Summary#

Calgary Council approved the Lewisburg outline plan and land use amendment at 15350 – 6 Street NE and 15375 – 15 Street NE, in Ward 3. The plan to subdivide the 100.50-hectare site was approved earlier by Calgary Planning Commission, acting as Council’s designated approving authority, with conditions; Council passed the rezoning bylaw at third reading on September 15, 2026. The stated goal is to allow a neighbourhood with housing, local businesses and community amenities.

• The land was redesignated from Future Urban Development to residential, multi-residential, mixed-use and several public-purpose districts, including school, park, community service and recreation uses. The final mixed-use district is MU-1 General.
• The outline plan sets a framework for subdivision and development, including low- and medium-density housing, local commercial uses, parks, open space, a school site and a future municipal facility for a permanent fire station and household hazardous waste collection.
• The outline plan is subject to conditions. A City staff report says the pipeline crossing the site requires additional soil cover: 1.5 metres rather than the current 1.0 metre.
• Council passed the bylaw 15–0. One person spoke at the public hearing; the supplied minutes do not give the person’s comments.

What it means for you#

• The applicant and future developers: The rezoning and outline plan allow them to pursue subdivision and development consistent with the approved plan and its conditions. They do not, by themselves, approve every building or construction activity.
• Future residents and nearby communities: The plan allows a mix of housing and local commercial uses, along with planned parks, open space and a school site. The report anticipates 23.7 housing units per gross developable hectare; it does not give a total number of homes.
• The general public: The decision does not itself build the school or fire station, or set a construction schedule. A permit application for excavation, stripping and grading was under review when City staff wrote their report.

Money#

City staff reported no anticipated financial impact, but the materials do not give a cost estimate.

• The materials do not state the cost of the planned infrastructure, future municipal facilities or pipeline-related soil work, or who will pay those costs.

What is unclear#

• The materials do not give a build-out schedule, total home count, or building heights.
• They do not set out the costs, funding or delivery timing for the school, fire station, parks and other infrastructure.
• The final mixed-use district is MU-1 General, replacing an earlier recommendation for MU-2 Active Frontage. The materials do not explain the change’s effect on street-level design.
• The applicant did not conduct outreach. City staff circulated the application and received no comments; the content of the one public-hearing speaker’s comments is not included.

Case for#

• City staff say the plan aligns with the Keystone Hills Area Structure Plan and connects with development in Lewiston.
• Staff say the anticipated housing density exceeds the Municipal Development Plan minimum and that the plan would provide a range of housing choices.
• Staff say local commercial, school, park and community-facility sites could meet some local needs and provide employment areas.

Case against#

• City staff identified a potential safety risk from an ATCO gas pipeline crossing the site. Staff say an assessment found that increasing the soil cover to 1.5 metres would make the proposed densities consistent with the cited land-use safety guidelines.
• The applicant did not conduct outreach, and the materials do not describe the hearing speaker’s views. The supplied information therefore gives little detail about public concerns or support.
• The change from the earlier Active Frontage district to the final General district may matter for street-level design, but the materials do not explain how.