Ritchot’s council held a brief public hearing on the evening of January 17 to discuss a rezoning application for the purpose of multifamily housing.
With a unanimous vote, council passed the first reading of the motion intended to rezone lot 1039 Old PTH 59 from Agricultural Limited (AL) to Residential General 8 (RG8). This lot is located on the north end of Île-des-Chênes near the site of van der Meer Garden Centre.
Readings two and three will be addressed at the next public hearing on Wednesday, February 21. At the same time, council will address a conditional use permit taken out for the same address.
Notices to property owners in the area will be sent out in early February. Council will not indicate the purpose of the conditional use or the name of the permit applicant until that time.
Wednesday’s agenda also included a review of the municipality’s building permits for the year 2023.
A total of 217 permits were taken out last year, nine fewer than the year prior. Despite this, the total value of construction exceeded 2022 by nearly $4 million.
Revenue from building permit fees came in just shy of $169,000 for the year, also in excess of the previous year by just over $6,000.
