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Planning committee\u2019s recommendation to allow the short-term rental of a cottage in a flood zone on Springfield Road<\/span><\/a> did not make it past Huntsville Council at its April 25 meeting.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Councillor Dan Armour\u2014who was in favour of the application when it was introduced at the April 13 planning committee meeting despite staff\u2019s recommendation to deny it, and told fellow committee members that he wanted to see it approved\u2014had a change of heart.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At council, he asked that the recommendation be pulled for further discussion. He also said there were letters on the issue by area residents that did not make it on the planning agenda because they were submitted late.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAfter reviewing this and speaking to the constituents who live in the area, speaking and receiving multiple emails and phone calls from those people, I thought it was better for us to reconsider this because not only is this a flood zone, it also is a private road and it affects a lot of year-round residents and I just feel this could be opening up a can of worms for future flood zone areas,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Bob Stone, who had also voted in favour of the application at planning committee, described the time between planning committee decisions and council ratification as an opportunity for “sober second thought.” He said he also had received input from area residents and would now be voting against the recommendation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Prompted by a question from Councillor Brian Thompson\u2014who wanted to know whether the part of the recommendation which adds blackout periods when flooding is most likely to occur and prohibits the renting of the cottage during those times is precedent-setting\u2014planning director Kirstin Maxwell explained that council decided to look at each application separately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThere was a discussion in early 2021 as to whether or not it would be appropriate to permit short-term rentals within all zones and there was a report at that time and it was determined that each application should be reviewed individually to see if there were specific merits to each one that would allow it to be approved, but we have not had any applications,\u201d she noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Jason FitzGerald said, \u201cI guess the sad part of it is this was run as an unlicensed short-term rental, so I understand there\u2019s a lot of resistance to it in the neighbourhood. I\u2019m sure there\u2019s several properties on Springfield Road that aren\u2019t in the floodplain that could in fact qualify for short-term rental or long-term rental for that matter because the same rules do not apply,\u201d he said, adding that the applicant has not been given an opportunity to run a short-term rental accommodation under the regulations of the municipality\u2019s short-term bylaw \u201cwhereby it\u2019s two strikes, you\u2019re out. So, I understand the neighbours\u2019 comments and I understand the private road situation, but are we giving our short-term rental bylaw and the actual process and what we set up, [a] fair and reasonable chance for the applicant to exercise that right?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Councillor Tim Withey questioned why such applications are being treated on a one-by-one basis. He also told council members that due to the private nature of the road, the people who live along that road are liable for the road. \u201cSo if somebody comes in on a short-term rental and God forbid has a horrible accident, they\u2019re going to sue all the neighbours so I\u2019m thinking we should follow a policy that has… these rules set out so we don\u2019t get into these conversations where we get flooded by letters for and against, and you know perhaps somebody starts getting emotional about it and decides a certain way.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He told fellow councillors that \u201cwe\u2019re causing a lot of problems for ourselves in these things. I\u2019ve never been concerned about precedent because new precedents are set every day in our law courts\u2026 if there is some, you know, extenuating circumstance, maybe an accessibility thing or something, we can look at those but we should have just a rule that says if it\u2019s a private road: no. If it\u2019s on a floodplain: no, which is apparently what staff recommended and committee voted against. Why are we doing this to ourselves? It seems like we\u2019ve caused ourselves this big headache by having this policy of looking at them individually,\u201d he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the end, a majority of council with the exception of councillors Dione Schumacher and Jason FitzGerald voted to turn down committee\u2019s recommendation and deny the application.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huntsville Mayor Karin Terziano declared a conflict because she has property in the area and did not participate in council discussions.<\/p>\n\n\n

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