Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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the 41 single detached cottages becoming legally non-conforming. lt is
recommended in this report that a definition for "single detached housing,
tourist" be prepared and inserted into the RTC and C10 zones to make the
cottage complex legally conforming. This will also allow for this form of
housing type on resort commercial and tourist commercial zoned lands.
The new Zoning Bylaw created the following new housing and
accommodation types which limited occupancy uses and occupancy
duration, (please note that only the building type of "apartment housing,
tourist" has the 30%n0% occupancy use provision, and that there are
different occupancy duration periods for a hotel compared to the other
tourist oriented accommodation uses and building types):
APARTMENT HOUSING, TOURIST means any physical arrangement of
attached dwelling units intended to be occupied by separate households
and/or transient visitors. A maximum of 30% of the number of dwelling units
may be used for full time residential occupancy, while a minimum of 70o/o of
the number of units shall be for tourist accommodation only, with a
maximum stay of 180 days peryear per owner or household. A covenant
shall be registered on the property title restricting occupancy within the units
to be within limits of the ratio listed herein.
COTTAGE, TOURIST means a single detached or attached dwelling
intended for short term or seasonal use by separate households and/or
transient visitors, with a maximum stay of 180 days per year per owner or
household.
FOUR-PLEX, TOURIST HOUSING means any physical arrangement of
four attached dwelling units intended to be occupied by separate
households and/or visitors with a maximum stay of 180 days per year per
household or transient visitor.
HOTEL means a building or part thereof with a common entrance lobby and
shared corridors, which provides sleeping accommodation for transient
visitors and may include public facilities such as food primary
establishments, banquet, beverage, meeting and convention roomS,
recreation facilities and personal services for the convenience of guests.
The maximum length of stay is no more than 240 days'
ROW HOUSING, TOURIST means any physical arrangement of row
housing dwelling units intended to be occupied by separate households
and/or transient visitors, with a maximum stay of 180 days per year per
owner or household.
SEMI-DETACHED, TOURIST HOUSING means any physical arrangement
of semi-detached housing occupied by separate households and/or
transient visitors, with a maximum stay of 180 days per year per owner or
household.
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