Guide for Local Area Planning and North Hill Communities Plan – Update
Guide for Local Area Planning The Guide for Local Area Planning was considered and accepted by SPC on Planning for Urban Development (PUD) on May 5, 2021. The updated Guide for Local Area Planning, including the 62 amendments, is now available at calgary.ca/guidebook. North Hill Communities Local Area Plan The revised North Hill plan that […]
Guide for Local Area Planning – May 5 Update
The Guide for Local Area Planning, formerly called the Guidebook for Great Communities, was presented at the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development on May 5th, 2021. The meeting included a public hearing portion. The following amended recommendation is what committee voted on: Committee voted on the amendments, and it was carried by […]
Guidebook Report Back Presentation – LIVE on April 29
Guidebook Report Back Presentation – LIVE on April 29 The City’s Guidebook team is hosting a Guidebook Report Back Presentation, live on April 29 at 6:30 p.m. Tune in by clicking the link at the scheduled date and time of the presentation. This live update will include a report back on the key themes heard […]
Guidebook for Great Communities – March 22 Council Update
Guidebook for Great Communities The Guidebook for Great Communities was presented at the Combined Meeting of Council on Monday, March 22nd, 2021. Council was faced with a decision to vote on the SPC on Planning and Urban Development’s (PUD) recommendation to approve the Guidebook for Great Communities. The public hearing portion of the meeting took […]
Updated Guidebook Available
The updated proposed Guidebook for Great Communities is available now available here. There is also a new timeline on the presentation of the refined Guidebook to PUD and to the Combined Meeting of Council. You can view the dates here. In response to Council direction from, these areas have been updated: Simplified the Urban Form […]
Heritage Conservation Incentives and Programs – Update
At the direction of Council, The City is currently working to implement new policy tools and financial incentives to support heritage conservation. This includes additional grant funding for designated non-residential heritage resources, continued development of a proposed residential heritage tax credit program, and phased implementation of residential heritage area policies throughout 2021-2023. At the July […]
Guidebook for Great Communities Revisions
On July 15, PUD was presented with the proposed Guidebook for Great Communities and the North Hill Communities Local Area Plan. The Committee voted to forward the recommendations of administration to Council. Those recommendations directed administration to revise both documents, based on feedback received from stakeholders, and to revise the Urban Form Classification System. On […]
Province Resets Clock on Development Appeal Periods
On Apr.17, The Government of Alberta signed a new Ministerial Order which rescinded the Order signed on Mar. 31. The original order caused unintentional permit delays and affected appeal deadlines for development permit and subdivision applications, as well as unintentionally delayed construction of those developments. The new order ‘resets the clock’ on appeal periods for […]
Guidebook for Great Communities and North Hill Local Area Plan Delayed
On March 4, the Guidebook for Great Communities and the North Hill Local Area Plan were presented to the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development (PUD). The committee approved the two policy documents for consideration at the 2020 April 27 Public Hearing of Council. The March 4 PUD meeting was prior to the […]
MDP Updates – Redline Version
The Municipal Development Plan (MDP) and Calgary Transportation Plan (CTP) are Calgary’s long-range land use and transportation plans that look 60 years into the future. These plans are currently under review, as the city has changed since they were first created back in 2009. The proposed changes, as well as some other supporting documents, are […]