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Originally Posted by Keith P.
It was their work that saddled us with ridiculous viewplane laws, and both HRMxD and the Centre Plan were watered down with height limits that satisfied them and their supporters. For decades they have focused on building height as the enemy of heritage for reasons that I have never understood.
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I think the ramparts bylaw must be the worst. It imposes significant planning constraints over a large area in exchange for a narrow benefit. This was a "bug, not a feature" for the HT, who wanted pretexts for discouraging development.
The biggest philosophical problem I had with that crowd is they seemed to view the economy and development vs. heritage preservation or quality of life as an either-or question. I see growth and development as a source of money and resources that can be used to preserve heritage buildings and make the city better. I don't think that all happens magically with growth but I think the HT strategy was much worse.
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