Policy Order O-4

WHEREAS: Development at the former Saint John's property at 45-47 Yerxa Road and 124 Rindge Avenue has been going on for many years; and

WHEREAS: Neighbors of this development project have regularly complained to the City, at public meetings, via email and through petitions, that the developer does not keep the site suitably clean, that work is done outside of permitted hours, that water has started leaking into neighboring foundations and that they are being deprived of quiet enjoyment of their own properties because the adjacent development is being so poorly managed by the developer so as to make their own lives very difficult, and neighbors have also expressed concern about the quality of the review of City staff; and

WHEREAS: It appears that tenants have been living in the former Saint John's property despite the developer not having been issued a certificate of occupancy; and

WHEREAS: There is some question as to whether the developer is meeting the City's inclusionary zoning rules; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with relevant City staff and report back to the City Council on

ORDERED: That the City Council go on record requesting that if it is in the discretion of the relevant City staff to impose fines on the developer of the former Saint John's property for violating relevant City ordinances on site management, occupancy and similar issues that the City impose the maximum fines possible; and be it further

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to ensure that no one is living in buildings that do not have occupancy permits at the Saint John's site.