City councillors will be deciding on a housing affordability strategy in one week that includes a recommendation to change the base residential zoning district to RC-G, which would allow for duplexes, triplexes, and row houses. This has some councillors at odds, with Ward 1 Coun. Sonya Sharp proposing a motion to streamline the current zoning process instead. The motion was voted against, but Sharp plans to explore other alternatives for the housing strategy debate.
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