Comments on: Housing ministry halts $40,000 Linden building code breach ‘fine’

By: erwin clement

erwin clement — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:51:23 +0000

Mr GOrdon you have to get to the 28;01 you have to get people like MR Boston , who MR Harry dont like ,A man that could look at you and tell you what the 28;01 say, as for the Toll falling short considerably, when he appear at the toll , the staff used to ask each other what next? as for the Town Clerks he used to tell them that is not it, it should be that , look MR Gordon the M &T.C LINDEN have a 28;01 if you get more in to it you dont have to gave up.

By: Caesar Agustus

Caesar Agustus — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 19:27:27 +0000

Any structure erected without planing and zoning approval will be issued a stop work order.Failing to comply with this order will be a violation of the Building Code,and a daily fine compiled for every day of this violation.However, the builder can also submit plans for approval after being told o cease work, but must pay double the cost of the original planning and zoning fee if he had done so legally.In the interim, if he continues to work even with plans he has now submitted and the said plans are not yet aproved, he is in violation, and a stop work order will be issuesd, and a daily fine for non compliance levied against him.Best thing to do. Submit plans for approval,then build.

By: maggadog

maggadog — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 14:27:47 +0000

This is a symptom of a bigger problem. If the LTC are the hands and feet on the ground checking and ensuring that buildings are constructed to code then they should have the authority to issue fines and more importantly permits. It behooves me that we are still so inward in our development process which leaves such large areas open to corruption and mismanagement. The courts have enough to do without being backlogged further with trivial matters such as buliding specifications, which in fact may never see the light of day , therefore giving rise to buildings of all sorts to be put up with differing standards.

By: Peregrine Falcon [Imposition of Illegal Fines]

Peregrine Falcon [Imposition of Illegal Fines] — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 12:46:27 +0000

If a structure has been erected illegally, then the Interim Management Committee (IMC) of the LTC is obligated to follow the legal process to deal with that violation. It is definitely illegal for the IMC to be judge and jury in such matters. I would therefore expect, that all those individuals who have paid the arbitrary and illegal fine to the IMC of the LTC for building breaches, would be refunded their money. Unless the Public Health Ordinance Chapter 145 volume 3 has been repealed, no municipal body has the authority to authorize the construction of any building on a reserve. That authority fortunately resides with the central board of health that sits at the Ministry of Health.
Mr. Orin Gordon’s admission that “court procedures can be very long and persons would by then complete their construction work” does not justify the IMC to take such illegal and drastic action. It is as if we are saying that two wrongs are equal to a right. I am sure, that the IMC can proceed in court and seek an interim injunction against the owner of any illegal building (this includes fence as by definition) during its course of construction. It is illegal to engage in any activity that conflicts with existing statutes and public policy. The IMC of the LTC needs to work closer with the regional administration and the Ministry of Housing in their quest for ordinary and structured development. Their relationship ought to be hand in glove (mutualism) and not antagonism. Good luck to you all…