Category: Sherwood Forest

Student housing in Orchard Park/Sherwood Forest

The ratepayers are continuing to compile a list of addresses where the homes are rented out and not occupied by the owners.   The list goes to the rental licensing area of city hall which will check to see if there is a license for this use.  While it is currently a legal use, there are limits. 

If you would like to have a location reviewed, you can either the city’s call Residential Rental Units Licensing enquiries at 519-930-3515, or you can contact Sandy Levin with the address and he will  submit the information.  At least 5% of the homes in the area are being used as rentals.

Sewer Project in Sherwood Forest

Saturday’s Free Press had a story about the Greenway Pollution Control Plant. The story stated “The city is now running a trial in the Sherwood Forest area to determine if it can disconnect sewer and storm pipes in the neighbourhood….”

According to the City Engineer, prior to 1984/85…perimeter drains that surround the basements of homes were permitted to be connected to the sanitary drain connection from our homes. The purpose of these drains was to manage the ground water influences on the basement. Most homes backfilled at or near the basement with sandy or permeable soils…when it rains the water from eaves makes its way to the perimeter drain and then into the sanitary sewers in a hurry. The influence of this component is significant and a principle cause for sewage overloading in the sanitary sewage system.