Appeal process remains option for Charlottetown residents
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. — Residents of Charlottetown can nonetheless ask council to rethink choices it has voted on.
The town’s planning board had been toying with the concept of recommending a change to the zoning and growth bylaw and eliminating the reconsideration course of.
The reasoning was that, with regards to interesting a call of council, some really feel the Island Regulatory and Appeals Fee (IRAC) fills that want.
Nonetheless, following a public assembly just lately the place various residents spoke in favour of the town’s enchantment course of because it stands, council selected at its month-to-month public assembly June 13 to help planning board’s advice, that the reconsideration course of stay in place.
Coun. Mitchell Tweel spoke in favour of sustaining the established order.
“Typically, council doesn’t get it proper,’’ Tweel mentioned, referring to its choices. “It’s exhausting for the typical lay particular person to go to IRAC and face off in opposition to the town solicitor.’’
Coun. Mike Duffy mentioned he feels the town’s reconsideration course of is redundant and ought to be achieved away with.
Duffy mentioned he doesn’t purchase the argument residents discover it intimidating to go earlier than the fee, including that nobody wants authorized illustration at an IRAC listening to.
“IRAC is much better geared up to cope with redress than the council,’’ Duffy informed SaltWire Community.
Mayor Philip Brown mentioned Duffy is correct that residents aren’t required to have authorized illustration however added it’s strongly advisable by the fee.
