City council has given its approval to a discretionary use application for a residential care facility on the 700 block of 101st Street.
The application was from Eagles Nest Youth Ranch, who were seeking to develop a six-bedroom facility for six youth between ages 11 and 15, and three staff. The youth are placed there by the Ministry of Social Services out of concerns for their well-being at their current homes. They would be under 24-hour, seven-day-a-week supervision.
Monday, council heard from Taylor Willsey of Eagles Nest Youth Ranch, who provided information about their plans.
The reason they were interested in the location, Willsey said, was because the building itself could accommodate their needs.
“It meets the requirements of having six bedrooms plus an office in there,” he said.
The location is in the R2 Low Density Residential Zoning District, and according to Mayor Ryan Bater, it would have been automatically approved if the request had been for four bedrooms, as that is a permitted use. Because the request was for six, the application became discretionary use and required council’s approval, which was unanimous.
Landowners within a 75-metre radius were notified and no opposition was expressed to the application.
