Photo: Kelowna Springs Golf Course
Kelowna City Council is again expected to discuss the future land use of the Kelowna Springs Golf Course.
At the end of the meeting on Monday ch. Luke Stack informed council of his intention to submit a motion to amend the 2040 Official Community Plan regarding the future land use of the golf course at 480 Penno Road.
The same proposal introduced by Stack last August was defeated when the council was deadlocked 4-4.
A tie vote automatically overrides a motion on the table.
“The intent of the bylaw is to amend the official community plan to change the future land use of this property from industrial use to private recreational use,” Stack said.
“When this proposal is brought back to the council I will set out my comments on the importance of maintaining this property as a private recreational use.
“As I present it, I will address quality of life issues for Kelowna residents, environmental comments related to climate change and natural resources, and economic reasons related to the movement.”
There are rules for re-entering items after they have been defeated. There is usually a six-month waiting period before an item can be re-entered without changes being made.
City Clerk Stephen Fleming says that rule will be addressed in the draft next Monday.
Stack says he wants to bring the charter back because he believes he has a better chance for a positive outcome with the new council.
He had the support of current councilors Singh, Hodge and Dehart five months ago. Since Mayor Tom Dice voiced his support for saving the golf course on the campaign trail, Stack may have enough support to at least bring the issue to a public hearing.
The future land use for the golf course was changed from private recreational use to industrial as part of the new official community plan at the insistence of the course’s current owners, who expressed their desire to sell the property and close the golf course.
A change back to a private recreational designation would not prevent someone from purchasing the property and seeking to rezone it to recreational.
Kelowna Springs will operate as a golf course for at least another year.
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