Second thoughts hit a number of the Regional District of Okanagan Similkameen91裸聊视频檚 directors when it came to a temporary use permit for a tiny home in Naramata

The permit to use the tiny home as an accessory residence had been brought forward previously by Naramata director Adrienne Fedrigo, who recused herself over the issue and lives in the tiny home.

On Jan. 16, the board had voted to allow the temporary use permit (TUP) application without conditions, with three directors opposed at that time.

On Feb. 8, the topic was reopened and the motion was revisited. This time a majority voted against letting the permit be approved without any restrictions.

Instead a vote was held that the permit be approved with conditions.

Those conditions included hooking up the tiny home to a sewage disposal system that met Interior Health standards within six months.

Concerns about the Okanagan Basin Water Board91裸聊视频檚 one-hectare policy against accessory homes on properties without sewer connections were once again a main focus of discussion. Even with the conditions, some directors were worried about whether the OBWB would consider it still a contravention of their policy and thus risk the loss of grant opportunities.

Director Rick Knodel of Rural Oliver pointed out that the policy wasn91裸聊视频檛 the OBWB91裸聊视频檚 creation but the result of past provincial legislation.

91裸聊视频淭his is a policy from the province, and as we know the province is busy changing a lot of things right now,91裸聊视频� said Knodel. 91裸聊视频淭he province needs to start deciding what they91裸聊视频檙e going to do with this regulation, at this point they91裸聊视频檝e kind of given us some confusing words about what it does.91裸聊视频�

Director Matt Taylor of Okanagan Falls noted that he had several other concerns beyond just OBWB91裸聊视频檚 policy, and that the situation wasn91裸聊视频檛 on their fellow director.

91裸聊视频淭he agent is our director, but she91裸聊视频檚 the agent for the homeowner, so when I look at the homeowner, there91裸聊视频檚 four issues in various stages. There was a deck with no permit that was corrected. There was a kitchen improvement, no permit still outstanding. It91裸聊视频檚 a tiny home, no permit, we91裸聊视频檙e trying to get that corrected,91裸聊视频� said Taylor. 91裸聊视频淲e asked if there are short term rentals. There are, they91裸聊视频檙e advertised, there91裸聊视频檚 no TUP. That to me is the background that I need to look at.91裸聊视频�

Director Riley Gettens of West Bench took issue with the cladding91裸聊视频檚 permanent appearance on the tiny home, the three year maximum length of the TUP and a lack of communication with residents over the proposal. The permit process had not received any feedback from residents as of the Jan. 16 board meeting.

91裸聊视频淪o my concern is that there hasn91裸聊视频檛 been a lot of communication because that91裸聊视频檚 what I have heard. To do this again for three years without doing more communication and hearing from the folks in Naramata, I91裸聊视频檓 not comfortable with the three years,91裸聊视频� said Gettens. 91裸聊视频淚f it91裸聊视频檚 for less time, then that does allow the province to do what they91裸聊视频檙e doing, that does allow for some proper communication because it has to go back for renewal in a year.91裸聊视频�

Gettens noted that a previous Naramata RV that had been granted a TUP for residential use in the RDOS91裸聊视频� previous term had included discussions with the area91裸聊视频檚 advisory planning committee.

A vote to allow the permit with conditions and up to three years before renewal was approved, with Gettens and Pendergraft opposed.