Brian, your steps are all correct and well presented but you have left off the final complication, the notation that the project is "to the building inspector's satisfaction" which appends each building permit. This can mean that even though a developer has met all conditions (57 preconditions on my project for eg. and all the back and forth with project coordinators and the myriad of other departments, engineering, landscaping, streets, sewers, etc etc), all to their satisfaction with a BP issued, the building inspector can have another interpretation of the regulations, and in my current case, the relaxations available for secondary suites and heritage properties. Even though the project coordinator has approved, the designer has confirmed, and the project built to approved drawings and specifications, the building inspector can simply ask for more.
City Council approving rezoning applications or new permits is layered with influence peddling. How one can provide oversight for building construction is a difficult proposition when influencers are paid to look the other way. Developers have years of experience short-cutting the construction process to save costs. The first stop is the City Planning Department where Developers are given PAID access to see application proposals. This information is worth $millions which gives the names and location of influencers. There is a high probability the building being constructed will be energy inefficient for the next 80 years or torn down. I have an example if anyone cares to read what has been to sent to City Council and the AG's Office (responsible for housing) regarding a high-rise being built today.
Brian, your steps are all correct and well presented but you have left off the final complication, the notation that the project is "to the building inspector's satisfaction" which appends each building permit. This can mean that even though a developer has met all conditions (57 preconditions on my project for eg. and all the back and forth with project coordinators and the myriad of other departments, engineering, landscaping, streets, sewers, etc etc), all to their satisfaction with a BP issued, the building inspector can have another interpretation of the regulations, and in my current case, the relaxations available for secondary suites and heritage properties. Even though the project coordinator has approved, the designer has confirmed, and the project built to approved drawings and specifications, the building inspector can simply ask for more.
City Council approving rezoning applications or new permits is layered with influence peddling. How one can provide oversight for building construction is a difficult proposition when influencers are paid to look the other way. Developers have years of experience short-cutting the construction process to save costs. The first stop is the City Planning Department where Developers are given PAID access to see application proposals. This information is worth $millions which gives the names and location of influencers. There is a high probability the building being constructed will be energy inefficient for the next 80 years or torn down. I have an example if anyone cares to read what has been to sent to City Council and the AG's Office (responsible for housing) regarding a high-rise being built today.
Can you give us a brief sumary of this readers example.
Which example do you mean, please?