Editor:
Can someone explain why an illegal building that is not permitted or conforming to the building code can be refused a licence to operate as tourist accommodation yet there are dozens of other similar structures in Gibsons used for long-term accommodation that also do not meet life and safety requirements that continue to operate?
Also if the penalty for having an illegal structure after several years of discussion is only a note on the tittle of the property then where is the incentive for compliance for those so inclined to disregard such petty details as building codes and community zoning?
Lastly, how can an illegal building that is not licensed as an STR be described as such and conversely the report stated that in fact it was a previously licensed STR even though it was not in conformance with the building code for that rental purpose? How is this possible?
As Bob Dylan famously sang perhaps “The answer is blowing in the wind “... and so it goes!!
Des Delaney, Gibsons
