In a unanimous decision, Steinbach City Council voted to deny an application to reduce required street edge landscaping at a commercial property on North Gate Drive.

Request sought 50 percent reduction

The application asked council to approve a 50 percent reduction in required landscaping for Unit 11 at 40 North Gate Drive.

The City Manager noted that this parcel forms part of a commercial condominium development at the north end of the City and is located to the west of PTH 12N.

City administration explained the request would have allowed the developer to install half the number of trees and shrubs required under the zoning bylaw.

According to the city’s Zoning By-Law 2100, commercial properties in the C3 – Commercial Corridor zone must include street edge landscaping because these a

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