Corman Park Council voted at its meeting on Monday, August 28 to approve the rezoning and subdivision of a 34.62 acre plot of land for the first phase of Edgemont East, a new country residential development bordering Grasswood Road south of Saskatoon.
Phase One of the development includes 40 residential lots, one municipal utility parcel, and three municipal reserve parcels. The average lot size would be 0.865 acres.
Phase Two and Phase Three of the development have yet to go through the final approval process. Phase Two would consist of 42 lots averaging 1.06 acres in size, and Phase Three comprised of 36 lots averaging 0.94 acres in size. The total area of the overall development after full build-out would be 113.05 acres.
Edgemont East reflects a growing trend toward higher-density country residential developments featuring smaller lot sizes.
The vote to approve Phase One marked the second time the proposal has come before council.
During a meeting on June 19, 2023, council voted to defer second reading of a bylaw to rezone the land from D-Agricultural District 1 (DAR 1) to D-Country Residential 3 District (DCR3); directing the developer to address several concerns raised by about 50 area residents during a lengthy public hearing held as part of the June 19 council meeting.
The concerns included: smaller lot sizes and higher density than existing adjacent hamlets; potential increased traffic; potential drainage issues; the capacity of South Corman Park School to absorb an influx of new students; architectural controls; potential wastewater management issues; and the impact on emergency services.
Following the June 19 council meeting, the developer revised the proposal for Phase One, increasing the average residential lot size.
As well, a traffic impact assessment was completed by engineering firm KGS Group, which concluded that traffic flow in the area will continue to operate at a safe level, and that no external traffic controlling measures are required at full build-out of the development.
In addition, the Lost River Water Utility confirmed there is currently sufficient capacity to service the subdivision with potable water , and sewage disposal will be accepted by the newly-constructed English River Waste Water Treatment Plant. Wastewater will be conveyed by internal piping to a collection reservoir located on site, with the sewage then pumped to the Grasswood Road force main and discharged to the wastewater treatment plant at a rate of 150 cubic meters per day. The treatment plant has a daily storage capacity of 217 cubic meters.
A drainage plan prepared for the development includes a facility for water storage in the event of a one in 100 year storm event, controlling the eventual off-site discharge of the collected runoff at a pre-development rate.
The development features a public recreational amenity including dedicated tennis courts, dedicated pickleball courts, paved walking trails, beach volleyball, disc golf, an outdoor picnic area and the potential for cross-country ski trails.