The City has set the dates to involve the community in a discussion about the proposal for 1050 Spiller Road. Interested members of the public have several opportunities to learn more, ask questions and share their feedback on the proposal beginning today.
“This engagement program is our first opportunity to formally discuss the proposal with the community,” said Penticton Mayor John Vassilaki. “As this is a new and different proposal from the previous application, we hope the community will take advantage of the opportunities to learn about what has changed and ask questions before forming an opinion and sharing their feedback.”
At their meeting on May 17, Council directed staff to conduct the Engagement Procedure for Official Community Plan (OCP) Amendments to gather feedback on the proposal prior to considering bylaws that would amend the OCP future land use designations and zoning for the property to allow for the potential development of approximately 112 single family lots on the 51-hectare property.
A website has now been created on shapeyourcitypenticton.ca to support the involvement of the community. On the website, interested citizens will find copies of the Council report and the development proposal, featuring a preliminary site layout, new OCP and zoning maps, conceptual development renderings and an updated environmental report. Feedback forms for resident as well as non-residents are also available on the website along with a discussion forum and Q&A tool. Separate feedback forms have been created for residents and non-residents so that non-residents can provide feedback without having to register on the shapeyourcitypenticton.ca website. Both forms include the same questions and all feedback provided will be considered equally.
“Through the engagement process, the community has the opportunity to learn about the current proposal, understand the OCP land use designations that exist on the property today, and provide their input as to which densities, building types and housing forms may be suitable on this property,” said Planning and Licensing Manager, Audrey Tanguay.
Citizens interested in learning more and discussing the proposal with staff and other participants have four events to choose from:
- Attend an Online Info Session on June 9 or 23 between 6:30 pm and 8 pm. Go to shapeyourcitypenticton.ca to sign up and receive the link.
- Drop by an In-person Open House between 10 am and 12 pm on June 18 outside at Uplands Elementary or June 25 at the Penticton Seniors’ Drop-in Centre.
Paper copies of the engagement materials and feedback forms are also available at the Penticton Public Library through to July 3 when the engagement period closes.