just east of the creek
Active Member
I’m not sure you addressed the question posed earlier in relation to the CBC article. The city contends that rules were not in place at the time that would allow them to insist on ‘Affordable Housing’.
The quote:
“At the time that The Well's zoning by-law amendments were approved, in 2017, there was no provincial inclusionary zoning regulation and the city didn't have the ability to require new affordable housing, the statement said.
The city is still waiting for provincial approval to implement inclusionary zoning and it won't apply retroactively, according to the department.“
If this is accurate, what scorecard was the city supposed to use? Moral persuasion goes only so far in a market that appears to fully support the pricing structure in place.
Having said all of that, the need for affordable housing is clear. How we make and meet those requirements is possibly less clear as we do not seem to be interested in all the possible tools in the tool bag. And our ability to move with speed and purpose is layered in politics.
The quote:
“At the time that The Well's zoning by-law amendments were approved, in 2017, there was no provincial inclusionary zoning regulation and the city didn't have the ability to require new affordable housing, the statement said.
The city is still waiting for provincial approval to implement inclusionary zoning and it won't apply retroactively, according to the department.“
If this is accurate, what scorecard was the city supposed to use? Moral persuasion goes only so far in a market that appears to fully support the pricing structure in place.
Having said all of that, the need for affordable housing is clear. How we make and meet those requirements is possibly less clear as we do not seem to be interested in all the possible tools in the tool bag. And our ability to move with speed and purpose is layered in politics.