The City of Oshawa is undertaking an industry and public stakeholder consultation to review and provide feedback on the City’s Property Standards By-law 01-2002 (Property Standards By-law).
The Property Standards By-law regulates and governs the minimum standards for the maintenance and occupancy of existing property including buildings, structures and surrounding lands within the City of Oshawa. Aesthetics are not typically taken into consideration when dealing with property standards. It typically addresses health and safety, good repair and suitable for habitation.
The city’s current Property Standards By-law addresses:
• property maintenance, waste management and accessory buildings or structures;
• building standards;
• requirements when people are living in buildings;
• standards for building services, systems and facilities; and,
• vacant buildings.
Community members and the building industry are invited to participate in one of two ways:
• complete a survey online on Connect Oshawa (www.connectoshawa.ca/PSB) or on paper at Service Oshawa, located at City Hall (50 Centre St. S.); or,
• discuss the topic in-person with City staff at a Property Standards By-law Community Engagement Table on:
o Wednesday, October 9 from 10 a.m. – 12 p.m. at City Hall (50 Centre St. S.);
o Wednesday, October 9 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. at the South Oshawa Community Centre (1455 Cedar St.);
o Thursday, October 10 from 6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Delpark Homes Centre, formerly Legends Centre (1661 Harmony Rd. N.).
The survey will be available until 4:00 p.m. Thursday, October 24, and considered in the development of proposed amendments to the City’s Property Standards By-law.
“The City’s Property Standards By-law helps ensure our buildings and surrounding lands in Oshawa are safe,” said Councillor Bradley Marks, Chair of the Corporate Services Committee. “Please take the time to fill out the survey and give us your feedback, or talk to City staff at one of our upcoming Community Engagement Tables.”
“Oshawa is your community and we want to know what your property standards are, which reflect how your neighbourhood is viewed and used,” said Councillor Jane Hurst, Vice-Chair of the Corporate Services Committee.