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Do we expect to see this sort of thing change in the downtown core, with the implementation of Kitchener's Growing Together plan? If there's been a general upgrade to zoning, then we should see less of these 'plan to flip' proposals, right? Or will a bunch of current projects that are working through the process just get immediately approved if the only things holding them up were parking minimums and height concerns?

Vibe might be out of some work, if they suddenly don't need to make paper-thin building proposals in order to sell a property.

It is a lot of general up zoning but they also introduced new built form restrictions, so in this case we might start to see less OPA/ZBA applications and more CoA applications purely because the changes that are required are considered minor amendments. There are still going to be some cases that would require OPA/ZBA however and there is still developers who are going to need OPA/ZBA to change zoning from something like SGA-2 to SGA-3 or SGA-3 to SGA-4. It certainly makes Vive's life easier for some projects because there is so much up zoning that happened, however they introduced clauses such that the existing ZBA/OPA approvals will expire after a few years (I don't remember the exact number). So developers might actually start on their pile of projects.

I appreciate the insight! It's so much legal red tape to learn about and understand.