WEST Vancouver bed and breakfast operator Barrie Wall is opposed to the m fast bylaw. He says it's unfair and plans to challenge it in the courts. New legislation in W. Van called discriminatory Catherine Barr Contributing Writer BARRIE Wall is set to take West Vancouver to court over the munici- pality’s new bed and breakfast bylaw, which was adopted by council on Monday night. I think it is discrimina- id Wall. “My position mple: a bed and oukd be regarded ame light as any revenue in exactly t other hon based producing activicey.” Vall, who owns a small moeaice bed and breakfast establishment, wants son . He las watched the Kase debate go back and torth for over three years now and he is unhappy with the results, to challenge the legality of ie new byhw under the Charter of Rights bylaw irks and) Freedoms legislation “or through any other legal mean that may be open to me. “Pim not sabre-rattling or looking fora fight,” he said. “But if convicted — child pornographers, — pedophiles and murders can use that » Tsee no reason why | His challenge was made to council on April 19 as West Vancouver closed a public hearing on the issue. The provisions of the new bylaw includ @ climinaing bed and breakfasts as a permitted use in me in West Vancouver lishments would parate public hear- ing and reconing) B renderi and break! avo rooms or less as Hegal, but non-conforming; Mo deleting “boarder” — from bylaws; GB ecstablishing general guidelines for any future and breakfasts; ®ocstablishing = annual requirements for all Jaw, any the term existing likely have to go through a rezoning proc Wall and his business would be able to survive under this new bvlaw. But he said he questions the logic of local politicians. His solution to the prob- fem is to “grandfather” all of the existing bed and breakfast establishments and leave them alone. Only in the eve complaint, he said, privilege be subj or annual he’s not against rez new estab said that if the grandfather rights evaporate as people sell their homes, then the problem would be “self-tiquidating.” He predicts that under this scheme, there would be no bed and breakfasts left in eight to 10 years. “T don’t want to open a can of wornts by getting inte se ondary suits and 7 certainly don’t want to) see them dragged into this tight, bur the point is that if bed and break- in isolation, are to be sed and subject to annual inspections, then | feel that others should as well,” said Wall. Manufacturing quality potting soil since 1933 Planter Box & Vegetable - 20L ¢ Premium blend of soil & mushroom manure * Excellent soil booster for vegetable gardens Sale price only *1.97 | AU Purpose Sterilized Soi! - 20L * Genenil purpose indoor/outdoor soil * Sterilized for weed free applications egret aeons L WANGING BASKET > ATO MIX Sale price only 3.97} Hanging Basket & Patio Mix - 40L ¢ Excellent for all hanging baskets and patio pots Sale price only 64.97) NEWS photo Brad Ledwidge icipality's new bed and break- perator Wall calls the new bylaw “unfair” and said it has simple become a matter of principle now. “There are all kinds of unti- censed businesses around,” he said. “(And) if people have secondary suits and if they take borders and lodgers, th every bit as much a busine we aad The bed and breakfast issue came to fight: approximately three years ago when council re one complaint about a neighbouring bed and break- fast. Wednesday, April 28, 1999 — North Shorz News - 5 5 gq COMPARE ool. 5 g g sto tnctoses Sole pite Sofa des frame Irople Foam Cave foley, seateh-gasseg fala caves aos en6 slow covers wile goannas st 267 €. Ist. N.Van CTORY FUTON gh4-4c04 Entrance in fear tine Hon - Sat. t-Spen Sunday 12-§ pm ’ AND TRUCK RENTALS Nortn $t.cre Owned & Operated : Any car on cur lot. 9B7-7AOS CHANGE The EER ian aiL CHANGE ne 1978 LTD. § ANY OIL CHANGE PACKAGE rormerty Shetl Rapid Lube Lonsdale & 13th N. Vancouver 985-1050 Expees May 1299 SPECIAL FACTORY OFFER GROUP I 5 colours rane "2098 ni 2998 INTERIORS YALE TOWN fetes attr Vancouver location only 1004 Hamilton St. (Corner of Nelson & Hamilton) Ho 669-7544 Mon-Sat 9:30-6:00, Sun 11-5