Agenda Package - City of Vernon

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Mayor and Council
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Public Hearing - Hesperia Lands Rezoning
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7520 Weeks Rd
Vernon, BC V1H 1H5
February 8, 2010
ln 2006, the city of Vernon developed its Attainabte Housing strategy "to increase the supply of
r.rL"t i.rousing'units that are atta¡nable to households at a range of incomes, particularly those at
the lower and moderate levels."
When I attended the
quest¡oned the need
above the average. I
the guidelines set out
development that will increase car dependency
centre.
I realize now that those input opportunities
development plan, which may well be an ex
conceins about the actual need for attainable ho
attainable, and the impact to all residents of Ver
neighbourhood.
My opportunity to present these concerns to Council is therefore at this Public Hearing'
I respectfully request that Council reconsider the development in its current proposed location,
because it:
1. Does not conform to the Official Community Plan (OCP) and OCP Guiding Principles
2. Will not help low to middle income families, and
3. Does not make sense considering cur ent housing and demographic trends
Specifically, mY concerns include:
1. This development does not conform to the OCP and Guiding Principles, mainly due to
itt ptopot"à location on a Greenfield site 6 km from the city centre'
o The comparison chart on Pages 4-5 sho_ws how the Hesperia Greenfield development
does notiõlf-rm
trour OCÞ Guiding Principles, whereas a Brownfield development
(redevetopmànt of an existing buildingisite) néar City Centre would conform to most, if
not all, OCP Guiding PrinciPles'
2. This development will not help low to middle income families.
o The everage Vernon family earns $54'448'
o Home purõhasing power ót ttre average Vernon family is $260'000
based on 30% of iñcome directed to rouling with a 10% downpayment on a 4o/o
mortgage amortized over 25 years ($1,375/month)
o This O"u"ìôp.ànt is aimed'at a moderate family income range of $80'000 to
$100'000.
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