Contentious plan for eight-story condo in Upper Stoney Creek heads straight to appeal tribunal
Builder reneges on vow to seek ‘made-in-Hamilton solution’
https://www.thespec.com/news/content...amilton-region
"A contentious plan for an eight-storey condominium building on a former church lot between Billy Green and St. Paul schools in upper Stoney Creek is being appealed to the Ontario Land Tribunal, despite the builder’s promise to not do so.
John Ariens, planning consultant for proponent Mikmada Homes, said his client decided to file the Jan. 2 appeal after it became clear city planners wouldn’t support the 304-unit development, even with changes that tried to address residents’ objections.
City staff had been scheduled to present a report recommending denial of the related rezoning applications at the Jan. 16 planning committee, which was also to include a required public meeting."
"“From the beginning, an eight-storey tower was just something that was inflaming the community; they were so upset,” Clark said, noting more than 4,000 people have signed petitions against the plan, the most he’s ever seen for a development in his ward.
“The residents were not objecting to townhouses or stacked townhouses, they were objecting to the height of the (condo) building; that was their objection and I think it was a reasonable objection.”"
8 storeys is obviously crazy town. Here's yet another example of the city opposing and delaying housing that is desperately needed. Brad Clark isn't a stupid guy obviously but he's only opposing it because he has 4000 nutbar constituents that deserve naming and shaming. The city will get slammed at the OLT and rightly so.
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