Residents of Lakeview, a southwest Calgary community, are holding information sessions to discuss using "restrictive covenants" on land titles to oppose the city's new blanket rezoning (R-CG) bylaw. They are concerned about potential impacts like loss of green space, overshadowing, overcrowding, and traffic issues. This comes after Calgary city council voted 9-6 in May to change the default residential zoning to allow for more densification. Lakeview Community Association has partnered with a law firm to draft these documents, following a similar exploration by Lake Bonavista residents who retained lawyer Curtis Marble for the same purpose in September.
Lakeview residents discuss ‘restrictive covenants’ to block rezoning
Calgary
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TL;DR: Key points with love ❤️Residents of Lakeview, a southwest Calgary community, are holding information sessions to discuss using "restrictive covenants" on land titles to oppose the city's new blanket rezoning (R-CG) bylaw. They are concerned about potential impacts like loss of green space, overshadowing, overcrowding, and traffic issues. This comes after Calgary city council voted 9-6 in May to change the default residential zoning to allow for more densification. Lakeview Community Association has partnered with a law firm to draft these documents, following a similar exploration by Lake Bonavista residents who retained lawyer Curtis Marble for the same purpose in September.
Trending- 1 September (previous year): Lake Bonavista homeowners retained lawyer Curtis Marble to draft restrictive covenants.
- 2 May: Calgary city council voted 9-6 to revise the city’s land-use bylaw to R-CG.
- 3 Current: Lakeview community hosting information sessions at the Lakeview Community Association at 7 p.m. to discuss restrictive covenants.
- Potential legal action by residents to protect property
- Increased community opposition to city rezoning plans
- Potential for restrictive covenants to limit future development in affected areas
What: Lakeview residents are discussing and considering implementing "restrictive covenants" on their land titles.
When: Information sessions are taking place (current). City council voted in May. Lake Bonavista explored this in September (previous year).
Where: Lakeview, southwest Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Lake Bonavista.
Why: To push back against the city's new blanket rezoning (R-CG) bylaw, which they fear will negatively impact their neighborhood through increased densification, loss of green space, overshadowing, overcrowding, and traffic concerns.
How: By adding restrictive covenants to land titles, which prevent land use changes unless all involved parties legally agree. The Lakeview Community Association has partnered with a law firm to draft these documents.