Prince Rupert City Council sets May 30th as date for the Port City Spirits Public Hearing

May 30th is the date, 6PM the time,  for the Public Hearing related to 
a rezoning request towards the Port City Spirits plans for
a small scale Distillery for Prince Rupert

The path of consultation towards a rezoning application for a property on Fraser Street will culminate with a Public Hearing on May 30th, with the subject that  of the request for the zoning change to allow for the introduction of a small scale distillery.

As we outlined last week, Prince Rupert City Council had their first opportunity to address  the re-zoning proposal as part of the work at their May 9th Gathering at City Hall. 

At the time, the Council members that spoke to the topic,  made note of the public notification period that is now underway as the Port City Spirit proponents share their vision for their project with their neighbours.

The City's Notice of Zoning amendment post to the
City of Prince Rupert website on Friday

In their notice for the public, posted on Friday to the City of Prince Rupert website, the city's Corporate Administrator Rosa Miller outlined that the Public Hearing for the topic will take place on May 30th at 6 PM in the Council Chambers.

As part of the notification process, Ms. Miller advises that at the Public Hearing all persons who deem themselves affected by the proposed Bylaw shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard or to present written submissions respecting the Bylaw.

The City also notes that all submissions (mailed, or electronic) must be received by Rosamaria Miller, Corporate Administrator by no later than 4:30 p.m. on Friday, May 27th, 2022.

For those wishing to submit documentation or comment for consideration, you can contact the city by two methods.

City of Prince Rupert, 424 3rd Avenue West Prince Rupert, B.C. V8J 1L7 or email to rosamaria.miller@princerupert.ca.

In addition to our notes above about the Council Discussion of Monday night, the city's elected officials also received a report from the City's Planning office with further background on the Re-zoning request and the observations of city staff to the topic.

You can review that report from our link available in this item.

For a look at past Public Hearings this year hosted by City Council see our archive page here.

A wider overview of Council Discussion themes is available here.