Public hearing scheduled for April 4
The Municipality of Bifrost-Riverton will be holding a public hearing next Thursday to redesignate a parcel of land near the western edge of Arborg for a future multi-lot residential subdivision.
The municipality will hold a public hearing on April 4 at 5 p.m. to consider the re-designation of Roll No. 53600 (170 Philips Dr.) from Commercial General Area to Urban Residential Area to “accommodate a multi-lot residential subdivision.”
Eastern Interlake Planning District CAO and development officer Nancy Thom said the redesignation is necessary to correct a mapping error in the EIPD’s Development Plan.
In the 2011 Zoning Bylaw, the land is already designated as residential, but the EIPD’s Development Plan shows it as a commercial zone, which is incorrect.
“The hearing is to bring the [development] plan into compliance with the Zoning Bylaw so that both documents are compatible,” said Thom. “In order to apply to subdivide, they have to have the correct designation. Once the designation is fixed, they can go ahead and apply for the subdivision.”
According to the EIPD’s circulation package, the proposed residential subdivision will consist of approximately 24 lots with a single road leading to and from St. Phillips Drive. The proposed subdivision is located on the western outskirts of Arborg, close to the junction of highways 68 and 7. There’s no information in the package pertaining to the developer or a timeline for the building of the proposed subdivision.
The municipality was asked if it could share details on the proposed subdivision, including the owner or developer’s name, whether the residential housing will consist of single dwellings on individual lots, or be row housing, condos or rentals, whether the units will include garages and whether the developer will be required to build sidewalks along the proposed road.
“The municipality has not yet received a planning report for Roll 53600 from the Community Planning Branch of Manitoba Municipal & Northern Relations in Selkirk, which receives subdivision applications for our region,” said Bifrost-Riverton chief administrative officer Larissa Love.
Regarding the number of new housing units the municipality needs, Love said they’re not sure of exact numbers, but “the demand for housing exceeds what is available in our municipality and throughout much of the Interlake region.”
The public hearing takes place in council chambers at 329 River Road in Arborg.
