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trevorhayden said:
A lot of NIMBYs are criticizing the City for the lack of design standards for infill projects. What they don't seem to know is this is actually the UCP's fault. The Municipal Government Act LITERALLY BANS municipalities from regulating building, design, and site plans. Once again, the UCP/PC craps on Edmonton and our city government has to take the blame.
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There’s plenty of big things wrong you can rightfully blame the UCP for but I don’t think this is one of them.

There is a City bylaw mandating certain projects by size and by location be presented to The Edmonton Design Committee (EDC) whose review mandate extends being the site in question.

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This could absolutely be adapted to infill projects of a particular type and/or size without requiring provincial approval or amendments to the MGA..
 


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The cynical side of me wonders if Cartmell's not showing up/voting on changes to the contentious zoning bylaw was because he calculated it would be better for him politically to keep the controversy going rather than support a solution that would have eased much of the concern.
 
David A said:
The cynical side of me wonders if Cartmell's not showing up/voting on changes to the contentious zoning bylaw was because he calculated it would be better for him politically to keep the controversy going rather than support a solution that would have eased much of the concern.
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I don’t think it’s all that cynical to wonder that..
 
trevorhayden said:
A lot of NIMBYs are criticizing the City for the lack of design standards for infill projects. What they don't seem to know is this is actually the UCP's fault. The Municipal Government Act LITERALLY BANS municipalities from regulating building, design, and site plans. Once again, the UCP/PC craps on Edmonton and our city government has to take the blame.
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Not sure where you would have heard this, but it's not true. It's the first thing listed in the Land Use section.

640(1) Every municipality must pass a land use bylaw.
(1.1) A land use bylaw may prohibit or regulate and control the use and development of land and buildings in a municipality, including, without limitation, by

(a) imposing design standards,

(b) determining population density,

(c) regulating the development of buildings,

(d) providing for the protection of agricultural land, and

(e) providing for any other matter council considers necessary to regulate land use within the municipality.
 

Developers want Alberta government to intervene on Canmore vacancy tax​


It seems like the ask here is for the GoA to amend the Municipal Government Act to ban municipalities from creating property tax subclasses based on occupancy of a residence. Regardless of whether or not you agree with this policy's effects in Canmore, it would have ripple effects in Edmonton because of the City's Derelict Residential Property Subclass. It's only a pilot project for now, but it has shown extremely promising results and municipalities across Alberta have been contacting the City's FCS department to ask about how they can implement a similar initiative.

Derelict property remediation is in everyone's best interest, including developers. Hopefully the UCP don't squeeze out a half-baked policy that kills a great program.
 
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'I was stuck': Coun. Tim Cartmell apologizes for missing key infill vote

The Edmonton mayoral candidate said he was travelling in an area with no internet access.
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“I’m sorry that I’ve let down people that were counting on me to be there, including the Better Edmonton team members. I really wish it had been a different set of circumstances,” said Cartmell, adding, “I just pledge that I won’t let myself get into a similar set of circumstances again.”
 
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