Tuesday's letters: Restrictive covenants the only appeal for lot-splitting
Re. “Tax penalty sought for lot-splitting blockers,” May 29
The proposal to invoke tax penalties on homeowners who choose to place restricted covenants on their homes would effectively eliminate any recourse for adjacent property owners who object to lot-splitting in mature neighbourhoods.
When the city covertly passed bylaws to allow lot-splitting in 2015, these bylaws did not accommodate for any formal appeal, other than writing a letter of complaint to the city. The only legal alt
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