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Safety first for basement apartment dwellers, says MFD Homeowners must comply with Ontario Fire Code,Town laws and standards and convicted of numerous Fire Code offences related to the base- Only one accessory apartment is permitted in a dwelling unit that's ment rental a rtment. Department The Milton Fire De rt t MFD . . ”Basement ap‘a’zments mustcomply “The Milt?" FllE fatecrefuptpl’y. :IIdaifceccetssonr‘yt/‘Tgiap: pa men ( ) The Offences included falling to pfO' with the Ontafio Buflding and Fife Blahnga 230mm mentsl both new and existing, re- is reminding homeowners with vide a proper way out and failing to Codes as well as other r uirements ‘ ' ' ‘ ' basement apartments that. they provide proper separation between of theTown of Milton," 5:; Fire Chief apm t0 mun” 23:2; mfggypigglicggli 12:: must ensure the safety of their ten- the units. The homeowners were Brian Ellsworth. 'The Milton Fire De- in an album ensure the and standards. This includes the ants by complymg WIth the Fire convicted and fined $750 each for partment is taking a zero tolerance safely 0f ounesidenis Building Code, Fire Code, property Code and other Town laws and the violations. The maximum fine approach to non-compliance in an . ' standards bylaws and the Town's standards. . . . . for each offence is $50,000 and/or effortto ensurethe safety of our resi- Wm IIW. zoning bylaw. The fire preventIon lelSlOl‘l of the one year In prison. dents, wherever they live." For more information on fire safety. MFD recently charged the owners A few years ago, a Woodward Ave- In the Town of Milton, accessory ” visit www.miltonfire.ca. For details of a Weston Road home for various nue fire had a near-tragic outcome, apartments are self-contained dwell- Brian M on building permits zoning re- Fire Code offences related to a resi- with the residents living in the ing units created by converting part WWW" quirements and Ontario Building dential basement rental apartment, formally known as an accessory apartment. basement narrowly escaping the home due to safety infractions. The homeowners were charged with an existing dwelling.‘lhey can also be constructed as part of a new dwell- ing. Accessory apartments are also sometimes referred to as secondary suites, secondary units, basement apartments and accessory dwellings. Code requirements for accessory apartments, visit www.milton.ca/ AccessoryApartments. Public Information Session n Region Pest Co Families of Milto Every Landscape valued An HSBC Bank Canada Branch is Moving On Friday, December 16, 2016, the HSBC Milton branch at 91 James Snow Parkway North, Milton will be moving to join our HSBC Burlington branch at 2500 Appleby Line, Building B, Burlington. We will be holding an information session to hear the community' 5 over 510.000 gets a FREE Location: OAK TREEH Questions? Speak to our staff in-branch or _call us at 905-878-7236. HSBC Milton Branch views and to answer any questions you may have about this relocation. Date and time: Wednesday, September 7th, 6:00pm-7:00pm at 91 James Snow Parkway North, Milton Issued by HSBC Bank Canada ntrol has been protecting n for over 25 years HSBC 4X}