The City of Regina is considering a proposal for a new industrial park in the city’s northeast, but nearby residents have raised concerns about the plan.
The Fleet Street Business Park would be located on 325 hectares of land between Fleet Street, Prince of Wales Drive, Highway 46 and the Canadian Pacific mainline.
It would accommodate light and medium industrial development, and could include a rail service district for intermodal, logistics and distribution uses.
This week, the Regina Planning Commission heard residents in the nearby Glencairn area had raised concerns about increased traffic and noise at a public meeting on the proposal.
A city report says a separation distance of at least 120 metres would be imposed between residential areas and the proposed rail service district.
The report notes new industrial development would also be subject to the city’s zoning bylaw, which outlines permitted land uses, hours of operation and setback distances.
The proposed industrial park would be developed in three phases, with the first phase of the project spanning 85 hectares.
Currently, there is little land available for industrial development in Regina. According to Colliers International, the city had an industrial vacancy rate of 1.9 per cent in the first quarter of 2014.
