The massive reams of housing legislation changes coming at B.C. municipalities have left West Kelowna council wondering how its staff will handle the workload.
91裸聊视频淪ome have called it an 91裸聊视频榓tmospheric river91裸聊视频� of legislative changes,91裸聊视频� Brent Magnan, director of development approvals told council at its Tuesday (Feb. 26) meeting.
Among the changes are zoning bylaw amendments supporting four units per single-family lot which must be in place by June, a 20-year housing needs report, required by Jan. 2025, and an updated Official Community Plan (OCP) and the pre-zoning of developable land, both by Dec. 2025. Approximately 7,000 lots in the city are affected by the legislative changes.
91裸聊视频淭he amount of work is unfathomable,91裸聊视频� said Coun. Jason Friesen. 91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 insane.91裸聊视频�
Magnan said the changes will put a strain on staff resources, adding that many projects planned for this year will have to be put on hold.
91裸聊视频淭he reality is we91裸聊视频檙e not going to be able to get everything done, we91裸聊视频檙e just going to have to work with what we have.91裸聊视频�
Friesen said that it was 91裸聊视频渘ot a good scenario.91裸聊视频�
91裸聊视频淚n order to increase our housing supply you91裸聊视频檙e having to pull from current planning which delays the approvals which is the same thing the province is complaining about.91裸聊视频�
Coun. Stephen Johnson said it looks like the province rewrote council91裸聊视频檚 strategic priorities.
91裸聊视频淚 sympathize with staff91裸聊视频ou91裸聊视频檝e got a lot to do with a limited amount of information.91裸聊视频�
Several councillors complained about not being consulted by the provincial government regarding the changes.
91裸聊视频淚t91裸聊视频檚 a typical bureaucratic solution to a perceived problem, which may not even be the real problem, but it91裸聊视频檚 one size fits all,91裸聊视频� said Coun. Carol Zannon. 91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檙e not Vancouver, we91裸聊视频檙e not Victoria, we91裸聊视频檙e not even Kelowna. We91裸聊视频檙e very different.91裸聊视频�
Magan told council that he believes the legislation is 91裸聊视频渨ith good intentions91裸聊视频� but noted there will be challenges.
91裸聊视频淭here is going to be a number of years as we transition to this proactive nature of planning that91裸聊视频hings aren91裸聊视频檛 going to work perfectly.91裸聊视频�
Several councillors said they were confident staff will do the best job possible in dealing with the changes.
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