Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Schedule'A'
Attached to and Forming Part of Bylaw #5243
Bella Vista West Neighbourhood Plan PLelî!@ Amendment Bylaw Number 5243,2010
3.0 Residential
Goals:
To provide a variety of sizes and formats of residential units in the context of existing
residential development, including secondary suites.
To pursue the provision of attainable housing units within the neighbourhood plan area.
Provide opportunities for greater residential density where site conditions and locations
provide the opportunity for greater utilization of existing infrastructure and services.
Ensure that new development sustains existing views from adjacent residential units as
much as possible.
Ensure that new development considers the form and characteristics of existing
adjacent residential units.
Context:
Existing residential development within the neighbourhood plan area consists of
predominately single family development. However, there are components of
multifamily development located on Peregrine Way and Adventure Bay Road. Average
home size and average lot sizes in the neighbourhood plan area are higher than the
City average. Home values within the plan area are also above average for the City.
Residents ln the area include a mix of families, couples, active senior couples and
some single person households. There is a significant component of residential
occupancy within the plan area which is seasonal, with the neighbourhood experiencing
more resiâents occupying their homes in the summer than during the winter months.
Many of the current home owners within the neighbourhood plan area have a second
residence outside the Okanagan where they spend the winter months.
The majority of the existing development within the neighbourhood plan area that is
designaied in the OCP 2008 as Residential Low Density is developed with single family
dweiings. The Residential Low Density OCP 2008 designation permits a maximum unit
density of 12 units per acre (30 units per hectare). The Hillside designation in the OCP
2008 áoer not include a maximum density provision. However, in Zoning Bylaw #5000,
the HR1 - Hillside Residential Single and Two Family zone includes a maximum density
of 10 units per acre (24 units per hectare). lt is important to protect the character of the
existing neighbourhood as new development occurs. Conflicts can occur when the size
and setbacks of new homes are out of scale and context with adjacent existing homes.
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