02-18-2015, 11:07 PM
(02-18-2015, 05:28 PM)Markster Wrote: And in the usual case, building within the constraints of the existing zoning means building something that is largely no different from what is currently there. When greenfield is zoned, it is zoned to precisely what is intended to be built. When a parcel is rezoned, it is usually immediately built to the specifications of the new zoning.
The zoning isn't necessarily the same as what's there: it's based on what the city wants to be there. For a prime example, see the student highrises that replaced the houses on King St N between University and Columbia. If your project fits the zoning, you don't need to go in front of the council.
There is a lot of downtown land in KW that is built up to nowhere near what the zoning would allow.