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PROPERTY MINIMUM STANDARDS BYLAW PAGE 1
TOWN OF NEW GLASGOW
PROPERTY MINIMUM STANDARDS BY-LAW
Be it enacted, by the Council of the Town of New Glasgow under the authority of Section 172 and Section
181 of the Municipal Government Act, as amended:
1
Title
This By-law shall be titled and referred to as the 'Property Minimum Standards By-law'.
2
Background
Section 172(1) of The Municipal Government Act gives Council the authority to establish By-laws.
Section 172(1)(a) allows By-laws to be created for the health, well-being, safety, and protection
of persons, whilst Section 172(1)(jb) allows By-laws to be created that set standards for the
maintenance and sightliness of property and section 181 allows By-laws to be created to
prescribe minimum standards for buildings occupied for residential and commercial purposes.
The purpose of this By-law is to establish a set of minimum standards for properties in the Town
of New Glasgow and outline the responsibilities of property owners in this regard. The standards
of this By-law are minimum standards and this By-law does not lessen the requirements
prescribed for buildings, constructions, repairs, and alterations contained in any other By-law.
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Definitions
1) "Accessory Building" means a subordinate building on the main building lot, incidental to and
exclusively for the main use, and does not include a building attached to the main building, a
swimming pool, or a fence.
2) "Appointed Person" means the Building Inspector, By-law Enforcement Officer of the Town of New
Glasgow, or any other person appointed by the Chief Administrative Officer who is empowered by
legislation to enforce this By-law.
3) "Building" means any temporary or permanent structure used for shelter, accommodation or
enclosure of persons, animals, material or equipment, and which does not include a mobile/modular
building with a main wall width of 6 meters or less.
4) "Building Inspector" means the building inspector of the Town of New Glasgow.
5) "Council" means the Council for the Town of New Glasgow.
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6) "Dwelling" means a building occupied or with capacity for home, residence, or sleeping occupancy by
one or more persons, containing one or more dwelling units, and does not include a hotel, motel,
apartment hotel or a travel trailer.
7) "Dwelling Unit" means one or more habitable rooms for use by person(s) as an independent
housekeeping establishment with separate kitchen and sanitary facilities for exclusive use by such
person(s), and with separate entrances from outside or from a common vestibule.
8) "Habitable Rooms" means a room in a dwelling unit used or intended to be used for living, sleeping,
cooking, or eating purposes.
9) "Land" means grounds, lawns and yards of developed properties and undeveloped property lots.
10) "Non-Habitable Room" means an area of a building other than a habitable room in a dwelling or
dwelling unit and includes the following:
a) A bathroom or shower room;
b) A toilet room;
c)
A laundry room;
d) A boiler or furnace room;
e) A pantry;
f)
A closet;
g) A corridor or hall;
h) A foyer;
i)
A stairway;
j)
A lobby;
k) A recreation room used as a common room for all tenants in a building, or other spaces used for
access, services or maintenance of the dwelling.
11) "Occupier" means any person who resides in or uses a dwelling unit and includes, but is not limited
to, a tenant or the owner of the dwelling unit.
12) "Owner" includes any one or combination of the following as defined in the Municipal Government
Act:
a) a part owner, joint owner, tenant in common or joint tenant of the whole or any part of land or
building;
b) in the case of the absence or incapacity of the person having title to the land or building, a
trustee, an executor, a guardian, an agent, a mortgagee in possession or a person having the
care or control of the land or building;
c) in the absence of proof to the contrary, the person assessed for the property;
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d) where the mortgagee of land is not in possession, the person entitled to the equity of
redemption;
e) the person managing or receiving the rent from the land or premises, whether on his own
account or as agent or trustee of any other person;
f)
a person who is assessed for the building as of the date of any alleged violation;
g) the person who is entitled to possession by reason of an agreement of sale between that person
and the owner of the property.
13) "Parking Area" means any portion of a lot used for the parking of vehicles and includes the
driveway and circulation areas used to access any parking space.
14) "Property" means land and any buildings, structures, or part of a building or structure, erected on
land, and includes vacant land.
15) "Repair" means taking the necessary action to bring any building, dwelling or dwelling unit to the
standards contained herein, including boarding up.
16) "Single Room Occupancy" means a rental housing type wherein one or two people are housed in a
single room within a dwelling unit, wherein the tenants share bathroom and kitchen facilities.
