Inspector Gadget
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Interesting discussion in our office today.
A while back, the Supreme Court determined that planning documents (zoning regulations) cannot define what a "family" is.
We have a potential application for a renovation of a house to create a four-unit, independent living complex for senior women. In my world, it's a four-unit boarding house, but in the planning world, it's a single-family dwelling.
Which made me think. What's the difference between a 10-occupant boarding house and 10 students renting out a single-family house?
My initial reaction would be along the lines of defining things by tenancy: if there are 10 people in a house, but one rental/lease agreement, then it's a single-family house. If there are 10 people in a house, and 10 different rental/lease agreements, it's a boarding house. I think this is defensible, since suites-versus-rooms is defined in Code by tenancy.
Thoughts?
A while back, the Supreme Court determined that planning documents (zoning regulations) cannot define what a "family" is.
We have a potential application for a renovation of a house to create a four-unit, independent living complex for senior women. In my world, it's a four-unit boarding house, but in the planning world, it's a single-family dwelling.
Which made me think. What's the difference between a 10-occupant boarding house and 10 students renting out a single-family house?
My initial reaction would be along the lines of defining things by tenancy: if there are 10 people in a house, but one rental/lease agreement, then it's a single-family house. If there are 10 people in a house, and 10 different rental/lease agreements, it's a boarding house. I think this is defensible, since suites-versus-rooms is defined in Code by tenancy.
Thoughts?
