Mustard Seed shelter rezoning for South Railway Street heads to Medicine Hat commission
A rezoning application for a proposed community shelter and navigation centre in Medicine Hat advances to the city's planning commission next week, with final council decisions not expected until December.
Why it matters
The decision will determine whether Medicine Hat gains a new shelter and navigation centre to address local homelessness services.
The Mustard Seed's proposal for a community shelter and navigation centre at 514 South Railway Street S.E. in Medicine Hat is moving through the municipal approval process. The organization has applied to rezone the property from Urban Villages and Corridors to Direct Control Special Use, a change that would allow the site to be developed as a shelter and navigation centre.
The Municipal Planning Commission is set to review the application at its Oct. 21 meeting, held at 1:30 p.m. in City Hall council chambers and open to the public. If the process continues, the first reading of the land-use bylaw amendment would go before Medicine Hat City Council on Nov. 2.
Second and third readings, along with a statutory public hearing, are scheduled for Dec. 7 starting at 6:30 p.m. Residents who believe they would be affected by the rezoning can address council during that hearing, submit written comments to the city clerk at least one week in advance, or use the city's online request form to speak. The application has not yet received rezoning approval, and the city notes scheduled meeting times could change.
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