An application has been made to redesignate the land use for a parcel of land in Chinatown at 3 Ave SW & 1 St SW. The image below highlights the location of the site.

What is a land use redesignation?

A redesignation takes place when the land use district of a parcel of land is changed to a different land use district. This changes the rules of what the owner of the land is able to build in the future. Any owner of a site or their representatives may apply to have the land use designation of the site changed by way of a Land Use Amendment. The final decision on a change of land use is made by City Council.

What land use changes are being proposed by the applicant?

• The land use application, which is currently under review by The City of Calgary, is looking to change the potential building height and density of the buildings compared to the current rules on the site.
• The application is also is looking to change the kinds of uses, or activities, that would be allowed to occur on the site as part of future developments.
• In looking at the application, it is important to remember that what is being sought is a change to the Land Use Designation, or Zoning, of the property. This means that we are assessing a change to the set of development rules which apply to the site, and not the details of a specific development. Those details, such as the look of the building or the number of parking stalls, are assessed at the Development Permit stage.
• When we look at the subject site, the main changes being proposed are to the building height and density [expressed in Floor Area Ratio (FAR)], which are summarized in the chart and written description below.

The graphic below highlights the density changes that are proposed compared to what is allowed on the site today. The solid lines represent the base density that is currently allowed for future development. The dotted lines represent the “bonus” density that would be allowed, when a development includes things that provide benefit for the public, such as public art or open space. See the graphic below or review the Detailed Application Explanation for more information.

What are your thoughts on this land use application?

As part of the Planning Chinatown engagement process, we want to hear your thoughts on this application. We want to understand how you think the application aligns with the draft principles (see the Draft Guiding Principles section) and what changes could improve the application to better align with these draft principles for Chinatown.

位于唐人街3 Ave SW夹1 St SW的一整块土地 已提出申请，希望重新指定土地用途。以下图像标明了该土地的位置。

当一整块土地的使用区域更改为不同的土地使用区域，该土地用途即获得重新指定。这改变了土地所有者能在未来兴建何种建筑物的规定。任何土地所有者或他们的代表都能以“土地使用修订”来申请更改土地用途。土地用途更改的最终决定是由市议会作出。

这份土地使用的申请目前正由卡尔加里市政府审查中，申请的目的是希望更改目前对该土地上可能的建筑物高度和密度所做的规定，也希望更改未来开发方案中所允许的使用类别或活动。以下图表标明了拟议中的密度变更，并与目前允许的内容作出比较。实线代表未来开发方案所允许的基本密度。虚线代表一个开发方案在提供公共艺术或开放空间等公共福利后可以允许的“额外”密度。对于本申请的更多详细信息，请点击这里。

我们希望听取您对于这份土地用途申请的看法。

作为“规划唐人街”参与过程的一部分，我们希望听取您对于这份申请的看法。我们想知道您认为这份申请如何符合草拟的原则以及什么样的更改能让这份申请更为完善，更符合唐人街的这些草拟的原则。