I can't seem to find a thread about this, and when I googled "site:calgarypuck.com guidebook" I found nothing in the last week from other threads, so apologizes if this is a duplicate.
This guidebook may impact the density allocations in a lot of inner City communities, as my understanding it impacts any community with an ARP (Area redevelopment plan) as those ARP's are actual bylaws enacted by the City. When a ARP is revised, is should follow the guidebook in order for council to approve it and make the new ARP a bylaw -I think.
Lots of confusion going on about this guidebook, with of course Farkas and Nenshi fighting on twitter.
A person on Reddit who posted the below news story was wise to also post this City of Calgary Myth document:
https://www.calgary.ca/ca/city-manag...guidebookmyths
Anyway,
Calgary council hits pause on controversial guidebook for communities
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...-may-1.5963274
The guidebook can be found here:
https://www.calgary.ca/pda/pd/curren...book#guidebook
The guidebook appears to split the City commnuties with ARP's into two zones:
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Zone A - These communities were typically developed prior to 1945 and generally consist of residential lots with lane access, arranged in a grid network of roads. These areas are typically located closest to the Centre City, have generally experienced a longer history of infill redevelopment and have gone through more than one community lifecycle. Zone A is the most appropriate for a range of residential infill
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Mount Royal is Zone A
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Zone B - one B identifies communities that are generally within the Established Area in the Municipal Development Plan. These communities were typically developed prior to 1970 and generally consist of residential lots with and without lane access, arranged in a modified grid network of roads. There may be a greater portion of irregularly shaped lots than found in Zone A. These areas are the next era of residential development after the Inner City and are located further from the Centre City. Zone B communities have generally experienced limited infill redevelopment but consist of buildings that are typically nearing the end of their first lifecycle (approximately 50 years) and are likely areas for redevelopment. These communities are expected to experience a greater level of residential infill redevelopment in the coming decades.
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Britannia is Zone B