17) "Standards" means the standards for the maintenance and improvement of the physical
condition and for the fitness of occupancy prescribed for dwellings in this By-law.
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General Duties and Obligations
a) The Owner of the property shall maintain the property to the standards as provided in this By-
law.
b) The Owner of a building shall maintain the building according to the acceptable building
practice at the time of the original build or building code at the time of the original build.
c) The standards of this By-law are minimum standards, and this By-law shall not be construed to
lessen the requirements for the construction, repair, or alteration of property imposed by any
other Town of New Glasgow By-law or any other applicable legislation.
d) The Appointed Person may direct that tests of materials, equipment, devices, construction,
and remedial methods be made, or sufficient evidence or proof be submitted, at the
expense of the owner, where such evidence or proof is necessary to determine whether the
material, equipment, devices, construction or remedial actions meets the prescribed
requirements of this By-law.
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General Maintenance Standards
1) Fire Prevention
a)
Fire alarm and detection systems shall be maintained in an operational condition at all times.
b)
Buildings constructed, that were required to have a fire alarm system pursuant to the Nova Scotia
Building Code Act and its regulations, shall be so equipped.
c)
For dwelling units that are not owner- occupied, and where the Nova Scotia Building Code Act
and its regulations does not require the installation of a fire alarm system, a wired-in smoke
alarm system with battery back-up shall be installed in compliance with applicable code(s)
d)
Fire separations for multi-unit occupancies shall be updated to the current code(s) unless
alternate compliance can be demonstrated.
2) Smoke Alarms or Smoke Detectors
a)
Smoke alarms or smoke detectors shall be installed between each sleeping area and the
remainder of the dwelling unit.
b)
Where sleeping areas are served by a hallway, smoke alarms or smoke detectors shall be
installed in the hallway.
c)
Smoke alarms or smoke detectors shall be installed on or near the ceilings.
3) Structural Soundness
a)
Every part of a building shall be maintained in a structurally sound condition to be capable of
sustaining safely its own weight and any load to which it may normally be subjected.
b)
The Building Inspector may direct that tests of materials, equipment, devices, construction
methods, structural assemblies, or foundation conditions be made, or sufficient evidence or proof
be submitted at the expense of the owner, where such evidence or proof is necessary to determine
whether the material, equipment, device, construction or foundation meets the prescribed
requirements.
4) Drainage and Prevention of Dampness
a)
Every basement, cellar, crawl space, and similar space shall be adequately ventilated and drained.
b)
Every floor, ceiling, both sides of every interior wall, and the interior side of every exterior wall in
a building shall be maintained free from excessive dampness.
c)
Every building shall be so constructed and protected as to prevent the passage of noxious gases
from a part of the building that is not used, designed or intended to be used for human habitation,
into other parts of the building intended, used or designed for human habitation.
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5) Foundation and Exterior Walls
a) The components of every exterior wall of a building and the exterior wall shall be
maintained, weather-tight, free from loose or unsecured objects and materials, and
prevent the entrance of insects and animals.
b) All foundation supports forming part of a building shall be maintained in good repair to
prevent settlement of the building.
c)
Buildings shall be kept free from infestation of rodents, vermin, and insects at all times.
Methods used for exterminating such pests shall follow applicable legislation and
regulations.
6) Walks, Steps, Driveways & Parking Areas
a) Steps, walks, driveways, and parking areas and similar areas of a yard shall be
maintained to:
i.
afford safe passage under normal use and weather conditions,
ii.
keep the surface free of loose, unstable or uneven surfaces,
iii.
keep the surface free of water ponding.
7) Storage of Waste/Resource Materials
a) Every building shall be provided with adequate storage facilities for storage of waste/resource
materials in accordance with the Municipality of the County of Pictou Solid Waste Resource
Management By-law and such facilities shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition.
8) Accessory Buildings
a) Accessory buildings shall be maintained in good repair and free from hazards or
conditions which may affect health or cause fire or unsafe conditions.
9) Pest Prevention and Control
a) Buildings shall be kept free from infestation of rodents, vermin, and insects at all times.
Methods used for exterminating such pests shall follow applicable legislation and
regulations.
10) Roofs, Eavestroughs, and Gutters
a) Roofs shall be kept weather-tight and free from leaks.
b) Every eavesthrough, roof gutter, and downpipe shall be kept in good repair.
c)
Every roof shall be kept free from loose or unsecured objects and materials, dangerous
accumulations of snow and ice, and all other fire and accident hazards.
