Calgary’s RC-G rezoning public hearing wrapped up on Monday. What’s next?

Calgary City Council heard its last panel at the historic public hearing about a proposed rezoning bylaw on Monday evening, wrapping up more than two weeks of presentations.

Calgary City Council heard its last panel at the historic public hearing about a proposed rezoning bylaw on Monday evening, wrapping up more than two weeks of presentations.

Mayor Jyoti Gondek told reporters on Monday afternoon that there will be a recess for city administration to put together a recap of the public hearing presentations, followed by a recess to organize amendments before discussion and debate.

Gondek previously told Global News she thinks the debate could last two to three days.

“Anytime we are going into something where there is a lot of interest from the public and from council, it’s hard to predict where the conversation will go,” she said.

The proposed bylaw is one of around 80 recommendations in the City of Calgary’s housing strategy, which would change the base residential zoning district to RC-G instead of RC-1 or RC-2 zoning.

Currently, the majority of residential areas are zoned to only allow single-family homes by default.

RC-G zoning will allow single-family homes and duplexes, triplexes and rowhouses to be built. Apartment buildings are not allowed to be built in RC-G neighbourhoods.

City administration said by changing the base residential zoning district to RC-G, it will be easier to build a diverse range of homes, which will increase housing options for all Calgarians and improve housing affordability in the city.