Maybe… I don’t think so though, because every application historically that went for ~40 just applied for it right away and scaled it back later. I don’t think any were any re-applications for more height, although it’d be smart- you can get going on your first 30 floors and then just keep going if you get your wish granted.
I like it, same criticisms as usual:
One of the biggest issues with the supply side of housing issues is the time to approve. These types of developments should be approved in a couple weeks or months like you say. Many are very similar, and the rules should be clear. If you do that it would vastly reduce the cost to build housing and the speed and elasticity of the housing market which would provide a much more agile process that can better adjust to housing demand.
Still taking too long. These processes still take many months longer than it should. Process should be 2-4 weeks.
Agree that reducing the time for review could be game changing though warn that as someone who does review complex proposals (non-building type ones), rushing is not ideal either. All to say that there needs to be a balance which is probably agreeable. Likely things are just taking too long but perhaps that is deliberate in some cases.
I definitely know that there is a lot to review, and we definitely don't want things skipped. I just think the city should work to streamline the process and hire more staff to complete reviews. There should also be fines or penalties for having staff review but not moving forward to avoid wasting the time and taxpayer dollars of the city.