A deadline to appeal the temporary relocation of Dundas' fire station to a former Park Street West hydro building has passed without any objections.

Neighbours of the building, located in a residential area, originally expressed some concerns about a fire station so close to their homes.. They were upset with previous, and continuing, uses of the building and a lack of promised improvements being completed.

The temporary zoning bylaw amendment, passed by city councilors in May, now has "full force and effect" the city clerk's office reported Wednesday morning - giving the fire department free reign to go ahead with its move.

Deputy fire chief David Cunliffe had not yet heard of appeal period passing without objection when contacted by a reporter, Wednesday, and could not comment by deadline.

Staff and equipment at the 36-year-old Hatt and Memorial Square fire station need a short-term home during a planned year-long renovation of the station.

Plans include a complete gutting of the building's interior, building new living areas, a kitchen and washrooms and installing new heating, air conditioning and electrical systems.

The building at 346 Park St. W. provided one of the only possible relocation sites within Dundas, according to fire service administrators.

The former Town of Dundas official plan only permits fire stations in specific areas, none of which could accommodate local staff and equipment. That made a temporary rezoning necessary.

The rezoning will permit the building to be used as a fire station for up to two years, but fire service staff hope the renovation project will be completed in less than one year.

Neighbours of the former hydro building supported the structure being replaced with townhouses when the public utility transferred it to new ownership, several years ago.

Residents eventually agreed to accept a temporary storage and office use for the building by a local home building company, with the site eventually becoming residential. But the neighbours are not happy with the building's ongoing use and feel it should have been turned into residential by now.

There were rumblings of possible appeals of the rezoning to the Ontario Municipal Board.

But neighbours also suggested a liaison committee with the fire department and short term improvements during the fire department's tenancy, along with s carefully drawn up operations policy specifically for the temporary station, could help address concerns.

It's not clear whether negotiations between the fire department and residents over the past month addressed the neighbours concerns and resulted in the lack of official objections to the temporary rezoning.