Calgary councillors approve Westbrook Local Area Plan after lengthy public hearing
Although the plan wouldn’t rezone any properties in the communities, it highlights certain areas where higher density housing options like rowhouses and multi-unit homes would be allowed to be built.
Many residents, including Glendale Community Association president Chris Welner, voiced their opposition to the plan.Concerns varied between the city’s consultation process, increased traffic and parking issues due to density, and how the plan could impact communities largely made up of single family homes.
Click to share quote on Twitter: "Erecting rowhouses or four-storey apartment blocks exactly where the policy says; those kind of things are going to break apart our communities in the long run."
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