Comments on: Secondary Suite Rules http://www.doniveson.ca/2009/04/13/secondary-suite-rules/ Edmonton City Councillor, Ward 10 Thu, 09 Feb 2012 16:19:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: SD http://www.doniveson.ca/2009/04/13/secondary-suite-rules/comment-page-1/#comment-21 SD Mon, 13 Apr 2009 20:45:05 +0000 http://www.doniveson.ca/?p=221#comment-21 I'm glad you reconsidered your position on owner occupancy. Allowing the flexibility will ensure many residents who occupy sweets owned by commercial landlords to enjoy the same safety and security as those who live in an old lady's basement. I do question the utility of a grant program which has such terrible uptake. I read in one of the daily newspapers there was only 29 approved applications during the pilot. Any ideas on how to encourage uptake now that commercial landlords aren't included? Residents could get quite a deal if they received both civic granting and the federal tax credit. Finally, just walking through a lot of Edmonton's older neighbourhoods makes it pretty clear better bylaw enforcement is needed. Has the city increased enforcement capacity to deal with violation of community standards bylaws? I’m glad you reconsidered your position on owner occupancy. Allowing the flexibility will ensure many residents who occupy sweets owned by commercial landlords to enjoy the same safety and security as those who live in an old lady’s basement.

I do question the utility of a grant program which has such terrible uptake. I read in one of the daily newspapers there was only 29 approved applications during the pilot. Any ideas on how to encourage uptake now that commercial landlords aren’t included? Residents could get quite a deal if they received both civic granting and the federal tax credit.

Finally, just walking through a lot of Edmonton’s older neighbourhoods makes it pretty clear better bylaw enforcement is needed. Has the city increased enforcement capacity to deal with violation of community standards bylaws?

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