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Calgary Moves To Repeal Citywide Upzoning After 13–2 Committee Vote

City staff will draft a rollback bylaw that may jeopardize access to federal Housing Accelerator funds.

Observers gather in the overflow area in the atrium at City Hall in Calgary on Monday, April 22, 2024. Council began hearing public speakers and submissions associated with the proposed rezoning bylaw.
Signage and fencing are shown at a property on 20th Avenue N.W. in Calgary on May 13, 2024. Calgary city council took the first step toward the repeal of blanket rezoning.

Overview

  • The executive committee voted 13–2 to advance a Notice of Motion, with Cllrs. Atkinson and Schmidt opposed.
  • City council will debate the proposed repeal on Dec. 15, sponsored by Mayor Jeromy Farkas and councillors Andre Chabot, Dan McLean, Kim Tyers, Rob Ward, Mike Jamieson and Landon Johnston.
  • Administration was directed to draft an amending bylaw to reinstate pre–Aug. 6, 2024 land-use districts and to exempt projects with approvals or filed applications, as well as parcels redesignated by applicant after Aug. 6, 2024.
  • The amended bylaw is scheduled to return directly to a public hearing in March 2026 after the timeline was extended from February.
  • COO Stuart Dalgliesh said revisiting citywide rezoning could put Housing Accelerator Fund money at risk, though the extent of any impact remains unclear.