The Breithaupt Block Phase III | 11 fl | U/C

[tomh009]

The OMB is history.  So it's hard to say what will happen.

Yes, OMB is now LPAT. Mostly the same body but with different rules. Simpler yes/no answers -- and hopefully also quicker decisions.

Before: The OMB would hear arguments from both sides and make decisions based on what it believed to be the "best" planning outcome, at times overruling the decisions of local councils.

Now: The LPAT will answer a simple "yes or no" legal test — does the proposal follow the city's official planning rules? If not, the matter will be sent back to municipal councils to issue another decision. The tribunal will not make planning decisions itself.