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"A Family Tradition for 133 Years" PORT PERRY STAR - Tuesday, October 5, 1999 - 3 Council breaks new ground with apartment law By John B. McClelland Port Perry Star Scugog council broke new ground Sept. 27 when it gave final read- ing to a bylaw that offi- cially recognizes apart- ments in single family homes. The bylaw is believed to be the first of its kind for Scugog Township, but councillors expect it will not be the last. There is no way of knowing accurately, but municipal officials believe there is a considerable number of homes in resi- dential areas containing second dwelling units, usually in the form of self-contained basement apartments. The bylaw passed last Monday recognizes and makes legal a specific case involving a house in Ward 4 (Cartwright), where the owner of the home was living in the basement and rented the upstairs to a couple with two children. The matter came to the attention of the town- ship earlier this summer through a complaint from a third party. When the municipal bylaw enforce- ment officer investigated, he issued an immediate order to have the stove removed from a basement dwelling which was occu- pied by the owner of the Hall makes money for first time For the first time in its short history the Scugog Community Centre will not be a financial burden on Scugog Township. Dubbed a "white elephant" by many, the Community Centre is currently rented every available day for the remainder of the year, council members heard dur- ing Monday's finance committee meeting. "This will be the first time in its history that it will break even or even make any money," said an aston- ished Mayor Doug Moffatt. "We're getting lots of requests for it to be used during events," said Ward 2 Councillor Ken Carruthers, who also chairs the townships parks and rec commit- tee. "I always said that if we had someone in there to manage it properly... it's amazing we're getting twice the work done than when we were paying twice the money." property, his wife and a young child. The owner complied with the order immedi- ately, and also agreed to have the house inspected by the fire department and health unit. He then decided to ask council for Tabi Nygard Dockers Brooks/Ripzone a site-specific rezoning to make the second dwelling unit legal. Council heard the request two weeks ago, and members were impressed that the owner had complied with the orders issued and was Mac & Jac Paris Star/Via Moda Koret Petites All shoes and boots excluding SORELS, STRIDE RITE, DEXTER, GUESS? and TOMMY HILFIGER Sale ends Monday, October 18, 1999 All Tommy Hilfiger, Guess?, Sorels, Stride Rite, Dexter and Point Zero items excluded from this sale. Please see in-store for list of exclusions. The BROCK'S GOLD CARD discount does not apply on items in this offer. BR@C ont 01018 178 Queen St., Port Perry 985-8334 now seeking to legalize the existing situation through a formal zoning change. The owner told coun- cillors he wants to comply with all township orders, because he needs to rent a portion of the home to XING) [68 Queen St., Port Perry 985-2521 Service, Quality and Style Stice 1881 meet his mortgage obliga- tions while providing himself a place to live. At the public hearing, mandatory in all zoning changes, there were no objections lodged against the re-zoning. In agreeing to legally BUY 1% IND w{/1 PRICE sue Our famous semi-annual event . . . buy one item at reqular price from the following list of great brands and receive 1/1 price off the second item (must be of equal or lesser value) CHAPS (Gant Dockers Brooks/Ripzone Arrow Krickets Pickles SK Kaboo Jr. Kraze MiniTogs Classic Pooh recognize an existing sit- uation with a specific zon- ing change, the munici- pality can ensure that proper inspections are carried out first for such items as fire and building codes, well and septic sys- tems. = " Do you have your mg Brock's Mi Gold Card Yet? SINC IO for Kids 174 Queen St., Port Perry 985-8797