything or the causing of anything to be so nailed or otherwise attached to or upon any property managed and controlled by a public utility commission or of a local board as defined in clause (a) of paragraph 46 of section 207.
Pulling down of signs and notices
149. For prohibiting the pulling down or defacing of signs or other advertising devices and notices lawfully affixed.
Control of sewage
150. For prohibiting, regulating and inspecting the discharge of any gaseous, liquid or solid matter into land drainage works, private branch drains and connections to any sewer, sewer system or sewage works for the carrying away of domestic sewage or industrial wastes or both, whether connected to a treatment works or not. (a) A person appointed by the council to carry out inspections under this paragraph may, for the purpose of carrying out such inspections, enter in or upon any land or premises except land or premises being used as a dwelling at any time without a warrant, and may take such tests and samples as are necessary for the purposes of the inspection. Trades and Businesses
Fixing time for delivery of coal
151. For requiring every dealer in coal who takes orders for coal for future delivery, and accepts payment in full or on account of such order, to deliver to the purchaser the coal so ordered within the time or times fixed by the by-law. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, pars. 148-151. 152. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Fixing time for delivery of coal
152. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Parking facilities for disabled persons
153. For requiring the owners or operators of parking lots or other parking facilities to which the public has access, whether on payment of a fee or otherwise, to provide designated parking spaces for the sole use of vehicles displaying a disabled person parking permit issued under and displayed in accordance with the Highway Traffic Act and the regulations made thereunder and for prohibiting the use of such spaces by other vehicles. (a) A by-law passed under this paragraph, (i) may specify the dimensions of parking spaces to be provided for the sole use of vehicles displaying a disabled person parking permit, and the number of such spaces to be provided by each owner or operator of a parking lot or other parking facility, which number may be based upon a proportion of the total number of parking spaces in the parking lot or parking facility to which the public has access, (ii) shall prescribe the conditions of use of a disabled person parking permit, and shall prohibit the improper use thereof, and (iii) may provide for the removal or impounding of any vehicle, at its owner’s expense, parked or left contrary to the by-law. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, par. 153. 154, 155. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Parking facilities for disabled persons
154, 155. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Heating and cooking equipment
156. For regulating, controlling and inspecting heating and cooking appliances, or any classes thereof, the installation thereof and the storage of fuel for use in connection therewith. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, par. 156. 157. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Heating and cooking equipment
157. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1).
Adoption of codes and standards
158. For the purposes of any by-law passed under paragraph 156, for adopting by reference to the Ontario Regulations as amended from time to time the codes and standards or the parts thereof as adopted and changed by regulation under the Ontario Energy Board Act, 1998. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, par. 158; 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (2); 1998, c. 15, Sched. E, s. 19 (6). 159.-163. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1). Miscellaneous
Adoption of codes and standards
159.-163. Repealed: 1996, c. 1, Sched. M, s. 7 (1). Miscellaneous
Size and strength of walls, etc., and production of plans
164. For regulating the size and strength of frame, wooden, brick, stone, cement and concrete walls, and of the foundations and foundation walls, beams, joists, rafters, roofs and their supports of all buildings to be erected, altered or repaired, and for requiring the production of the plans of all such buildings, and for charging fees for the inspection and approval of such plans, and fixing the amount of the fees and for the issuing of a permit certifying to such approval without which permit no building or structure may be erected, altered or repaired, and for authorizing the refusal of a permit for any building or structure that if constructed would be contrary to any by-law of the municipality or of any other municipality, including a county and a metropolitan municipality, or the laws of Ontario or Canada in force in the municipality.
Ascertaining levels of cellars, etc.
165. For requiring owners and occupants to furnish the council with the levels, with reference to a line fixed by by-law, of their cellars heretofore or hereafter dug or constructed, and for taking such other means as may be considered necessary for ascertaining such levels.
Establishing grades of streets and levels of basements
166. For fixing grade lines of streets; for providing that the levels of cellars and basements on such streets shall bear a relation, fixed in the by-law, to such lines; and for requiring that a ground or block plan of any proposed building be deposited with an officer named in the by-law, before the issue of a building permit for such building, showing the levels of the cellars and basements in relation to the grade lines fixed in the by-law.
Regulation, etc., of heating plant and equipment
167. For regulating, controlling and inspecting, subject to the Boilers and Pressure Vessels Act, all hot air, hot water and steam heating plants and equipment, or any classes thereof, and the installation thereof; and for requiring the production of plans of all installations of such plant and equipment and alterations or additions thereto, and for charging fees for the inspection and approval of such plans, and fixing the amount of the fees; and for the issuing of a permit certifying to such approval and for requiring that without such permit no such plant and equipment may be installed, altered or added to.
Regulating removal and wrecking of buildings and structures
168. For regulating the removing or wrecking of buildings and structures and the spraying thereof during such work so as to prevent dust or rubbish arising therefrom, and for the issuing of a permit for the removing, wrecking or partial removing or wrecking of buildings and structures without which no building or structure may be removed or wrecked or partially removed or wrecked, and for fixing and charging fees for such permit.
Production of plans of public buildings, etc.
169. For requiring the production of the plans of hospitals, schools, colleges, churches, theatres, halls, or other buildings used as places of worship, or of public resort, or amusement or for public meetings now erected or which it is proposed to erect, and for prohibiting the use or erection of them until any regulation under the Building Code Act is complied with to the satisfaction of the architect of the corporation or an officer appointed for the purpose.
Owner’s liability to repair land in front of commercial buildings
170. For requiring every owner of land upon which there is erected a building used or intended to be used for commercial purposes to keep in repair any portion of the land lying between the building and the street line that is used by the public as part of the sidewalk on such street.
