{"id":177,"date":"2026-11-01T14:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/?p=177"},"modified":"2026-11-01T14:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T14:00:00","slug":"edmonton-considers-balanced-zoning-for-thoughtful-community-growth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/2026\/11\/01\/edmonton-considers-balanced-zoning-for-thoughtful-community-growth\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Considers Balanced Zoning for Thoughtful Community Growth"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"roomvu-news-container\">\n<p>The province has directed Edmonton to revert its zoning bylaws back to the pre-2024 framework, which means restoring on-site parking requirements and putting new limits on high-density infill. Edmonton has three months to make these changes, and another 18 months to hold new public consultations. Watching from Calgary, I\u2019m always interested in how policy shifts like this can shape the character of a city\u2014and the options available to families and investors alike. After 18 years in real estate, I\u2019ve seen firsthand how zoning rules can influence everything from neighborhood feel to renovation potential. It\u2019s a reminder of how important these decisions are for anyone thinking about their next move, whether you\u2019re searching for your first home or eyeing your next project.<\/p>\n<p>\t<a class=\"roomvu-news-continue\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ctvnews.ca\/edmonton\/article\/premier-danielle-smith-set-to-announce-new-rules-around-housing-growth\/\"><\/p>\n<div>Continue to full article<\/div>\n<p>\t<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The province has directed Edmonton to revert its zoning bylaws back to the pre-2024 framework, which means restoring on-site parking requirements and putting new limits on high-density infill. Edmonton has three months to make these changes, and another 18 months to hold new public consultations. Watching from Calgary, I\u2019m always interested in how policy shifts [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":208,"featured_media":178,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-177","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest-posts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/208"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":179,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177\/revisions\/179"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.keepitsimplesold.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}