The City of Calgary will be proposing minor technical amendments to Land Use Bylaw 1P2007, and is expecting to bring forward a report to the Standing Policy Committee on Planning and Urban Development on December 13, 2017 as part of a response to the Zero-Based Review of Calgary Building Services.

The Zero-Based Review Program reviews operations to find efficiency improvements. Calgary Building Services’ review indicated that homeowners and small businesses are primary areas in which improvements could be made. More information on the Zero-Based Review program can be found here. While a complete review and re-write of the Land Use Bylaw is out of scope, technical amendments to remove barriers and provide opportunities for homeowners and small businesses are being proposed along with housekeeping amendments to make phrasing clearer, and correcting spelling, grammar, and other inconsistencies.

The following proposed amendments are focused on improvements for homeowners:

The following proposed amendments are focused on improvements for small businesses:

We are currently seeking input and comments from internal City departments, and external stakeholders to inform the final list of amendments, and the final report will be presented in December. For more information or to submit comments, contact Courtney Stengel at courtney.stengel@calgary.ca or 403-268-5526. Comments can be submitted until October 20, 2017.