Land Planning & Affordable Lot Development

Dome Road Residential Development

In 2019, Dawson City Council directed administration to begin planning work for this future residential area.
The Dome Road future subdivision master planning process commenced as of Fall 2020.\
On June 8, 2022, the draft Dome Road Master Plan and Pre-Design Report was presented to Council. Next, the draft Dome Road Master Plan and Pre-Design Report will be forwarded to Council for adoption.
Future stages: regulatory approvals, detailed design, municipal approvals (eg. Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw amendments & subdivision approval), construction.
For more detailed information, click here for the project web page.

Dredge Pond Phase II Residential Development

In Spring 2021, Dawson City Council directed administration to begin planning work for this Country Residential development area.
The Master Plan will provide a detailed direction for this future neighbourhood, including residential lots, parks and protected areas, and trail connections.
Completed work to date includes:
- Geotechnical assessment
- Environmental site assessment
- Hydrology and flood assessments
- Heritage resource impact assessment
- First round of community engagement, which yielded a What We Heard Report
- The development of Conceptual Design Options
High-level next steps for this project includes:
- Further community engagement and consultation
- The creation of the planning and pre-design report which includes:
  - Final development boundaries
  - Final neighborhood vision and principles
  - Neighborhood concept
  - Recommended zoning and subdivision layout
  - Proposed historic park boundary, site elements and next steps
  - Preliminary engineering (all phases)
  - Class C cost estimates
  - Consultation and engagement summary
- OCP and Zoning Bylaw amendments
- YESAA process
- Detailed design
- Construction and subdivision approval
- Lot release
For more detailed information, click here for the project web page.

North End Residential Development

In 2018, Council approved the work to go forward with North End planning via adoption of the North End Plan and approval of the North End Concept Plan. The North End plan was broken into 2 phases.
The project was led and managed by Yukon Government (Land Development Branch) in collaboration with the City of Dawson.
Planning, engineering, and feasibility studies in Phase I commenced in 2019 – 2020. Geotechnical and environmental feasibility studies yielded results that have caused project delays.
Currently, the City is working to determine the feasibility of transferring the project management from the Yukon Government.
Next steps include:
- Encroachment resolution
- Managing development constraints
- Local improvement charge bylaw
- Road closure bylaw
- Subdivision approval
- Land sale bylaw and agreements
- Completion of civil design
- Tendering of civil works
- Environmental permitting
- Identifying location for stockpiling waste material
- Contaminated Soil Management Plan
- Water licensing
- Finalizing Utilities (Power/Tel/Data)
- Legal survey
- Lottery preparation

Industrial / Mixed Use / Country Residential Infill Development

3 Yukon Government-owned sites were identified in 2019 for infill development.
These sites have undergone geotechnical, environmental, and heritage assessment. Results from this work yielded the developable areas and, subsequently, the site boundaries were refined.
Infill Site #1 and #2
- Planning work and concept development for Infill Site #1 and #2 was completed in 2021. Click here for the Infill Site #1 and #2 report.
- Council provided direction that the land use of the 4 lots within Infill Site #1 are to be 3 Country Residential lots and 1 Commercial Mixed Use lot at approximately 1.0 acre lot sizes.
- Council provided direction that the land use of Infill Site #2 is to be serviced Commercial Mixed Use and Country Residential lots. This Site could yield ~22 lots at approximately 0.3 - 1.0 acres in size.
- Amendments to the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw are required in order to proceed with lot development as per Council direction. First Reading of the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw amendment bylaws for Infill Site #1 and #2 occurred on April 13, 2022, and a Public Hearing was held on May 18, 2022. Second Reading is anticipated in July 2022.
Infill Site #3
- As per Council direction, the Yukon Government (Land Development Branch) is pursuing the release of Infill Site #3 as a raw land parcel to the private sector for development. Click here to view the parcel.

Vacant Land Development

The Yukon Government Land Development Branch, in conjunction with the City Planning and Development Department, underwent a review of YG and City-owned vacant lots in and around the Historic Townsite with the goal of identifying existing vacant surveyed lots for potential release and development.
13 potential lot areas were identified and GIS mapping was used to compile the information spatially.
Council reviewed the 13 potential lot areas, and ultimately, very few lots were identified as unused or feasible for release and/o development:
- One existing, surveyed commercial lot was identified for release, and
- Council directed Administration to pursue the disposition of the 7th avenue development area for private development on Feb 16, 2022.