May 26 - Public Notice - Bylaw 2176 is proposed to amend parts the Zoning Bylaw

PUBLIC NOTICE

City of North Battleford

Public notice is hereby given, Pursuant to Section 207 of the Planning and Development Act, 2007 that the City of North Battleford is considering a bylaw to amend the Zoning Bylaw No. 1971 as hereinafter provided.

Bylaw No. 2176 is proposed to amend the Zoning Bylaw, which forms part of the Bylaw No. 1971, as follows:

Intent

The proposed Zoning Bylaw amendment would:

• Add 16 permitted uses in the C1 (Downtown Commercial) District
  • Adult Day Care – Type I
  • Animal and pet care services
  • Automotive and Industrial Supply Store
  • Bingo Halls
  • Community Centres
  • Educational Institutions
  • Healthcare Centres
  • Miniature golf courses
  • Nurseries, greenhouses and garden centers
  • Personal Care homes – Type I
  • Private Schools
  • Public Hospitals
  • Public Schools
  • Rental Stores
  • Residential care facilities – Type I
  • Storage Garages
• Add 13 discretionary uses in the C1 (Downtown Commercial) District
  • Adult Day Care – Type II
  • Arcades
  • Auto body shops
  • Bed and breakfast homes
  • Consignment stores
  • Dwelling units above existing allowed uses
  • Games of chance facilities
  • Indoor Storage Rental Facilities
  • Personal care homes – Type II
  • Public garages
  • Residential care facilities – Type II
  • Second hand stores
  • Secondary, Garden and Garage Suites
• Add 4 permitted uses in the C3 (Arterial Commercial) District
  • Animal and pet care services
  • Financial Institutions, major
  • Office and office buildings, major
  • Storage garages
• Add 5 discretionary uses in the C3 (Arterial Commercial) District
  • Consignment Stores
  • Games of chances facilities
  • Multiple-unit dwellings (apartments)
  • Pawnshops and pawnbrokers
  • Second hand stores
• Add 5 permitted uses in the C3A (Large Lot Arterial Commercial) District
  • Animal and pet care services
  • Financial Institutions, major
  • Office and office buildings, major
  • Public garages
  • Storage garages
• Add 5 discretionary uses in the C3A (Large Lot Arterial Commercial) District
  • Consignment Stores
  • Games of chances facilities
  • Multiple unit dwellings (apartments)
  • Second hand stores
  • Pawnshops
• Add 12 permitted uses in the C4 (Regional Commercial) District
  • Animal and pet care services
  • Automotive and Industrial supply stores
  • Bus terminals
  • Financial Institutions, major
  • Funeral homes
  • Miniature golf courses
  • Nurseries, greenhouses and garden centres
  • Office and Office Buildings, major
  • Public Garage
  • Rental Stores
  • Repair services
  • Storage Garage 
• Add 10 discretionary uses in the C4 (Regional Commercial) District
  • Auto body Shops
  • Bingo halls
  • Consignment Store
  • Games of Chance facilities
  • Indoor storage rental facilities
  • Multiple unit dwellings (apartments)
  • Night Clubs
  • Pawnshops
  • Second hand stores
  • Taverns
• Add 13 permitted uses in the MU (Mixed Use) District
  • Adult Day Care – Type II
  • Arcades
  • Auto body shops
  • Bed and breakfast homes
  • Consignment Stores
  • Dwelling units above existing allowed uses
  • Games of chance facilities
  • Indoor Storage Rental Facilities
  • Personal care homes – Type II
  • Residential care facilities – Type II
  • Second hand and or Consignment stores
  • Secondary, Garden and Garage Suites
• Add 1 permitted use in the M1 (Light Industrial) District
  • Animal and pet care services
• Add 5 discretionary uses in the M1 (Light Industrial) District
  • Boarding Kennel
  • Pawnshops
  • Personal Service Shops
  • Places of Worship
  • Second hand stores
• Add the definitions of ‘Animal and pet care services’, ‘Arcade’, ‘Business incubators’, ‘Games of chance facilities’, ‘Indoor Storage Rental Facilities’, ‘Rental Store’, ‘Scrap Metal Dealers or Recyclers’, ‘Second Hand and or Consignment Store’
• Replace the definitions of ‘Boarding Kennel’, ‘Office and or Office Building’, and ‘Pawnshop or Pawn Broker’
• Separate Second Hand Stores and ‘Pawn Shop or Pawn Broker’ as two different uses by clarifying that Pawn Shops are regulated by The Pawned Property (Recording) Act and The Pawned Property (Recording) Regulations
• Amend the parking requirements in the MU (Mixed Use) District to be consistent with the parking requirements in C3 (Arterial Commercial) District instead of the C1 (Downtown Commercial) District
• The discretionary use evaluation heading and subsequent evaluation criteria for Community Service Uses, Clubs, Public and Commercial Recreation Facilities, would be modified to also include Places of Worship.
• Allow Animal and Pet Care Services (excluding animal daycare) as a Home-Based Business, and clarify that veterinary services and boarding of animals are prohibited as a Home-Based Business.
• Clarify that the general regulations pertaining to secondary, garden and garage suites applies to said use where located within the C1 (Downtown Commercial) and MU (Mixed Use) Districts.
• The Zoning District development standard and site regulations tables for the C1 (Downtown Commercial), C3 (Arterial Commercial), C3A (Large Lot Arterial Commercial), C4 (Regional Commercial), MU (Mixed Use), and M1 (Light Industrial), would be replaced in their entirety accommodate and re-order the new uses proposed for each District as identified above.

