LETTER: Trend towards pre-zoning bypasses democratic processes – the Victoria News

Twice recently, Cadboro Bay residents rejected attempts to get heavy densification into the bay through changing the local area plan.

Politicians can try to obscure, muddy the water, or deny that pre-zoning is used to waive public hearings by saying that there will be public hearings for pre-zoning certain areas, but such logic brings to mind Kafka’s ghost with absurd ‘hearings to end hearings’.

The OCP update process, is itself deeply flawed, utilizing once again a simple online survey that was open to anyone in the world, who could fill out the form as many times as they like without stating who they are, or where they live, something rife for outside manipulation.

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