Highland Park – Land Use Amendment and Outline Plan Application

Regional Drainage Study Update The City is conducting a comprehensive regional drainage study for the Confederation Creek catchment area. Once complete, this regional drainage study will mitigate existing drainage issues within the catchment area and inform the proposed development on the former Highland Park golf course lands. Early findings initially identified four possible options. Options […]

Contextual Dwellings

Contextual single and semi-detached dwellings are listed as permitted uses in the developed area. In contrast to discretionary applications, contextual dwellings cannot be refused by The City or appealed by the public, so long as the design meets the contextual rules in the Land Use Bylaw. This allows applications to proceed faster and at a […]

Secondary Suite Process Reform

City Council directed Administration to bring forward amendments to the Land Use By-law to include secondary suites as discretionary uses within the R-1, R-C1, and R-C1L land use districts no later than the public hearing on 2018 March 12. Proposed amendments also impact The City’s Suite Registry Program. The Secondary Suites hub provides information on the rules for […]