Victoria Watcher posted topic CoV zoning density plan for "missing middle"

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Victoria Watcher has just posted a new topic entitled "CoV zoning density plan for "missing middle"" in forum "Urban Design".

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not clear what a Julty report is.





An example of a trade-off required to permit more MMH relates to parking, staff explained in a Julty report. Housing meant for up to four families would require as many as four spaces. Placing that onsite could reduce shared green space and the urban forest, while leaving residents to park elsewhere would impact street or laneway parking. The city hopes to hear residents' preferences on these choices through its ongoing community consultation.
Following the engagement sessions, "it's definitely too early to say anything conclusive about what we're hearing (from the public)," MacLean said. The first session on Oct. 30 saw just over a dozen participants at the city's online meeting. "There are definitely people who are keen to see more of these housing options introduced to the city, and others that really want to make sure the (new housing) will be a good neighbour," MacLean said.


i love the way that is presented. there are those in favour and those that want "good neighbours". nobody opposed, right?


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TFord posted topic New restaurant review

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TFord has just posted a new topic entitled "New restaurant review" in forum "Restaurant & Eatery Reviews".

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Doesn't anyone eat out anymore?

Industry in crisis, where are all the critics now?

TFord
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Victoria Watcher posted topic New Zealand to abolish single-family zoning in most cities

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The government shocked everyone yesterday as Minister of Housing Megan Woods and Minister for the Environment David Parker held a joint press conference in the beehive theatrette with Leader of the Opposition Judith Collins and Opposition Housing Spokesperson Nicola Willis.
The only thing more surprising was what they were actually announcing: New Zealand is abolishing single family zoning.
This is unequivocally fantastic. The government's housing program, while good in many respects, has been plagued with a big hole (https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/03/24/the-housing-donut/) which this reform will go a long way to fill.
Building on top of the NPS-UD, the government will be forcing councils to allow people to build as-of-right up to three homes of up to three storeys on most sites in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, and Christchurch. This is similar to the rules we have in Auckland currently in the Mixed Housing Urban Zone (MHU) – our second densest residential zone, which makes up about a fifth of our residential land area.

https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/10/20/the-great-intensification/ (https://www.greaterauckland.org.nz/2021/10/20/the-great-intensification/)
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Citified.ca posted topic [Burnside-Gorge] Washington | Townhomes

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Citified.ca has just posted a new topic entitled "[Burnside-Gorge] Washington | Townhomes" in forum "City of Victoria".

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Citified profile: https://victoria.citified.ca/townhomes-subdivisions/washington/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/townhomes-subdivisions/washington/)
Project website (https://formwell.ca/washington/?utm_source=citified&utm_medium=listing&utm_campaign=intro)





Local builder Formwell Homes unveils first townhouse project as demand for 'missing middle' homes soars in Victoria
https://victoria.citified.ca/news/washington-local-builder-formwell-homes-unveils-first-townhouse-project-as-demand-for-missing-middle-homes-soars-in-victoria/ (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/washington-local-builder-formwell-homes-unveils-first-townhouse-project-as-demand-for-missing-middle-homes-soars-in-victoria/)

Local homebuilder Formwell Homes has unveiled its first residential project as demand for 'missing middle' housing reaches an all-time high in Victoria. Formwell co-founders Sam Ganong and Kyle Ryan – no strangers to the Capital's real-estate development industry with a combined 30-years during which they helped deliver more than 800-units of single- and multi-family housing – have joined efforts on a traditionally-inspired townhome development in Victoria's Burnside Gorge community near the Selkirk Waterfront and Galloping Goose Regional Trail. Known as Washington, Formwell's introductory offering (at 3080 Washington Avenue) will deliver 34 two, three and four-bedroom townhouses to the up-and-coming neighbourhood. Ganong and Ryan started Formwell with a goal to improve the multi-family living experience through a commitment to practical human-centric design philosophies, while closely taking into account their own personal experiences raising families. Both having wor
ked extensively in residential new home development and construction, the co-founders realized a collective regard for the townhome archetype. "Living in a townhome with a growing family really shaped my passion for improving livability within townhome residences," said father of two young children, Sam Ganong. "Recognizing the opportunity this housing form provides for families, with the single-family home increasingly becoming out of reach for many, now felt like the right time to pursue the creation of more family-friendly, functional homes across the city." [More (https://victoria.citified.ca/news/washington-local-builder-formwell-homes-unveils-first-townhouse-project-as-demand-for-missing-middle-homes-soars-in-victoria/)]
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Mike K. posted topic The Pandora Papers leak and Canadian off-shore tax havens

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Mike K. has just posted a new topic entitled "The Pandora Papers leak and Canadian off-shore tax havens" in forum "Victoria Politics".

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The offshore fortunes of prime ministers, royalty, billionaires, athletes and celebrities are being laid bare in a giant new leak of tax-haven financial records, even bigger than the Panama Papers, revealed today by a global consortium of media outlets.

The leaked files, dubbed the Pandora Papers, show 35 current or former world leaders and more than 300 other public officials around the globe who have held assets in or through tax havens. Former British prime minister Tony Blair, the current prime ministers of the Czech Republic and Kenya, and the king of Jordan have all benefited from the anonymity or tax advantages of their offshore holdings, the records reveal.

The 11.9 million files — consisting of everything from emails to bank statements, incorporation documents and shareholder registries — are from 14 firms that provide offshore services, and were leaked by a confidential source to the Washington-based International Consortium of Investigative Journalists. The ICIJ has provided access to the files to 150 of its partner news organizations around the world, including CBC/Radio-Canada and the Toronto Star in Canada.

So far, the CBC and the Star have identified the names of at least 500 Canadian citizens or residents in the records.

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- https://www.cbc.ca/news/pandora-papers-offshore-tax-avoidance-1.6197303 (https://www.cbc.ca/news/pandora-papers-offshore-tax-avoidance-1.6197303)
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Victoria Watcher posted topic Sidney proposes capping building heights

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Seems to me they would want to leave some area to attract some towers with views, big tax base.



https://www.vicnews.com/news/sidney-staff-report-proposes-cap-on-future-building-heights/ (https://www.vicnews.com/news/sidney-staff-report-proposes-cap-on-future-building-heights/)




Sidney's upward trend in building heights might be coming to an end.
A staff report, part of the official community plan (OCP) review, is recommending Sidney cap the elevation of future buildings along Beacon Avenue east of Fifth Street to three storeys, and to four storeys elsewhere in the downtown core, with a more detailed height allowance map to be worked out for later public input.
The report leaves room for downtown buildings with five storeys, but only in the area from Highway 17 to the half block along Beacon Avenue before Fifth Street, and only by approval through a rezoning or variance request if a "significant public amenity" such as social housing is part of the proposal.
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Mike K. posted topic Telosa - proposed American eco city for 5 million people

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Mike K. has just posted a new topic entitled "Telosa - proposed American eco city for 5 million people" in forum "Urban Design".

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What's the fastest way for a billionaire to double his money? To sell a bunch of millennials dirt in the desert for vastly inflated sums of money.

Telosa is an American eco city idea so grand that they don't yet know where they'll put it (note: it'll go to whichever state gives them the biggest tax break or goodies). Telosa will be a city of five million people, the proponents say, and it'll have live in residents by 2030.

https://cityoftelosa.com/ (https://cityoftelosa.com/)
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