Controversial apartment build in Regina neighbourhood could be green-lighted Tuesday
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Regina city council will decide whether or not it will allow construction of a controversial apartment complex in the Douglas Park neighborhood to move forward at a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
Regina city council will decide whether or not it will allow construction of a controversial apartment complex in the Douglas Park neighborhood to move forward at a special meeting scheduled for Tuesday afternoon.
The proposed five storey 90 unit apartment, that would also contain a daycare, would be located at 535 Douglas Avenue East.
It’s been recommended to council that they pass the submission that would allow construction to begin.
City council will have five recommendations to review at Tuesday’s meeting.
The first recommendation to council is that it approves an application to amend a city zoning bylaw from an “institutional zone” to a “residential low-rise zone,” according to the special meeting’s agenda.
Other recommendations include authorizing the “development officer” to issue a development notice of approval once the building’s developer makes a payment of “any applicable fees or charges and enters into a development agreement if one is required.” As well as instructing the city’s solicitor to prepare new bylaw amendments that would allow the recommendations to become valid.
Many residents of Douglas Park have been opposed to the potential project from the get go.
