Council for the Rural Municipality of Hanover is paving the way for more housing opportunities in the community of Kleefeld.

Peterbuilt Construction Ltd owns 3.1 acres of land along Friesen avenue between Bramblewood Street and Beechwood Street. They asked Hanover council for the land to be rezoned from Residential Multiple Unit 2 Zone to Planned Unit Development Zone.

The applicant would like to construct 27 single-family detached units as part of a bare land condominium project.

Administration told council that prior to submitting this request, the applicant had intended to construct 18 three and four-unit buildings on that site, totaling 63 units. Administration says the proposed change in use will dramatically reduce the overall occupancy on the site and limit the potential for land use conflicts.

The applicant would like to begin construction next year and build one unit at a time.

Hanover Reeve Stan Toews says there were no objections from the public. Hanover council gave all the necessary approvals.