City approves Direct Control housing change

Summary#

Calgary City Council passed Bylaw 52D2026 at third reading on May 12, 2026. It changes the land use district for 0.36 hectares at 10011 – 52 Street NE in Cityscape, Ward 5, from Residential – Low Density Mixed Housing (R-G) to Direct Control (DC). City staff say the goal is to support low-density housing and a revised block and road layout.

  • The land use change allows for semi-detached homes and rowhouses on the site, subject to the DC guidelines.
  • Calgary Planning Commission had already approved, with conditions, an outline plan to subdivide 7.89 hectares at the address.
  • Council’s motion passed 13–0; the three readings of the bylaw each passed 15–0.

What it means for you#

  • Landowner and developer: Mattamy Homes Calgary Ltd. can pursue development under the new land use district and approved outline plan, subject to the plan’s conditions and the DC guidelines. The materials say no development permit has been submitted.
  • Cityscape residents and nearby landowners: The decision changes the planning approvals, but does not itself approve a specific building permit or mean construction has begun. City staff report that no public comments were received during their outreach; one person spoke at the public hearing, but the minutes do not give their comments.

Money#

City staff say the proposal is expected to have no financial impact on the City.

  • The materials give no project cost or estimate of development costs.

What is unclear#

  • The supplied materials refer to the DC guidelines and outline-plan conditions, but do not include their details.
  • The materials give a planned density of 31.3 homes per hectare, but no total number of homes.
  • The public-hearing minutes do not say what the person who spoke said.

Case for#

  • City staff say the revised road network and housing layout would support development in a growing community and connect to nearby sites and regional pathways.
  • Staff say the planned density exceeds the minimums in the applicable Municipal Development Plan and area structure plan, and that semi-detached homes and rowhouses could provide more housing options.

Case against#

  • City staff say the proposal does not include specific actions to meet Calgary’s climate strategy; they expect further opportunities to be considered at the development-permit stage.
  • The public-hearing record does not give the speaker’s views, so the available materials do not show their argument for or against the change.

Votes

Public Hearing Meeting of Council, item 7.2.2 (Outline Plan and Land Use Amendment in Cityscape (Ward 5) at 10011 – 52 Street NE, LOC2025-0113, CPC2026-0271): That with respect to Report CPC2026-0271, the following be adopted: That Council give three readings to Proposed Bylaw 52D2026 for the redesignation of 0.36 hectares ± (0.89 acres ±) located at 10011 – 52 Street NE (Portion of SE1/4 Section 22-25-29-4) from Residential – Low Density Mixed Housing (R-G) District to a Direct Control (DC) District, to accommodate low-density residential development,…

For (100%)

Public Hearing Meeting of Council, item 7.2.2 (Outline Plan and Land Use Amendment in Cityscape (Ward 5) at 10011 – 52 Street NE, LOC2025-0113, CPC2026-0271): That Bylaw 52D2026 be introduced and read a first time.

For (100%)

Public Hearing Meeting of Council, item 7.2.2 (Outline Plan and Land Use Amendment in Cityscape (Ward 5) at 10011 – 52 Street NE, LOC2025-0113, CPC2026-0271): That Bylaw 52D2026 be read a second time.

For (100%)

Public Hearing Meeting of Council, item 7.2.2 (Outline Plan and Land Use Amendment in Cityscape (Ward 5) at 10011 – 52 Street NE, LOC2025-0113, CPC2026-0271): That Bylaw 52D2026 be read a third time.

For (100%)