Repairs to existing buildings
171. For regulating the repairing or alteration of roofs or the external walls of existing buildings so that the buildings may be as nearly as practicable fire-proof.
Pulling down, etc., of buildings illegally erected
172. For authorizing the pulling down or removal, at the expense of the owner, of any building or erection constructed, altered, repaired or placed in contravention of the by-law.
Pulling down buildings in ruinous state
173. For authorizing the pulling down or repairing or renewing, at the expense of the owner, of any building, fence, scaffolding or erection that, by reason of its ruinous or dilapidated state, faulty construction or otherwise, is in an unsafe condition as regards danger from fire or risk of accident.
Construction of cellars, drains, etc.
174. For regulating the construction of cellars, sinks, cesspools, water closets, earth closets, privies and privy vaults; for requiring and regulating the manner of the draining, cleaning and clearing and disposing of the contents of them.
Control of termites
175. For requiring, i. any building or structure or any class or classes thereof heretofore or hereafter erected or any additions thereto to be rendered resistant to infestation by termites and other wood-destroying insects, ii. the repair of any part of any building or structure or any class or classes thereof that has been damaged by termites or other wood-destroying insects, iii. the removal and destruction or in the alternative the separation from the soil by an approved non-cellulose barrier of all wooden poles, tree-stumps or other wooden or cellulose material that is not part of a building if they are certified by the building inspector or commissioner to be infested by termites or other wood-destroying insects, iv. the removal and destruction or in the alternative the separation from the soil by an approved non-cellulose barrier of all wooden poles, tree-stumps or other wooden or cellulose material that is not part of a building which is or may become a hazard of infestation or re-infestation to a building or structure of any class or classes thereof rendered resistant to infestation under subparagraph i or repaired under subparagraph ii.
Cost of control of termites and repairs
176. For providing for the payment by the municipality of not more than one-half of the cost, i. of repairing any damage done to any building or structure or any class or classes thereof by termites or other wood-destroying insects, and ii. of rendering resistant to infestation by termites or other wood-destroying insects any building or structure or any class or classes thereof that were erected before a by-law is passed under this paragraph. (a) The by-law may provide for the making of loans to the owners of such buildings or structures to pay for the whole or any part of the cost of such repairs or of the rendering resistant to such infestation, less any amount paid by the municipality, on such terms and conditions as the council may prescribe. (b) The amount of any loan made under a by-law passed under this paragraph, or a predecessor hereof, together with interest at a rate to be determined by council, may be added by the clerk of the municipality to the collector’s roll and collected in like manner as municipal taxes over a period fixed by the council, not exceeding five years, and such amount and interest shall, until payment thereof, be a lien or charge upon the land in respect of which the loan has been made. (c) A certificate of the clerk of the municipality setting out the amount loaned to any owner under a by-law passed under this paragraph, or a predecessor hereof, including the rate of interest thereon, together with a description sufficient to identify the land in respect of which the loan has been made, shall be registered in the proper land registry office against the land upon proof by affidavit of the signature of the clerk, and, upon repayment in full to the municipality of the amount loaned and interest thereon, a certificate of the clerk showing such repayment shall be similarly registered, and thereupon the lands are freed from all liability with reference thereto. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 210, pars. 164-176.
Regulations
210.2, 210.3Repealed: 1997, c. 24, s. 216.
Township by-laws
211.A by-law passed by the council of a township under any of paragraphs 164 to 176 of section 210 may be made applicable to the township or one or more defined areas thereof as set out in the by-law. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 211.
Building inspector
212.The council of a county, including the County of Oxford, or a regional or district municipality may enter into an agreement with one or more local municipalities for the appointment by the county, regional or district council of a building inspector for the administration of by-laws passed under paragraphs 164 to 176 of section 210 by such local municipalities and for charging such municipalities the whole or part of the cost of such building inspector. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 212.
Retail gasoline outlets
215.In addition to any matter authorized by section 214, any by-law thereunder applicable to retail gasoline service stations, gasoline pumps and outlets in the retail gasoline service industry as defined in the Industrial Standards Act may, (a) provide that the by-law shall apply only in the part or parts of the municipality designated in the by-law; (b) require that during the whole or any part or parts of the year such retail gasoline service stations, gasoline pumps and outlets be closed and remain closed at and during any time or hours between 6 o’clock in the afternoon of any day and 7 o’clock in the forenoon of the next following day and between 6 o’clock in the afternoon of Saturday and 7 o’clock in the forenoon of the next following Monday; and (c) provide for the issuing of permits authorizing the retail gasoline service station, gasoline pump or outlet for which it is issued to be and remain open, despite the by-law, during the part or parts of the day or days specified in the permit. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 215.
Definition
216.(1)In this section, “hotel” means a separate building or two or more connected buildings used mainly for the purpose of catering to the needs of the travelling public by the supply of food and also by the furnishing of sleeping accommodation of not less than six bedrooms as distinguished from any other building or connected buildings used mainly for the purpose of supplying food and lodging by the week or otherwise commonly known as “boarding houses” or of furnishing living quarters for families and having a dining-room or restaurant commonly known as “apartment houses” or “private hotels”. Sale of soft drinks, etc. (2)For the purposes of the sale of non-intoxicating drinks and beverages, cigars, cigarettes and tobacco and the conducting of an ice-cream parlour, restaurant or cafe, the keeper of a hotel shall not be required, (a) to obtain any licence issued by a municipal authority; or (b) to comply with any by-law relating to early closing. R.S.O. 1990, c. M.45, s. 216.