10-07-2021, 11:48 PM
(10-07-2021, 11:15 PM)nms Wrote: So maybe a better question would be: why isn't the developer satisfied with the zoning that already exists there? If the developer overspent on the property speculating that they could convince Council to bend over and go well above the existing zoning, that's not the City's problem.
It is when the city's plan is to underzone what they actually want, and then tell developers to do zone changes. As a part of the zone change process the city gets to ask for things that wouldn't be legal if written directly in to zoning.
The document that really matters is the official plan. If the city doesn't approve a rezoning for something that's compatible with the official plan, the developer can just take it to LPAT and win.
The official plan, which talks about intensification around LRT stations, is why the developer gets to do this. Saying it's "against zoning" is really a technicality, when it is in line with the official plan.