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”
Category Archives: Goats Peak Development
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”
Sign variance approved in Gellatly/Goats Peak neighbourhood
During the Feb. 8, 2022 Regular Council Meeting the requested Sign Bylaw variance to promote sales of new residences in the recently approved Goats Peak Comprehensive Development Area was approved. The three-year variance increases the maximum size of two temporary real estate signs from 6.0 to 8.9 and 14.9 square metres. The variance also permitsContinue reading “Sign variance approved in Gellatly/Goats Peak neighbourhood”
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”
Goats Peak Rezoning Approved
Council adopted the Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw Amendments for 3830 Gellatly Road South during the Sept. 28, 2021 Council Meeting. This rezoning application amends the land use from Single Family Residential to Low Density Multiple Family and from Large Parcel Single Detached Residential to Low Density Multiple Residential to support future townhome andContinue reading “Goats Peak Rezoning Approved”
Goats Peak Development – Upcoming Public Hearing (5/25/2021)
The Gellatly Bay Goats Peak Community Association has submitted the following letter to the City of West Kelowna with regards to File Number Z 20-04 “Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 100.61 and Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 154.94”. May 21, 2021 Attention: City Clerkvia Email (submissions@westkelownacity.ca) Re: FILE NUMBER Z 20-04 (Notice of Public HearingContinue reading “Goats Peak Development – Upcoming Public Hearing (5/25/2021)”
Road Work on Gellatly South
Starting Wednesday, May 5, upgrades to approximately 250 metres of road frontage along the east side of 4025 Gellatly Road South will take place. Road frontage upgrades include the installation of underground utilities, sidewalks, curbs, bike lanes and streetlights. This work pertains to a new private development and is scheduled to take place from 7Continue reading “Road Work on Gellatly South”
Goats Peak Development Proposal Re-Introduced
During the December 8, 2020 City of West Kelowna council meeting Council gave first and second readings to Official Community Plan and Zoning Bylaw amendments for the first phase of the 93-hectare Goats Peak Comprehensive Development Plan. This initial phase will be adjacent to Highway 97 and Gellatly Road South and proposes 142 single-family orContinue reading “Goats Peak Development Proposal Re-Introduced”
