The City of Dauphin is preparing for a community open house on Wednesday evening.
The purpose of the open house is to review the city's zoning bylaw. The open house will be from 5 to 7 at City Hall, located at 100 Main Street in Dauphin.
CKDM News caught up with City Manager, Sharla Griffiths.
"Our current zoning bylaw was created and has been in effect since 2015," she said. "It's good practice to update it every seven or 10 years, so it's time. Part of the community open house is to show some of the differences or new things that we want to put into the zoning bylaw and get some feedback from the public."
It will be a drop-in event; come and go. There will be no formal presentation. Dauphin has several different zones. They include residential, commercial, industrial, agricultural, and institutional.
"We are looking at augmenting some of those zones or giving them some new names that better describe what they are for our community," added Griffiths.
One change that Sharla spoke about on Monday was the ability to build smaller structures as single-family dwellings.
"There has been a lot of talk in the last decade about tiny homes," she said.
If you aren't able to attend on Wednesday evening, the City of Dauphin has you covered.
"Certainly. Starting June 11 on the City of Dauphin's website, there will be a form or survey," Griffiths continued. "People can take a look at some information and provide feedback."
Whether in-person or virtually, Sharla reiterated that the city wants plenty of engagement from the public.
"Some of the best ideas we get are from the public. It's those that live, work, and play in Dauphin every day," ended Griffiths. "If we can hear some feedback or ideas, we would love to take them under consideration."
If you plan to look at the changes and provide feedback virtually, head to the City of Dauphin.
