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Originally Posted by Williamoforange
Its not bad, but also not great, Staff still seem to prefer to Defer to low-rise as being the "best" built form for the area giving it standing above all else. As they reduce height limits of minor corridors from 6 to 4 due to the fact 6 stories are too close to low-rise.
Its incredibly out of touch thinking, but unsurprising from planning in Ottawa, and Kavanaugh nor Cullen are going to call it out, considering that's also there preference.
Stack this with a bunch of other city regs like low-rise guidelines, that further Defer to SFH being the preferred built form, the SDP looks to make it difficult to actually build the missing middle or Mid-rise in this area.
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I agree. I like the plan overall, but the reduction in height limits (compared to the Official Plan) along the minor corridors of Iris and Pinecrest is embarrassing. The same thing is proposed along Carling Avenue as part of the Lincoln Fields Secondary Plan. It seems like some of the planners can't bring themselves to accept Council direction on height limits along minor (and mainstreet) corridors. They are out of touch, like you say.