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Interesting article in Niagara This Week regarding Grimsby and the “Section 37 Bonus” provisions which are applicable when a developer wants to go beyond original zoning limits.
The current process of closed-door negotiations between developers and the Town is far from transparent. For residents these “payoffs” can’t mitigate the effects of poor planning and the deleterious effects on them and their property.
Grimsby Beach Conservation Management Plan – presentation by Willowbank School students
This initial presentation by the students proposes a “Cultural Heritage Landscape” for the Grimsby Beach district. The Planning Director (Michael Seaman) has had a continuing relationship with the school since 2010.
The study recommended that proactive measures must be taken to protect the key cultural elements of the neighbourhood from demolition and development, citing a recent listing at 33 Victoria Terrace priced at almost $600K. A small survey of local residents raised common issues of lack of parking, disrespectful tourists and littered garbage.
Great article by Alexandra Heck that looks at the Greenbelt and it’s state of affairs. It comes as no surprise that the Province maintained it’s dedication on preserving the Greenbelt and didn’t allow developers or local politics to sway them.
Attempting to get changes to the Greenbelt after the review seems like an “exercise in futility”. Highly doubtful there would be changes after the fact as this would open the door for other municipalities to seek the same.
With Grimsby already meeting density targets, one can conceivably ask whose interests are being served in trying to pry land out of our local Greenbelt?
Read the full article at Niagara This Week: https://www.niagarathisweek.com/news-story/7203340-grimsby-mayor-still-in-talks-about-greenbelt/
Phelps was taken by surprise that the Planning Committee wasn’t happy with the development’s interior street dead-ends that won’t accommodate regional waste pickup.
After six years of discussions, why was it only at a public meeting that the Planning department made such recommendations and effectively sent the developer back to the drawing board?
The Town of Grimsby contracted SGL Planning to design the framework in the Winston Neighbourhood and released it as an Urban Design Manual.
Interesting read on how Hamilton has a principled approach to development. Proper checks and balances help avoid a “feeding frenzy” when it comes to growth.
You can read the full article from the Hamilton Spectator: Stepping up our game on urban design and architecture.
In a surprising move, Grimsby Town Council voted to override their own Planning Committee and approved the expansion of the next phase of LJM Development’s Waterview Condominiums that the Committee had turned down.
You can read the full article on the proceedings at this Niagara This Week link,
Grimsby’s Planning and Development Committee voted to turn down the expansion of LJM’s second building on the South Service Road. The proposal called for an increase of the building height to 15-storeys.
You can read the full article of the proceedings in this Niagara This Week post.
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