Controversial 25-storey development approved in downtown Kelowna
“We are requesting that the City of Kelowna either reject the variance application or defer the vote until after the next civic election,” said Kelowna Legacy Group member, Les Bellamy.“I appreciate if there may be concerns with the other proponents. We’ve always been transparent through this entire process about the changes, the community consultation, so I’m comfortable with where things have ended up,” Basran said.
“An official community plan really is just a guideline,” said Basran. “It’s not set in stone, because it sets out a vision for the community for 20 years. But that doesn’t take into account for emerging technologies or specific instances where maybe something exceptional does need to be done.” Tuesday night at the public hearing, city council approved the height variance and rezoning in a six to two vote. Basran says he’s looking forward to the future of the development.“The hope was for something around 13, 14 stories. We ended up with something a lot larger but at the end of the day, with a lot more community benefit and a lot better urban design.”
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