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More student housing

Kelowna city council has paved the way for a new housing development on McIntosh Road in Rutland aimed at students.

Council Monday gave initial approval to rezone three properties, two on Dougall Road, and one on McIntosh, to facilitate the project.

The four-and-a-half-storey development would include 94 units of student housing. It would include 89 micro-suites, three one-bedroom and two four-bedroom suites.

Planner Terry Barton says the applicant is asking for a 20 per cent reduction in the parking requirement, which would require a variance.

However, Barton says, they are also proposing to mitigate that reduction by starting up a car share program in Rutland.

"Currently, there are no car share spots in the town centre, so they are proposing to establish four cars in total, that would be in varying locations across the Rutland urban centre to act as not only a benefit to this development, but as a community amenity," said Barton.

He says there are discussions between the developer and the OgoShare program, and they are supportive of establishing a fleet of four vehicles.

The proposal will go before a public hearing before it can be approved.



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