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Remember-you-read-it-here-first Department...
subject: illegal suites, about which this: column’
sounded off three weeks ago. - .

North Van City council, “you : pay -recall, had.
suddenly started. court action against a local.
developer for allegedly operating. four ‘‘non- |.
conforming’’ units. The developer countered. by 7 -.
asking if council was also- ‘going. to ‘crack.dewn on | .
the other 2,000-odd “illegal suites in ‘the . =
municipality—thereby ‘putting up. to 5, 000" |
residents out on the street. I suggested the mere {
thought was dunacy i in the present housing crisis. |

:So,, while council continues | HIKE THEIR TAXES °
apparently to wrestle with its .
soul, it’s good to find that the Forgive | . “illegal” suite-- ee
influential North Vancouver -. owners - their | trespasses of or all three. Most of: :the
Chamber of. Commerce the past, but add 25 per cent | suites. probably need at least

agrees, and shares numerous to their. property taxes. If, -oné or two odd- things. fixing
of my thoughts. ‘on. - the © however, the owner declares to make the inspectors: sleep.”

matter. ey din writing that-he or she has soundly at ‘fight. . od
~ “mo revenue coming. in. from | ae

EXTRA $350,000 . 7 the home, the 25 per} ycent_ So the. ‘chamber’ s plan.
hike would be deducted. ‘calls: for. an inspection - of

Being. "business: people, a every suite over the next five

bless "em, they’ve even gone: |’. This: would presumably . years by the fire and_ health ..
one-better. In a letter to. city, © ‘cover “cases where home- departments to ensure that it |
council E,.H., Talbot, . presi- owners had aged parents or meets the: necessary. stand-"
. dent. ‘of: the. “chamber, has” “grown-up..children. living in. ards. If it didn’t,’ ‘the; owner | ;
proposed a method: by which; ; the’ basement. free of charge. would : be: ordered. to” rectify
the city could: earn. an-extra the haza

$350,000 a. year by: opting. * “Whit about the cheaters? ! Pte

. the. only: sensible” and hur” Life’ Ss. like. that, unfort.

mane Policy open. to it: . unately)._ es: * eee ae
an a eg ae. In the clincher to his Vetter,
The ‘chamber. starts fiom me -- referring to the suggested 25 _
the premise that council had © a a suite: owner made a. _ per: cent’: property tax. hike,
better forget once and‘for all: falsé. ‘declaration. and: was. Mr.. Talbot. states, “Probable:
“about. these: “bargain © ‘base: : 4 found: out, the. minimum fine, : extra ' revenue to. the city:
ments”. in private. homes. “says the chamber, should be. would be. -in.: the’ area -.of |
being technically: in: contra-* $500. That, incidentally, is ~$450, 000 per year. and the
vention of bylaws passed i in a’-the same.amount as this. cost to control such a scheme ~
happier day: and: ageé.::They .. column suggested for owners - would not exceed $100 000: ”
are there, and they.‘are the ..who failed: to register their - ” oe
only homes several thousand suites at city hall within one it Mr. albot has done his’.
citizens can obtain. or. -afford.: : month after the new. deal Sums” propérly,- the. clear °
As Mr. Talbot. puts’ it’ in, his”. went into 0 effect. (1.2 profit of $350,000 sounds like
‘letter, “these = ‘suites. are RSet we

“lh ‘the ‘interests ° of
- tenants themselves this co

: ‘Ba
- otherwise . “could » “HOt
filled.’’

He admits that residents of “thes important. “aspects “of “homes
such suites use tax-suppor- - Safety ; and health in “‘illegal’’. ©: |.
- ted - facilities—schools,, -suites—many of which were: ~ - When:l = .
water, roads, sidewalks, _ clandestinely. constructed. vago:.. that an’. amnesty ‘for’
. police ‘and’ fire protection— , without their owners bother- ‘‘illegal’’. uites, | -accompan- |
that are: not presently cov-. :ing:to waste the time of the ied. by ‘proper ‘safeguards, }. -
“ered by the revenues: from . municipal building; electrical’. “might offer Mayor Reid-and” =
‘the: properties in: which: they and plumbing: ‘inspectors... Lo his: ‘colleagues: | a. “golden
are-located, But, he sugg- — . * . opportunity. to on
_ ests, there is’a very. simple - Some of. them: would. pass es

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