Calgary city council divided on zoning reform in proposed housing strategy
Global News
One of the recommendations included in Calgary's upcoming housing strategy is around changing the base residential zoning district to include more housing types.
In one week’s time, city councillors will make a decision on a strategy that aims to address housing affordability in Calgary, but one aspect of that strategy has some councillors at odds.
One of the around 80 recommendations included in the city’s upcoming housing strategy is around zoning reform, and changing the base residential zoning district to include more housing types.
Currently, the majority of residential areas in the city are zoned to only allow single family homes as a default.
The recommendation would change the base zoning type to RC-G, which allows for single family homes, but also different housing like duplexes, triplexes, and row houses.
According to the city, the change would “simplify the process” for landowners and developers looking to build.
Ward 8 Coun. Courtney Walcott said the change would remove a barrier of “uncertainty” for builders that is preventing more development of diverse housing types.
“There’s a lot of backlash around developing townhouses and row houses in all the established areas,” Walcott told reporters. “You remove that uncertainty, and that allows builders to go into any community and build that diverse housing.”
However, not all of city council is on board with the proposed change to zoning in the housing strategy, which became a sticking point when the Housing Task Force’s recommendations were in front of city council in June.
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