Provide input at our Official Community Plan Public Hearing

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Thursday, July 13, 2023

The City of West Kelowna is hosting a Public Hearing to consider the Official Community Plan (OCP) Bylaw No. 300.

• Date: Thursday, July 20, 2023
• Time: 5:00 p.m.
• Location: Council Chambers at West Kelowna City Hall – 2760 Cameron Road, West Kelowna

The OCP update was initiated in 2021 to accommodate the more than 12,000 new residents anticipated to call West Kelowna home by 2040 and following the creation of the Community Vision.

The proposed OCP (2040) introduced a Growth Concept that identified key higher density areas of growth including two Urban Centres, five Neighbourhood Centres and a Growth Boundary to focus growth efficiently. Policies in the OCP support the Growth Concept to balance growth and development in West Kelowna to achieve our desired goals outlined in the Community Vision to create complete, compact and connected neighbourhoods.

View the bylaw and related materials at OurWK.ca/ocp.

Ways to participate

Opportunities to provide your comments include:

• Make a written submission, by email, mail or in person
• Register to speak at the Public Hearing, by calling Legislative Services at 778-797-2250 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday
• Watch via live stream at westkelownacity.ca/webcasts
• Attend the Public Hearing in person 
• Please note, Public Hearings have limited seating, available on a first-come, first-service basis

How to make a written submission

All submissions must be made Attn: Corporate Officer, File Number (P 21-01), include your name and address and be submitted before 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2023. Written submission can be provided:

• By mail – Addressed to Corporate Officer, City Hall, 2760 Cameron Road, West Kelowna, BC V1Z 2T6
• By email – Send your submissions to submissions@westkelownacity.ca
• In person – Leaving it with reception or in the drop box outside the main doors of the City Hall, 2760 Cameron Road

Any written submissions received before 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, July 19, 2023, will be provided to Council as part of the publicly posted Agenda. All submissions received before the close of the Public Hearing are provided to Council and become part of the public record. Please note that Council cannot receive submissions after the conclusion of the Public Hearing.

Find more details about the OCP update at OurWK.ca/ocp.

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