1050 Spiller Road Proposed Residential Development The City has received an application to develop 1050 Spiller Road as a single family subdivision development. The applicant is proposing 112 single family lots, varying from 0.5 acre to 1.5 acres in size. This proposal would require an amendment to the City’s Official Community Plan (OCP) to remove the ‘Ground Oriented Residential’ and ‘Detached Residential’ land use designations and be primarily ‘Rural Residential’ and allow for 0.5 acre lot sizes, as shown on the map to the right.
Proposed OCP Designations
Before the application is considered by City Council, the City would like to gather feedback from the community about changing the ‘future land use’ of this property. Residents are invited to review the information and share their feedback before Sunday, July 3 rd through shapeyourcitypenticton.ca. Paper copies of the feedback form are also available at the Shape Your City Kiosk at the Penticton Public Library.
Understanding the Impacts The City can require applicants to provide technical reports prior to approval of a land use change, in order to better understand potential impacts of the proposed development. For this application: • The City has required the applicant to submit a Traffic Impact Assessment prepared by a qualified Engineer. The report assesses the traffic impact on the surrounding roads as a result of the proposed development. • An Environmental Impact Assessment was prepared by a Qualified Environmental Professional. The purpose of the report is to identify and mitigate potential impacts on environmental features on the property. Other items that will be reviewed in detail prior to further consideration include landfill setback, storm water, utilities, geotechnical assessment, archaeological impacts, wildfire impacts, etc.
Official Community Plan Context The Official Community Plan (OCP) and other policy Documents envisioned residential development in this part of the City for decades. The OCP outlines the City’s growth management plan which includes residential subdivisions in the Spiller Road area to accommodate a growing population, along with further development in the core of the city.
“A number of new hillside neighbourhoods are expected to be developed to meet the demand for detached houses” , including the Spiller Road area (OCP, pg.3-46). Page 1/6