Stacey McGuire

The City of Windsor applied for approval of a local improvement by-law to authorize the construction of a sanitary sewer and private drain connections on Baseline Road.

Several property owners objected, raising concerns about the cost of the work, recent replacements of existing septic systems, and the mandatory decommissioning of septic systems.

The City presented expert engineering evidence demonstrating the environmental necessity of the sewer to reduce contamination from failing septic systems.

The City also offered several financial and procedural concessions to ease the burden on property owners.

The Tribunal found the environmental evidence unchallenged and the by-law appropriate and justified, approving the by-law and ordering the City to implement the proposed concessions.

The City of Windsor applied to the Ontario Land Tribunal for approval of a by-law to authorize the construction of a sanitary sewer and private drain connections as a local improvement.

Several property owners objected due to the costs and the mandatory decommissioning of their existing septic systems.

The City provided expert evidence demonstrating the environmental necessity of the sewer to prevent contamination from failing septic systems and offered several financial concessions to the affected property owners.

The Tribunal found the by-law appropriate and justified, noting the environmental evidence was unchallenged, and approved the by-law.