Redistricting Applications (Also known as Rezoning)

Your redistricting application has to be consistent with the statutory plans that the City has in place to guide development.

These statutory plans include:

• Our City's Municipal Development Plan
• Any Area Structure or Redevelopment Plans where the subject parcel or area is located

The Land Use Bylaw is the tool used to implement the other plans.

Your application must meet the mandatory requirements and include the required information outlined below:

Mandatory requirements

Your redistricting applications must include:

• The legal land description.
• The municipal address of the redistricting (if available).
• The area and perimeter measurements of the redistricting.
• Applicable fees.
• A paper copy and electronic copy of:
  • A key plan showing the general area of the redistricting in relation to the larger area.
  • A redistricting plan that shows the specific land to be redistricted with perimeter and area measurements, current and proposed land use district(s), legal land description and municipal address.

Please note:

• Many redistricting applications are submitted at the same time as subdivision applications. The information required is different for both applications and the redistricting application has to be dealt with prior to subdivision being approved by the City.

Required information

We accept redistricting applications in letter format and evaluate your redistricting application based on the following information:

• Is your proposed redistricting application for an area governed by an Area Structure Plan (ASP)?
  • How the proposed redistricting conforms to the ASP?
  • How the proposed redistricting does not conform to the ASP?
• Is your proposed redistricting application for an area governed by an Area Redevelopment Plan (ARP)?
  
  • How the proposed redistricting conforms to the ARP?
  • How the proposed redistricting does not conform to the ARP?
  • Please provide a specific development proposal.

• Your application should address servicing infrastructure and connections:
  • Stormwater drainage and storage management.
  • Pedestrian and vehicular traffic impacts of the redistricting (both on and off the site). 
  • Servicing capacity for the area.
  • Firefighting water requirements and an evaluation of the need to oversize lines.
• Your application should address environmental impacts that could be related to the redistricting: 
  • Illustrate how the proposed land use(s) will fit with the overall land use in the area.
  • Indicate where park land, school sites and/or stormwater management facilities are included in the redistricting.
  • Address such uses in terms of municipal reserve owing and in terms of how these uses fit in with the City's Parks and Open Space Master Plan.
  • Present proposed signage to market the land and advise of future development.
  • Include how landscaping will be addressed. 

If your application is related to a specific development proposal, it should also include:

• A graphic illustration of the proposed development and how it compares with neighbouring developments.
• Any access and parking requirements.
• Any notable requirements or features of the proposed development.