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Student housing at Salmon Arm91裸聊视频檚 Okanagan College takes step forward

Council to vote on height variance for 49-unit, 60-bed project
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The dormitory to be built at the Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College will sit in the northeast corner of the parcel, adjacent to the lawn bowling facility. (Google Maps image)

Long-awaited student housing at the Salmon Arm campus of Okanagan College is rolling along the road to reality.

In March 2021, the province announced housing projects for the Salmon Arm, Vernon and Kelowna campuses.

In December 2021 the Salmon Arm property was rezoned in advance to make way for the possible addition of a dormitory.

Now the project has submitted a development variance permit application to the city, requesting that the height of the main building be 12.5 metres, 2.5 metres higher than what91裸聊视频檚 permitted in the institutional zone.

Also requested is an increase to the permitted maximum height exemption from two to three metres and the maximum area from 10 to 31 metres to accommodate a mechanical penthouse and elevator shaft.

The four-storey, 49-unit building with 60 beds will be situated on the northeast corner of the college parcel. Each floor is designed to have a shared kitchen facility, and some units will be equipped with separate kitchens. Site access to the building will be from the north property line, not via the 5th Avenue NE access.

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The proponent, Faction Projects Inc. represented by Paul Reyes, noted at the city91裸聊视频檚 Feb. 21 development and planning services committee that the campus property has a 9.5 metre grade differential from the southeast to the northeast. The site chosen, in the northeast corner, has about a 1.5-metre grade change from the east to the west.

91裸聊视频淲e91裸聊视频檝e chosen our elevation to optimize the relationship with the campus and create a welcoming entry place for the development,91裸聊视频 said Reyes.

City planner Melinda Smyrl said city staff are supportive of the variance request as the height in the zoning bylaw is quite restrictive and the requests for these particular height variances are minor in nature given the scale of development in the vicinity.

Coun Kevin Flynn said he91裸聊视频檚 looking forward to the project being built and he assumes city properties are the main neighbours. Some residential properties are located to the south. He said with a smile that the building might mean lots more people could be watching lawn bowling, and the building might also provide more shade in the summer for it.

Mayor Alan Harrison said student housing has been a dream for the city for a long time and will be 91裸聊视频渁 hugely important addition both for the college and city.91裸聊视频

Council will vote on the variance request at its next meeting on Feb. 27 at 7 p.m.

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Martha Wickett

About the Author: Martha Wickett

came to Salmon Arm in May of 2004 to work at the Observer. I was looking for a change from the hustle and bustle of the Lower Mainland, where I had spent more than a decade working in community newspapers.
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