Award flows from valley flood project

May 27, 2020 | 9:31 AM

Highlights of the Central Okanagan Regional Board Meeting – May 25, 2020

The Regional District has received an award from the Southern Interior Local Government Association (SILGA). The RDCO won the Association’s Community Excellence Award for Environmental Sustainability. In 2018 the Regional District partnered with the Okanagan Basin Water Board on a multi-stakeholder committee representing 13 local governments, four First Nations and several local and provincial agencies in the Okanagan to coordinate the Okanagan Flood Collaboration Project. This effort saw risk assessments undertaken along with flood mapping to help the valley become more resilient to precipitation extremes in the wake of the 2017 floods.

Treatment Plant DCC Bylaw Adopted

The Regional Board has adopted the new Development Cost Charges (DCC) Bylaw for the Westside Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant. It updates the DCC’s that will be collected from new development projects in the City of West Kelowna, District of Peachland and Westbank First Nation reserves that receive wastewater treatment service from the regional facility. Funds collected will assist the Regional District with the capital costs of future development driven expansion at the RDCO plant located off Gellatly Road in West Kelowna.

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Proposed Land Use Contract Discharge

The Regional Board has directed Community Services Planning staff to begin a RDCO initiated process to discharge Land Use Contract (LUC) No. 225 affecting Lake Okanagan Resort along with an amendment to the zoning bylaw to provide that lands will be appropriately zoned. The Provincial Government will automatically terminate all LUC’s on June 30, 2024.

License of Occupation Agreement

The Regional Board approves entering into a five year License of Occupation agreement with the City of Kelowna. The agreement will formalize the existing small parking and bird viewing area along the Curtis Road right-of-way, adjacent to Robert Lake Regional Park.

Zoning Amendment Bylaw Application

The Regional Board has deferred consideration of a Zoning Amendment Bylaw for a property at 4345 Maxwell Road in the Central Okanagan West Electoral Area. The applicant is proposing a Cannabis Production Facility that does not meet the minimum property size allowed for the use and to vary a setback for a building intended for this purpose. The applicant must address concerns and requirements identified by several agencies. The Board has also directed Planning staff not to consider any further zoning amendment applications until specific outstanding non-compliance issues are addressed related to an existing accessory building.

Regional Floodplain Management Plan

The Regional Board has received information and an update regarding the second phase of the Regional Floodplain Management Plan. The RDCO and City of Kelowna partnered to complete a flood mapping and dike breach analysis of Mission Creek in order to support identification of potential hazard areas and help with flood mitigation planning, future land use decisions and flood related works.

Planning Applications
The Regional Board considered the following additional planning applications:

· Approval of a Development Variance Permit (VP-20-01) at 3625 N. Westside Road (J & H Denison/J Knight, owners) – to allow an increase of the maximum accessory building height.

· Second and Third Reading and adoption of Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 871-261 at 6880 Sierra Drive (S. Tulloch, owner) – to add a secondary suite to the existing single detached house.

· Conditional approval for Development Permit (DP-20-02) at 2677 Westside Road North (B Gordon, owner) to rectify non-compliance with unauthorized placement of fill along Okanagan Lake foreshore on Crown land.

· Conditional approval for Development Permit (DP-20-01) at 7379 Fintry Delta Road (T Robinson, owner) for works associated with construction of a single family dwelling, detached garage and septic field.

Regional Board Meetings

Regional District office – 1450 KLO Road, Kelowna (Woodhaven Boardroom).

· Thursday, June 11 – following 8:30 am Governance and Services Committee

· Monday, June 22 – 7:00 pm

Audio of the Regional Board meeting at:

rdco.com/media/285469/Audio_20_05_25brd.mp3

by Vernon Matters Staff

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