30-40 Margaret Ave | 3 fl townhouses | Planned

[panamaniac]

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Well, given that K-W from the good old days is such an aesthetic and urban delight, I can see where you're coming fr ...

I should clarify that I’m actually OK with the zoning rules that prevent a factory moving in next to me. But overall we now have way too much of the idea that I should have a veto on changes to the city around me. Often, change and new development are what is needed to keep the city healthy, so this isn’t a good thing. What I would like to see is retention of the important health and safety aspects of zoning, combined with a massive reduction of most of the detailed requirements, along with a general relaxation on the part of all us about changes happening near us.

 
Who, other than the City/OMB has a "veto"?  Certainly not neighbourhood groups and other private citizens.  If a project requires up-zoning, I really don't have too much trouble with community input, and even NIMBYism.  Much of it amounts to little more than venting and, if there are substantive concerns that lead to changes in a project that make it a happier fit in the community, then I'm fine if the developer is obliged to work a bit to meet higher expectations.  The cases where a project fails simply due to community opposition are relatively rare, istm.