Weyburn -- The pace of construction is ahead of last year with the number of building permits issued by the City of Weyburn in the month of July, council heard at their meeting on Monday evening.
There were seven building permits issued during the month with a total construction value of $107,500.
This brings the year-to-date total to 36 building permits, with a total construction value of $5,005,200.
This compares to a year ago when the City had issued 26 building permits with a value of $6,477,500, with the City’s fleet storage building comprising $4.5 million of that total.
Of the new building permits, six of them were for exterior renovations to homes, and one was for a detached garage.
Under the Weyburn Builds program, the City has issued 14 permits as of the end of July, compared to a year ago when there had been two permits issued under this program.
One demolition permit was issued in July, for the demolition of Queen Elizabeth School.
• In other council business, council approved a request to amend the Official Community Plan and zoning bylaw, to accommodate a proposed development of land in the city’s west end.
The applications for these amendments came from Kevin Melle for properties located on Regina Avenue and Grace Street, which is an undeveloped road. The plan is to develop two parcels for industrial-commercial use, possibly for a contractors sop and yard or a similar use.
Development officer Janine Fletcher noted these properties do not have a land use designation currently, with that designation to be determined once the properties were developed. They are currently zoned as Urban Holding, which protects land from premature subdivision.
She said staff do not object to these lands being designated for industrial use, as adjacent lands are zoned for this use, with land closer to the Tatagwa Parkway zoned for light industrial use rather than medium industrial. Fletcher recommended these parcels be zoned for light industrial use.
• The Walk of Fame committee has set the date of Saturday, Sept. 11, at 2 p.m., for the induction of two new names to the walk, in front of City Hall.
This year the City is inducting PGA golfer Graham DeLaet, and senior swimmer Kathryn Groshong.
