SS, Perhaps it would serve a greater purpose in the long run if the by-law were to pass and then your kitchen renovation were knocked back by the SC. Then you could take it to a GM and their refusal would be exposed as petty and unreasonable, since they would have no good reason to present and all could readily see that no other owner could suffer any detriment from a kitchen renovation entirely internal to your unit. Other owners might then be inclined to give the SC a kick in the pants out of fear that their reasonable proposals might also be refused.