Discretionary Use Proposal

Kake Holdings Inc. has applied for Discretionary Use approval to develop a Parking Station at 1213 1st Ave North in the Kelsey-Woodlawn neighbourhood. This site is zoned R2 - One and Two-Unit Residential District under Bylaw No. 8770, 2009 The City of Saskatoon Zoning Bylaw (Zoning Bylaw). The purpose of the R2 District is to provide for residential development in the form of one and two-unit dwellings as well as related community uses.

The Zoning Bylaw defines defines a Parking Stations as "a site used for the parking of private passenger vehicles when such parking is ancillary to a permitted principal use located on an adjacent or nearby site."

Subject to Discretionary Use approval, 1213 1st Ave N will be permitted to operate as a Parking Station which will provide parking for approximately 14 vehicles. The site is currently occupied by a one-unit dwelling which is proposed to be demolished. The parking surface is required to be hard surfaced (asphalt, concrete, etc.) and the site must be landscaped as per the requirements listed in the Zoning Bylaw

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Provide Feedback

Questions and comments on this proposal are invited at this time by contacting: 

Tyler Kopp, Planner 

tyler.kopp@saskatoon.ca

306.986.3639

Site Plan:

What is a Discretionary Use?

All property in the City of Saskatoon is assigned a zoning designation. Within each zoning designation, specific land uses are either permitted, prohibited, or discretionary. A Discretionary Use is a land use that is generally consistent with the permitted uses in a zoning district. As per Section 4.7.2 of the Zoning Bylaw, a Discretionary Use may be allowed either at the discretion of City Council or City Administration. Either approving authority can approve, approve with conditions, or deny a Discretionary Use application. The approving authority for a Parking Station in the R2 District is City Council.

The Planning and Development Department evaluates Discretionary Use applications on a case-by-case basis considering the site itself, as well as the surrounding context including nearby land uses. A Discretionary Use approval is applied to a specific site, not the applicant. Any change in size or intensity of the use approved would require a new Discretionary Use application.

What is a Parking Station?

The Zoning Bylaw defines defines a Parking Stations as "a site used for the parking of private passenger vehicles when such parking is ancillary to a permitted principal use located on an adjacent or nearby site."

Process

When a Discretionary Use application is received by the Planning and Development Department, it is circulated to internal Civic Departments to identify conformance or conflict with the Official Community Plan, the Zoning Bylaw, and any other applicable policies and regulations.  Departments that review the application include Planning and Development, Transportation & Construction, Environment & Utilities, Fire & Protective Services, and Building Standards.

Once the application has been reviewed by internal Civic Departments, public consultation on the application is undertaken.  Registered property owners typically within 75 to 150 metres of the subject site and the Ward Councillor are notified of the proposed Discretionary Use application as per the City’s Public Notice Policy.  When considered necessary, a public information meeting may be held to provide information to area residents on the Discretionary Use application, answer questions, and receive feedback.

Information collected from the internal review and public consultation processes will be considered by City Administration or City Council.  The application may then be approved, approved with conditions, or denied.