Planning & Development News

Land Use Redesignation at 1222 5 Avenue

The Community Planning Committee held a public meeting to begin discussions on a proposed land use redesignation on the north side of 5 Avenue at 12 Street.  Read the CPC’s letter to IBI here:  IBI Land Use Redesignation Public Review Letter – 23 Jan., 2011

Another public meeting on the redesignation will be held in the near future, perhaps as early as January 31.  Check back often for updates.

Planning & Development News

St. John’s Church Site Development Permit Review

The Community Planning Committee reviewed the latest plans for the St. John’s Church site development. The CPC’s submission to the City is here: HSCA CPC St. John’s DP Letter Review – 12 Oct, 2010

Planning & Development News

Pre-Development Permit Application Review Battistella Developments Proposal

HSCA Community Planning Committee Pre-Development Permit Application Review Battistella Developments Proposal – 1037 2 Avenue NW

Here is the CPC Review Letter – Battistella Developents Proposal at 1037 2 Avenue NW, 5 Oct 2010 (PDF)

Note: Members of the public who attended the Public Open House on 16 September 2010 are encouraged to submit their feedback directly to the landowner-developer:

Battistella Developments

Attn: Mr. Paul Battistella
1432 1st Street SW Calgary, AB
T2R0V8
Tel: 403.264.2992

If you have any questions for the HSCA Community Planning Committee, please contact David White at hscaplanningcommittee@gmail.com

HSCA Blog

Memorial Dr Pedestrian Crossing Results

Update from The City of Calgary:

This summer, City of Calgary Transportation consulted with residents of Hillhurst-Sunnyside regarding pedestrian crossing options for Memorial Dr. The main objective of this consultation was to establish one pedestrian crossing that is safe, and provides appropriate connectivity between the community and the pathway system close to the Peace Bridge. The Transportation department determined that a pedestrian crossing at either 7 St or 8 St N.W. fulfills these criteria.

As part of the engagement exercise, The City sought community input on whether the pedestrian crossing should be left at 7 St or moved to 8 St N.W. The attached documents provide more information on the process, background provided to residents and an in-depth description of feedback. Of the 313 responses, 60% prefer the Memorial Drive pedestrian crossing to remain in place. Therefore, The City will maintain the existing pedestrian crossing at 7 St N.W. A new crossing at 8 St will not be installed.

HSCA Blog

Memorial Drive Pedestrian Crossing Feedback

Note that the deadline is July 18, 2010. The feedback forms were mailed out to all residents in the community. Unfortunately mailboxes with ‘no junk mail’ signs did not receive them. If you did not receive your feedback package you can pick one up at the HSCA or go online to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/pedestriancrossing.

Planning & Development News

Hillhurst Sunnyside Non-Profit Housing Task Force

The minutes from the meeting on June 10 are below. The next meeting is Thursday, July 22 at HSCA.
Continue reading »

HSCA Blog

Peace Bridge Traffic Lights on Memorial Drive and 8th Street Update

In the last week there was a lot of media coverage about the City installing a new set of traffic lights on Memorial Drive and 8th Street. For the record, the community (including the HSCA Board and Community Planning Committee) have not been consulted on this yet. David White, chair of the Community Planning Committee, and I were contacted by the department in charge of building the bridge. We have clearly expressed that the community is very much interested in working with the City to create and implement a decision that best meets the needs of our community (on this issue and for that matter on any issue that comes up in the future that affects our community). The City has agreed to meet with David and I this month to create a plan on how to best inform the community, in addition to having an opportunity to allow citizens in our community to solicit input on this issue.

David Wilson
President
Hillhurst-Sunnyside Community Association

Planning & Development News

Secondary Suites Study Update

At the 22 March 2010 Regular Meeting of Council, Administration is brought forward a report on the results of an investigation and engagement with the community on the potential of secondary suites on narrow lots in Hillhurst/Sunnyside. The recommendation to Council is that Council receive the report as information only. For reference to both the summary and full report, please see click the follow links:

City Staff Secondary Suites Report to Council (PDF, 48 KB)

City Staff Summary Report to Council (PDF, 24 KB)