Agenda Package - City of Vernon

Schedule'A'
Attached to and Forming Part of Bylaw #5243
Bella Vista West Neighbourhood Plan Plan Vernon Amendment Bylaw Number 5243,2010
d. Meets an identified need in the neighbourhood;
e. lncreases resident access to recreation opportunities;
f. Provides enhanced and/or expanded access to the Okanagan Lake
waterfront;
g. Provides connections to and between parks;
h. Easily accessible for pedestrians and where terrain allows cyclists;
i. Topographically suited to the intended uses;
j. Does not adversely impact on highly sensitive ecosystems, threatened
species, or riparian features; and
k. Park design to include public participation.
5.3 The City supports the addition of neighbourhood park areas (shown as P1 and
P2 on Map 4), including the provision of the following:
a. Hard surfaced play area;
b. Grass surface play area;
c. Playground equipment;
d. Natural passive park areas;
e. Benches and picnic arcai
f . Public on-site vehicle and bicycle parking; and
g. Appropriate signage.
5.4 Three of the designated public trails (Trail 1, Trail 2,Trail3) are to be provided
through statutory rights-of-way and are to be designed to accommodate
pedestrians and where terrain will allow and where appropriate cyclists.
5.5 Trail 4 is to be a public trail within the lakeshore public park connecting future
parking adjacent to Tronson Road with the waterfront.
5.6 ldentify and mark the "Ribbons of Green Trail" connection joining Tronson Road
at Goldclaim Road west to the end of Crofton Road at Tronson Road.
5.7 Support retention of passive parkland and natural areas meeting the following
criteria:
a. Preserues and enhances a unique or threatened ecosystem or species;
b. Preserves and enhances riparian ecosystems adjacent to Okanagan Lake
and other wetland features;
c. Provides connections between natural areas;
d. Provides and protects wildlife corridors;
e. Provides protection of visually sensitive areas in the City; and
t. Provides non invasive public access opportunities to protected features
through facilities such as viewing platforms, low impact trails and interpretive
centres.
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