Appeal allowed; zoning by-law amended to permit construction of a dwelling using shipping container materials.
The applicant appealed the Municipality of Bluewater's refusal to amend a zoning by-law to permit the construction of a single-detached dwelling using shipping container materials.
The municipality argued the design was industrial and incompatible with the neighbourhood, particularly a nearby heritage property, and that the by-law prohibited shipping containers for human habitation.
The Tribunal found the proposed contemporary design compatible with the eclectic neighbourhood character and determined the by-law prohibited 'as-is' use of shipping containers but not the use of their materials for construction.
The Tribunal allowed the appeal and directed the municipality to amend the zoning by-law.
OLTOntario Land TribunalNov 30, 2021
