Residents near a new facility in Victoria, BC, intended to help the homeless are protesting an unpermitted accessory structure on the property. They argue the structure violates city regulations and should be demolished, while the city says it is working with the facility operator to bring it into compliance.
Neighbours of a controversial North Park facility to help the homeless are demanding that the city take down an accessory structure erected on the property without a permit.
Streight said the structure is built in the side yard and not at the rear of the property as required, it was built without a building permit, and its foundations are on public property. The Dowler Place facility, which will be operated by SOLID Outreach, is being established to help people find housing and treatment services.
The covered courtyard at the facility, which Streight wants torn down, is meant to be where group meetings, clinics and Indigenous-led programs are held.
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