11) Windows and Doors
a)
Windows, doors, skylights, and basement or cellar hatchways shall be maintained in good repair,
weather tight, and reasonably draft-free.
b) All windows that are operable shall have suitable hardware so as to allow locking or otherwise
securing from inside.
c)
At least one window in each sleeping room shall meet egress standards as required by the Nova
Scotia Building Code Act and its regulations.
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d)
All exterior doors shall have suitable hardware so as to allow locking or otherwise securing from
inside.
e)
Doors between an attached garage and the remainder of the building shall be fitted with weather
stripping and a self-closing device to prevent the passage of gases into the remainder of the
building.
12) Egress
a)
Every building and dwelling unit shall have a safe, continuous, and unobstructed passage
from the interior of the building or dwelling unit to the exterior grade level.
b)
Buildings using a fire escape as a secondary means of egress shall have the escape in good
condition, free from obstructions, and easily reached through a window or door operable
from inside without requiring keys or specialized knowledge as required by the Nova
Scotia Building Code Act and its regulations.
c)
Any required egress shall not pass through a room in another dwelling unit or a service
room, or a private room or space within the same dwelling unit.
13) Stairs, Decks, and Balconies
a)
Interior and exterior stairs, porches, balconies, decks, and landings shall be maintained in good
repairs to be free of holes, cracks, and other defects which may constitute accident hazards.
Existing stair treads or risers that show excessive wear or are broken, warped, or loose and any
supporting structural members that are decayed or deteriorated shall be repaired or replaced.
b)
Guards and handrails in unsafe condition shall be repaired or replaced in accordance with the
requirements of the Nova Scotia Building Code Act and its regulations.
14) Interior Walls, Ceilings, and Floors
a)
Every wall and ceiling in a building shall be reasonably smooth, level, and maintained to be free
of all protruding, broken, or decayed structural components or wall coverings.
b)
Shower walls and walls abutting bathtubs shall be impervious to water.
c)
Every floor in a building shall be reasonably smooth and level and maintained to be free of all
protruding, broken, or decayed structural subfloor or floor coverings.
d)
Finish flooring in kitchens, bathrooms, toilet rooms, shower rooms and laundry rooms shall be
maintained to be reasonably impervious to water.
15) Heating
a)
Every dwelling unit, during outside winter design temperatures, shall be provided with
heating facilities capable of maintaining a minimum indoor ambient temperature of no less
than
i.
22 degrees Celsius in all living spaces, and
ii.
18 degrees Celsius in unfinished basements, as required by the National Building Code of Canada.
b) The heating facilities shall be maintained in good working condition to be capable of heating
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the dwelling unit safely to the required standard.
c)
Where a heating system or part thereof or any auxiliary heating system or unit burns solid or
liquid fuel, a place or receptacle for storage of the fuel shall be provided and maintained in
a convenient and safe location free from fire and accident hazards.
d) Fuel-fired heating appliances shall be in areas and locations so as not to create a fire or
accident hazard or obstruct an egress from a dwelling or dwelling unit.
e) Heating appliances relying on combustion for heat production shall be provided with an
adequate source of make-up air.
f)
Every dwelling unit shall have a thermostat, or other suitable means for the purpose of
controlling heat within the dwelling unit.
g) Chimneys, smoke pipes, connections, etc., shall be maintained in good working order and be
capable of conveying spent gases to the exterior of the building safely.
16) Grounds and Lawns
a) Property and the general landscaping of a property shall be maintained in a clean and tidy
condition and shall not be unsightly in relation to neighboring properties.
b)
Without limiting the generality of paragraph 5(16)(a), the following standards shall apply to
land:
i.
Any vehicle, trailer, boat, furniture or equipment that is discarded, derelict,
dismantled, or in an abandoned condition shall not be parked, stored or left on land.
ii.
Lawns, hedges, bushes and landscape plantings shall be maintained to prevent them
from becoming overgrown or unsightly.
iii.
Property shall be maintained free of rubbish and debris.
iv.
Any furniture that is designed and manufactured for indoor use shall not be placed
outside of a dwelling.
v.
Appliances including, but not limited to, refrigerators, stoves, and freezers shall not be
left in yards, interior stairways, or hallways and shall not be used as places of storage.
