Council to vote on rezoning for 28-unit block

Brandon City Council will decide the future of a proposed 28-unit residential building on Tuesday, as the city has received an application to rezone a vacant property on 26th Street. Read this article for free: Already have an account? As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are working harder than ever to bring you the latest local updates to keep you safe and informed. Now, more than ever, we need your support.

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Brandon City Council will decide the future of a proposed 28-unit residential building on Tuesday, as the city has received an application to rezone a vacant property on 26th Street. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Brandon City Council will decide the future of a proposed 28-unit residential building on Tuesday, as the city has received an application to rezone a vacant property on 26th Street. Council will consider second and third readings of a rezoning bylaw for 526 26th St.

during its regular meeting. If approved, the bylaw would open up the land beside the Giant Tiger store for a three-storey residential building and a parking lot. The building would consist of one-, two-, and three-bedroom units, and the parking lot would have 22 parking spaces, according to a letter of intent submitted in January.

Preliminary designs submitted to the city show that on the property east of Giant Tiger, a parking lot would be built south of Victoria Café, and a residential complex with a footprint of 6,015 square feet would go south of the parking lot. The designs so far aim for 12 one-bedroom units, 12 three-bedroom units and four two-bedroom units. The site is currently zoned Commercial Arterial Zone and would need to be changed to Commercial General Zone.

As part of the rezoning, a list of requests has been suggested by the city’s development review group. These include the developer agreeing to contribute money for three boulevard trees and to provide $1,300 for Brandon park purposes and $5,670 to Brandon School Division. The rezoning bylaw can be passed once it receives three readings from Brandon council.

Rezoning of the land is currently written in the bylaw to reverse after one year unless the agreement that council decides between the city and the developer is executed and registered in the Brandon Land Titles Office. The applicant is Darren Giilck on behalf of 10129614 Manitoba Ltd., according to city documents.

The building would go up on the site of the former Manitoba Hydro electrical transformer station, which was demolished in 2021. The province removed the “impacted site” designation, clearing the lot for development. » cmcdowell@brandonsun.

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