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Originally Posted by OldDutch
I accept your opinions. However to the people laughing and telling me I am out to lunch. Have you reviewed this document:
http://www.calgary.ca/DocGallery/BU/...s_brochure.pdf
Please flip to page 10. Now to the right of me is a detached garage, that could be zoned for a secondary suite. It is also my view of downtown Calgary from my backyard. So if my neighbor puts up one of these to 24 feet, I lose that view. I now look at a wall.
To the left of me is a 50" lot, and my view of McHugh Bluff from my backyard. Again, one of these "Rear Detached Garage" suites goes in to 24", and my view of the bluff from my backyard is gone. I now look at a wall.
That is just if 2 of these suites go in, where there currently is none. So 4x4, if this happens, where does my now "limited view" property value go?
Am I wrong here? If you could re assure me that this will not happen under any circumstance, then I will feel better, and possibly vote for Nenshi. |
You are not wrong, but consider this.
With the detached garages you are talking about renovating an existing building to include an additional floor and to support utilities to house an occupant. This is a very costly and time consuming endeavor for the home owner, in the best case scenario. Far more so than adding in a kitchen and a bathroom to a basement to make it into a suitable suite. This means not many people would want to do it.
Add onto that, with all permitted renovations and constructions, which is what a new legal secondary suite would need, you need to post the notice of the development permit in advance of the construction, and receive feedback about its impact on the area. If you have a reasonable opposition to this development, it might not be able to go ahead, of course depending on the reasons.
So it could happen, but the reality is will it? I would bet it wouldn't.