Emily Plihal
Local Journalism
Initiative Reporter
Peace River is about to see a new development that will help increase the number of residences in the community.
Approved by town council at a special meeting on March 13, the development permit application includes a large-scale residential, business, and restaurant centre on West Hill.
“The proposal includes one five-storey residential apartment building with 84 dwelling units and a single-level parkade, four commercial buildings with up to 17 units, and will include two drive-through restaurants,” says Peace River manager of Planning and Development Alisha Mody.
“The property is districted direct control to allow for the mix of commercial and residential on the site.”
The applicant submitted a large amount of information to support the development application, including site plan and building drawings, landscape plan, electrical site plan, civil engineering drawings, environmental technical memo and feedback from both ATCO pipelines and CN Rail.
Council says to be aware a major development like this will mean some adjustment to traffic near West Hill over the coming years, including adjustments to the intersection at Highway 2 and 76 Street to accommodate the development.
Council approved the development application with changes recommended by Mody and the Town administrative team.