03-13-2021, 06:35 PM
(03-13-2021, 05:14 PM)nms Wrote:(03-13-2021, 04:54 PM)danbrotherston Wrote: But ultimately, I don't think they should be silenced, I just think our council should grow a pair and stop coddling entitled property owners no matter where in the city they are. Politically, I'm sure they feel that's unwise, and that Guelphs Mayor is crazy when he says stuff like that, but ultimately, I have more disagreement with Guelphs Mayor's policies than our councils, but I have WAY more respect for him as politician. (And to be clear, many on council are far better than others...but I was disappointed by the positioning of this decision as a win win from all who spoke about it).
Would this include entitled property owners who demand to be able to exceed the existing height limits and setbacks in order for them to maximize their profit on the property?
No, this includes entitled property owners who seek to keep people out of their neighbourhood.
Again, developers aren't "demanding" to "exceed" anything, they are working within our framework for density bonusing. This is WHY there was affordable housing. It was an example of the system working (albeit entirely inadequately), but that's off the table now. The system intends for buildings of that size to be built, it just has a specific process which gives property owners the impression developers are cheating, and worse, it gives the wealthy options for preventing development where they live.