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Procedural order issued for hearing on short-term rental zoning and official plan amendments.
The Tribunal issued a procedural order on consent of the parties to govern the upcoming hearing regarding appeals of a proposed Official Plan Amendment and Zoning By-law Amendment regulating short-term rentals in the Township of Sioux Narrows-Nestor Falls.
The hearing is scheduled for two days commencing March 14, 2024.
Motion to dismiss zoning appeal without a hearing denied; access issues require full hearing.
The Township brought a motion to dismiss the appellant's appeal of a zoning by-law amendment refusal without a hearing.
The appellant sought to rezone his property to permit short-term vacation rentals.
The Township argued the appeal could not succeed because the property is accessed via a private road traversing Crown and private lands, and the appellant lacked the necessary agreements or easements for commercial access.
The appellant countered that the road is a public road under the Public Lands Act and that the proposed use would not increase traffic.
The Tribunal dismissed the motion, finding sufficient grounds to proceed to a full hearing on the merits.
Party status granted to adjacent landowner and four-day hearing scheduled for zoning by-law appeal.
The Tribunal held a Case Management Conference regarding an appeal of the Township's refusal to approve a zoning by-law amendment to permit short-term vacation rentals.
The Tribunal granted party status to an adjacent landowner and scheduled a four-day video hearing on the merits.
