Posted by KMILBURN on 12/29/2008, 1:40 pm, in reply to "Salting: who's responsibility?"
TORONTO MUNICIPAL CODE PROPERTY STANDARDS
§ 629-23. Steps, walks, driveways, parking and loading areas.
A. Steps, landings, walks, driveways, parking spaces, ramps and similar areas of a yard
shall be maintained in good repair so as to afford safe passage under normal use.
B. Steps, landings, walks, driveways, parking spaces, ramps and similar areas of a yard
shall be cleared of snow and ice within 24 hours of a snowfall to provide safe
access and egress for persons and vehicles.
C. A walk shall be provided from the principal entrance of every building to a public
street, or to a driveway that provides access to a public street.
D. All areas used for vehicular traffic or the parking or storage of a vehicle shall be
paved with asphalt, concrete, interlocking stone or other environmentally safe and
dust-free equivalent surface.
E. Despite Subsection D, if a non-residential property abuts a residential property, all
the areas used for vehicular traffic or the parking or storage of a vehicle shall be
surfaced with asphalt, concrete or interlocking stone.
F.
All areas of a yard that are used for vehicular traffic or the parking or storage of a
vehicle or that are surfaced with a material impervious to water shall be:
(1) Kept free from dirt, surface dust and refuse;
(2) Maintained in good repair and free from cracks, holes and ruts;
(3) Adequately graded and drained to prevent ponding of water and to direct the
flow of water away from the walls of all buildings; and
(4) Provided with suitable markings to indicate parking spaces, and the markings
shall be maintained so as to be clearly visible.
G.
Any yards that have been previously covered with paving materials shall be
repaired with materials of the same composition and consistent with the original
materials.
H. All areas of a property used for vehicular traffic or the parking or storage of a
vehicle shall be provided with secured curb stops or other restraining devices to
prevent vehicles from causing injury to any person or encroaching on or causing
damage to any property
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: When I moved into my apartment, I was made
: to sign a lease that I would shovel the
: porch and the sidewalk. (It is a 3
: level/unit apartment and I am the main
: floor)
: I signed it.
: Now it is winter, and I've been shoveling
: the walk way and front porch and my back
: steps etc. (the shovel was provided) I asked
: my landlord if she would cover salt since
: the backyard and my front steps were
: dangerously slippery. (Canada Post actually
: left a note complaining)
: My landlord replied "Salt is not
: included in the rent."
: Is that ridiculous? Am I expected to
: purchase the salt as well that is covering 3
: units common walk areas?
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