Proposal

The Planning and Development Department has received an application from Prairie 4 to rezone 1401 11^th Street West within the Holiday Park neighbourhood. 

The site is currently developed as a one-unit dwelling and zoned R2 – One and Two-Unit Dwelling District. The proposed rezoning to RM2 – Low/Medium Density Multiple-Unit Dwelling District would facilitate the redevelopment of the site into a six-unit Multiple Unit Dwelling in the form of townhouses, or other redevelopment in alignment with the RM2 District and development standards.

April 10, 2024 Update

Through the current engagement process, the Planning and Development Department has received questions pertaining to the implications of the proposed RM2 District rezoning. While the applicants have stated their intention to develop a six-unit Multiple Unit Dwelling in the form of townhouses, a rezoning would facilitate redevelopment of the subject property in alignment with the permitted and discretionary uses and  development standards outlined in the RM2 District. 

Please review the R2 District and the proposed RM2 District for a full list of permitted and discretionary uses using the Digital Zoning Bylaw. 

The current engagement period is open until April 18th, 2024. Following the engagement period, a Public Information Meeting will be hosted May 9th, 2024 by the Planning and Development Department as an additional opportunity to provide feedback and ask questions. Please review the 'Public Information Meeting' tab for more details.

A location map showing the subject site in shown below.

What is a Rezoning?

All property in the City of Saskatoon is assigned a zoning designation under the Zoning Bylaw No. 8770, 2009. Specific land uses are permitted, prohibited, or discretionary within each zoning designation.

Applications to change the zoning designation of a property may be considered through a rezoning process, which includes review by City Administration and engagement with the surrounding neighbourhood. All rezoning applications require a decision by City Council at a Public Hearing upon the conclusion of the process.

Rezoning applications are evaluated on a case-by-case basis where both the subject site and the surrounding neighbourhood are considered in the review.

What is the Typical Process for an Amendment Application?

When an amendment application is received by Planning and Development, it is reviewed for conformity with the Official Community Plan, Zoning Bylaw, and other applicable city planning policies and development regulations.  The application is also circulated to other Civic Departments to review technical considerations such as the capacity of water, wastewater, stormwater, and transportation infrastructure to accommodate the proposal.

Once internal review by the relevant Civic Departments is complete, public engagement on the application is undertaken. This phase of the process provides the opportunity for members of the public to review a proposal, ask questions, identify issues, and provide comment. Registered property owners, typically within 150 metres of the subject site, the Community Association, and the Ward Councillor are notified of the application, and are invited to provide questions and comments.  When necessary, a public information meeting is held that may include a formal presentation, and question and answer session.

Following public engagement, Planning and Development prepares a report that includes a recommendation on the application, and outlines information collected from the internal review and public engagement processes. The report is first considered by the Municipal Planning Commission, an advisory committee to City Council. 

The final decision to approve or deny an amendment application rests with City Council which considers the report, and recommendation along with the Municipal Planning Commission’s feedback at a Public Hearing.  Any member of the public is welcome to provide a written submission or address City Council regarding the application at the Public Hearing.

Public Information Meeting Notification

An in-person come-and-go public information meeting is scheduled for May 9^th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in the St. John Elementary School Gymnasium located at 1205 Avenue N South in the Holiday Park neighbourhood in Saskatoon.

Date: May 9^th, 2024

Time: 6:30pm – 8:30pm

Location: St. John Elementary School Gymnasium – 1205 Avenue N South

A notification has been mailed to property owners within 150 metres of the subject site, 1401 11^th St W, and emailed to individuals that had previously submitted comments regarding the application, Ward 2 Councillor Hillary Gough, and the Holiday Park Community Association.