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Originally Posted by TheRitsman
I understand what they are marketing themselves as, but this property was completed as a residential building is my understanding, not a hotel. I don't recall them applying for a change of designation of the building. That means they are essentially operating as an AirBnB hotel, which will not continue to be allowed under these new licencing rules.
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A hotel use is permitted in zoning and since the use was introduced at occupancy, they wouldn't have needed a change of use permit, just an amendment to the building permit at some time. Or at least that's my understanding.
Changing a use from one permitted use to another only requires a quick code review to ensure that there aren't code issues with it. The only permit on the city's website is for Plank, so I can't tell if this was done already or not, but even if it hadn't, and the building department still thinks this is a residential building, a change of use permit is quite minor and could likely be processed in a month or less with absolutely no pushback as it would strictly be reviewed from a building code perspective. And given that the building is brand new, I suspect it would be a quick rubber stamp.