17) Plumbing Facilities and Fixtures
a) All water supply pipes shall be provided with an adequate supply of potable running water from
the Town of New Glasgow municipal water system.
b) All bathroom, kitchen, and laundry plumbing fixtures shall be provided with an adequate supply
of hot and cold running water. Hot water shall be capable of being supplied at a temperature of
not less than 43 degrees Celsius and not greater than 60 degrees Celsius. A mixing valve shall be
provided as required by the National Plumbing Code of Canada.
c)
All plumbing, including drains, water supply pipes, toilets, and other plumbing fixtures
shall be maintained in good working condition, free of leaks and defects, and all water
pipe(s) and appurtenances thereto shall be protected from freezing.
d) Every fixture shall be of such materials, construction, and design that will ensure the
exposed surfaces of all parts are hard, smooth, impervious to hot and cold water, readily
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accessible for cleansing, and free from blemishes, cracks, or other imperfections that
may harbor germs or impede thorough cleansing.
e)
All plumbing fixtures shall be connected to the Town of New Glasgow sanitary sewage
collection system through water seal traps and be appropriately vented.
f)
All appliances intended to supply the hot water to plumbing fixtures shall be equipped
with a temperature relief valve.
18) Electrical Services
a)
The electrical wiring, fixtures, switches, receptacles and appliances located or used in every
building shall be installed and maintained in good working order so as not to cause fire or
electrical shock hazards as required by the Canadian Electrical Code.
b)
Lighting fixtures shall be installed throughout all buildings of adequate number, location and
size to provide enough illumination to avoid health or accident hazards in the normal use of
the building.
19) Bathrooms
a)
Every dwelling unit shall be provided with at least one bathroom which includes a water closet,
lavatory, and bathtub or shower, connected to a piped supply of potable water and an acceptable
means of sewage disposal.
b)
Every bathroom shall be fully enclosed and provided with a door equipped with a privacy latch.
c)
Every bathroom shall be equipped with either an operable window or a mechanical exhaust fan
which shall be maintained in good working order.
d)
Where a bathroom is shared by occupants of residential accommodation, an appropriate
entrance shall be provided from a common passageway, hallway, corridor or other common
space to the bathroom.
20) Kitchens
a)
Every kitchen shall be equipped with a sink that is served with hot and cold running water,
suitable storage facilities, and a countertop work area. Space and electrical outlets shall be
provided for a stove and refrigerator.
21) Cleanliness
a)
The occupier of a dwelling unit shall maintain its contents, fixtures and fittings to a standard that
does not present a hazard to persons, health or property. The occupier shall ensure that:
i.
Areas used for the preparation or cooking of food shall be kept reasonably clean;
ii.
Garbage and waste shall be cleared away and not allowed to accumulate, rot or fester;
iii.
Bathrooms, sinks, showers and tubs shall be maintained in a sanitary manner;
iv.
Feces from domestic pets will be cleared away and disposed of in an appropriate manner; and
v.
Used sanitary items, diapers, birth control devices, medicines and other potentially hazardous
items will be disposed of in an appropriate manner.
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22) Habitable Rooms
a)
No part of a dwelling except a habitable room as defined herein shall be used for sleeping
purposes.
b) A room used for sleeping purposes shall have a floor area of at least sixty square feet and shall
have at least forty square feet of floor area for each occupant of the age of twelve and over and
at least twenty-five square feet of floor area for each occupant under the age of twelve years
occupying such rooms provided.
23) Lighting and Ventilation
a)
Every habitable room in a dwelling, except the kitchen, shall contain one or more windows or
skylights that:
i.
are at least 50% above the level of the ground outside the wall in which it is installed;
ii.
open directly to the outside air;
iii.
have a total glass area of not less than 5% of the total floor area of the room.
b) All skylights, windows and window sashes shall:
i.
Be glazed;
ii.
Be provided with proper and suitable hardware
iii.
Open to the outside air to the extent of not less than 5% of the floor area of the room;
iv.
Be maintained in good repair;
v.
Be easily opened and closed at all times.
c)
Lighting equipment in good working order shall be provided and maintained at all times in
every:
i. Stairway
ii. Corridor or hall
iii. Bathroom
iv. Shower room
v. Toilet room
vi. Basement or cellar
vii. Laundry room
viii. Furnace room
ix. Similar non-habitable work room
x. Kitchen
In a dwelling.
