Hamilton plans pushback on housing density rules
You've probably read about housing reforms that will allow large townhouses and towering apartment blocks to be built across most city suburbs.
Some Hamilton City councillors are already urging pushback, including Ryan Hamilton - who noted heritage and river health could be ways to do it.
“My direction ... to [council] staff will be to take those qualifying matters to the nth degree and ... push back so that we can get good future-proof, well-considered design for the city,” Hamilton said.
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