City of Kelowna
Regular Council Meeting
AGENDA

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Council Chamber
City Hall, 1435 Water Street

I would like to acknowledge that we are gathered today on the traditional, ancestral, unceded territory of the syilx/Okanagan people.

This evening, Council will hold both a Public Hearing and a Regular Meeting.

The purpose of the Hearing is to hear from the public on matters contained in the various bylaws which, if adopted, will amend Zoning Bylaw No. 12375.

After the close of the Public Hearing, Council will then debate and vote on the proposed bylaw at the Regular Meeting that follows.

Council has been provided with the information, correspondence, petitions or reports that have been received concerning the subject bylaw. This information is available to the public online at Kelowna.ca/council or by request to the Office of the City Clerk.

For those participating this evening, or who have already submitted letters to Council, a reminder that this Hearing and the Meeting is open to the public and all representations to Council form part of the public record. A live audio-video feed is being broadcast and recorded on kelowna.ca.

Following the close of the Public Hearing, no further information from the applicant or members of the public will be accepted by Council.

The Oath of Office will be read by Loyal Wooldridge.​

To amend the following sections of Zoning Bylaw No. 12375: Section 5 - Definitions & Interpretations, Section 5 - Definitions - Short-Term Rental Accommodation, Section 6 – General Development Regulations, Section 7 – Site Layout, Section 8 – Parking & Loading, Section 10 – Agriculture & Rural Residential Zones, Section 13 – Multi-Dwelling Zones, and Section 14 – Core Area & Other Zones.

To give Bylaw No. 12682 second and third reading in order to amend the following sections of Zoning Bylaw No. 12375: Section 5 - Definitions & Interpretations, Section 5 - Definitions - Short-Term Rental Accommodation, Section 6 – General Development Regulations, Section 7 – Site Layout, Section 8 – Parking & Loading, Section 10 – Agriculture & Rural Residential Zones, Section 13 – Multi-Dwelling Zones, and Section 14 – Core Area & Other Zones.

City Clerk to invite anyone participating online or in the public gallery who deems themselves affected by the required variance(s) to come forward for each item.

To issue a Development Permit for the form and character of rental apartment housing and a Development Variance Permit to vary the minimum number of parking spaces, maximum floor plate, maximum podium height, minimum upper floor setback, minimum building stepback, maximum parkade exposure, and maximum height.

To amend and adopt Bylaw No. 12627  in order to rezone the subject properties from the UC4 – Rutland Urban Centre zone to the UC4r – Rutland Urban Centre Rental Only zone.

City Clerk to invite anyone participating online or in the public gallery who deems themselves affected by the required variance(s) to come forward for each item.

To issue a Development Variance Permit to vary required parking to 0 (zero) stalls for a maximum of 30 individual single day events per calendar year to facilitate additional events on site with a maximum event capacity of 900-persons. To seek Council’s support for a permanent change to the liquor licence to add a special event area endorsement, increase the event capacity and to change the opening time from 12:00 PM to 9:00 AM seven days a week.

a)​     Brief description of the application by City Staff (Development Planning);

(b)     The applicant has up to 15 minutes to make representations to Council regarding the project.

(c)     The Chair will call for representation from the public participating in person and online as follows:

    (i)     Any person wishing to make representations during the Hearing will have the opportunity to do so.

     (ii)     Speakers have up to 5 minutes to share their remarks. 

(d)     Final calls for representation (ask three times). Unless Council directs that the Public Hearing on the bylaw in questions be held open, the Chair shall state to participants the the Public Hearing on the Bylaw is closed.

(e)     Once the public has had an opportunity to comment, the applicant is given up to 10 minutes to respond to any questions raised. 

(f)     Questions of staff by members of Council must be asked before the Public Hearing is closed and not during debate of the bylaw at the Regular Meeting, unless for clarification.


Note:  Any applicant or member of the public may use electronic visual aids to assist in their presentation or questions.  Online participants must be able to share their screen to display the item.