City council will discuss fast-tracking the process to approve growth applications for new communities in Calgary that don't require new capital investments from the city.

Council currently only approves new communities once per year, during fall budget adjustments. But the Infrastructure and Planning Committee voted on Wednesday to bring a proposal before council that would allow the city to approve growth applications for new communities any time of year, as long as the community doesn't require new capital investments for costs like utilities or emergency services.

Given the growth Calgary has experienced in the last few years that has put a strain on its housing supply, Mayor Jyoti Gondek argued it's important for the city to expedite its process to consider growth applications outsi

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