City council has voted against holding a plebiscite on a contentious proposal to change the zoning in all residential areas of Calgary. The zoning change would allow for different housing types, such as six-plexes and townhomes, to be built in neighbourhoods that currently only allow single-family homes. If council had approved the motion, a plebiscite would have been held alongside next year's municipal election.
However, a public hearing on the zoning changes will now go ahead in April, as the motion to hold the plebiscite was defeated with six councillors voting in favour and eight opposed
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