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Originally Posted by waterloowarrior
I think Planning Committee's big realization this term was that the Official Plan rules for increased heights were very flexible so the 4-6 storey limits on main streets and other areas could easily argued to be increased under the criteria in the plan... the new OP intends to remedy this concern. Development review staff has been taking heat for recommending approval of higher buildings, but councillors upset about this issue could have brought motions to at any time during their term to change this part of the plan.
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Strictly speaking that's true, but every time I've ever heard City staff speak on such issues they prefer to heavily imply that such changes should be considered only when the OP is reviewed. Let's just say that any councillor who had the temerity to suggest that the OP be amended between reviews to tighten up the rules would quite likely have been stonewalled.