Rezoning Proposal

Planning and Development has received an application from BDM Enterprises Ltd. to rezone land adjacent to Westfield Road in the Brighton neighbourhood

The subject parcels are currently undeveloped and zoned FUD – Future Urban Development District subject to the Holding Symbol (H) under the City of Saskatoon Zoning Bylaw No. 8770.  The proposal is to change zoning designations on select blocks to R1A – One-Unit Residential District, R1B – Small Lot One-Unit Residential District, and RMTN – Townhouse Residential District.

The zoning amendment will provide for the subdivision and development of one-unit dwellings on the sites zoned R1A and R1B District and street townhouses on the sites zoned RMTN District.  The zoning will provide for development as shown on the approved Brighton Neighbourhood Concept Plan.

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Provide Feedback

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

Planner, Tanner Halonen
tanner.halonen@saskatoon.ca 
306-986-3699

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

Brighton Concept Plan

What is a 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.

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.