Single family to a Duplex

[Paolo Di Donato]

I have purchased a property in Hamilton ON as a single family and looking to convert to a duplex to satisfy a neighbors request and complaint to the city. Recently we got our permit to go forward with the duplex that has come with a few hurdles. They requested we: 1. Get fire curtains which apparently are very expensive and still not entirely sure what they are 2. Get a smoke alarm connected directly to the furnace 3. Get an auto closing fire rated door (which we have) with a peep hole separating the units. There is actually room for 4 units (3 of which are rented) in the house which we want to utilize and so my question is .. are these 3 above requests or any of them a bit ridiculous and necessary and is there any way around this? Any ideas or loopholes on whether I should 'move in' for a period of time? Any thoughts would be helpful