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The Corporation of the City of Pickering By-law No. 7579/17 Being a by-law to provide for the registration of two-dwelling unit properties in the City of Pickering. Whereas Section 16(3) of the Planning Act, S.O., 1990, c. P.13, as amended, requires municipalities to implement official plan policies authorizing the use of second residential units; And Whereas Section 35.1(1) of the Planning Act, S.O., 1990, c. P.13, as amended, requires that by-laws passed under section 34 give effect to the policies described in subsection 16(3) of that Act; And Whereas Section 8(1) of the Municipal Act, S.O. 2001, c. 25, as amended, (Municipal Act, 2001) provides that the powers of a municipality under any Act shall be interpreted broadly so as to confer broad authority on municipalities to enable them to govern their affairs as they consider appropriate, and to enhance their ability to respond to municipal issues; And Whereas Section 11(2) (6) of the Municipal Act, 2001, authorizes municipalities to pass by-laws respecting the health, safety and well-being of persons and the protection of persons and property; And Whereas the Council of the Corporation of the City of Pickering considers it important to enact a by-law to require the registration of second residential units in the City of Pickering in order to protect persons, property and the health, safety and well- being of Pickering residents; Now therefore the Council of The Corporation of the City of Pickering hereby enacts as follows: 1. Definitions In this By-law, (1) "Accessory" means a use or building naturally or normally incidental to, subordinate to or exclusively devoted to a principal use or building and located on the same lot as the principal use or building; (2) "Applicant" means a person who applies for registration of a two-dwelling unit property and includes any person authorized in writing by an owner to apply for a two-dwelling unit property registration certificate on the owner's behalf;