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Fellow Pentictonites , did you know our city planners are making recommendations for development projects that go against zoning requirements?
They seem comfortable pushing through projects that don't fit a property’s Iot or consider the form and character of a neighbourhood. All this, to increase densification at any cost.
What does this mean to the taxpayer? You might end up with an eightplex next door or an apartment building in your backyard when the existing zoning does not permit it. It appears the planning department considers this healthy densification. It doesn’t seem to matter what the current zoning requires, it will ignore it to suit.
This very thing is occurring on 602 Lakeshore Drive. A development that does not fit the lot is being pushed through by the planning department. It didn’t disclose the fact that the lot is 28% narrower in width and 20% smaller in area than what is required to qualify for the RM3 up zone. It is still recommending council to approve it.
The planning department said it doesn’t need to follow or disclosure these requirements unless there is a subdivision proposal because this is an existing lot.
The bigger question is why is it not being transparent with basic zoning information. How does it think cramming a building too big for the lot and changing the densification to an eightplex adds to the uniqueness, charm and beauty of the street?
If this passes, council has opened the door for the rest of the street to follow suit. Our Lakeshore Drive will be another ordinary street with eightplexs or higher jammed side by side. No charm, no heritage, no grass or green space. Oh, the developer will plant the occasional tree, throw in a bench and call it beautification, and the planning department thinks it great.
Development and densification are required in any city, however, it needs to take place within zoning guidelines, not through loopholes and a lack of common sense basics of form and character. Current stakeholders need to know our planners and council have our best interests at heart, as well as creating new developments that work in harmony with what currently exists.
Council, don’t let the results of poor planning on our iconic Lakeshore Drive be your legacy. Do the right thing, rescind and/or deny the rezoning and variances at 602 Lakeshore Dr.
Lee Heffren
