Re: Goodbye lawn, hello concrete

Well we had our EGM and after the Secretary clarified that the lawn area was being concreted to allow a lot owner to park there most attendees voted for this change and for the OC to pay – I kid you not. The lot owner said they’d continue parking on it whether it was lawn or not – I kid you not.  I asked the Chairperson to rule the motion out of order stating that if passed it would be in direct breach of our bylaws against parking on common property. Some attendees actually asked that the by law about parking on common property be abolished! 

I asked that the OC seek confirmation from Council whether a DA was required as we were changing the footprint by increasing the the ratio of hard surfaces.  At this point the strata manager said they’d consult with their boss and get back to us on the matters I had raised . I advised that I would take the matter to NCAT if due diligence wasn’t adhered to. My motion to issue notices to comply to lot owners who also park on the lawn was also rejected. 

I’d appreciate some guidance on what orders I can/should seek at NCAT about our parking bylaws not being enforced and whether I can get the original motion to convert the lawn to concerete disallowed as the work is purely being done to allow illegal park on common property?