A vision of what Prince Albert could be

The renderings also depicted what Guenther described as “scenic corridors,” such as Second Avenue West and 15th Street West.

“That means that we want people, when they’re driving in that area still be able to move but also feel like they’re in a cool area,” he said. The area would have trees around it and buildings would be closer, he added.

And the Official Community Plan visualizations are visions of what could be, according to Guenther.

“The idea is to take the principles in the Official Community Plan, which we call smart growth, walkability and mixed use, which is retail and residential in the same area, and see what it looks like,” he said.

One of the design considerations was also what a development looks like to someone driving up to it. An example of such thinking would be to have the building visible first upon approach, rather than the parking lot first, Guenther said.

The plan itself isn’t expected to return to council for first reading until late September and the projected adoption date for the plan is Nov. 9.

Guenther changed the timetable after council voted to deny the plan its first bylaw reading in May. Then, council agreed to put its passage on hold until City officials lobbied the province to change its flood plain guidelines from a one-in-500 year standard to a one-in-100 year one. The former is reflected in the current draft of the Official Community Plan.

The City is looking at hosting a third Official Community Plan meeting in the first week of September, however a date has yet to be announced.

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by Thia James

A vision of what Prince Albert could be

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