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Old Posted Feb 26, 2014, 10:34 PM
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It looks as if the AP garage expansion has cleared another hurdle in the approval process. The commissioner's report from the latest Public Meeting was approved by Council this past Monday. I'm not sure but there may be one other step to go through.

I can't believe that there hasn't been more objection to this, have people just given up on trying to protect what's left of that part of Water St.?

One interesting objection was from the owner of the property on the east side of Baird's cove. It wasn't so much an objection as a question why this particular proponent would be allowed to increase the height in order to "generate additional income for the owner" and whether or not in the future he would be given the same consideration to do something with his property to generate more income.

I would have to agree with him on this one, as I sure the courts would as well if it was ever challenged. The precedent will now be set to allow any property on Water St. to increase in height and bulk so as to "increase income for the owner".
Water street wont be touched.

The site is on Harbour drive and has nothing to do with water street...
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Old Posted Feb 27, 2014, 12:08 AM
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It looks as if the AP garage expansion has cleared another hurdle in the approval process. The commissioner's report from the latest Public Meeting was approved by Council this past Monday. I'm not sure but there may be one other step to go through.

I can't believe that there hasn't been more objection to this, have people just given up on trying to protect what's left of that part of Water St.?

One interesting objection was from the owner of the property on the east side of Baird's cove. It wasn't so much an objection as a question why this particular proponent would be allowed to increase the height in order to "generate additional income for the owner" and whether or not in the future he would be given the same consideration to do something with his property to generate more income.

I would have to agree with him on this one, as I sure the courts would as well if it was ever challenged. The precedent will now be set to allow any property on Water St. to increase in height and bulk so as to "increase income for the owner".
The precedent has already been set, time and time and time again. This is always the argument that is rehashed with new developments.

Atlantic Place predates the Heritage By-Law (it was built in the early 70s). Atlantic Place already imposes itself onto its site, and the heritage district. Shouldn't remediating it be a positive thing?

It's always in the city's interest to facilitate net-profit for private industry. It's a pros-cons game, designed to optimize social benefit with a healthy compromise. But in the end, pro-development attitudes that don't stand in the way of the public interest are ultimately in the best interest of society.
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Old Posted Feb 27, 2014, 12:34 PM
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Water street wont be touched.
I know that the buildings fronting on Water St. won't be touched, they are owned by others, however having an 11 story structure behind them will have the same effect. I was simply referring to Water St. generally.

Seeing as how there is very little on Harbour Dr. that has any historical significance due to the fact that anything that was there was bulldozed in the 60's to make way for the road and docks themselves, why doesn't council zone a 100 foot strip as "commercial harbour view" due to it's historical use as "viewing the harbour". Set the height limit to 15 or 20 stories so as to maximize the number of occupants of the buildings that would have a "view".
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Old Posted Feb 27, 2014, 12:49 PM
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....It's always in the city's interest to facilitate net-profit for private industry. It's a pros-cons game, designed to optimize social benefit with a healthy compromise. But in the end, pro-development attitudes that don't stand in the way of the public interest are ultimately in the best interest of society.
I agree...to a point.

The problem in this case is that the city would not allow the owner to maximize their profits if it meant replacing the garage with something more profitable. Instead, the city is manipulating its own zoning to attempt to arrive at a compromise with the owner.

I personally think that this particular "pro-development" does stand in the way public interest because of the visual impact it will have on this structure.

Where the city needs to facilitate industry is in the west end of downtown. They need to designate a new CBD there and put the proper zoning in place to create the proper height and density.
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