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Originally Posted by Bunk
Of course his Cut Red Tape program is ongoing and will continue to be embedded in the normal practices within the City going forward.
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Any updates on progress here? I've given my usual rant about the speed we're getting new ARPs elsewhere, and a developer had this to say:
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I went and purchased a site and I have a 34 unit rental building planned out that is 120 meters from the train, that I have been waiting nearly four months for even an initial pre-planning meeting with the city. It's looking like late September before I even get to sit down with the planning commission and talk about a development permit. I have been told to expect 9 months for permits after that.
If the city were to open up zoning it wouldn't save investors from the permiting and retofitting process. Everyone keeps missing that. Zoning isn't as much the issue as it was, as there are lots available right now that work. Permiting and red tape is the bigger problem for investors that want to provide legal suites to the public.
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Any comment on whether the cutting red tape program will be getting to the planning departments any time soon? If affordable rental housing is one of the mayor's goals, it seems like the planning process is getting in the way more than its helping, as he indicated it could here:
http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/al...924/story.html