Developed Areas Guidebook Information session

The City of Calgary is releasing the Developed Areas Guidebook! Learn what it is and how it is being implemented at our Information Session on June 15th! 

Developed Areas Guidebook

What is it? Creating tools for growth in developed areas

Communities in the developed areas of Calgary are important to the future growth of our city. Appropriate infill development, providing a housing mix, desires for main streets, the need for new or improved infrastructure and businesses that support local populations are common aspects facing these communities.

The City’s Planning & Development work includes actions to address these challenges while staying committed to our vision – Calgary: a great place to make a living, a great place to make a life for generations to come.  Our coordinated approach includes:

• Enhancing neighbourhoods by increasing opportunities for mixed use and new housing, development supporting businesses and improving public spaces around new LRT stations and on main streets.
• Removing the barriers to developing housing and other development that benefit communities, promote quality buildings and ensure infill complements the existing character.
• Promoting a pedestrian friendly environment, while enhancing the streets to accommodate both cycling and vehicular circulation, and increased transit ridership.

One of the tools to achieve these outcomes is the Developed Areas Guidebook.  The Guidebook will provide a consistent approach to policies guiding development for communities in the Developed Area (as identified in the Municipal Development Plan).

It will identify common policies, which will help streamline future local area plans, focus on the unique aspects of each community, and make planning policy more user-friendly. These policies will not apply unless indicated in the local area plan (such as an Area Redevelopment Plan), so communities with older plans, or those that don’t have a plan, will not be subject to these policies, until a future time when a local area planning process is completed for that community.

In addition, there are a number of other projects that are happening that connect and influence the Developed Areas Guidebook.  These include:

• The Centre City Guidebook
• The Main Streets initiative
• The Green Line station area planning
• Local Area Plans for: Millican-Ogden, East Village, Inglewood, Ramsay, Downtown West, South Hill and Chinatown
• Urban Design Guidelines & Multi-residential Guidelines
• Land Use Bylaw Districts
• Funding and Financing Initiative, and

The information session on June 15th will include a 15 minute presentation followed bya discussion. 

If you have any questions regarding the session please contact Carrie. For information on the developed areas guidebook, please contact Lisa Kahn at Lisa.Kahn@calgary.ca

Attachments for June 15th meeting:

June 15th Agenda

City of Calgary Coordinated Projects FAQs