A Scarborough man has been parking his work van in his driveway for greater than a decade, however after a neighbour complained, he’s been advised he has to maneuver it.
“There was no situation parking it right here since 2010 – till lately,” Jeff Hosmer advised CTV Information Toronto Wednesday.
Hosmer, who has lived on the property for 26 years, works for a property upkeep firm and is on name 24 hours a day.
"I take care of emergency calls after hours with 5 totally different fireplace departments within the GTA and when one thing occurs, I would like my automobile right here to go away straight away," he mentioned.
Hosmer was served with a Discover Of Violation of Bylaw 569-2013 by the Metropolis of Toronto after an individual in his neighbourhood complained that his work van, which has an organization brand on it, is an eyesore.
Beneath Toronto bylaws a industrial automobile can solely be parked in a residential space whether it is parked in an enclosed constructing comparable to a storage.
Hosmer was shocked when he was advised by metropolis officers he can not park the van in his driveway.
“I am not bothering anyone, I pay my taxes and maintain my property. There are worse properties round so I don’t know why town is bothering me,” he mentioned
Joe Magalhaes, Director of Municipal Licensing and Requirements with the Metropolis of Toronto, mentioned “if it is used as a industrial automobile and it is parked on a residential lot then it's not permitted."
In accordance with the bylaw, a parking house in a residential zone cannot be used for commercially licensed automobiles, development or towing automobiles, dump vans or automobiles geared up with greater than six wheels.
The town doesn't actively hunt down residents breaking this bylaw and mentioned it solely investigates driveway points when somebody complains.
"Granted there are individuals doing the identical factor, however we're complaint-driven and on this case, there was a criticism,” Magalhaes mentioned.
A home-owner may very well be fined as much as $50,000 in the event that they obtain a discover of violation, however they'll attraction to town to hunt a minor variance.
In Hosmer’s case, he is been advised he can park the van in his driveway till April of this yr, till he builds an enclosed construction on his property that he can park it in. If he doesn’t, the van must be parked some place else.
The town says it offers with every parking state of affairs on a case-by-case foundation and tries to be truthful and affordable. Additionally they say they hope that neighbours can resolve these points on their very own, however the by-laws are there in case they can not.
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