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View – Spring 2016
Wednesday February 24, 2016 Vol. 119, No. 08
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New hotel proposed for Farwell area
Greg & Tina Hoffart dance up a storm at the masquerade party at the Traverse on Saturday. The annual party saw hundreds of revellers create elaborate costumes and don masks for the party at the Traverse. The affair was organized by Sarah Peterson and DJed by KitKat, Surgeon and Dexaville. For more photos, see Keri Knapp Photography’s Facebook page. ~ Photo by Keri Knapp Photography
A Revelstoke developer is proposing to build a 5.5-storey, 68-suite hotel in the Farwell neighbourhood. The Revelstoke Land & Development Co. is proposing to build a new hotel at the intersection of Wright Street and First Street, across from the Gateway Inn. They have applied for a development variance permit that would allow for a 5.5-storey hotel on the site. Council was set to consider the application at it’s meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 23, after press time. “The proposed building height would have a limited impact on residential development on Second Street as the proposed siting would see the building located in the north-east portion of the site,” states a staff report by Dean Strachan, the city’s manager of development services. “The adjacent commercial properties to the north-west and the School site to the south are not anticipated to be adversely impacted by the proposed development. The adjacent commercial development on First Street would see additional afternoon shading on the northern portion of the building.” The developer would be required to upgrade the road frontages surrounding the hotel as a condition of the permit. The land in question is zoned as part of the Victoria Road Commercial District. The current zoning allows for a 2.5-storey building. The development would see 11 lots consolidated into one. If the variance is supported, property owners within 100 metres of the proposed hotel will be notified. The feedback would be presented to council before final approval of the variance. “We want council to have a chance to review it and make recommendations if they wish before they go to the public,” Strachan see Hotel, page 3
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