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Crime has been a problem in my life for along time. And many of the bylaws seem to relate to persons engaged in criminal activity. But the bylaws relate to property owners who themselves engaged in self preservation measures.
It comes down to the trend of "fortification bylaw" laws.
Most of the members on this board are american. And maybe some of this doesnt apply to you.
this is an example of whats going on...
http://www.oshawa.ca...rtification.pdf
highlighted notes...
"Excessive Fortification" and "Excessively Fortify" means the Construction of devices,
barriers or materials applied to Land and includes but is not limited to:
i) the Application of steel plates, steel bars, bullet-resistant shutters, laminated
glass or heavy gauge wire mesh to a window, door or any other opening on any
level of any building or structure other than the basement level of such building
or structure;
ii) the Application of concrete block, brick, or other masonry or similar product to
partially or completely obstruct or seal any window, door or other exterior
entrance or egress to Land;
iii) the Application of steel sheeting or plates or other similar products to the interior
or exterior walls of a building or structure such as to reinforce walls or create a
secondary wall such as to protect against firearms artillery, explosives, vehicle
contact, shock, and any other similar intrusions;
iv) armour plated or reinforced doors, whether exterior or interior, designed to resist
against impact of firearms artillery, explosives, battering rams, shock or vehicle
contact;
v) pillars, cones or barriers Constructed of concrete, steel, or any other building
material that are designed to obstruct, hinder, restrict, or deny access to Land by
conventional means of access or modes of transportation; and
vi) an observation tower designed to enable a visual observation of surrounding
areas beyond the perimeter of the Land whether the tower is occupied by an
individual or a surveillance camera or like equipment.
"Excessive Protective Elements" means devices, objects, material components, or
any contrivance applied to Land and includes but is not limited to the Application of:
i) perimeter warning devices such as "laser eyes" or other types of advanced
warning systems designed to forewarn of the encroachment onto the perimeter
of Land from adjoining lands or roadways but excluding similar applications to
forewarn of entry into a building or structure on Land;
ii) electrified fencing or other similar barrier including hidden traps, electrified doors
or windows, land mines or other explosive devices or any weapon or thing that
may cause injury or death when triggered or activated; and
iii) visual surveillance equipment, including video cameras, night vision systems, or
electronic surveillance devices capable of permitting either stationary or
scanned viewing or listening beyond the perimeter of the Land.
This is the part that provides for what you would assume to be an exclusion to the above, yet its up to interpretation.
Section 2.2 does not prohibit:
(a) the use or Application of commercially marketed security devices designed and
applied to provide reasonable protection from theft or other criminal activity against a
Person or property of a Person;
(the reasonable use of Protective Elements such as a "laser eye" or other advance
warning devices on windows or doors of a dwelling for the purpose of providing a
warning to an occupant of the dwelling or of dispatching emergency services
personnel where an entry into a dwelling has occurred; or
© a "normal farm practice" as defined in subsection 1(1) of the Farming and Food
Production Protection Act, 1998, S.O. 1998, c.1.
Interesting part...
Application for Partial or Complete Exemption
6.1. Any Person wishing to obtain a partial or complete exemption from the provisions of this Bylaw must file with the Chief Building Official a written application containing at least the
following:
(a) date of application;
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proof that the Person is the sole owner of the Land or, alternatively, each owner’s written authorization to submit the application;
© the Land’s legal description and municipal address;
(d) particulars of the existing use(s) of the Land, and of the intended use(s) if any change
in use is anticipated;
(e) a sketch or survey of the Land and structures;
(f) particulars of all existing and proposed Fortification and Protective Elements including
the date or dates of Application of existing Fortification and Protective Elements;
(g) particulars of each exemption requested including the reasons for requesting the
exemption; and
(h) payment of the fee from time to time prescribed by the City’s General Fees and
Charges By-law 13-2003, as amended or superseded.
