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Originally Posted by Northern Light
The previous City Councillor was adamantly opposed to more height here. The request was put through the regular planning channel (not minor variance); and Council has had a regular meeting since July, because it was an election year.
I imaging the report on this will be at one of the first couple of meetings of the new Community Council, then Council thereafter. (haven't spoken w/planning staff, just a guess)
It will have to come with additional community benefits. But the proponent new that, and I don't imagine that's a material issue.
I lean that its likely this will go through now, but its not a given. The two principle arguments against it are both to do w/precedent, to my understanding.
One is about the absolute height, and the knock-on effect on other applications proposed or incoming.
The other is 'a deal is a deal'. The height was worked out after extensive negotiation w/the Planning Dept. and the local Councillor. There is some wariness about suggesting you can get approved at height 'x' and come back and vary it during construction.
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I can already hear the wailing and gnashing of teeth when the PROPOSED height increase doesn't get approved, at least not at the height everyone expects. Today is the first time I've seen an acknowledgement in this thread that it isn't a done deal.
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