Rezoning Proposal - WITHDRAWN

**NOTICE:  This rezoning application has now been withdrawn at the request of the applicant.  The file is now closed and no further steps in the rezoning process will be undertaken. This rezoning proposal was never presented to the Municipal Planning Commission or City Council.**

Griffin Properties Inc. has applied to rezone 535 Avenue H South (located on the northwest corner of the intersection of Avenue H South and 17^th Street West) to accommodate the development of a multiple-unit dwelling containing 8 units, subject to a Zoning Agreement. 

For this application, a Zoning Agreement is proposed to be employed to address specific development standards respecting building form, building height, number of dwelling units, and parking.  Other items may be identified during the review process.

The proposed development is a street townhouse with 4 side-by-side 2-storey dwelling units with 2 bedrooms each, and 4 separate 1 bedroom units located in the basement level.  A total of 11 on-site parking spaces are proposed.  

The property is currently zoned R2 – One and Two Unit Residential, which provides for a maximum of 2 dwelling units on a site.

Location Map

Provide Feedback

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

Brent McAdam, Senior Planner
brent.mcadam@saskatoon.ca
(306) 986-3688

Appropriate alternatives to public information meetings are being evaluated in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.  Based on the response to this notice, next steps in the engagement process will be determined.

Renderings & Site Plans for 535 Avenue H South

**NOTICE:  This rezoning application has now been withdrawn at the request of the applicant.  The file is now closed and no further steps in the rezoning process will be undertaken. This rezoning proposal was never presented to the Municipal Planning Commission or City Council.**

Building Rendering (from 17th Street West):

Proposed Site Plan:

Proposed Building Elevations:

What is Rezoning?

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

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 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 a Zoning Agreement?

In some instances, a regulatory tool called a Zoning Agreement may be used when a specific development is proposed as part of a rezoning application.  A Zoning Agreement is a binding legal agreement that, if approved by City Council, is tied to the land and ensures that only the specific development proposal put forward by the applicant can be constructed on the property.  The Agreement may specify permitted uses of the land and standards respecting building form, scale, and site layout, among other considerations.

Rezoning Process

When a rezoning application is received by Planning and Development, it is reviewed for conformance with the Official Community Plan, Zoning Bylaw and other applicable city planning policies and development regulations.  It 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 75-150 metres of the subject site, the Community Association, and the Ward Councillor are notified of the rezoning application and are invited to provide questions and comment. 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 to approve or deny the rezoning 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 a rezoning application rests with City Council, who consider 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 in person regarding the rezoning application at the Public Hearing.