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d)
Every habitable room, bathroom, shower room, and toilet room in a dwelling shall be provided
with adequate natural or artificial means of ventilation.
e) Where any system of mechanical ventilation is provided in any room in a dwelling, it shall be:
i. capable of completely changing the air in the room at least once per hour;
ii. maintained in good repair and working order at all times.
f)
All enclosed spaces within a dwelling shall be adequately ventilated and access of sufficient size to
permit entry thereto shall be provided and shall be fitted with a door or panel to enclose the
opening.
24) Fireplaces, Fuel-burning Appliances, and Chimneys
a) Equipment that burns fuel, heating equipment, and every vent pipe, chimney, flue or duct
connected to same, shall be so constructed, placed, protected and maintained in good repair
as to prevent unsafe or dangerous conditions and the entrance of noxious gases in to the
dwelling.
b) Every fireplace used, capable of being used, or intended to be used, shall be maintained in
good repair and so as to prevent the heating of adjacent combustible material or structural
members to unsafe temperatures.
c)
If, in the opinion of the Appointed Person, there is doubt as to the safety of the heating system
or parts thereof, the Appointed Person may direct that tests of materials, equipment, devices,
construction methods be made or sufficient evidence or proof be submitted at the expense of
the owner, where such evidence or proof is necessary to determine whether the material,
equipment, device or construction meets the prescribed requirements. On the basis of the
findings, the Inspector may issue an order for remedy.
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Administration
Any Appointed Person is authorized to enforce this By-law.
1) An Appointed Person may enter a property in order to carry out an inspection to ensure
compliance with this By-law, so long as such entry is made in accordance with the
requirements of Part XXI, Section 503(3) of the Municipal Government Act, as amended.
2) If after an inspection, an Appointed Person is satisfied that in some respect, the building or
the property or the both of them, do not conform to the standards prescribed in this By-
law, the Appointed Person shall serve or cause to be served by personal delivery or
registered mail to the owner(s) of the property, an Order to Comply and may at the same
time provide all occupants of the building with a copy of the Order.
3) Every Order to Comply shall contain:
a)
the standards to which the building does not comply.
b)
the date after which the building must comply with the order and will be subject
to a reinspection to ascertain compliance with the Order.
c)
the action that will be taken against the owner should the building not comply
with the prescribed standards at the time of the re-inspection.
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4) Where an Order has been served upon an owner, and the owner provides the Inspector with
a schedule outlining specific time frames within which the work specified in the Order will
be completed, the Inspector may accept or amend the schedule at which time the schedule
will become a part of the Order.
5) An owner may appeal an Order to the Town Council within seven days after the Order is
served.
6) Where an owner fails to comply with the requirements of an Order within the time specified
in the Order, the Appointed Person may seek remedy as per section 181(3) of the Municipal
Government Act.
7) Where remedy is provided as per section 181(4)(a)(b) the Town may recover costs as
per 181(4)(c) as per the Municipal Government Act.
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Penalties
1) Failure to meet each and every standard specified in this By-law shall constitute a separate
and distinct offence.
2) Any By-law Enforcement Officer, who believes on reasonable grounds that there has been a
violation of this By-law, may issue a Summary Offence Ticket.
3) Any Owner or Occupier, who contravenes any provision of this By-law, or fails to comply with
the terms of an Order issued subject to this By-law shall be liable to a penalty of no less than
two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first offence, not less than four hundred dollars
($400.00) for the second offence, and not less than nine hundred dollars ($900.00) for the
third and subsequent offences.
4) In any prosecution or proceeding in respect to any contravention of, or failure to comply
with any provision of this By-law, which contravention or failure of compliance continues
from day to day, the Court or Judge before whom the matter of such contravention or failure
of compliance is heard, may, in addition to the penalty imposed for such contravention or
failure, impose a further penalty for each day during which such contravention or failure has
been continued.
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EFFECTIVE DATE
This Bylaw shall take effect from the 23rd day of October, 2024.
Date of First Reading: September 16, 2024
Date of advertisement of Notice of Intent to Consider: October 2, 2024
Date of Second Reading: October 15, 2024
Date of advertisement of Passage of By-Law: October 23, 2024
Date of mailing to Minister a certified copy of By-Law: October 23, 2024
I certify that the above Property Minimum Standards BY-LAW was duly adopted by New Glasgow
Town Council at duly called meetings and was published as indicated above.
