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Originally Posted by TheRitsman
Truthfully, it seems to be staff. It's a vicious cycle though. Staff recommend what they think council wants, remembering that council is a regressive, sometimes idiotic bunch, and so staff don't recommend things that actually make sense.
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I've seen little to indicate professional planning staff are basing their recommendations upon political considerations. In fact, they are often differing from the ward feudal lord in their recommendations.
As for number of LPAT files from the municipality of Hamilton, there are many in which the ward feudal lord votes down a project that meets the requirements of the Planning Act, and it ends up at LPAT for approval. Not unusual in other municipalities.