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Originally Posted by Bigtime
I like his proposal. What I really like is Nenshi is the ONLY candidate actually giving us a platform and how they intend to implement it.
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In time, in time.
The proposal isn't bad, but the owner occupied rule is likely unconstitutional, unenforceable. If I can lease a single house to 8 boarders, why can't I lease a house broken into two units safely to two groups of 4. A better rule would be a universal 'in good repair/good neighbor' bylaw in conjunction with the wide scale zoning changes to enforce community standards of property upkeep and conduct.
As for parking, the devil is in the details - is one spot enough for the owners so the second spot in a garage can be for the renters? Does that spot always need to be available to the renters even if the renter has no car? Again, why does the parking rule apply to a secondary suite, but no one cares if I rent a house to many many people as one unit.
The parking requirement would require costly site visits and overly bureaucratic rules to be developed, and implies that you would still need a permit of some kind beyond something signed by an architect/engineer/whatever authority can show the correct building code was followed.
Still, even if unworkable, it is a step forward, and politically palatable. After it is in place for a year or two and the problems come forward I am sure it would be fixed for the better. Sometimes flawed incremental-ism is the correct path versus the alternative of no change.
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