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Originally Posted by Changing City
If you read the earlier parts of this thread, you'll see that the initial taller tower (from 2015) was never an application. You'll also see a comment from ex Planning Director Brian Jackson that the City would have to check to make sure it met the various policy filters. The application in January 2016 was at the 134m height which was what policy allows. That tower was then initially rejected by the UDP, and was further refined (but not made any shorter) in the subsequent design that was supporteded this week.
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While not disputing this, wasn't the original concept designed to the max height of 550' allowed in this area under the new West End Plan? I can't help but think, even if they knew a view corridor restricted this height, that the quality and silhouette of the tower at that max height might actually get passed through? Seems a waste of effort to purposely design something that would have no chance of being build as designed. That original concept height was not arbitrary. The newer, squatter design loses some of the elegance the original concept showed. That said, I'm thrilled this is moving forward.
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