Administrative zoning error for Coulee Ridge lots dealt with by city council

By Medicine Hat News on June 11, 2021.

Four lots in the Coulee Ridge phase 1 subdivision overlap into different land classifications, the commission heard Wednesday – a likely result of quickly approving lot layout and the area structure plan.

As such as applications to re-zone slivers of the lots to proper designation were presented Wednesday and will need to go to full council meeting for approval.

The error was discovered by technical staff at the city last month, and the number of errors means they cannot be corrected administratively as errata.

None of the lots in the new subdivision that is now on the market have been sold, and no major errors were discovered.

“No foul, no harm,” said vice-chair, Coun. Darren Hirsch, who says city planning staff are often called upon to produce and approve plans quickly. “But it is a cautionary tale. There are reasons we have these steps and processes.”

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