The Village of Clive council gave its initial approval to a subdivision application for a commercial purpose but stated some previous issues should be dealt with. The decision was made at the Dec. 11 regular meeting of council.
Village Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) Carla Kenney presented councillors with a subdivision application from Reginald Mair for a property he owns in the village located at Lot 18 Block 1 Reg. Plan 0921642, also described as 5100 Railway Ave., with the purpose of separating currently vacant space to create a separate parcel for commercial purposes.
The subdivision application was written by Parkland Community Planning Services (PCPS) and was initially being sent to the village because the municipality itself is a neighbouring landowner.
“The proposal is to create two commercial lots at 5100 Railway Ave.,” stated the PCPS letter dated Dec. 1. “There is an existing motel on the west side of the site, the east side is vacant.”
In the subdivision application it was noted the proposed use for the new parcel would be, “…commercial land for development.”
It was noted, if approved, the subdivision would result in two parcels, each almost 27,000 square feet.
During discussion, Kenney stated it appears the property owner wants to separate the existing motel operation from the rest of the land. She also noted that the Village of Clive has had land-use compliance complaints about this address, 5100 Railway Ave, with the complaints including things like outdoor parking, RV living longer than 30 days and outdoor storage.
As councillors discussed the application and the land-use compliance complaints, they agreed it would be a good idea to mention those problems in their response to PCPS.
The CAO stated the complaints have stopped and none of them were recent.
She added the village council will get an update on this application in Jan., because the council itself is also the subdivision authority and could make its decision based on the PCPS report.
Councillors unanimously agreed to respond to the application with a letter noting past land-use compliance issues and that they must be dealt with.
Stu Salkeld
Local Journalism Initiative reporter
ECA Review
