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Zoning & housing permissions

Which kinds of homes the land-use rules allow, where they can be built and how applications are approved. People are shown across their recorded careers unless dates are set.

Reviewed decisions
10
Sourced statements
0
Evidence last reviewed
Oct 30, 2026

Broader residential permissions

Reviewed land-use decisions where the direction of residential building permissions is explicit. Broader permission does not establish that a home was built. Contextual amendments do not each become another independent score.

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Policy positions

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PersonScore (0–100)Independent decisionsRemove-one lowRemove-one highEvidence statusFirst voteLast vote
Raj Dhaliwal66.6666666667962.575Mixed choicesJan 20, 2026Jun 23, 2026
Only reviewed policy choices are scored. Each independent decision family counts once per measure; choices within one budget or policy package share that family’s weight. statements, promises, absences and contextual amendments do not contribute. Two decisions are the minimum for a position. The sensitivity range shows the score after removing one decision at a time; it is not a statistical confidence interval or a prediction.

Decisions and alternatives

Position evidence and history

DatePersonDecisionRecorded voteMeaning and scoring rationaleUse
Jun 23, 2026
Raj DhaliwalReplace H-GO with R-CG in GlendaleYes
Give final reading to the replacement of H-GO with R-CG.
The minutes explicitly change H-GO to R-CG. The City identifies H-GO as the higher-intensity redevelopment option (source), so a Yes counts toward narrower permissions. No motive is inferred.
Reviewed policy choice
Jun 23, 2026
Raj DhaliwalAdopt H-GO zoning in InglewoodYes
Give final reading to higher-intensity grade-oriented residential permissions.
The minutes specify R-CG to H-GO, which the City describes as allowing higher-intensity redevelopment (source). Only final reading is scored; a missing individual vote is unknown.
Reviewed policy choice
May 12, 2026
Raj DhaliwalConsider H-GO at 3036–3040 29 Street SWYes
Approve the proposed H-GO district for these parcels.
The City's planning report explicitly identifies a residential density increase and more housing choices compared with the existing Direct Control district. Only this site-specific application is scored.
Reviewed policy choice
Apr 8, 2026
Raj DhaliwalRepeal the citywide residential rezoning rulesYes
Pass the amended repeal bylaw at third reading.
The final bylaw narrows the broader residential permissions adopted in 2024. Only this final choice is scored in the repeal family.
Reviewed policy choice
Mar 17, 2026
Raj DhaliwalAdopt H-GO zoning at 2803 – 32 Street SWYes
Give final reading to the H-GO designation.
CPC2026-0069 identifies this specific DC-to-H-GO proposal as increasing residential density and housing choice. Only final reading is scored; the recommendation’s confidential-submission direction is not a separate policy score.
Reviewed policy choice
Feb 17, 2026
Raj DhaliwalAdopt H-GO zoning in Forest LawnYes
Give final reading to the designation allowing higher-intensity grade-oriented redevelopment.
The minutes specify R-CG to H-GO. The City describes H-GO as allowing higher-intensity redevelopment than R-CG (source). Only final reading is scored.
Reviewed policy choice
Jan 20, 2026
Raj DhaliwalAllow H-GO housing at 4939 17 Avenue SWYes
Give the H-GO redesignation final reading.
The confirmed minutes identify the parcel's R-CG-to-H-GO change. Only the final reading is scored, once, for this independent application.
Reviewed policy choice
Jan 20, 2026
Raj DhaliwalAllow H-GO housing at 4816 Bowness Road NWYes
Give this higher-intensity ground-oriented housing district final reading.
The recorded redesignation broadens the ground-oriented residential permissions for this parcel. Separate readings count as one application.
Reviewed policy choice
Jan 20, 2026
Raj DhaliwalConsider H-GO at 2330–2332 5 Avenue NWNo
Reject this particular H-GO application, retaining the existing designation.
A Yes approved an explicitly broader residential district; a No rejected this site-specific proposal. No motive is inferred.
Reviewed policy choice
Dec 15, 2025
Raj DhaliwalRepeal the citywide residential rezoning rulesYes
Pass the amended repeal bylaw at third reading.
Proposed additional R-CG restrictions form part of the same repeal debate and are not additional independent scores.
Context / unscored
Dec 15, 2025
Raj DhaliwalRepeal the citywide residential rezoning rulesYes
Pass the amended repeal bylaw at third reading.
December 2025 direction to prepare a repeal, before the public hearing and final adoption.
Context / unscored
Jun 18, 2024
Raj DhaliwalPrepare a townhouse development-permit exemptionYes
Direct preparation of the exemption amendments and associated housing approval-process work.
This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.
Context / unscored
Recorded choices remain attached to their proposals. Contextual motions are visible and unscored.

