The owners of a palatial home in West Vancouver, recently assessed at more than $6.7 million, have been ordered to demolish a building resembling a small residence and constructed without permits, at the back of their property.

“I can’t recall ever seeing a case like this,” West Vancouver District mayor Mark Sager told Global News in an interview Monday. “You can’t construct a home without building permits.”

The owners of the unpermitted backyard structure near a steep slope adjacent to Brothers Creek did not appear at a July 21 meeting or send any representatives before council’s unanimous vote.

“Huh, I’m really quite surprised, this is a significant issue,” remarked Sager as council began to discuss the matter without them.

“No building permits issued, none whatsoever,” director of p

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