Affected Lands

All Lands within the City zoned C1 (Downtown Commercial), C3 (Arterial Commercial), C3A (Large Lot Arterial Commercial), C4 (Regional Commercial), MU (Mixed Use), and M1 (Light Industrial) as shown on the Zoning Map are affected by the proposed amendments.

A copy of the current zoning map is available at www.cityofnb.ca/zoning

Reason for Amendment

The City aims to encourage business activity and eliminate unnecessary barriers for businesses.  The City proposes to amend Zoning Bylaw No. 1971 to reduce barriers to business development and stimulate business activity.

The City has declined several business development requests due to zoning restrictions for reasons of the use being in non-compliance with the Zoning Bylaw. Businesses have asked that the allowable uses be expanded in Commercial and Light Industrial Districts.

Proposed amendments would introduce greater flexibility within multiple zoning districts to accommodate a wider range of land uses. One example is, currently, major offices and major financial institutions are only permitted in the C1 (Downtown) District. One of the goals of this amendment is to allow them in additional commercial and industrial zoning districts.

This amendment also aims to clarify definitions and distinguish between uses such as ‘pawn shops’ and ‘second hand and consignment stores’.

Bylaw Inspection 

The proposed bylaw may be inspected in the following ways:

1. On the City of North Battleford website: www.cityofnb.ca/zoning
2. Through the Office of the City Clerk - City Hall, 1291-101st Street, North Battleford, SK Monday through Friday, between the hours of 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
3. By phone call or email requesting a copy, to be emailed from the contacts listed below.

Public Hearing

A Public Hearing will be held with City Council on June 9, 2025, in Council Chambers, Room 107 at the Don Ross Community Center, 891-99th Street. Council will hear comments from any person, group of persons, or person acting on their behalf about this proposed Bylaw.

Requests to make a presentation at the Public Hearing regarding the proposed Bylaw must be received by the Office of the City Clerk on or before 4:30 PM on June 4, 2025, in order to be placed on the agenda. Any requests to make a presentation on this matter after this date and time will be at the discretion of Council.

Comments may also be made in writing, and must be received by the Office of the City Clerk on or before 4:30 PM on June 4, 2025, to be placed on the agenda for the Public Hearing. Any written comments received after this date and time will be provided to Council at the start of the Public Hearing.

For more information:

Gary Fung, Junior Planner, City of North Battleford                                 

Email

306-445-1710

Presley Peterson, Junior Planner, City of North Battleford

Email

306-445-1798

Issued at the City of North Battleford this 16th day of May, 2025.

Stacey Hadley – City Clerk – City of North Battleford