Concept image of the proposed townhouse development off Silver Star Road. (Image Credit: Boxfort Homes / City of Vernon)

By Liam Verster

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Council endorses boundary extension for housing development, despite mayor’s opposition

Mar 10, 2026 | 12:00 PM

The City of Vernon has endorsed expanding the municipal boundary to accommodate a new housing development, at the behest of the mayor.

At the regular meeting Monday, March 9, city council was presented with a request to endorse extending the municipal boundary around a property located at 5217 Silver Star Road so it could fall within the City of Vernon.

The developer of the property plans to build a 152-unit townhouse development on the site, and applied for the extension so that it could be served by the city for sewer access, which would be required for a development of that size.

Vernon City Council voted in favour of endorsing the boundary extension, with only Mayor Victor Cumming voting in opposition.

The mayor stated during Monday’s meeting that the property was adjacent to the city’s boundary on just two of the four sides, and that there was a number of undeveloped sites within the current municipal boundary where this project could go without needing the extension or rezoning.

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“I quickly found 56 acres that are in that region of the city that are green-filled sites that have the same zoning, some of them even have development proposals on them,” Cumming explained during the meeting.

“When I [looked at] other parts of the city out in the Landing I quickly found 100 acres and a whole bunch of series of proposals that are exactly the same zoning as this. I think there’s absolutely no rationale to bring this into the city.”

He also stated that the Regional District of North Okanagan was opposed to this boundary extension.

Though endorsed by City Council, the boundary extension still had a number of steps to take before receiving final approval. That included public consultation, an Alternative Approval Process, and approval from the province. There was no estimated timeline for these decisions and for when shovels could get in the ground for the proposed project.