The City of Prince George has put out notices for residents to comment on commercial project-related public hearings set for the Monday, Dec. 16 regular city council meeting.
The first relates to a former gravel pit at 880 Guay Road along Highway 16, near the Prince George Regional Correctional Centre.
On behalf of Eastway Sand & Gravel, L&M Engineering is asking for 22.7-hectare portion of a 48-hectare property to be rezoned from AG: Greenbelt and P6: Special Institutional to M2: General Industrial.
They’re also asking for a 3.3-hectare part of the property to be rezoned from AF: Agriculture and Forestry and P6: Special Institutional to Ag: Greenbelt. This will allow for a buffer zone of trees to remain in place to screen noise from activities at the property.
Then, the applicant also wants the 22.7-hectare part of the property’s future land use in the Official Community Plan to be amended from Rural Resource to Light Industrial.
A letter from L&M to a city planner dated Sept. 26 said that these changes will allow for Tyrod Industries to relocate to the property so it can expand its operation.
The letters said the company started in 2006 as an owner-operator welding rig and has expanded over the years to include industrial construction services fabricating and installing pressure piping system, pressure vessels and structural steel.
Currently, the company is based in the Nechako Industrial Subdivision but has outgrown the space.
There will be a public hearing for this item starting at 7 p.m. To phone in to the public hearing, residents can call 1-877-708-3350 and enter the access code 1269574#.
Or, residents can attend the public hearing to deliver their thoughts in person.
1191 First Avenue
The second item is consideration of a temporary use permit for the property at 1191 First Ave.
S&S Doors and More is applying for the permit on behalf of National Ski Experts, so that the property can operate as building and garden supply. If approved, that use would be allowed for up to three years.
4919 Chief Lake Road
The third and final item is a request for a development variance permit for 4919 Chief Lake Road, less than a kilometre west of where the road intersects with Highway 97.
A numbered company, 1168315 B.C. Ltd. is applying for permission to increase the size of signage on the property beyond what is allowed under the city’s sign bylaw.
It would allow for two signs instead of one, increase the maximum sign size from five square meters to 12 and increase the maximum sign height from 1.5 metres to 2.4.
A mock-up design for the signs the applicants want to install shows that they would be for a development called Legacy Park.
The development’s website says that phase one of Legacy Park is a 39-lot subdivision made up of craftsman-style houses.
More information for all these projects will be made available in the agenda for the Dec. 16 meeting when it is released on Dec. 11.
To comment on these proposals or the public hearing, residents can email the city clerk’s office at [email protected] or send a fax to 250-561-0183.
Comments can be mailed or delivered to the corporate officer on the fifth floor of Prince George City Hall. With the Canada Post strike still ongoing at the time this article was written, it may be a good idea to drop off written letters in person.
These comments must be received by noon on Monday, Dec. 16 in order to receive consideration during the meeting.
Residents with questions can reach out to the development services department by emailing [email protected], calling 250-561-7611 or visiting the office on the second floor of city hall.
