Newmarket planning phone survey on recreational vehicle rules

Yorkregion.com
Aug. 19, 2015
By Chris Simon

Do you have a beef with Newmarket’s current bylaw pertaining to recreational vehicle use?

If so, you may get an opportunity to provide feedback on the rules soon. The town and an independent consulting firm, Forum Research, want residents to participate in a telephone survey regarding Newmarket’s recreational vehicle zoning bylaw study. Randomly selected households will be asked to participate in a five-minute telephone survey. It will give residents the opportunity to express opinions on existing rules for parking recreational vehicles in residential areas.

The rules allow a resident to park one recreational vehicle, which is less than seven metres long, in their driveway for a maximum of 72 hours in any one calendar month. Recreational vehicles can also be stored inside a garage, carport or in the side yard, for any length of time, all year long.

Residents who are not part of the telephone survey can also provide their feedback by completing a brief survey at newmarket.ca.

The study is part of a zoning bylaw amendment process and a public meeting will be scheduled in the late summer or early fall.