Public Notice - Bylaw No. 11/2024 - Text Amendment to Zoning Bylaw No. 14/2003

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Proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendment to Amend Text

Details:   Yorkton City Council will consider Bylaw No. 11/2024, a text amendment to Bylaw No. 14/2003, to:

Firstly, to amend the Land Use definition of Storage Compounds/Facilities by deleting the current definition to be replaced with the following:

“Storage Compounds/Facilities:  A development used for the exterior or interior storage of items, including, but not limited to vehicles, personal items, products/and or equipment.”

Secondly, by adding the following Special Use Provisions for Storage Compounds/Facilities:

“Storage Compounds/Facilities uses adjacent to Provincial/through highways, arterial and/or collector roadways shall be screened to minimize the visual appearance from the adjacent roadway.  Screening may be in the form of landscaping, fencing or a combination of the two and shall sufficiently obscure the view of the use from the ground to a height of 1.85m (6’).

And thirdly, to add Storage Compounds/Facilities as Permitted Uses in the Heavy Industrial (MI-2) zoning district.

Public Hearing:    City Council will hear all persons who are present and wish to speak to the proposed amendment and all written submissions will be read verbatim, unless the submitter is in attendance to speak on the submission, on Monday, September 9, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in City Hall Council Chambers, Yorkton, SK.

Written Submissions:   If you wish to provide written comments for Council’s consideration, they must be submitted by 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2024. Written submissions must be directed to:

            Jessica Matsalla, Director of Legislation and Procedures
            In Person:      37 Third Avenue North, Yorkton, SK
            Via Mail:         Box 400, Yorkton, SK  S3N 2W3
            Via Email:      jmatsalla@yorkton.ca

For More Information:

To see the full report on this application, and the proposed bylaw, please visit www.Yorkton.ca.  Click or tap on the “Council Meetings” link and select “Agenda and Information Package” for the September 9, 2024 Regular Council Meeting.  The report will be found in the Information Package that follows the Agenda.  

Questions regarding the proposed bylaw may be directed to:                       

            Planning Services
            Phone: (306) 786-1710
            Email: planningservices@yorkton.ca