I don't know how I feel about this... I like the areas that they are discussing though.
Basically, every time something gets codified in Halifax it becomes ammo for the anti-height crew... especially in the context of legal interpretation.
I think HRM by design, although has positives, as simply created an environment for anti-development sentiment to be justified in the context of "breaking the rules", even though there are bonus heights, etc. built in.
Look at this document...
http://www.halifax.ca/capitaldistric...nalpackage.pdf
I disagree with mostly all of these proposed changes! In fact, they are all mostly restrictive and normative.