Mackenzie Jackson
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
12666 72 Ave, Surrey, BC V3W 2M8
September 30, 2019
City Clerk's Office
3rd Floor, City Hall
453 West 12th Ave
Vancouver, BC V5Y 1V4
Dear Clerk,
Under the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy
Act, please provide me with:
The number of ‘work without permit’ penalties of each year
between January, 1st 2010 to current.
If there are problems releasing some portions of the
documents requested, please do
not withhold release of all the documents, but instead
forward those you can release.
To avoid photocopying fees, you may provide me these records
in PDF format -- either
via email or on CD.
Please advise me when the material is available for release
Regards,
Mackenzie Jackson
The reason I wanted to request this information is there is currently a huge backlog problem at the City of Vancouver Planning Department. I am an Interior Designer and my firm submits for building permits with every project. These permits that should take weeks to get turns into months. And for clients who are paying such high rent, from them to wait many months means they could lose their business. So I have personally wittnesses clients choosing to take the penalty of working without the permit because it costs less than waiting and paying more rent. The FOI will recover what is being caught by the COV, but there would be more to uncover about the sites who do not get caught and fined.
The reason I wanted to request this information is there is currently a huge backlog problem at the City of Vancouver Planning Department. I am an Interior Designer and my firm submits for building permits with every project. These permits that should take weeks to get turns into months. And for clients who are paying such high rent, from them to wait many months means they could lose their business. So I have personally wittnesses clients choosing to take the penalty of working without the permit because it costs less than waiting and paying more rent. The FOI will recover what is being caught by the COV, but there would be more to uncover about the sites who do not get caught and fined.
I liked the way you were specific and concise with your request, providing a genuine and rational explanation to support your request. Additionally, I liked the quality and delivery of your request. However, i found some minor issues with spellings and grammar.
ReplyDeleteYour request is very concise and specific. Moreover, I really the content but be more focused on grammar though some lines lost their connection when we read.
ReplyDeleteI really liked your topic for the request and you provide a good explanation for the reason of request. There were some grammatical errors. Overall, great work!
ReplyDeleteI like your topic because it is very important to know about who work without permits. Because sometimes it reduce the job opportunities for those who have there valid Permits. But the only thing i recommended is to use certain links for explanation that makes it more clear. otherwise you did very good Job!
ReplyDeleteGreat overall request, properly addressed and specific.
ReplyDeleteOnly thing I want to point out is that you might receive your results only in the form of ‘number’. I mean they can only provide you with just a number of cases. I could be wrong though.