Conditions imposed on proposed Wood Mountain Adventure Park

The applicants of the proposed Wood Mountain Adventure Park won’t be able to put hammer to nail on their dream of opening an adventure park just yet.

The Township of Spallumcheen council voted to approve third reading of the bylaw text amendment and to postpone final approval until a number of conditions set forth by the Township, Interior Health and the Ministry of Transportation are met.

“There seems to be a perception that somehow this has already been approved, that things are a done deal. In sitting here tonight you may have learned more information about what still needs to take place than you have ever known before. We heard you loud and clear,” Coun. Todd York told the full gallery of residents.

Township staff recommended seven conditions, some of which include that the property is used only as a mountain adventure park and imposing restrictions on selling or transferring the property. There are stipulations on approving the hillside and commercial development prior to “ the alteration of land, construction addition or alteration of a building or other structure associated with the permitted uses of the subject lands.”

A two-meter-high landscape screen and a two-meter-wide landscape buffer would also be required on the common lot line. Light fixtures would need to include special bulbs that reduce upglare, and light pollution in the area.

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During the meeting, councillors added four additional conditions.

Coun. Todd York thought some of the conditions needed to address the many concerns surrounding water.

“One of the things that I heard loud and clear especially from people on the north end of Eagle Rock is what effect is it going to have on my well,” he said.

“I personally would much rather see a hydrogeologist report on whether what’s going to be planned and built up there will have any effect on the water sources to your wells. That to me is far more important,” he said.

He also suggested a condition for storm water and drainage to be addressed in order to mitigate some of the concerns from nearby residents.

“A drainage plan is necessary, we have to be told by a professional how the water is going to move off the road, off the parking lot and where it is going to so it doesn’t end up in your backyards. Because your back yards seem to be going through two things, too much water or not enough water.”

Mayor Christine Fraser chimed in and added in conditions for the hours of operation and a requirement for a 50-meter buffer to be in place between property lines.

Fraser originally suggested an operating time between 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. as opposed to the applicant’s proposed hours of 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Council ultimately agreed to support a 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. recommendation.

Another issue that was brought to light was traffic along Eagle Rock Road. During the public hearing in August, many residents expressed concerns about vehicle traffic from the park impacting pedestrian and vehicle safety on the road.

The Ministry of Transportation stated to the township that they would approve phase one of the development if a sign directing southbound traffic to the south Eagle Rock Road intersection near Highway 97A is implemented.

Fraser asked staff about what would happen if the township decided not to put up signs instructing people to use Eagle Rock Road and staff told the mayor that a traffic impact study would likely need to take place.

After the meeting, applicants Patti and Jack Wood told Vernon Matters they look forward to discussing the conditions imposed on them with township staff, particularly the restrictions that limit the sale and use of the land.

“We are just anxious to get a mountain adventure park up and running for the benefit of all the residents locally throughout the valley and all the tourists as well,” Jack Wood said.

“I think that if people did a little research and educated themselves on what these parks are like, they are going to find that they are very family friendly environments. They are environments that people go as a family. They are not just for the kids and the teenagers that are going to these; they are family structured environments,” Patti Wood added.

The future of the park will be discussed at later council meetings.