• The applicant has a strict deadline of November 15 to submit a revised proposal.
• The revised proposal must comprehensively address the development of the entire site.
• The revised proposal must include all of the concepts agreed to at the working group negotiations.
• The revised proposal must fit in with the existing character of the neighbourhood.
• The revised proposal must conform to the land use principles (i.e zoning) outlined in VOP 2010.

If no new proposal is submitted by November 15, the city will still write a full technical report on the original application and they will keep this report in their back pocket in case it is needed to defend against an appeal to the OMB.

If the applicant submits a revised proposal by November 15, the working group process will be reactivated and we will begin the process of reviewing the revised proposal. The city also imposed a limit of 5 months on the review process and committed to writing a final staff recommendation report on any revised proposal by March 15, 2015.

What this basically means is that the applicant’s original proposal is rejected and there are now very strict time limits and conditions for submitting a revised proposal. We are pleased with this motion because it sends a strong message that the city stands behind their official plan and that the applicant must stick to the current zoning and must address the concerns of our community.

We are booking another PTWA community meeting for the end of this month and we will use this meeting to provide a more detailed update along with some options for potential next steps. Expect another update over the next week with the meeting details.