Two under-construction apartment complexes are causing parking-related headaches for the City of Kelowna.
Council initially approved the buildings, located at 1145 Pacific Avenue and 599 Clement Avenue, in February 2019, with a parking variance to reduce the number of parking stalls at each development. The applicant, Okanagan Opportunity, had the option to pay cash-in-lieu of parking but instead committed to implementing a car-share service for the residents.
But, an ongoing dispute between the car-share provider and the city has nixed that option.
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Once complete, the two buildings will provide 89 units of rental accommodation, something Mayor Colin Basran said he乌鸦传媒檚 supportive of regardless of how it came about.
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The rezoning applications will be forwarded to a future public hearing 乌鸦传媒� at which Coun. Luke Stack said he will have some questions.
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