4 — Sunday, October 19, 1997 — North Shore News NVD suite saga lengthy From page. vide aflordability.” The new bylaw will make secondary suites a permitted use in single family zones if- W@W the home is owner-occupied; @ the suite is no larger than 968 sq. ft; Ra third parking space is pro- vided; and 5% P 1 the suite conforms to the Building Code. A follow-up pro; is to be developed censstng of a published eu guide to the bylaw, a study of uulity costs and a one- year review of the bylaw, enforcement and regulations. The real opposition to the bylaw came from Coun. Glenys Deering-Robb. “No longer will there be one single traditional family area in the district. Basically it will be replaced by a rulti-fam- ily zone,” said Deering-Robb. “The intention of this bylaw attacks our social conscience so we are distracted from its critical flaws.” Deering-Robb took issue with the lack of enforcement rovisions offered with the Prone and said the homeowner- as-resident clause would likely not‘ withsiand a court chal- lenge. . “The suggestion that we try it (the bylaw) for a year and then have it come back for some more tweaking is totally unacceptable. “Do it once and do it right is my motto,” said Decring- Robb. - Responded Coun. Pat Munroe: “Some people feel thac if you can’t do everything, Added believe we will be changing the neighborhoods — the suites are already there.” Coun. Janice Harris wel- - comed the bylaw, noting a “slow but organic. progression in the community.” “Ten years ago secondary suites could not have been accepted,” said Harris. She added that the report citte 00pm. = FEATURING: "A Friendly Fun . ‘House especially’. for young children “A Spooky . > Haunted House (may. frighten young: children) on utilities would shed light on the uncorroborated claims dat homes with secondary suites place a greater demand on such services as water, sewage and garbage collection. Social = planner Mark Bostwick told council in his report that the bylaw and fol- low-up program “ser aside the issues of registration, licensing and fees and charges until such time as these can be considered by the affected parties (tenants, owners and residents) in an atmosphere cleared of anxiety and suspicion. *The intent of both the bylaw and follow-up program are to seek cooperative, rather than divisive methods of resolv- ing issucs.” According to Bostwick, the new bylaw will allow enforce- ment of regulations during any building permit process for new or renovated homes, or on valid written complaint by tenant or neighbor. It was this last point that contributed to Coun Lisa Muri’s opposition to the bylaw. Muri, who lives in a sec- ondary suite herself, said, “I don’t know what we are trying to do with this bylaw. Are we relying on neighbors raring on neighbors?” Coun. Trevor Carolan said he could see litde difference between the bylaw and the cur- rent district policy of acting on complaint with regard to illegal suiles, Carolan favored che quo for now.” Meanwhile, Coun. Ernie Crist repeated a point he has made for 10 years: that no politician would vote to close down all secondary suites for fear of the consequences of one picture “on the front of the News” of an evicted single mother «with her child in her arms. Several speakers at the pub- lic hearing for the bylaw in Apal, spoke forcefully in favor of compulsory registration of all suites, annual licence fees, and substantial fines or closure in the event of non-compliance, But staff say, based on the “status district’s and other municipali- ties’ experience, compliance with any registration program would be low, During the district’s inta- mous and abortive seven-year attempr (1988-1995) to regis- ter and phase out illegal suites, it took one extra property-use inspector and one clerk with additional staf¥ assistance three years to register an estimated 12% of the district’s illegal suites, The new bylaw will climi- nate the Family Residential Unit (Granny Suite) as a per- mitted zoning use, creating a single secondary suite category. A recent B.C. Supreme Court decision struck down a Delta bylaw that proved to dis- criminate on the basis of family status. 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