Calgary city council passes blanket rezoning after marathon meeting
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More than three weeks after a public hearing on blanket rezoning first started at Calgary City Hall, councillors have narrowly voted in favour of moving forward with the change to allow for more density in residential areas.
More than three weeks after a public hearing on blanket rezoning first started at Calgary City Hall, councillors have narrowly voted in favour of moving forward with the change to allow for more density in residential areas.
In a 9-6 vote, council approved the contentious item late Tuesday afternoon.
"It will allow us to create more housing and more diversity of housing across our city," said Mayor Jyoti Gondek.
"This decision is important to make sure Calgarians can live in our city, not only with choice but with dignity.”
The land use amendment means the city will transition properties currently zoned as R-C1 districts, which only allow single-detached homes on them, to R-CG to also allow for townhomes and duplexes.
Blanket rezoning still permits single-detached homes to be built, but it skips the process that required each land use application to be debated individually.
Over 100 hours, 736 people spoke to council during the public hearing on the issue. Nearly 70 per cent of the people who spoke were against blanket rezoning, city officials said.
