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Lethbridge City Council adopts London Road Redevelopment Plan

Jan 24, 2018 | 11:52 AM

LETHBRIDGE –  After several years of planning, consultations, information sessions and public input, the London Road Redevelopment Plan has been unanimously adopted by Lethbridge City Council.

During part two of Monday’s public hearing, council heard from three additional presenters, who reiterated concerns about neighborhood densification, building height for new build or infill homes and apartment buildings, and even inconveniences caused by the traffic diversions on 7 Ave. S.

Kate Connolly, Vice President of the London Road Neighborhood Association, says they still hope council looks at requirements for building height, which they would like capped at four stories, and tighter restrictions on commercial space near/inside homes.

She explains that while the setback requirements on lots when infill homes or new apartment buildings are constructed remains at six metres in the front of the home, there is only a three-metre restriction on how far back on the lot a builder can go.

“They can still make these developments reach way, way back into the backyard…this is why we’re forever rabbiting on about permeable space, because we think it’s important to have the permeable surface there for runoff, as well as for green reasons.”

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And while the association understands that not everyone’s concerns have been addressed or modified, Connolly says it strikes a fairly good balance between what the neighborhood would like to see, what city planners visualize, and what developers want.

Councillor Jeffrey Coffman noted that even though the plan has been adopted, it is an organic document that will change, undergo modifications and will grow in the future.