Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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synopsis; Pitt Meadows has some similarities with vernon in that it is
piopos¡ng to turn its underutilized waterfront area into a tourist and
resiOent¡ãl arca. Pitt Meadows has elected to develop the area using a
comprehensive development zone rather than through a ^detailed
neigi-rbourhood plan or under any of the City's other zones. The CD zone
doãs not directly limit strata rental properties and does allow for permanent
residency.
White Rock: ln White Rock there currently is one hotel' Tourist
accommodation has been identified as a key priority in its Tourism
lmplementation Plan. The style of tourism White Rock is proposing is a
Uoltiqu" style. Small bed anð breakfasts are what the implementation plan
calls fbr. White Rock does have a Tourist accommodation zone in its zoning
bylaw, which provides for tourist oriented activities and services, but also
for apartment housing. The apartment use, however, is limited to the
"ílo*= storey or storeys above a pìermitted commercial use. The interpretation of
apartment specifically disallows tourist
something that has been a problem in the
values is not clear. The definition for apart
residential areas seems to limit the opp
ock.
generallyreliesontouristaccommodationsinother
liies for its tourism industry, so is not a very
instructive model to follow'
Port Moody: Port Moody does not have a strong tourist focus in either their
OCp or 2oning bylaw. The zoning bylaw does havç a tourist
accommodation úr" ín"t allows dwelling units with cooking facilities to be
rented out for overnight accommodation. The tourist accommodation use,
however, is only p"tñ't¡tt"O in the community commercial and automobile
commercial ,on"r. lt is not clear in the regulations whether strata
accommodation properties can be used for permanent residency or short
term stays.
Synopsis: Tourist accommodation is generally supplied with traditional
hotels and motel uses in Port Moody and their bylaw provisions do not
pioviOe clear direction on the use of strata accommodation properties'
Granbrook: The tourist economy in Cranbrook focuses on outdoor
recreation. cranbrook does have a tourist commercial zone, but the zone
provides for camping and RV facilities rather than strata accommodation
þroperties. Most ót tñe other commercial zones in the bylaw allow dwelling
ãnd steeping units, but only as secondary, or ancillary, to a permitted use'
Synopsis: -Cranbiook is nbt an instructive example to follow for Vernon and
dóes not have provisions for strata accommodation properties'
campbell River: campbell River does have a tourism sector related
primärily to the sports fishing industry. Their zoning bylaw.does.have
þrovisioîs for touiist accommiodations such as hotels, motels, bed and
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