_________________________
Chief Administrative Officer
Summary Offence Ticket Schedule - Property Minimum Standards Bylaw
VERSION 1
Offence
Section
Out of Court
Settlement
Owner failing to maintain
property to standards in
bylaw (specify)
4(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain
building to acceptable
building practice or
building code at time of
original build
4(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Summary Offence Ticket Schedule - Property Minimum Standards Bylaw
VERSION 2
Offence
Section
Out of Court Settlement
Owner failing to maintain
property to standards in bylaw
(specify)
4(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain
building to acceptable building
practice or building code at time
of original build
4(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain fire
alarm and detection system in
operational condition
5(1)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to equip building
with fire alarm system
5(1)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to install wired-in
smoke alarm system with
battery back-up in dwelling unit
that is not owner- occupied
5(1)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to update fire
separations for multi-unit
occupancies
5(1)(d)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to install smoke
alarms or smoke detectors
between each sleeping area and
remainder of dwelling unit
5(2)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to install smoke
alarms or smoke detectors in
5(2)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
hallway where sleeping areas
served by hallway
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to install smoke
alarms or smoke detectors on or
near the ceilings
5(2)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain every
part of building in a structurally
sound condition
5(3)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to adequately
ventilate and drain basement,
cellar, crawl space, or similar
space
5(4)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain floor,
ceiling, both sides of every
interior wall, and the interior side
of every exterior wall in a
building free from excessive
dampness
5(4)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure building
prevents passage of noxious
gases from part of building not
used, designed or intended to
be used for human habitation,
into other parts of the building
intended, used or designed for
human habitation
5(4)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure
components of every exterior
wall of building and every
exterior wall are maintained,
weather-tight, and free from
loose or unsecured objects and
5(5)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
materials, and prevent the
entrance of insects and animals
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure all
foundation supports forming part
of building are maintained in
good repair to prevent
settlement of the building
5(5)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain steps,
walks, driveways, and parking
areas and similar areas of a
yard to afford safe passage
under normal use and weather
conditions
5(6)(a)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain steps,
walks, driveways, and parking
areas and similar areas of a
yard to keep surface free of
loose, unstable or uneven
surfaces
5(6)(a)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain steps,
walks, driveways, and parking
areas and similar areas of a
yard to keep surface free of
water ponding
5(6)(a)(iii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain in a clean and sanitary
condition adequate storage
facilities for storage of
waste/resource materials for
building
5(7)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain
accessory building in good
repair and free from hazards or
conditions which may affect
5(8)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
health or cause fire or unsafe
conditions
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to keep building
free from infestation of rodents,
vermin, and insects
5(9)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to keep roof
weather-tight and free from
leaks
5(10)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to keep
eavesthrough, roof gutter, and
downpipe in good repair
5(10)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to keep roof free
from loose or unsecured objects
and materials, dangerous
accumulations of snow and ice,
and all other fire or accident
hazards
5(10)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain
windows, doors, skylights, and
basement or cellar hatchways in
good repair, weather tight, and
reasonably draft-free
5(11)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure all
operable windows have suitable
hardware so as to allow locking
or otherwise securing from
inside
5(11)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure at least
one window in each sleeping
5(11)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
room meets applicable egress
standards
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure all
exterior doors have suitable
hardware so as to allow locking
or otherwise securing from
inside
5(11)(d)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure doors
between attached garage and
remainder of the building are
fitted with weather stripping and
self-closing device to prevent
passage of gases into the
remainder of building
5(11)(e)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure building
or dwelling unit has safe,
continuous, and unobstructed
passage from interior of
building or dwelling unit to
exterior grade level
5(12)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to keep fire
escape in good condition, free
from obstructions, and easily
reached through a window or
door operable from inside
without requiring keys or
specialized knowledge, in
building using fire escape as a
secondary means of egress
5(12)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure any
required egress does not pass
through a room in another
dwelling unit or service room, or
private room or space within the
same dwelling unit
5(12)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain interior
or exterior stairs, porches,
balconies, decks, and landings
in good repair free of holes,
cracks, and other defects which
may constitute accident
hazards, including failure to
repair or replace existing stair
treads or risers that show
excessive wear or are broken,
warped, or loose, and any
supporting structural members
that are decayed or deteriorated
5(13)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to repair or
replace guards and handrails in
