Reporting on this aspect of (much needed) OMB reform is pointless without addressing other changes that are intended to generally rein in the ability of developers to go to the OMB to get around municipal councils and planners. I live in a high density neighbourhood where it's my understanding that almost every major battle that's gone to the OMB has involved conflict between developers and the city rather than between developers and pesky residents. Hopefully the new regime will allow residents who oppose outrageously oversized developments to hold our councillors accountable and if necessary get rid of them at election time, leverage we don't have under the current regime, where the unelected OMB stands as the ultimate authority.