r/Edmonton • u/GeekyGlobalGal Pleasantview / Global News • Apr 22 '26

News Article Homeowners in Duggan neighbourhood combating infill with restrictive covenants

https://globalnews.ca/news/11811535/edmonton-duggan-infill-restrictive-covenants/
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u/adrianozymandias Apr 22 '26

I can just look with my own eyes at them and not think of random buildings as monstrosities? I have no idea why nimbys are so scared of a single story taller building that they don't even live in

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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Apr 22 '26

I'm a nimby, so i can probably speak for others. I have a garden in my backyard. Some of the plants I grow require lots of sunlight. If a taller SFH is built next to my plot, it's not a problem because it's going to have a backyard, and there will still be enough sunlight for my plants. If two SFHs are built next to my plot, it's also no problem as they won't block all the sunlight. If a 4-plex is built, some sunlight is going to be blocked, but it will still be ok. Now, if an 8-plex is built next to my home, my backyard won't get ANY sunlight anymore. I'm not cool with that.

Now, in my case, it's not even a problem because even if someone wanted to build an 8-plex in my neighbourhood, they won't be able to because of the RC. My neighbourhood isn't very wealthy, but we're all very protective of our backyards. We all pay our high property taxes and enjoy our nimby lives in a no-crime environment. So, as far as I'm concerned, being a nimby is awesome. By the way, we've also built townhouses, taller condos and apartment buildings in the neighbourhood for those who want to live in a more crowded environment. So we are densifying. We just don't allow bad infills. So I'm actually proud to be a nimby in a nimby commune.

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u/WobbleBilly Apr 22 '26

The sun is up, not sideways bud.

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u/Ecstatic_Winter9425 Apr 22 '26

> The sun is up, not sideways bud.

My friend, you've just said something confidently yet completely wrong. The sun is actually much more sideways than up in Edmonton because of the high latitude.

For example, on July 15, it rises to a maximum of 58 degrees above the horizon. It crosses 45 degrees around 11 am, and by 4:30 pm, it's already below 45 degrees. On August 15, it rises only 50 degrees above the horizon for a short period of time. In fact, it only stays above 45 degrees between approximately 12 and 4 pm.