unsafe condition
5(13)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
wall and ceiling in building
reasonably smooth and level
and maintained to be free of all
protruding, broken, or decayed
structural components or wall
coverings
5(14)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure shower
walls and walls abutting
bathtubs are impervious to
water
5(14)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
floor in building reasonably
smooth and level and
maintained to be free of all
protruding, broken, or decayed
structural subfloor or floor
coverings
5(14)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure finish
flooring in kitchens, bathrooms,
5(14)(d)
First Offence
$352.50
toilet rooms, shower rooms and
laundry rooms maintained to be
reasonably impervious to water
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure dwelling
unit, during outside winter
design temperatures, provided
with heating facilities capable of
maintaining a minimum indoor
ambient temperature of no less
than 22 degrees Celsius in all
living spaces
5(15)(a)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure dwelling
unit, during outside winter
design temperatures, provided
with heating facilities capable of
maintaining a minimum indoor
ambient temperature of no less
than 18 degrees Celsius in
unfinished basements
5(15)(a)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain
heating facilities in good working
condition to be capable of
heating the dwelling unit safely
to the required standard
5(15)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide or
maintain in a convenient and
safe location free from fire and
accident hazards a place or
receptacle for storage of fuel
where heating system or part
thereof or any auxiliary heating
system or unit burns solid or
liquid fuel
5(15)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure fuel-fired
heating appliance in area and
location so as not to create a fire
or accident hazard or obstruct
an egress from a dwelling or
dwelling unit
5(15)(d)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide an
adequate source of make-up air
for heating appliance relying on
combustion for heat production
5(15)(e)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure dwelling
unit has a thermostat, or other
suitable means for the purpose
of controlling heat within the
dwelling unit
5(15)(f)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain
chimneys, smoke pipes,
connections, and related
equipment in good working
order and capable of conveying
spent gases to the exterior of
the building safely
5(15)(g)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain
property and general
landscaping of property in clean
and tidy condition so as not to
be unsightly in relation to
neighboring properties
5(16)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that any
vehicle, trailer, boat, furniture or
equipment that is discarded,
derelict, dismantled, or in an
abandoned condition is not
parked, stored or left on land
5(16)(b)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain lawns,
hedges, bushes and landscape
plantings to prevent them from
becoming overgrown or
unsightly
5(16)(b)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
5(16)(b)(iii)
First Offence
$352.50
Owner failing to maintain
property free of rubbish and
debris
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure furniture
designed and manufactured for
indoor use not placed outside of
a dwelling
5(16)(b)(iv)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that
appliances including, but not
limited to, refrigerators, stoves,
and freezers not left in yards,
interior stairways, or hallways
and not used as places of
storage
5(16)(b)(v)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
water supply pipes provided with
an adequate supply of potable
running water from the Town of
New Glasgow municipal water
system
5(17)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
bathroom, kitchen, and laundry
plumbing fixtures provided with
adequate supply of hot and cold
running water, with hot water
capable of being supplied at a
temperature of not less than 43
degrees Celsius and not greater
than 60 degrees Celsius, with a
mixing valve
5(17)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
plumbing, including drains,
water supply pipes, toilets, and
other plumbing fixtures
maintained in good working
condition, free of leaks and
defects, with all water pipes and
appurtenances protected from
freezing
5(17)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that
every fixture be of such
materials, construction, and
design to ensure exposed
5(17)(d)
First Offence
$352.50
surfaces of all parts are hard,
smooth, impervious to hot and
cold water, readily accessible for
cleansing, and free from
blemishes, cracks, or other
imperfections that may harbor
germs or impede thorough
cleansing
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
plumbing fixtures are connected
to the Town of New Glasgow
sanitary sewage collection
system through water seal traps
and appropriately vented
5(17)(e)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
appliances intended to supply
hot water to plumbing fixtures
equipped with a temperature
relief valve
5(17)(f)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to install and
maintain electrical wiring,
fixtures, switches, receptacles
and appliances, located or used
in building, in good working
order so as not to cause fire or
electrical shock hazards
5(18)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to install lighting
fixtures throughout building of
adequate number, location and
size to provide enough
illumination to avoid health or
accident hazards in the normal
use of the building
5(18)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
dwelling unit provided with at
least one bathroom which
includes a water closet, lavatory,
and bathtub or shower,
connected to a piped supply of
5(19)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
potable water and an acceptable
means of sewage disposal
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
bathroom fully enclosed and
provided with a door equipped
with a privacy latch
5(19)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
bathroom equipped with either
an operable window or a
mechanical exhaust fan
maintained in good working
order
5(19)(c)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide an
appropriate entrance from a
common passageway, hallway,
corridor or other common space
to the bathroom, where a
bathroom is shared by
occupants of residential
accommodation
5(19)(d)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to equip every
