Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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housing, tourist row housing, tourist four-plex housing, tourist semi-detached
housing, tourist cottages and tourist three-plex housing'
3. Currenly in Zoning Bylaw #5000 there is a maximum 240 day duration per guest
per year for hotels and motels.
4. Within resort oriented neighbourhood plans (i.e. Predator Ridge, Okanagan Hills -
The Rise, and the Waterfront) there are policies that support the mixture of
permanent residences with tourist accommodation facilities so there are year
round residents to support the businesses in the neighbourhood. The proposed
amendments to the Zoning Bylaw do not contravene the related policies in the
resort oriented neighbourhood plans'
S. When a comparison regarding a certain issue is being undertaken between Vernon
and other similar s¡zèd communities, Council has adopted a policy listing
benchmark communities for comparison purposes.
F.
Relevant Historv:
On several occasions in the past real estate and development representatives have
requested that Council delete the occupancy use ratio and occupancy term provision
from all the tourist accommodation uses in the Zoning Bylaw.
G.
Aoolicant's Response:
N/A
H.
Reasons for Bvlaw:
To provide market place flexibility in the ratio of permanent residency use to short term
stay use in tourist accommodation and residential mixed use developments.
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Resources:
1. The proposal bylaw amendments will increase the opportunities for permanent
residency on toürist and resort commercial properties. This may result in more
cormeróial properties being reclassified and taxed as a split classification and
taxation or "uen
as a residential classification and taxation, thus lessening the
commercial tax revenue received by the City. Alternatively, the flexibility the bylaw
amendment allows for may generate more development which will result in more
overall tax revenue.
2. lf some hotel and motel rooms are used as permanent residences, it will affect the
amount of the City's share of the hotel/motel room tax revenue generated.
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