City of Powell River Council has approved a development permit for Modern Windows to build two new storage buildings at its Field Street location.
At the January 23 city council meeting, city director of planning services Jason Gow said the proposed buildings are primarily intended to provide storage, which will replace existing open storage and temporary storage structures at the site.
“In accordance with the city’s official community plan, the development permit for the subject property is development area two, which is known as uptown mixed use,” said Gow. “The parcel in question was created in 2008 when the Max Cameron Secondary School lands were subdivided.
“The parcel is zoned C2, which is our service commercial zone, and since 2008 has housed the head office, showroom and window manufacturing facility of Modern Windows, in what used to be the Max Cameron Secondary School trades building.”
Gow said the subject property is listed on the provincial government’s environmental site registry, which means clearance from the province is required before the city can issue a development permit. He said there was a final determination issued by the ministry of environment and parks to the city. He added that the ministry has determined that the site in question meets the standards and criteria of the contaminated sites regulations.
“No further outstanding requirements are required on the property that would impact the approval of municipal permits, meaning council can now consider approving for issuance the development permit application,” said Gow.
Council unanimously carried a motion for the development permit be issued to Modern Windows for the construction of two new storage buildings.
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