Israel has such a system. The Yemin Moshe neighbourhood in Jerusalem is a good example. They have an office with a design professional available, all plans, models, and a way for neighbours to make suggestions regarding any changes or developments.
The current planning department is not working. The owners of a residential property next door to mine have been trying to get plans approved for 18 months or so. Approval was finally granted for their second plans this past week. This is not an isolated incident! Your proposal makes sense; if we don’t have something streamlined in place, let’s create one that does not become a bureaucratic nightmare. Btw, Brian do I need to have an engineer on site when the burned out shell of a house on this adjoining 33 foot lot comes down? I’m concerned about my foundation being damaged.
“In fact, the Vancouver Charter essentially holds all city staff harmless if they make a mistake, and there is no redress against them. But there is with professionals, so the public, and clients, are better protected with the professionals’ seals than by anything city hall does or doesn’t do.”
Especially, since the so called chief planner says that it is junior entry level staff having to deal with such important things? Did she not say that at that "interesting"Grandview meet&greet? :-)
Hi Brian. Are there any cities in Canada. Or similar that have such a system as you are proposing? Stuart
Israel has such a system. The Yemin Moshe neighbourhood in Jerusalem is a good example. They have an office with a design professional available, all plans, models, and a way for neighbours to make suggestions regarding any changes or developments.
The current planning department is not working. The owners of a residential property next door to mine have been trying to get plans approved for 18 months or so. Approval was finally granted for their second plans this past week. This is not an isolated incident! Your proposal makes sense; if we don’t have something streamlined in place, let’s create one that does not become a bureaucratic nightmare. Btw, Brian do I need to have an engineer on site when the burned out shell of a house on this adjoining 33 foot lot comes down? I’m concerned about my foundation being damaged.
I find this really disturbing.
“In fact, the Vancouver Charter essentially holds all city staff harmless if they make a mistake, and there is no redress against them. But there is with professionals, so the public, and clients, are better protected with the professionals’ seals than by anything city hall does or doesn’t do.”
Especially, since the so called chief planner says that it is junior entry level staff having to deal with such important things? Did she not say that at that "interesting"Grandview meet&greet? :-)