Regional District of Central Okanagan

Planning Section - Community Services

1450 KLO Road

Kelowna, BC V1W 3Z4

Phone: 250-469-6227

Fax: 250-762-7011

Email: planning@cord.bc.ca

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Permit Input Brochure

The Local Government Act of British

Columbia provides opportunities for

property owners to make applications to

consider the regulations and the issuance of

permits for a particular property. The

comments of residents who feel affected by

those decisions are important. There are

opportunities available to provide ideas and

input before decisions are made on an

application. The purpose of this brochure is

to let you know how you can provide your

comments for consideration in decisions.

Development Permits (DPs) do not

reconsider the land uses that are allowed

on a site. Land uses are determined by

other bylaws such as the Zoning Bylaw.

Rather DPs ensure that how a development

occurs responds to a set of guidelines to

meet specific community goals. There are

DPs for a variety of goals such as ensuring

multiple-unit housing, commercial, or

industrial development meets design and

landscape guidelines; or, ensuring

construction respects the environment and

stream habitat. A DP states the conditions

that a particular development must conform

to using text and drawings.

A brochure further explaining Development

Permits and their application process can be

picked up at the Regional District Planning

Section of Community Services or on the

Regional District of Central Okanagan

website at www.regionaldistrict.com.

Your Input is Important! Public Input

Opportunities to Provide Your Comments

Development Permit Applications

This brochure is for convenience only. It is general in

nature, and is not a legal document. Any

contradiction, dispute or difference between the

contents of this brochure and applicable bylaws,

plans, policies or guidelines will be resolved by

reference to the bylaws or other official documents.

Development Permit applications for form &

character follow a required notification

procedure. The public is notified of

applications by the two following methods:

A sign is posted on the property; and,

A written notice from the Regional District

is mailed to all properties within 100

metres (500 metres for lands governed by

the Joe Rich Rural Land Use Bylaw) of the

property under application.

The notice gives a brief description of the

project. Detailed information can be reviewed

at the offices of the Regional District Planning

Section of Community Services during the

hours of 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday

through Friday (excluding statutory holidays)

from the date of the notice up to and including

the date of the meeting when the issuance of

the Development Permit is being considered.

There are a number of ways you can voice

your concerns, and opposition/support

regarding applications. They are described as

follows.

Public Notification

The decision to issue a Development Permit

and decide the terms it contains is the

responsibility of the Regional Board. All input

such as letters, advisory commission comments,

application material, and staff reports are

considered by the Regional Board in their

decision.

Who makes the decisions?

Before the Board Meeting

Comments can be submitted to the Regional

District Planning Section of Community Services at

any time before the date of the meeting when the

issuance of the Development Permit is being

considered in the following ways:

Mail:

RDCO Planning Section

1450 KLO Road

Kelowna, BC V1W 3Z4

Email:

planning@cord.bc.ca

Fax:

250-762-7011

All written input is forwarded to the Regional

Board to review when considering the issuance of

the Development Permit.

During the Board Meeting

You can also voice your concerns, and

opposition/support by attending the meeting

when the issuance of the Development Permit

is being considered. The meeting information is

stated on the written notice delivered in the

mail, or can be obtained from the RDCO

Planning Section. If you wish to attend the

meeting, please confirm the application is on the

agenda for that meeting as the date for

consideration of the application is tentative at the

time that the written notice is mailed out.