How the record developed

DatePersonRecord typeChoice or statementSource
Jun 23, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Replace H-GO with R-CG in Glendale · Yes

The minutes explicitly change H-GO to R-CG. The City identifies H-GO as the higher-intensity redevelopment option (source), so a Yes counts toward narrower permissions. No motive is inferred.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-06-23, PDF page 381 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jun 23, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning in Inglewood · Yes

The minutes specify R-CG to H-GO, which the City describes as allowing higher-intensity redevelopment (source). Only final reading is scored; a missing individual vote is unknown.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-06-23, PDF page 395 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
May 12, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Consider H-GO at 3036–3040 29 Street SW · Yes

The City's planning report explicitly identifies a residential density increase and more housing choices compared with the existing Direct Control district. Only this site-specific application is scored.

City planning report CPC2026-0252, March 26, and confirmed May 12 decision · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Apr 8, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Repeal the citywide residential rezoning rules · Yes

The final bylaw narrows the broader residential permissions adopted in 2024. Only this final choice is scored in the repeal family.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, April 8 continuation, page 195 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Mar 17, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning at 2803 – 32 Street SW · Yes

CPC2026-0069 identifies this specific DC-to-H-GO proposal as increasing residential density and housing choice. Only final reading is scored; the recommendation’s confidential-submission direction is not a separate policy score.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-03-17, PDF page 144 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Feb 17, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Adopt H-GO zoning in Forest Lawn · Yes

The minutes specify R-CG to H-GO. The City describes H-GO as allowing higher-intensity redevelopment than R-CG (source). Only final reading is scored.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, 2026-02-17, PDF page 80 · reviewed Oct 30, 2026
Jan 20, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Allow H-GO housing at 4939 17 Avenue SW · Yes

The confirmed minutes identify the parcel's R-CG-to-H-GO change. Only the final reading is scored, once, for this independent application.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, January 20, pages 10–11 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 20, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Allow H-GO housing at 4816 Bowness Road NW · Yes

The recorded redesignation broadens the ground-oriented residential permissions for this parcel. Separate readings count as one application.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, January 20, pages 11–12 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jan 20, 2026Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Consider H-GO at 2330–2332 5 Avenue NW · No

A Yes approved an explicitly broader residential district; a No rejected this site-specific proposal. No motive is inferred.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, January 20, page 13 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 15, 2025Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Repeal the citywide residential rezoning rules · Yes

Proposed additional R-CG restrictions form part of the same repeal debate and are not additional independent scores.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, April 8 continuation, page 195 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Dec 15, 2025Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Repeal the citywide residential rezoning rules · Yes

December 2025 direction to prepare a repeal, before the public hearing and final adoption.

Confirmed 2026 Council minutes, April 8 continuation, page 195 · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
Jun 18, 2024Raj DhaliwalRecorded vote
Prepare a townhouse development-permit exemption · Yes

This vote is explained as a specific decision and is not included in an issue spectrum.

City Clerk's Council and Committee Votes · reviewed Oct 29, 2026
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Statements and reasons for votes

No sourced statements collected

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Promises and actions

No sourced commitments collected

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