Sir John's Homestead Ratepayer Association

The Association was preceded by a "review committee" that was formed to counter the sudden appearance of several house conversions for high density student occupancy. In the absence of any control mechanisms for this situation the review committee worked with the City of Mississauga to draft a zoning by-law to define and control "lodging houses and lodging units". Since that time, the City has passed a zoning by-law to define Lodging Houses and Lodging Units and a licensing by-law to control the operation of lodging houses. The zoning by-law was objected to at the OMB but withdrawn at the hearing. It appears that appropriate control mechanisms are now in place to preserve the high quality residential character of this neighbourhood. 

The Review Committee and other concerned ratepayers spent considerable time and effort to document the impact of unregulated student housing on neighbourhoods in the vicinity of universities in Ontario in order to present facts to City of Mississauga staff and council members. Considerable time and effort was also spent in monitoring City staff efforts. Ratepayers donated funds to hire legal expertise to assist in these efforts. Here are some of the documents relevent to that effort.

 

  - Virginia MacLean, Q.C. (Bio of lawyer hired to advise us) 
  - London Housing Presentation (this is a large file but highly relevant to our concerns) 
  - Presentation to City Dec 1 
  - Proposed By-law Amendments 
  - Zoning By-law (Feb 20 posting) 
  - Mar 2 Public Meeting Agenda (Feb 20 posting) 
  - Appeal Letter (44 pages) 
  - Related Appeal Memo (1 page) 
  - Oshawa By-law Upheld 
  - OMB Case Information Site