kitchen with a sink that is served
with hot and cold running water,
suitable storage facilities, a
countertop work area, and
space and electrical outlets for a
stove and a refrigerator
5(20)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Failure by the occupier of a
dwelling unit to maintain its
contents, fixtures and fittings to
a standard that does not present
a hazard to persons, health or
property, including failure to
keep
areas used for the preparation
or cooking of food reasonably
clean
5(21)(a)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Failure by the occupier of a
dwelling unit to maintain its
contents, fixtures and fittings to
a standard that does not present
5(21)(a)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
a hazard to persons, health or
property, including failure to
clear away garbage and waste
and to not allow garbage and
waste to accumulate, rot or
fester
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Failure by the occupier of a
dwelling unit to maintain its
contents, fixtures and fittings to
a standard that does not present
a hazard to persons, health or
property, including failure to
maintain bathrooms, sinks,
showers and tubs in a sanitary
manner
5(21)(a)(iii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Failure by the occupier of a
dwelling unit to maintain its
contents, fixtures and fittings to
a standard that does not present
a hazard to persons, health or
property, including failure to
clear away and dispose of feces
from domestic pets in an
appropriate manner
5(21)(a)(iv)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Failure by the occupier of a
dwelling unit to maintain its
contents, fixtures and fittings to
a standard that does not present
a hazard to persons, health or
property, including failure to
dispose of used sanitary items,
diapers, birth control devices,
medicines and other potentially
hazardous
items in an appropriate manner
5(21)(a)(v)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner using part of a dwelling,
except a habitable room, for
sleeping purposes
5(22)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure building
provides, for a room used for
sleeping purposes, a floor area
of at least sixty square feet and
at least forty square feet of floor
area for each occupant of the
5(22)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
age of twelve and over and at
least twenty-five square feet of
floor area for each occupant
under the age of twelve years
occupying such rooms
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
habitable room in a dwelling,
except the kitchen, contains one
or more windows or skylights
that are at least 50% above the
level of the ground outside the
wall in which it is installed
5(23)(a)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
habitable room in a dwelling,
except the kitchen, contains one
or more windows or skylights
that open directly to the outside
air
5(23)(a)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure every
habitable room in a dwelling,
except the kitchen, contains one
or more windows or skylights
that have a total glass area of
not less than 5% of the total
floor area of the room
5(23)(a)(iii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
skylights, windows and window
sashes are glazed
5(23)(b)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
skylights, windows and window
sashes are provided with proper
and suitable hardware
5(23)(b)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
skylights, windows and window
sashes open to the outside air to
the extent of not less than 5% of
the floor area of the room
5(23)(b)(iii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain all
skylights, windows and window
sashes in good repair
5(23)(b)(iv)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
skylights, windows and window
sashes can be easily opened
and closed
5(23)(b)(v)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
stairway in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
corridor or hall in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
bathroom in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(iii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
shower room in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(iv)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
toilet room in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(v)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
basement or cellar in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(vi)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
laundry room in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(vii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
furnace room in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(viii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
similar non-habitable work room
in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(ix)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to provide and
maintain lighting equipment in
good working order in every
kitchen in a dwelling
5(23)(c)(x)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that
every habitable room, bathroom,
shower room, or toilet room in a
dwelling provided with adequate
natural or artificial means of
ventilation
5(23)(d)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that any
system of mechanical ventilation
5(23)(e)(i)
First Offence
$352.50
provided in any room in a
dwelling is
capable of completely changing
the air in the room at least once
per hour
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that any
system of mechanical ventilation
provided in any room in a
dwelling is maintained in good
repair and working order
5(23)(e)(ii)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that all
enclosed spaces within a
dwelling are adequately
ventilated with access of
sufficient size to permit entry
provided and fitted with a door
or panel to enclose the opening
5(23)(f)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to ensure that
equipment that burns fuel,
heating equipment, and every
vent pipe, chimney, flue or duct
connected to same, is
constructed, placed, protected
and maintained in good repair
as to prevent unsafe or
dangerous conditions and the
entrance of noxious gas into the
dwelling
5(24)(a)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50
Owner failing to maintain every
fireplace used, capable of being
used, or intended to be used in
good repair and so as to prevent
the heating of adjacent
combustible material or
structural members to unsafe
temperatures
5(24)(b)
First Offence
$352.50
Second Offence
$582.50
Third Offence
$1157.50