The Calgary Sun, Calgary, AB - 16/05
Calgary city council has approved the Beltline Area Redevelopment Plan that offers density bonuses for heritage preservation. The density bonus system will allow developers who preserve Beltline heritage to transfer or sell an old structure's density rights to a new building. It means a developer hoping to add height or floor space to a new condo tower can grow taller by simply buying and protecting a heritage building, with a promise never to knock it down. "The plan will be the toast of history-loving Calgarians. It's really significant - it's the first time it's happened in Calgary. It's the first community that has agreed to a density bonus for heritage," said Ald. Madeleine King.
News summary courtesy the Heritage Canada Foundation
Go to the top for more information about the Beltline ARP.Statistics: Posted by Bob van Wegen — Sat May 27, 2006 8:38 pm
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Thread edited June 9.
There are many aspects of the draft Beltline Area Redevelopment Plan that affect heritage in the historic Beltline neighbourhoods of Connaught and Victoria Park. After two trips to Calgary Planning Commission and some revisions, it was passed by City Council on May 15. A representative of the Calgary Heritage Initiative was there to speak in general support of the plan.
The City's Beltline ARP page, including the March 15 version of the draft ARP - the latest available on-line at this time:The draft Beltline ARP was first reviewed by CPC on December 15, 2005, two weeks after an open house on November 30. The reception was generally positive, but it was sent back to Administration for more work on several areas, in particular the density bonusing scheme, and issues raised in a number of letters from stakeholders, including correspondence from CHI (see the next post). Administration was scheduled to bring a revised plan to CPC on February 23. They delivered an interim report and the draft came back to CPC on March 23. The draft was endorsed by CPC, and sent on to Council which passed it with revisions on May 15.
The report for the March 23 meeting of CPC, regarding the latest draft of the Beltline ARP, is posted here (pdf): http://www.calgary.ca/docgallery/BU/pla ... 05_034.pdf
The CPC report to Council, May 15: http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/ ... 3D26430122
Council Minutes, May 15: http://www.calgary.ca/portal/server.pt/ ... %2D05%2D15
Statistics: Posted by Bob van Wegen — Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:48 am
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