Calgarians protest city's new residential rezoning rules, while some say it would boost affordability

Their angst was also driven by city council's recent motion to change the city's residential zoning rules to allow for the construction of more diverse forms of housing, such as duplexes and row houses, on a single plot without applying for a land-use re-designation.

More than 50 people gathered at South Glenmore Park on Saturday afternoon to rally against the city’s blanket rezoning policy and several development proposals that have been approved despite their opposition.

Most of the protesters were residents of Ward 11, which includes swathes of communities in Southwest Calgary.

Among them was Lesley Farrar, who was concerned about the redevelopment of a shopping plaza near Glenmore Landing that envisions six residential highrises on the edge of the marketplace, with a below-ground parkade and seven other multi-storey buildings that would also house commercial establishments.