1. Planning’s Coordinated Planning Projects
DEVELOPED AREAS GUIDEBOOK, CENTRE CITY, MAIN STREETS, GREEN LINE SE & LAND USE BYLAW

2. Welcome
Agenda: 7:00: Housekeeping items (Carrie) 7:05: Introductions (Darrell Sargent) 7:10-7:30: Presentation about Coordinated Planning Program (Lisa Kahn/Denise Carbol) 7:30-8:45 Questions & Discussion (All) 8:45 Wrap up, future opportunities & next steps 9:00 Conclude for the evening

3. Introductions
Developed Areas: Denise Carbol & Lisa Kahn Centre City: Juliet Pitts Main Streets: Jyde Heaven Green Line SE: Christine Khandl & David Couroux Land Use Bylaw: Stephen Pearce & Jeff Haggett Urban Design: Afrah Rayes
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4. Why are we here?
The anticipated growth in population, and changes in demographics over the next 60 years, brings a need for more and different types of house forms in different locations throughout the city.

5. Goals
We are directing growth that benefits and increases opportunities for all residents to ensure sustainability, strong economies and community well-being.

6. Finding the right balance for growth and change
The Municipal Development Plan encourages future housing and job growth in distinct areas of the city.

7. Timing: Why now? Projects help implement strategic growth
Main streets: Council direction
First project about MDP implementation for strategic growth & community amenity
Green Line: Opportunity to capitalize on government level funding
City needs to show we are actively planning for this infrastructure
Links between projects

8. Process for Developed Areas Guidebook & Local Area Plans

9. What are the changes to the MDP?
Not anticipating major amendments
Maintaining core principles & goals
Consistency in terminology
Ensure MDP reflects the Main Streets &
Green Line Plans

10. What are the draft Guidebooks?
The Developed Areas Guidebook is currently being created in conjunction with the Green Line SE Station Area Plans & the Main Streets Projects
The Centre City Guidebook is currently being created in conjunction with the East Village and Downtown West ARP’s
Key Features:
Guidebooks only apply to those communities or areas where a local area plan indicates it applies
Provides common (standard) policies
Land Use Framework (Residential,
Mixed Use, Employment)
Urban Design & Built Form
Transportation & Transit
Parks & Open Space
Infrastructure/Utilities
Community Services & Amenities

11. What are local area plans?
Local Area Plans currently underway for Green Line SE:
Inglewood
Ramsay
South Hill
Millican-Ogden
Local Area Plans currently underway for
Centre City:
East Village
Downtown West
Draft guidebooks will apply to these areas only until
new/future local area plans are contemplated

12. Topics of the local area plan
Local area plan contain the following information that indicate the unique, specific local characteristics of a particular area:
Unique area specific requirements or constraints
Local implementation projects
Historic resources
Boundary and location of land uses
Development intensity and building heights
Preservation and integration of unique natural features
Local open space, pedestrian and cycling networks
Public art integrated with public places
Other special features and policies
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13. Main Streets
The Main Streets initiative started with an intensive public engagement process to understand what local residents, businesses and main street users see as concerns, benefits or future opportunities for main street neighbourhoods. Report back to communities about what the team has heard for the Main Streets project Developed Areas Guidebook will be included in engagement about Main Streets as well as a local area planning process to determine appropriate land use, heights, built form etc. Land Use Bylaw Districts will apply to these areas to help ensure the desires for the Main Streets can be realized.

14. What is the new land use district?
The new Mixed Use District is being developed to encourage redevelopment that reflects the vision for mixed use areas established through the Green Line charrettes and Main Streets engagement.
Key Features:
Intended to provide for a mix of retail, restaurant, commercial and residential uses
Used in mixed use areas of Activity Centres and Main Streets
Characterized by flexible mixed-use development with active street-oriented uses
Accommodates a mix of residential and non-residential uses in the same building, or as a mix of single use buildings throughout the district
Accommodate varying building density established through maximum floor area
Accommodate varying building height established through maximum building height for individual parcels ratios for individual parcels
In specified locations, promote developments with storefronts along a continuous block face on the commercial street

15. City Initiated Land Use Redesignations
City initiated redesignations are when administration undertakes the application to redesignate based on alignment with a Local Area Plan, such as the Inglewood ARP. Advertisement & notification will still occur as the normal process Redesignation process will commence in 2017 for portions yet to be determined within Inglewood, Ramsay, South Hill, and Millican-Ogden

