Bonavista refused permission to use a one bedroom unit above an accessory garage for tourist accommodation. On appeal, the adjudicator held that local development rules barred residential use of accessory buildings. The town could delegate approvals to staff, and its rule limiting short term rentals to ten per cent of a street's dwelling units provided another basis for refusal.
Why it matters. Permission to build or service a garage isn't authorization to rent it as a dwelling. Owners must comply with local zoning and rental limits.