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GENERAL PURPOSE & ADMINISTRATION COMMITTEE
JUNE 15, 1987
T #: CD-40-87
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FII~ #: 10.13.100.
STATUS REPORT, CLERK'S DEPARTMENT
PROPERTY STANDARDS ACTIVITIES
RECOMMENDATIONS:
It is respectfully recommended that the General Purpose and Administration
Committee recommend to Council the following:
1. That Clerk's Report CD-40-87 be received for information.
BACKGROUND AND COMMENT:
Some weeks ago, Councillor Hubbard commented upon various activities within the
purview of the By-law Enforcement Section of the Clerk's Department, and requested
a brief update on matters relating to Property Standards.
The request was passed along to Mr. Brian Irwin, the By-law Enforcement Officer
and he has provided me with a brief review of his activities in the Property
Standards area for the period from May 12th 1986, to date.
A copy of Mr. Irwin's report is attached for your review and, I would recommend
that this report and attachment be received for information.
Respectfully submitted
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David W. Oakes, B.A.,A.M.C.T.,C.M.O.
Town Clerk
Recommended for Presentation
To Committee
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L~wrence E. Kotseff, M.C.I.P.,
Chief A mi istrative Officer
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T~fiV OF NEWCASTI~
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TQ; David W. Oakes, B.A.,A.M.C.T.,C.M.O., Town Clerk.
Fes; Brian P. Irwin, By-law Enforcement Officer.
DATE; June 4, 1987.
$~JE~; Status Report, Property Standards
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Pursuant to your inquiry regarding the property standards situation to
date, I have prepared the following report.
As you are aware, the Clerk`s Department, By-law Enforcement Secti-on,
assumed responsibility for the enforcement of Town of Newcastle By-law
#82-63 (Property Standards).on May 12, 1986. As you .are further aware,
and in keeping with the proviso-~s of Part III(1), this By-law is
enforced on a written complaint basis only.
From the above-mentioned date to the present, .our office has received
89 .written and signed complaints regarding property-related matters.
Follow-up investigations r.evea1ed 21 of these comp'1aints to be zoning
matters, and they have been dealt with accordingly; a further 28 were
revealed to be of the borderline or purely "crank" variety and as a
result no further action was initiated. The complainants involved
were notified accordingly.
Of the remaining 40 maintenance and occupancy matters, 31 have been
dealt with to the satisfaction of the complainants involved and :are
now considered closed. Of the remaining 9 files, 2 (Roy Al ton Eldridge
and Myko1a Uriadka) are presently before the court, a trial date of
June 16 having been set in the Eldridge matter.'
I think it appropriate, at this time, to make mention of .the East and
West Beach matter. The East Beach area, originally.brought tp our
attention via a petition from residents of the Port Darlington Marine
Villas has, in my opinion, undergone quite a transformation. Rotten
and dere1i.ct boathouses have been demolished, new docks and walkways
installed, piles of rubble removed. If Council concur, I, should like
to closethisfile.
West Beach, the file on which shall remain open, is far from perfect
although, given the transient nature of many of .its occupants and the
general standards of the area as a whole, I take satisfaction in the
progress to date. I will continue to monitor this area and at the same
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time explore .various .avenues of possible legal redress relating to
the land-1 ease situation between the Port Darlington Habour Company
and its tenants.
By-1aW Enforcement Officer.
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Respectfully submitted,