Investigation Report: Ombudsman Act – Rural Municipality of Alexander
investigations & monitoring
municipal / local body
Summary
2013-12-06
A resident of the Rural Municipality of Alexander complained that the RM had failed to correctly interpret and adequately enforce provisions of the municipal Zoning By-Law 08/98 and By-Law 06-12. As a result, the complainant incurred costs to obtain a land survey demonstrating a neighbour’s lack of compliance with the by-laws. Based on the evidence disclosed by the investigation, the ombudsman found that the complainant had been treated unreasonably and recommended that the RM compensate the complainant for the cost of obtaining a land survey.
Case 2012-0369