Mixed commercial, residential projects given OK

St. Boniface

St. Vital

Seine River-St.

Norbert

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The Riel community committee held a regular meeting on April 29.

During the short regular meeting, plans were approved for single-family dwellings with attached secondary suites at 97 and 99 Haig Ave. A non-conforming approach for 271 Yellow Moon Cres. was also approved to allow for a wider driveway to accommodate wheelchair access. Additionally, $300 for a block party on Townsend Avenue was approved.

Public hearings were held on a number of items, including a pair of excess animal permits. Permits for seven dogs for a term of five years was not approved for 47 Blackwater Bay, as the public service had some concerns with the application. A permit for six cats and four dogs for a five-year term was approved for 163 Charing Cross Cres.

An application to close part of Craddock Avenue, east of St. Mary’s Road, in order to facilitate the rebuild of George’s Burgers, at 1141 St. Mary’s Rd., to build a mixed-use commercial/residential building on site was approved by the committee.

The public service did not support the application, owing to potential impact to garbage collection and traffic flow. However, proponents suggest that improvements are in line with future plans for the area, as well as other developments along transit corridors. A number of people spoke in support of the proposal, while nobody was registered in opposition.

“George’s is a good part of our community,” Coun. Brian Mayes (St. Vital) said in support. “We’re trying to densify along the major corridors. This couldn’t be closer to a major corridor. You really couldn’t have a much better site. This is where we should be developing.”

The application now moves up to the planning and property committee for further approval. The application to build the new building itself may or may not need to come back to committee for approval, pending details of the final application.

A subdivision, rezoning, and variance application for 2360 St. Mary’s Rd. was approved to rezone the property from rural residential to two lots, one parks and recreation, one multi-family small, to build 14 three-storey townhouse units and six two-storey townhouses, with 46 stalls for parking. Riverbank stabilization is a part of the planned development. Nobody was registered in opposition.

“It’s a great project. We need housing in the City of Winnipeg,” Coun. Markus Chambers (St. Norbert-Seine River) said in support. “I’m glad to see it happening in the south end of the city.”

A subdivision, rezoning, and variance application to consolidate 787 and 783 Archibald St., in order to build a mixed-use development with two commercial units and 18 residential units, was also approved. Currently, each property contains a single-family home built in 1948. Nobody was registered in opposition.

“This is a good project and I want to see it go forward,” Chambers said in support.