Appeal for zoning amendment to permit a 12-room shared housing facility dismissed for poor planning.
The applicant appealed the City of Greater Sudbury's refusal of a Zoning By-law Amendment to permit a 12-room shared housing facility (rooming house) on a property zoned for low-density residential use.
The applicant argued the proposal supported affordable housing policies in the Provincial Policy Statement and Growth Plan for Northern Ontario.
The Tribunal preferred the City's expert planning evidence, finding that the proposal did not conform with the City's Official Plan, was not consistent with provincial policies, and did not represent good land use planning due to site unsuitability and infrastructure deficiencies.
The appeal was dismissed.
OLTOntario Land TribunalDec 9, 2021
