The commission will deliberate on the document that sets down regulations on a wide range of development issues, including zoning, permitted uses for redevelopment plans and residential and commercial property regulations.
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EDMONTON – The city approved contentious zoning changes Tuesday that will make it easier to build houses on narrow lots in mature neighbourhoods.
The bylaw amendments, which come after four years of consultation and study, are intended to encourage greater population density in older areas while preserving their walkable, historic character.
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EDMONTON – Young homeowners and infill developers spoke passionately in favour of changes to rules governing mature neighbourhood zoning, asking Monday for more flexibility to develop affordable new homes.
The proposal currently being debated at executive committee would allow homeowners to subdivide 15-metre (50-foot) lots anywhere in RF2 or infill zones, would increase opportunities for duplex and semi-detached homes in all single-family zones, and would refine the rules for when builders can add suburban-style front garages.
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EDMONTON – A contentious zoning bill regulating infill housing in mature neighbourhoods could be sent back for a lengthy makeover if several community leagues have their way.
The bill coming before executive committee Monday would allow homeowners to subdivide 50-foot (15 metre) lots, would increase opportunities for duplex and semi-detached homes in single-family zones, and would lay out the rules for when homebuilders can add suburban-style front garages.
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FORT SASKATCHEWAN – A Fort Saskatchewan development company is interested in possibly selling a little land to the city in order to facilitate a light industrial project it has in mind for a four-hectare plot of land near 100 Avenue and 112 Street.
The company, 881454 Alberta Ltd. is proposing to sell the city land near Ross Creek, on the edge of the landowner’s property for the cost of conducting a survey and the registration of the sale, Clayton Kittlitz, director of city planning told council.
He explained while the property is in the industrial buffer zone between Sherritt Gordon and residences on the northeast end of the city it remains under a light industrial zoning designation.
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Airdrie City defeated a bylaw that would allow new recreational vehicle (RV) sales centres in King Heights, Nov. 19.
The move came after a developer approached council requesting a change in zoning that would allow for a range of commercial and industrial uses such as automobile sales, equipment repair, bus depots, autobody and paint shops.
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If drunks were calm and considerate, there wouldn’t be an issue.
If only alcohol didn’t result in yelling, violence and sidewalks full of vomit, Calgary’s busiest bar stroll wouldn’t be in big trouble — but booze does, and city hall wants 17 Ave. S.W. to sober up.
As a result, the so-called Red Mile is facing the most stringent red tape to hit an entertainment district since the city used zoning rules to effectively shut down the infamous Electric Avenue in the 1980s.
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New home owners in Fort Saskatchewan are hankering for a larger plot of earth, if a pair of zoning changes indicate a growing trend.
“What we’re really talking about is moving up from really small lots to one size bigger,” said Councillor Don Westman. “It’s something that we’ve been pushing for a while and it’s nice to see the market agreeing with us.”
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