Category Archives: Gellatly Bay Development

GBGPCA Provides Feedback on Latest OCP

The Gellatly Bay Goats Peak Community Association (GBGPCA) provided a letter to our mayor, city councillors, and planning department as feedback to the latest draft of the Official Community Plan (OCP). In chatting with city planners at the February 1st open house, we learned the owner of the property across from Willow Beach is currently inContinue reading “GBGPCA Provides Feedback on Latest OCP”

GBGPCA City of West Kelowna Council and City Meetings

In follow up to our association’s presentation at the April 2022’s Committee of the Whole Meeting we sought clarification and meetings with available City Council and Staff throughout July and August. A brief summary on each of these meetings is noted below and will be updated as additional meetings take place. Mayor Milsom and Mr.Continue reading “GBGPCA City of West Kelowna Council and City Meetings”

Items of Interest to the GBGPCA from Recent Council Meeting

The May 24, 2022 City of West Kelowna Council Meeting included various topics of interest to the GBGPCA which will be further reviewed by the association’s board members in the coming weeks. In the interim we wanted to provide a summary on the items of interest from this meeting which includes: Various comments, discussions andContinue reading “Items of Interest to the GBGPCA from Recent Council Meeting”

Bill 26

This fall the BC Provincial Government will be proceeding with Bill 26 which, when passed, will state that no public hearing will be required for a zoning bylaw as long as it is consistent with an Official Community Plan (OCP) that is in effect for that area. This will effectively remove our right, as citizens,Continue reading “Bill 26”

GBGPCA Meeting with City of West Kelowna

In March 2022 our association President met with the City’s Chief Administrative Officer, Paul Gipps, and Planning Manager, Brent Magnan, to discuss the recent purchase of 4251 Gellatly Road for parkland and the latest updates on the Gellatly rezoning application. During this meeting the City was able to confirm: the parkland purchase and noted thatContinue reading “GBGPCA Meeting with City of West Kelowna”

Feedback Needed – Draft OCP

Updates to the draft OCP have been completed and another round of feedback from the public is now being requested. This time the City is looking for your feedback on two essential elements of the OCP – the Growth Concept and the Proposed Future Land Use Plan. Our last update on this topic was from the Dec. 14,Continue reading “Feedback Needed – Draft OCP”

Gellatly Road Rezoning Update

The GBGPCA has been keeping close tabs on the rezoning and development request for 4058 and 4066 Gellatly Road. This request has not yet made it’s way to the Council’s agenda for first reading and we are told that this would take place late January at the earliest. The GBGPCA has a strong response readyContinue reading “Gellatly Road Rezoning Update”

Draft OCP Update from December’s Council Meeting

At the December 14, 2021 Regular Council Meeting an OCP Update on the Preferred Growth Concept – Vibrant Centres and Complete Neighbourhood was brought forward by the City of West Kelowna’s development team. Overall the approach proposed encourages development within two Urban Centres and five Neighbourhood Centres across the City.  Two Urban Centres are plannedContinue reading “Draft OCP Update from December’s Council Meeting”