Petition Against Blanket Rezoning
The petition was started by: https://www.communitiesmatter.info/ Their website's goal is to provide Calgarians an opportunity to: "Learn more about how general rezoning will impact the City of Calgary and what you can do to create a more resource-conscious future." We highly recommend taking time to visit and browse through the material.
Members of the Valley Ridge Concerned Residents' Group have signed this online petition opposing blanket rezoning. We are posting it to create awareness of it among Valley Ridge residents and to encourage all residents and ALL CALGARIANS of voting age to also sign the petition. There is no need to donate any money if you are asked as part of the process.
As of April 17, 2024, 4,689 people had signed the petition.
Why this petition matters
Started by Communities Matter
**Please -- There is no need to donate any money when prompted after signing**
On April 22, Calgary City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposal to create a new base zoning for all residential properties.
If approved, this new land-use district would replace all existing low-density land use districts with a new district that will allow up to TWELVE dwelling units on a standard 50-foot lot (4 primary units + 4 secondary suites + 4 backyard units). This means single or semi-detached homes in any neighbourhood could be replaced with TWELVE units without an opportunity for neighbours to express their views at a public hearing of Council.
Blanket rezoning will NOT improve affordability. It will NOT increase housing supply for Calgarians with low and moderate incomes.
Blanket rezoning WILL disrupt existing patterns of development, place strain on infrastructure capacity, increase competition for on-street parking, reduce the urban tree canopy and negatively impact adjacent properties.
While a development permit will still be required, the rules in the new R-CG land-use district are such that development permits are likely to be approved in almost every case. Eliminating the public hearing and limiting opportunities for community feedback to the development permit stage does not ensure good design within the local context or consultation with neighbours and the community.
In signing this petition I respectfully request Calgary City Council to vote AGAINST blanket upzoning and focus instead on directly increasing the supply of affordable, accessible, and/or cooperative housing which is where Calgary has the greatest housing need.
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