Public Hearing - 591-609 Southside Road
The St. John's Municipal Council adopted St. John’s Municipal Plan Amendment Number 129, 2015 and St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 602, 2015 at its regular meeting held March 23, 2015 and hereby gives notice of its intent to seek registration of the amendments from the Minister of Municipal and Intergovernmental Affairs in accordance with the Urban and Rural Planning Act.
The effect of the St. John’s Municipal Plan Amendment Number 129, 2015,would be to re-designate land located at 591-609 Southside Road from the Open Space Land Use District to the Residential Low Density Land Use District.
The effect of the St. John’s Development Regulations Amendment Number 602, 2015, would be to rezone land located at 591-609 Southside Road from the Open Space Reserve (OR) Zone and Residential Low Density (R1) Zone to the Residential Medium Density (R2) Zone. A text amendment to the Residential Medium Density (R2) Zone would also be made, restricting development to only single detached dwellings on this site.
The amendments are in reference to an application submitted to the City of St. John’s by RJC Services on behalf of their clients, to allow the development of 11 single detached dwellings.
The proposed amendments may be viewed at the Department of Planning, Development and Engineering, third floor, St. John’s City Hall. To view these amendments or for further information, please phone 709-576-8220, or email: planning@stjohns.ca.
A Public Hearing is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Tuesday, April 14, 2015, at the Foran/Greene Room, fourth floor City Hall. The Public Hearing will be conducted by an independent Commissioner appointed by Council. Any person wishing to make a submission on the proposed amendments must provide a signed written statement to the Office of the City Clerk by 9 a.m., Monday, April 13, 2014, either by mail: P.O. Box 908, St. John’s, NL, A1C 5M2; fax: 709-576-8474 or email cityclerk@stjohns.ca. Written submissions received will become a matter of public record. If no written objections to the amendments are received by the deadline noted, the public hearing for these amendments may be cancelled by the City in accordance with the provisions of the Urban and Rural Planning Act.