16. What are the urban design guidelines
Urban design guidelines provide an extra layer of guidance about built form and design to ensure development happens in a way that creates an active and interesting street presence Work will commence in 2017 to establish urban design guidelines to complement the guidebook and future ARP’s

17. Timeline: Open House Schedule
June 21: Green Line SE: Inglewood, Ramsay ARPs, Developed Areas Guidebook, Land Use Bylaw District & AVPA regulation East Village ARP & Centre City Guidebook June 22: Green Line SE: Millican-Ogden ARP, South Hill SAP, Developed Areas Guidebook & Land Use Bylaw District June 28: Downtown West ARP & Centre City Guidebook July/August: Local community consultation – ARP’s, Guidebook, LUB September: Open houses to show draft plans for Inglewood ARP, Ramsay ARP, Millican-Ogden ARP, South Hill SAP, Developed Areas Guidebook & Land Use Bylaw District

18. Timeline: Approvals/Council
September 22: Anticipated Calgary Planning Commission for: Centre City Guidebook, East Village ARP & Downtown West ARP
October 20: Anticipated Calgary Planning Commission for: Inglewood ARP, Ramsay ARP, Millican-Ogden ARP, South Hill SAP, Developed Areas Guidebook & Land Use Bylaw District
November 7: Anticipated Public Hearing of Council for: Centre City Guidebook, East Village ARP & Downtown West ARP
December 5: Anticipated Public Hearing of Council for: Inglewood ARP, Ramsay ARP, Millican-Ogden ARP, South Hill SAP, Developed Areas Guidebook & Land Use Bylaw District
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19. Next Steps What can happen next?
Working sessions with communities who want to focus on individual projects
More dialogue about each project, their relationship to one another etc
Draft plans – available June 23rd online (
Feedback can be given through an online survey or by contacting the project leads

20. Questions & Discussion

21. Structure of the Guidebook
Land Use Concept
Neighbourhoods can be broken down into a combination of the following areas. Each category describes a specific character, scale, form and intensity of uses. By setting common policies, there can be consistent guidance in how our neighbourhoods develop.
Applying The Categories & Character Areas
Each neighbourhood will have a different arrangement and number of categories and character areas that apply that is unique to each neighbourhood. The boundaries of these areas may be determined by strategic investment, opportunities, constraints, and the neighbourhoods’ aspirations.
Land Use Categories: Character/Uses
Character Areas: Scale, Form, Intensity
Mixed Use
Lively areas, active throughout the day and evening; supporting a broad mix of uses and higher intensities
Mixed Use: High Density
Mixed Use: Urban
Mixed Use: Neighbourhood
Residential
Predominantly residential uses at a variety of densities, with support commercial and services
Residential: High Density
Residential: Mid Rise
Residential: Low Rise
Residential: Ground Oriented
Employment
Areas of primarily employment intensive uses including industrial and mixed use/office
Employment Intensive: Industrial
Employment Intensive: Mixed

22. Structure of the Guidebook
Overlays
Overlays can be used on top of a character area to identify where additional policies are needed to achieve a specific outcome. These may represent opportunities or constraints in a neighbourhood
Applying The Overlays
The locations of these overlays are unique to each neighbourhood, and may or may not be used in each local area plan. Overlays allow the City to identify opportunities for investment or future change.
Hub
These are typically the busiest and most active area in the neighbourhood. Hubs promote active uses at grade, and a pedestrian oriented environment.
Required ground floor retail (businesses, shops, food service, personal service)
No single use, large format retail
Finer grain building frontage
Transition
These areas identify a needed transition between different uses, scale and intensity between two areas where consideration is more specific to an appropriate balance to mitigate negative impacts.
Range of uses that are appropriate to bridge two areas
May accommodate larger use areas
Comprehensive Future Planning Area
These are large or strategic sites that will have a unique opportunity to develop long term, where more consideration will be needed to a comprehensive approach to the area.
Comprehensive plan submission with requirements
Higher intensities are possible
Could incorporate larger campuses, institutional etc
Standard/Common Policies: Common or standard policies will be developed that area applicable to the general neighbourhoods as a whole.
Mobility
Community Services & Amenities
Infrastructure