Peachland council meeting highlights

Regular Council Meeting Highlights – Feb. 14, 2017

ZONING BYLAW NO. 1375, AMENDMENT BYLAW NO. 2047, 2015- TO AMEND ZONING FOR A PROPERTY LOCATED AT 5930 COLUMBIA AVE
Council adopted Zoning Bylaw No. 1375, Amendment Bylaw No. 2047, 2015. The bylaw amends the zoning from A1 Rural Agricultural to R3 Multiple Family Residential Low Density at 5930 Columbia Ave for the purpose of building 97 residential units.

DEVELOPMENT PERMIT- 5930 COLUMBIA AVENUE
Council approved a Development Permit (Form and Character) for properties located at 5930 Columbia Avenue and 4596 Princeton Avenue.
The Developer proposes to build 97 units in 21 buildings on the amalgamated sites. The applicant is required to complete the conditions outlined in the Development Permit within two years of Council approval.

ROAD CLOSURE AND DISPOSITION –OF THE LANE BETWEEN 5TH AND 6TH STREET BYLAW NO. 2153, 2017
Council adopted the Road Closure and Disposition –Of the Lane between 5th and 6th Street Bylaw No. 2153, 2017. The closure of the lane is required for its consolidation with 4 properties located adjacent to the Lane for the purpose of building affordable Seniors’ Housing.

OKANAGAN REGIONAL LIBRARY – LETTER OF SUPPORT
Council directed staff to write a letter of support for the Okanagan Regional Library in regards to their request to the Provincial Government to terminate the freeze on provincial library funding, established in 2005; and to provide inflation –adjusted funding increases each year thereafter.

MAYOR’S TASK FORCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE – ANNUAL REPORT
Council received the Annual report from the Mayor’s Task Force on Climate Change and forwarded the following budget request to 2017 budget deliberations:

• Electric Vehicle Charging Station in the amount of $15,000
• Reference Library on Climate Change in the amount of $2000; and
• Printing and Brochures in the amount of $1000