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Bylaw amendment passes despite opposition ARNE PETRYSHEN Rossland News Editor
The city passed a contentious bylaw concerning a property on Georgia Street Monday, despite three people speaking against it. Monday’s meeting began with Jackie Drysdale stating her case during a special public input period for bylaw 2526, which allows the property owner, Kevin Fairweather to build two duplexes on the lot. Drysdale, who lives nearby, worried
that the map doesn’t give the full picture of the properties slope. “On a map, you don’t always get that consideration,� Drysdale said, adding her real concern is access through the alley in winter driving conditions, as the residents in that area don’t use Fourth Avenue because it gets too icy and is steep. Drysdale said that for the past 36 years the road has had to accommodate the neighbourhood and more cars would cause problems as she said they will be using a lot of the lot.
The city has requirements for snow storage and off-street parking and the mayor said that these have been addressed by city staff. John Dugal, who also lives on Georgia, said that despite the requirements, there may not be enough space on the lot to account for a heavy snow year. “There are parking issues,� Dugal said, bringing up an illegal bed and breakfast in the area last year, which ended up causing parking problems. His other issues were lack of green space and the ability of the orchard on
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the property to absorb water run-off. Dugal said he spent a lot of money on water removal. He also commented that the area is difficult to access for fire and ambulance and other emergency vehicles. Kevin Fariweather, who owns the property in question spoke in favour. He noted that he is very near to the area would not need any bylaw amendments to go from R-1, residential to R-2S small lot duplex.
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