Rocky View County (RVC) council gave a unanimous third reading July 12 to amendments to both the Boulder Creek Concept Plan and to the Direct Control (DC) Bylaw that will allow development within the Langdon community to be completed.
According to RVC planner Paul Simon, the original concept plan proposed the development of the land at medium-level densities, to accommodate multi-family residential development. With the change to the plan, he said the overall anticipated density for Boulder Creek is 1.65 units per acre, below the four units per acre allowed within the Langdon Area Structure Plan (ASP).
“The community of Boulder Creek is something that people want larger lots on,” said Area Councillor Rolly Ashdown. “I look forward to the larger lots continuing to be built in Boulder Creek and in Langdon in general.”
The amendments also included updated references to the Langdon ASP, which was adopted in May, as well as updated mapping and an option to extend the operating hours for show homes.
Council approved a redesignation for a residential first parcel out on land northwest of Irricana, at the northeast junction of Range Road 274 and Township Road 280. The redesignation will facilitate the creation of a four-acre first parcel out with a 156-acre remainder, which will require a new gravel approach to the four-acre lot at the time of subdivision.
Approval was given to an application for a site-specific amendment to a DC Bylaw within the Janet ASP to allow a maximum building coverage site of 34 per cent – exceeding the 30 per cent site coverage limit set out in the current bylaw.
According to RVC planner Dominic Kazmierczak, a development permit was issued in 2014 for general industrial use on the parcel, which is located east of the City of Calgary. The permit allows for the construction of a 63,000 square foot 21-bay warehouse, which would cover 33.2 per cent of the 4.36-acre parcel.
Parking in the area is an issue already, according to an adjacent landowner who spoke at the public hearing and requested if the request was approved, “no parking” signs be put up along the road to prevent any further congestion. The applicant also noted parking is available to the front and rear of the property.
As the development will comply with all other aspects of the area bylaws, administration recommended council approve the amendment. A motion from Deputy Reeve Earl Solberg to approve the request was carried unanimously.
