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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 14 Aug 2013, p. 7

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wamumcumaz-WedMy. August 14.2!t307 . . . . , New lzcensmg class deszgned to capture rental units that aren t apartments BY lures lMISON council to speak against the creation of the bedroom. The premium drops to $24.54. continue to review the bylaw. . Chronicle stag? new class ofproperty. Council passed the amendments but “Moving forward, We heard fees are an The change would put his 21~bedroom with some trepidation, particularly from issue and we definitely want to look at the Waterloo city council passed a series of fourplex in compliance with the bylaw, but Court. Karen Scian. true cost of what it costs for licences. When changes to its rental housing licensing he wants the building to be exempt and “There are questions 1 have that l can't we developed the bylaw. it was a guesstir bylaw Monday night. despite concerns from granted legal nonconforming status. answer. 1 would like to know if this gets mate." local landlords, “I can say with absolute certainty that implemented. what will happen behind the The amendment to the bylaw makes no Changes to the bylaw include clarifica- my property, built 24 years ago. (was) built scenes in order to tidy up this confusion and reference to recent comments from the tions on definitions as well as grammar, but to a much higher standard building code conflict?" Scian said. Ontario Human Rights Commission. the biggest change is the creation of a new than any four. six» or eightplex built in the "We knew we were moving into territory In May, the commission ruled portions of class of licence to capture rental units that late ”505. '605 and ‘70s with or without an that was new. and to do that we had to take the bylaw. such as per~person floor area are similar to apartments but fail to meet all interior staircase," said Jackson. the first step." Barry said, adding staff will restrictions, may be discriminatory. of the classifications. “This sole issue is that lim Barry is trying Director of enforcement services Jim to insinuate that our buildings are not as Barry presented the changes for council's safe as other highrise fourplexes or larger." consideration. saying the new class was cre~ The rental bylaw has been controversial C ‘\ câ€" . ated to capture rental units that do not meet since it was first enacted a year ago. (“9 M the definition of the apartment, but meet The city said it was implemented to the majority of the characteristics. increase safety. while landlords have said it's CHOOSE YOUR STIMULANT. The new Class 2 category is the sixth justacash grab. class of licence in the city and will capture Licences range in price from $374 to rental units that meet two of the three crite» $757, but the new Class Z licence will cost ria clan apartment (four or more dwelling up to $598.66 for a four-bedroom apart~ ~ 3 000 units and being horimntally separated) but merit. plus a premium of $44.98 for each 1 . do not have an interior common hallway. additional bedroom. The renewal cost for a ' Local landlord Bob lackson came to Class 2 licence drops to $326.54 for a four- . t . . 1 - x“ . , . , ' .- - fi- ~ -~ â€"â€" err-we. a i h ‘ "f“ ’f at . . s 5; E. "q ., -_-a-_â€"-â€"""‘,'. _' \ q , r» w? "xv . new ., ~ '=. ,» w r ' f, . 3, fig is... a a i”? . at J . ~ _ ,<_ gt amt.»- - u-z-a- q,“ ‘ as? . . 1 a. f, 1 a“ ' I l‘flfl‘by‘1135a litâ€"J f" it. ' "I: . , a a. - -' 6.1 .' 2432‘s?! ~‘, - «â€" â€" 7 Aâ€" V ' E . 2 The city of Waterloo has approved cootroversral amendments to its rental housing bylaw 1 9 ' O 9 ' ' tut Now. I . 5 000 , 4, 496 7.26 ‘ . q; ' x‘ '_ ‘ "h ‘ I ”;{}’1 L I - H j! V mm_“â€" -' :>‘M~ } T" " ‘ ’ , m . /l / ' ' 1.4, i . ~ 1 ~-E.,l,|“’ v ‘ .‘ . . " "6 p? A v'jAv-nr a I“ I I l‘ ‘ ‘ "i, _g -/ ..< f f. ; WEEKLY SPECIALS j‘ L," n:- (I; ‘ ’ . . 12 - . 17 can - \ . Mace J. . A . -.. orGarltc StoreMadeerAoz PI "g ' I - Bowen mam aunsens ‘1 2. 99 a me , a” . . 114 a”, . u N“ r 3725- ,‘M, 2m 5m “a“ , " AWD 3 mm“ . . N: R I A m... ,3 29 ,3 29 noon srms 58th 3.99 m “we a b n b as” . u. p , l M) ' “3553...“ 9559 MEAL mM'OSAst4691b Th HEFFNEI LEXUS to 93 s lg 313le9 StreetEul,Kilchcnor(519)748 thB ‘ $2.99!) ‘2. b BACON mtg mm 4.19 to m; agrflamaogfirwmxn,.......,..........,::,.. ._....,.-....- ......'..;...... u m harmed Profit“ In \ 3331-- LTILTMtLaL; $r’J'32-‘.'.'..'::.T-."7L;‘."L“.’:' . J’-ZT'-;‘."T..Z_“22.:f>.1.’72:';‘.f;' use. on.» n um rm! A bemu- m1 - sen-mm Mom mum “wiper Lama's: scr:.:~z:..fia::7:<1mrmw ~:v.:' . : fax-pr: -:.. L' i" 2.15.1. We a.» my a: mm. m on the am m‘.m~;5:x.z ‘zzm-zr:~:.::.‘:.::.::ma::-:- ‘ . q . 35:12? 1:21:45“ 1: m. r. a... . . . . rm an «rm/m- own-av any-mm z- firemen“ “n ~-~.;:-~.-u':~-~~mm- .:;~.~.:-.:"':;.‘~’>i4:‘.ar~ “MW-f" -“bwmfi~:fxpu~:x;._i H n\-~-~.,~-1‘;~l.-. ::“-- . ,. H s. r . . n a Mfume mum R1w&‘w.m::z..'.-7..~::-;'.»*':::.:::-:r-. str:.*.?::f1.’.'.<.".‘.":::-.::.':,;: ~ ,_ ‘ u ...',.; tumult rlllt‘.lln r .| :.‘;“.‘i..'.'::7'..‘.'.‘::'.'.‘.':'f:;"33“.:.:':::2:21:1th -' l f‘;’.:.7:.117.':2.7':.‘2:

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